Patents by Inventor David Lionel James Alexander

David Lionel James Alexander 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).

  • Customised nutritional food and beverage dispensing system
    Patent number: 7762181
    Abstract: A system for dispensing a customized nutritional serving is made up of ingredients stored within a device incorporating the system. The device has a controller in whose memory is stored an inventory of the ingredients available in the device, their compositions and properties and customer profile data. The controller is programmed to formulate a serving which best matches the customized serving selected by the customer within constraints set by the programming taking into account the inventory of ingredients and the health profile of the customer. The customer is then presented with the selected serving and either accepts it or modifies it. The device is then programmed to prepare and dispense the final selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Fonterra Co-Operative Group Limited
    Inventors: Michael John Boland, Steven John Haylock, Peter Aaron Munro, David Lionel James Alexander, Abby Kerrin Thompson, Richard Archer