Patents by Inventor Dave Wattenford

Dave Wattenford 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: 11166475
    Abstract: An automatic frozen food product vending machine includes a freezer barrel configured to produce a frozen food product, a spigot fluidly connected to the freezer barrel, the spigot for dispensing the frozen food product, a movable platform for supporting a container to receive frozen food product, the movable container movable among a home position and a fill position below the spigot, and a processing circuit configured to open the spigot and fill the container with an amount of frozen food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: THE VOLLRATH COMPANY, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Gary E. Bruckner, Richard Koehl, Tony J. Kopidlansky, Aamer Mohammed, Douglas J. Shymanski, Dave Wattenford
  • Patent number: 11019834
    Abstract: An automatic frozen food product vending machine includes a frozen food product dispensing station for dispensing at least one frozen food product, a container dispenser for storing multiple frozen food product containers and configured to automatically dispense one frozen food product container at a time, a first movable platform for supporting a dispensed frozen food product container, a topping dispensing station for dispensing at least one topping, a second movable platform for supporting the dispensed frozen food product container, a user input device configured to receive a user selection of a desired frozen food product and a user selection of a desired topping, and processing electronics configured to automate operation of the vending machine after the user selections are made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Gary E. Bruckner, Richard Koehl, Tony J. Kopidlansky, Aamer Mohammed, Douglas J. Shymanski, Dave Wattenford
  • Publication number: 20190150470
    Abstract: An automatic frozen food product vending machine includes a freezer barrel configured to produce a frozen food product, a spigot fluidly connected to the freezer barrel, the spigot for dispensing the frozen food product, a movable platform for supporting a container to receive frozen food product, the movable container movable among a home position and a fill position below the spigot, and a processing circuit configured to open the spigot and fill the container with an amount of frozen food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: THE VOLLRATH COMPANY, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Gary E. Bruckner, Richard Koehl, Tony J. Kopidlansky, Aamer Mohammed, Douglas J. Shymanski, Dave Wattenford
  • Publication number: 20190116831
    Abstract: An automatic frozen food product vending machine includes a frozen food product dispensing station for dispensing at least one frozen food product, a container dispenser for storing multiple frozen food product containers and configured to automatically dispense one frozen food product container at a time, a first movable platform for supporting a dispensed frozen food product container, a topping dispensing station for dispensing at least one topping, a second movable platform for supporting the dispensed frozen food product container, a user input device configured to receive a user selection of a desired frozen food product and a user selection of a desired topping, and processing electronics configured to automate operation of the vending machine after the user selections are made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Gary E. Bruckner, Richard Koehl, Tony J. Kopidlansky, Aamer Mohammed, Douglas J. Shymanski, Dave Wattenford
  • Patent number: 10188128
    Abstract: An automatic frozen food product vending machine includes a frozen food product dispensing station for dispensing at least one frozen food product, a container dispenser for storing multiple frozen food product containers and configured to automatically dispense one frozen food product container at a time, a first movable platform for supporting a dispensed frozen food product container, a topping dispensing station for dispensing at least one topping, a second movable platform for supporting the dispensed frozen food product container, a user input device configured to receive a user selection of a desired frozen food product, a user selection of a desired amount of frozen food product, and a user selection of a desired topping, and processing electronics configured to automate operation of the vending machine after the user selections are made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Gary E. Bruckner, Richard Koehl, Tony J. Kopidlansky, Aamer Mohammed, Douglas J. Shymanski, Dave Wattenford
  • Publication number: 20170143000
    Abstract: An automatic frozen food product vending machine includes a frozen food product dispensing station for dispensing at least one frozen food product, a container dispenser for storing multiple frozen food product containers and configured to automatically dispense one frozen food product container at a time, a first movable platform for supporting a dispensed frozen food product container, a topping dispensing station for dispensing at least one topping, a second movable platform for supporting the dispensed frozen food product container, a user input device configured to receive a user selection of a desired frozen food product, a user selection of a desired amount of frozen food product, and a user selection of a desired topping, and processing electronics configured to automate operation of the vending machine after the user selections are made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Gary E. Bruckner, Richard Koehl, Tony J. Kopidlansky, Aamer Mohammed, Douglas J. Shymanski, Dave Wattenford
