Patents by Inventor Chetan Polavaram

Chetan Polavaram 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).

  • Low cost control pour
    Patent number: 11544697
    Abstract: One embodiment may include a machine for providing beverages. The machine may include a reader configured to read data representative of an available balance for a user to obtain beverages from the machine from a machine-readable medium and electronics. The electronics may be configured to receive the data from the machine-readable medium in response to the user positioning the machine-readable medium within reading distance of the reader, enable the user to dispense a beverage into a vessel, and update the available balance of the machine-readable medium so as to reduce or prevent the user from dispensing unlimited beverages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Benjamin John Kingston, Akhil Karibandi, Chetan Polavaram, Thomas Stubbs, Jevawn Roberts, Scott Harrison, Stan Kaplita, Christopher Dennis, Gregg Carpenter, Joshua Casey Schwarber, Tao Peng
  • LOW COST CONTROL POUR
    Publication number: 20200134960
    Abstract: One embodiment may include a machine for providing beverages. The machine may include a reader configured to read data representative of an available balance for a user to obtain beverages from the machine from a machine-readable medium and electronics. The electronics may be configured to receive the data from the machine-readable medium in response to the user positioning the machine-readable medium within reading distance of the reader, enable the user to dispense a beverage into a vessel, and update the available balance of the machine-readable medium so as to reduce or prevent the user from dispensing unlimited beverages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin John Kingston, Akhil Karibandi, Chetan Polavaram, Thomas Stubbs, Jevawn Roberts, Scott Harrison, Stan Kaplita, Christopher Dennis, Gregg Carpenter, Joshua Casey Schwarber, Tao Peng