Patents by Inventor Evan Allen

Evan Allen 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).

  • Publication number: 20260109221
    Abstract: A vehicle display may include a bezel. A vehicle display may include a screen supported by the bezel and defining a screen plane. A vehicle display may include a crown encoder supported by the bezel and including an encoder shaft defining an encoder axis parallel to the screen plane, and a grip coupled to the encoder shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2024
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Inventors: Zachary Whitaker, Dwayne Jackson, Dean Bakker, Evan Allen
  • Publication number: 20260101424
    Abstract: An auxiliary lighting system for a vehicle is provided that includes a light assembly comprised of first and second sets of light emitting diodes (LEDs) having different operating voltages. The auxiliary lighting system also includes a switching circuit to operate the light assembly in a respective operating mode responsive to an input voltage. The operating modes include first, second and third operating modes, responsive to the input voltage satisfying first, second and third voltage set points, respectively. In the first operating mode, the first set of LEDs is illuminated and the second set of LEDs is off. In the second operating mode, the first set of LEDs is off and the second set of LEDs is illuminated. In the third operating mode, the first set of LEDs is off and the second set of LEDs is illuminated with greater intensity than in the second operating mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2024
    Publication date: April 9, 2026
    Inventor: Evan Allen
  • Publication number: 20250326581
    Abstract: A method includes receiving an order identifying a first ingredient and a second ingredient, operating a first ejector to dispense the first ingredient from a first container to a bin disposed within a dispensing region, and operating a second ejector to dispense the second ingredient from a second container to the bin within the dispensing region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2025
    Publication date: October 23, 2025
    Applicant: Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent A. Deemter, R. William Kneifel, II, Eric Brasseur, Edward Joseph Gleich, III, Anita Klopfenstein, David Scrivano, Dana Tilley, Thomas Paul Hennessy, Kyle Mathew Bey, Evan Allen, Alex Szmatula
  • Publication number: 20250296518
    Abstract: Provided herein are a system, method, and apparatus for automatically detecting and configuring vehicle accessories. A method includes: receiving an indication of an accessory device connected to a connection point of a vehicle; receiving accessory information from the accessory device; receiving, from the vehicle, an operational state of the vehicle; and providing power to the accessory device based on the accessory information and the operational state of the vehicle. The accessory information can include an indication of at least one operational state of the vehicle in which power is to be provided to the accessory device. The accessory information can include an indication of at least one operational state of the vehicle in which power is not to be provided to the accessory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Publication date: September 25, 2025
    Inventors: Evan ALLEN, Jason Meyer QUINT
  • Patent number: 12344474
    Abstract: A system for dispensing ingredients includes a cabinet and a conveyor disposed beneath the cabinet. The conveyor includes a staging region and a dispensing region in communication with an interior of the cabinet through a dispenser opening. One or more containers are removably disposed within the cabinet, and each of the one or more containers has an outlet disposed above the dispenser opening and includes an ejector operable to dispense one of the ingredients through the outlet. One or more bins are removably received within the conveyor. The bins are operable to be moved by the conveyor between a first position in the staging region and a second position in the dispensing region. Within the dispensing region, the conveyor is configured to move the bins between dispensing positions beneath respective ones of the containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent A. Deemter, R. William Kneifel, II, Eric Brasseur, Edward Gleich, Anita Klopfenstein, David Scrivano, Dana Tilley, Thomas Hennessy, Kyle M. Bey, Evan Allen, Alex Szmatula
  • Publication number: 20240262623
    Abstract: A system for dispensing ingredients includes a cabinet and a conveyor disposed beneath the cabinet. The conveyor includes a staging region and a dispensing region in communication with an interior of the cabinet through a dispenser opening. One or more containers are removably disposed within the cabinet, and each of the one or more containers has an outlet disposed above the dispenser opening and includes an ejector operable to dispense one of the ingredients through the outlet. One or more bins are removably received within the conveyor. The bins are operable to be moved by the conveyor between a first position in the staging region and a second position in the dispensing region. Within the dispensing region, the conveyor is configured to move the bins between dispensing positions beneath respective ones of the containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent A. Deemter, R. William Kneifel, II, Eric Brasseur, Edward Gleich, Anita Klopfenstein, David Scrivano, Dana Tilley, Thomas Hennessy, Kyle M. Bey, Evan Allen, Alex Szmatula
  • Patent number: 11939159
    Abstract: A system for dispensing ingredients includes a cabinet and a conveyor disposed beneath the cabinet. The conveyor includes a staging region and a dispensing region in communication with an interior of the cabinet through a dispenser opening. One or more containers are removably disposed within the cabinet, and each of the one or more containers has an outlet disposed above the dispenser opening and includes an ejector operable to dispense one of the ingredients through the outlet. One or more bins are removably received within the conveyor. The bins are operable to be moved by the conveyor between a first position in the staging region and a second position in the dispensing region. Within the dispensing region, the conveyor is configured to move the bins between dispensing positions beneath respective ones of the containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent A. Deemter, R. William Kneifel, II, Eric Brasseur, Edward Gleich, Anita Klopfenstein, David Scrivano, Dana Tilley, Thomas Hennessy, Kyle M. Bey, Evan Allen, Alex Szmatula
  • Publication number: 20220063912
    Abstract: A system for dispensing ingredients includes a cabinet and a conveyor disposed beneath the cabinet. The conveyor includes a staging region and a dispensing region in communication with an interior of the cabinet through a dispenser opening. One or more containers are removably disposed within the cabinet, and each of the one or more containers has an outlet disposed above the dispenser opening and includes an ejector operable to dispense one of the ingredients through the outlet. One or more bins are removably received within the conveyor. The bins are operable to be moved by the conveyor between a first position in the staging region and a second position in the dispensing region. Within the dispensing region, the conveyor is configured to move the bins between dispensing positions beneath respective ones of the containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kent A. Deemter, R. William Kneifel II, Eric Brasseur, Edward Gleich, Anita Klopfenstein, David Scrivano, Dana Tilley, Thomas Hennessy, Kyle M. Bey, Evan Allen, Alex Szmatula