Patents by Inventor Gehard Zettler

Gehard Zettler 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).

  • Beverage container vending machine
    Patent number: 6170702
    Abstract: In a beverage vending machine for dispensing beverages contained in containers disposed in beverage container crates, at least two horizontal storage and transport elements are disposed on top of one another in a storage space of the vending machine for supporting beverage container crates adjacent one another and first drive means are provided for moving the beverage container crates horizontally on the storage and transport elements and second drive means are provided for moving the storage and transport elements vertically and further means are provided for moving the beverage container crates into a dispensing structure from a storage and transport element disposed at the level of the dispensing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Inventors: Gehard Zettler, Mathias Runneck