Patents by Inventor Alfonso Alcaraz

Alfonso Alcaraz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Robotic product server and system
    Patent number: 4889210
    Abstract: A robot for serving a product dispensed from a product dispenser to a customer including a processor and a robotic arm. The processor stores a predetermined instruction set and generates command signals according to the instruction set. The robotic arm is responsive to certain ones of the command signals for transferring the dispensed product from a product dispense location to a position adjacent the customer for removal by the customer. The robot may further comprise a communications system for storing a set of predetermined messages and is responsive to certain other ones of the command signals for announcing selected ones of the messages. Furthermore, the robot may further include a transport system for transferring the dispensed product from the position adjacent the customer, the product dispense location and the position adjacent the customer beyond reach of the customer, to a position within reach of the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1989
    Assignee: Cofusa Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfonso Alcaraz, Gerardo Aguilar, Mauricio Gonzalez, Antonio Elizarraraz