Patents by Inventor Jacob Michael CATES

Jacob Michael CATES 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).

  • CONTACTLESS BEVERAGE DISPENSERS AND CONTACTLESS BEVERAGE DISPENSING METHODS
    Publication number: 20250171292
    Abstract: A method of selecting and dispensing a custom beverage in a contactless manner using a mobile electronic device. The method includes launching a microsite on the mobile electronic device. The method further includes receiving a beverage selection via the microsite on the mobile electronic device, and receiving a selection of a volume of the custom beverage to be dispensed via the microsite. The method further includes generating a QR code via the microsite, wherein the QR code corresponds to the beverage selection and the volume selection and displaying the QR code on a display of the mobile electronic device such that when the QR code is read by a reader of a beverage dispenser, the selected beverage is dispensed in the selected volume based on the QR code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2025
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: Anton LJUNGGREN, Marco CIMATTI, Martin Eduardo BROEN, Jacob Michael CATES, Adrian TAYLOR, Cory TOBIN
  • Contactless beverage dispensing methods
    Patent number: 12240745
    Abstract: A method of selecting and dispensing a custom beverage in a contactless manner using a mobile electronic device. The method includes launching a microsite on the mobile electronic device. The method further includes receiving a beverage selection via the microsite on the mobile electronic device, and receiving a selection of a volume of the custom beverage to be dispensed via the microsite. The method further includes generating a QR code via the microsite, wherein the QR code corresponds to the beverage selection and the volume selection and displaying the QR code on a display of the mobile electronic device such that when the QR code is read by a reader of a beverage dispenser, the selected beverage is dispensed in the selected volume based on the QR code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Anton Ljunggren, Marco Cimatti, Martin Eduardo Broen, Jacob Michael Cates, Adrian Taylor, Cory Tobin
  • CONTACTLESS BEVERAGE DISPENSERS AND CONTACTLESS BEVERAGE DISPENSING METHODS
    Publication number: 20220112068
    Abstract: A method of selecting and dispensing a custom beverage in a contactless manner using a mobile electronic device. The method includes launching a microsite on the mobile electronic device. The method further includes receiving a beverage selection via the microsite on the mobile electronic device, and receiving a selection of a volume of the custom beverage to be dispensed via the microsite. The method further includes generating a QR code via the microsite, wherein the QR code corresponds to the beverage selection and the volume selection and displaying the QR code on a display of the mobile electronic device such that when the QR code is read by a reader of a beverage dispenser, the selected beverage is dispensed in the selected volume based on the QR code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Anton LJUNGGREN, Marco CIMATTI, Martin Eduardo BROEN, Jacob Michael CATES, Adrian TAYLOR, Cory TOBIN