Patents by Inventor Elvis Junior Palma

Elvis Junior Palma 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).

  • AUTOMATED AVOCADO PROCESSING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20240099495
    Abstract: An automated avocado processing system for cutting an avocado in half, removing the pit, and extracting the flesh from the peel includes a plurality of functional assemblies arranged on a frame. Exemplary stations include a loading assembly, cutting assembly, peeling station, and food collection assembly. Computer and electronics are programmed and operable to control the automated stations. Related methods are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Arthur Francois David Levy, Alan Hong, Vahid Alizadehyazdi, Amar Jyothiprakash, Aaron Lucas, Blake Edward Winner, Manomit Bal, Praveen Nooli, Felix Alvarez, Elvis Junior Palma, Stanislav Moiseyenko, Daren Miles, Yuri Litvinov
  • Automated Beverage Dispensing System and Method
    Publication number: 20240076180
    Abstract: A beverage production system, comprising a cup dispensing station configured to dispense cups, a beverage dispensing station configured to dispense a beverage, and a turntable assembly. The turntable assembly comprising a central axis, an inner turntable including a first row of cup receptacles, and an outer turntable including a second row of cup receptacles. The outer turntable is disposed circumferentially about the inner turntable, and the outer turntable is configured to rotate about the central axis to align the cup receptacles of the second row with the cup dispensing station and the beverage dispensing station. The turntable assembly is configured to align an opening in a cup receptacle in the second row with an opening in a cup receptacle in the first row. A slide assembly includes an arm configured to slide a cup positioned in the cup receptacle in the second row into the aligned opening of the cup receptacle in the first row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas Michael Degnan, Arthur Francois David Levy, Robert William Lyle, Joseph Park, Aaron Thomas, Karl Thomas Szatrowski, Won Suk You, Elvis Junior Palma, Sze Wun Wong
  • Automated Beverage Dispensing System and Method
    Publication number: 20230348256
    Abstract: A beverage production system, comprising a cup dispensing station configured to dispense cups, a beverage dispensing station configured to dispense a beverage, and a turntable assembly. The turntable assembly comprising a central axis, an inner turntable including a first row of cup receptacles, and an outer turntable including a second row of cup receptacles. The outer turntable is disposed circumferentially about the inner turntable, and the outer turntable is configured to rotate about the central axis to align the cup receptacles of the second row with the cup dispensing station and the beverage dispensing station. The turntable assembly is configured to align an opening in a cup receptacle in the second row with an opening in a cup receptacle in the first row. A slide assembly includes an arm configured to slide a cup positioned in the cup receptacle in the second row into the aligned opening of the cup receptacle in the first row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas Michael Degnan, Arthur Francois David Levy, Robert William Lyle, Joseph Park, Aaron Thomas, Karl Thomas Szatrowski, Won Suk You, Elvis Junior Palma, Sze Wun Wong
  • Automated beverage dispensing system and method
    Patent number: 11738987
    Abstract: A beverage production system, comprising a cup dispensing station configured to dispense cups, a beverage dispensing station configured to dispense a beverage, and a turntable assembly. The turntable assembly comprising a central axis, an inner turntable including a first row of cup receptacles, and an outer turntable including a second row of cup receptacles. The outer turntable is disposed circumferentially about the inner turntable, and the outer turntable is configured to rotate about the central axis to align the cup receptacles of the second row with the cup dispensing station and the beverage dispensing station. The turntable assembly is configured to align an opening in a cup receptacle in the second row with an opening in a cup receptacle in the first row. A slide assembly includes an arm configured to slide a cup positioned in the cup receptacle in the second row into the aligned opening of the cup receptacle in the first row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: YUM Connect, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Michael Degnan, Arthur Francois David Levy, Robert William Lyle, Joseph Park, Aaron Thomas, Karl Thomas Szatrowski, Won Suk You, Elvis Junior Palma, Sze Wun Wong
  • Automated Beverage Dispensing System and Method
    Publication number: 20220267135
    Abstract: A beverage production system, comprising a cup dispensing station configured to dispense cups, a beverage dispensing station configured to dispense a beverage, and a turntable assembly. The turntable assembly comprising a central axis, an inner turntable including a first row of cup receptacles, and an outer turntable including a second row of cup receptacles. The outer turntable is disposed circumferentially about the inner turntable, and the outer turntable is configured to rotate about the central axis to align the cup receptacles of the second row with the cup dispensing station and the beverage dispensing station. The turntable assembly is configured to align an opening in a cup receptacle in the second row with an opening in a cup receptacle in the first row. A slide assembly includes an arm configured to slide a cup positioned in the cup receptacle in the second row into the aligned opening of the cup receptacle in the first row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Nicholas Michael Degnan, Arthur Francois David Levy, Robert William Lyle, Joseph Park, Aaron Thomas, Karl Thomas Szatrowski, Won Suk You, Elvis Junior Palma, Sze Wun Wong