Abstract: An indexable dispenser is provided for use with a supplements cartridge having a plurality of serving chambers each sealed by a membrane to store a volume of supplement. The dispenser has a housing, a lance, an electrical power source, and a wireless transmitting and receiving device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 24, 2021
Date of Patent:
October 24, 2023
Assignee:
Tespo IP, LLC
Inventors:
Jeffrey Thomas Linton, Chase Ryan Linton, Ted Matthew Mills
Abstract: A multi-serving cartridge assembly is provided with a frame defining serving chambers to receive a supplement. A plurality of trap doors is connected to the frame with each trap door associated with a respective one of the plurality of serving chambers and moveable between a first closed position to enclose the associated serving chamber and a second open position to dispense the supplement therefrom. A dispensing system is provided with a housing including a cartridge bay shaped to receive a cartridge with a plurality of unique identifiers, and a computer control system to read the unique identifier, open the serving chamber, and send a signal to a remote system. A method of dispensing supplement from a cartridge is also provided.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 20, 2021
Publication date:
April 20, 2023
Applicant:
TESPO IP, LLC
Inventors:
Justin Michael GAUVIN, Ted Matthew MILLS, Chase Ryan LINTON, Jeffrey Thomas LINTON
Abstract: A method for filling a pod is provided. A pod is provided and has a housing defining a plurality of serving chambers arranged in an annular array and surrounding a drive hub. Data is received that is indicative of a customized nutritional supplement for the pod to a controller of an automated filling station. The customized nutritional supplement is filled into at least one of the plurality of serving chambers of the pod via the automated filling station by controlling a plurality of hoppers of the filling station to dispense the customized supplement into the plurality of serving chambers of the pod. Each hopper contains a corresponding ingredient available for the customized supplement.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 18, 2020
Publication date:
October 13, 2022
Applicant:
TESPO IP, LLC
Inventors:
Ted Matthew MILLS, Jeffrey Thomas LINTON, Chase Ryan LINTON, Justin Michael GAUVIN
Abstract: A granulated nutritional supplement dispensing machine extracts single-serving doses from a multi-serving supplements cartridge for delivery as a drinkable solution. A lead serving chamber is pierced so that its powered contents drain into a mixing cup together with a metered quantity of water from an integrated water tank. A vibrator unit assists drainage of the granulated materials from the lead serving chamber. The mixing cup is rotated at high speed to blend the water and supplements into a slurry. The supplements cartridge is indexed after (or before) use so that an unopened serving chamber is presented each time for extracting its supplements. This enables partially-used supplements cartridges to be used in the machine, as is conducive in multiple-user households. The supplements cartridge is configured with read-write data capability to indicate whether or not the contents of each serving chamber have been emptied.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 25, 2020
Date of Patent:
September 20, 2022
Assignee:
Tespo IP, LLC
Inventors:
Ted Matthew Mills, Jeffrey Thomas Linton, Chase Ryan Linton