Patents by Inventor Audley Wilson

Audley Wilson 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).

  • Patent number: 11957273
    Abstract: A system for automatically folding a box for fast food delivery is disclosed. The system includes a wall, a track within the wall, a conveyer channel located adjacent to the wall. The panels are initially arranged within the channel, so a first panel is positioned above and in front of the second panel. The panels will move in a series of five positions. The first position having the first panel and second panel adjacent to one another. The second position shifting the second panel downward to a height lower than the first. The third position moving the first panel so that it is substantially vertical creating an angle near 90 degrees between the first and second panel. The fourth position returning the first panel proximate to its original position. And a fifth position having a portion of the first panel extended over the second panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventors: Dan Braido, Audley Wilson, John Kelley
  • Publication number: 20240087396
    Abstract: A cartridge having a housing, an outer looped element affixed at least partially in a cavity that spans substantially all of a length of the housing. A movable inner looped element is mounted a roller and positioned inside the outer looped element. Panels are radially attached to the movable inner looped element such that each of the plurality of panels extends toward the outer looped element. Movable chambers defined by a space between the panels. A first opening that spans substantially all of a first side of the outer looped element. A portion of the outer looped element defines a planar surface at a lower end portion of the outer looped element. An elongated tab extends from an end of the planar surface and protrudes into a portion of the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel Braido, Audley Wilson, Theodore Halbach
  • Patent number: 11769364
    Abstract: A cartridge having a housing, an outer looped element affixed at least partially in a cavity that spans substantially all of a length of the housing. A movable inner looped element is mounted a roller and positioned inside the outer looped element. Panels are radially attached to the movable inner looped element such that each of the plurality of panels extends toward the outer looped element. Movable chambers defined by a space between the panels. A first opening that spans substantially all of a first side of the outer looped element. A second opening is disposed on the outer looped element proximate to a bottom end of the outer looped element providing access to outside the cartridge. A second movable door covers substantially all of the second opening and partially defining the outer looped element when the second movable door is in a second movable door closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel Braido, Audley Wilson
  • Publication number: 20230274603
    Abstract: A method of vending an assembled food item. Receiving a request for an assembled food item. Conveying a first food item to a heating element for heating the first food item. Conveying a second food item to a second heating element for heating the second food item. Heating the first food item and second to a predetermined temperature or for an amount of time. After heating the first food item, dispensing the first food item into a first side of a foldable box that is open and dispensing the second food item into a second side of the foldable box. Folding the first side of the foldable box to be positioned substantially above the second side of the foldable box such that the foldable box is in a substantially closed position and such that the first food item is positioned substantially on top of the second food item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel Braido, Audley Wilson, John Kelley
  • Patent number: 11721158
    Abstract: A system for dispensing an item from a dispensing apparatus is disclosed. The system is attached to a dispensing apparatus lower portion of the dispensing apparatus. The system includes a plate and a flap movably attached to the plate. The flap has a flap open position and a flap closed position. As stop extends outward from a flap first surface of a flap lower portion. A movable arm is in attachment with the flap and moves the flap between the flap open position and the flap closed position. A heating element at least proximate to the flap. An opening on the flap extends between the flap first surface and a flap second surface. A rod is substantially vertically arranged and in attachment with the plate and configured such that the rod passes through the opening when the flap moves between the flap open position and the flap closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel Braido, Audley Wilson, Christopher Carbonaro, Justin Dawber, Theodore Halbach
  • Publication number: 20230104846
    Abstract: A system for dispensing an item from a dispensing apparatus is disclosed. The system is attached to a dispensing apparatus lower portion of the dispensing apparatus. The system includes a plate and a flap movably attached to the plate. The flap has a flap open position and a flap closed position. As stop extends outward from a flap first surface of a flap lower portion. A movable arm is in attachment with the flap and moves the flap between the flap open position and the flap closed position. A heating element at least proximate to the flap. An opening on the flap extends between the flap first surface and a flap second surface. A rod is substantially vertically arranged and in attachment with the plate and configured such that the rod passes through the opening when the flap moves between the flap open position and the flap closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel Braido, Audley Wilson, Christopher Carbonaro, Justin Dawber, Theodore Halbach
  • Publication number: 20230069788
    Abstract: A system for automatically folding a box for fast food delivery is disclosed. The system includes a wall, a track within the wall, a conveyer channel located adjacent to the wall. The panels are initially arranged within the channel, so a first panel is positioned above and in front of the second panel. The panels will move in a series of five positions. The first position having the first panel and second panel adjacent to one another. The second position shifting the second panel downward to a height lower than the first. The third position moving the first panel so that it is substantially vertical creating an angle near 90 degrees between the first and second panel. The fourth position returning the first panel proximate to its original position. And a fifth position having a portion of the first panel extended over the second panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Dan Braido, Audley Wilson, John Kelley
  • Publication number: 20230018067
    Abstract: A cartridge having a housing, an outer looped element affixed at least partially in a cavity that spans substantially all of a length of the housing. A movable inner looped element is mounted a roller and positioned inside the outer looped element. Panels are radially attached to the movable inner looped element such that each of the plurality of panels extends toward the outer looped element. Movable chambers defined by a space between the panels. A first opening that spans substantially all of a first side of the outer looped element. A second opening is disposed on the outer looped element proximate to a bottom end of the outer looped element providing access to outside the cartridge. A second movable door covers substantially all of the second opening and partially defining the outer looped element when the second movable door is in a second movable door closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel Braido, Audley Wilson
  • Patent number: 11335154
    Abstract: A cartridge for food delivery apparatus is disclosed. The cartridge is for storing and conveying items. The cartridge includes a housing and an outer looped element affixed at least partially in a main cavity of the housing. A movable inner looped element is mounted on rotatable rollers. A plurality of panels defines a plurality of movable chambers between the outer looped element and the movable inner looped element. Each of the plurality of movable chambers is defined by a space between a first panel and an adjacent panel of the plurality of panels. A first movable door partially defining the outer looped element covers a first opening providing access to at one of the chambers. A second movable door is on the outer looped element and allows items to exit the cartridge. Generally, the cartridge enables the on-demand delivery of food items having a generally planar shape or surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel Braido, Audley Wilson
  • Patent number: 11019960
    Abstract: An apparatus for cooked food includes a spatula assembly defining a plate having a plate first end portion, a plate second end portion, a plate cooking surface and a plate non-cooking surface. The plate first end portion is pivotally in attachment with a spatula assembly cross member of the spatula assembly. The plate is configured to move between a plate upper position and a plate lower position. The apparatus further includes a movable wiper assembly defining an elongated body having a movable wiper cleaning surface along the elongated body. The movable wiper assembly is positioned proximate to the plate and configured to have the movable wiper cleaning surface move across the plate cooking surface when plate is in the plate lower position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Inventors: Audley Wilson, Dan Braido, Andrew Siegel