  • Patent number: 9635874
    Abstract: An automatic frozen food product vending machine includes a frozen food product dispensing station for dispensing at least one frozen food product, a container dispenser for storing multiple frozen food product containers and configured to automatically dispense one frozen food product container at a time, a first movable platform for supporting a dispensed frozen food product container, a topping dispensing station for dispensing at least one topping, a second movable platform for supporting the dispensed frozen food product container, a user input device configured to receive a user selection of a desired frozen food product, a user selection of a desired amount of frozen food product, and a user selection of a desired topping, and processing electronics configured to automate operation of the vending machine after the user selections are made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Gary E. Bruckner, Richard Koehl, Tony J. Kopidlansky, Aamer Mohammed, Douglas J. Shymanski, Dave Wattenford
  • Patent number: 9259016
    Abstract: An automatic frozen food product vending machine includes a first freezer barrel configured to produce a first frozen food product, a first spigot fluidly connected to the first freezer barrel, the first spigot for dispensing the first frozen food product, a second freezer barrel configured to produce a second frozen food product, a second spigot fluidly connected to the second freezer barrel, the second spigot for dispensing the second frozen food product, a third spigot fluidly connected to both the first freezer barrel and the second freezer barrel, the third spigot for dispensing a mixture of the first and second frozen food products, and a movable platform for supporting a container to receive frozen food product, the movable container movable among a home position, a first fill position below the first spigot, a second fill position below the second spigot, and a third fill position below the third spigot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: PW Stoelting, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Aamer Mohammed, Dave Wattenford, Jeff Pagel, Ken Wetenkamp
  • Publication number: 20150216201
    Abstract: An automatic frozen food product vending machine includes a frozen food product dispensing station for dispensing at least one frozen food product, a container dispenser for storing multiple frozen food product containers and configured to automatically dispense one frozen food product container at a time, a first movable platform for supporting a dispensed frozen food product container, a topping dispensing station for dispensing at least one topping, a second movable platform for supporting the dispensed frozen food product container, a user input device configured to receive a user selection of a desired frozen food product, a user selection of a desired amount of frozen food product, and a user selection of a desired topping, and processing electronics configured to automate operation of the vending machine after the user selections are made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Gary E. Bruckner, Richard Koehl, Tony J. Kopidlansky, Aamer Mohammed, Douglas J. Shymanski, Dave Wattenford
  • Publication number: 20140261873
    Abstract: An automatic frozen food product vending machine includes a first freezer barrel configured to produce a first frozen food product, a first spigot fluidly connected to the first freezer barrel, the first spigot for dispensing the first frozen food product, a second freezer barrel configured to produce a second frozen food product, a second spigot fluidly connected to the second freezer barrel, the second spigot for dispensing the second frozen food product, a third spigot fluidly connected to both the first freezer barrel and the second freezer barrel, the third spigot for dispensing a mixture of the first and second frozen food products, and a movable platform for supporting a container to receive frozen food product, the movable container movable among a home position, a first fill position below the first spigot, a second fill position below the second spigot, and a third fill position below the third spigot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: PW STOELTING, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Aamer Mohammed, Dave Wattenford, Jeff Pagel, Ken Wetenkamp
  • Patent number: D834092
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Gary E. Bruckner, Richard Koehl, Tony J. Kopidlansky, Aamer Mohammed, Douglas J. Shymanski, Dave Wattenford, Ken Wetenkamp
  • Patent number: D881277
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Gary E. Bruckner, Richard Koehl, Tony J. Kopidlansky, Aamer Mohammed, Douglas J. Shymanski, Dave Wattenford, Ken Wetenkamp