Patents by Inventor Joseph Albert DOLPHIN

Joseph Albert DOLPHIN 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 dispense monitoring with camera
    Patent number: 11708260
    Abstract: A beverage dispenser includes a nozzle to dispense a beverage. The beverage dispenser further includes a camera to capture an image of the beverage as the beverage is dispensed from the nozzle. The camera has a field of view that includes the beverage. The beverage dispenser further includes a light source that illuminates the field of view of the camera. The beverage dispenser further includes a computer. The computer analyzes the image of the beverage and determines a characteristic of the beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Karol, Anthony Romano, Thore Mainart Bücking, Timothy Charles King, Joseph Albert Dolphin, Roger Bradley Millington
  • BEVERAGE DISPENSE MONITORING WITH CAMERA
    Publication number: 20220144618
    Abstract: A beverage dispenser includes a nozzle to dispense a beverage. The beverage dispenser further includes a camera to capture an image of the beverage as the beverage is dispensed from the nozzle. The camera has a field of view that includes the beverage. The beverage dispenser further includes a light source that illuminates the field of view of the camera. The beverage dispenser further includes a computer. The computer analyzes the image of the beverage and determines a characteristic of the beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Samuel KAROL, Anthony ROMANO, Thore Mainart BÜCKING, Timothy Charles KING, Joseph Albert DOLPHIN, Roger Bradley MILLINGTON
  • Beverage dispense monitoring with camera
    Patent number: 11261076
    Abstract: A beverage dispenser includes a nozzle to dispense a beverage. The beverage dispenser further includes a camera to capture an image of the beverage as the beverage is dispensed from the nozzle. The camera has a field of view that includes the beverage. The beverage dispenser further includes a light source that illuminates the field of view of the camera. The beverage dispenser further includes a computer. The computer analyzes the image of the beverage and determines a characteristic of the beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Karol, Anthony Romano, Thore Mainart Bücking, Timothy Charles King, Joseph Albert Dolphin, Roger Bradley Millington
  • BEVERAGE DISPENSE MONITORING WITH CAMERA
    Publication number: 20220048753
    Abstract: A beverage dispenser includes a nozzle to dispense a beverage. The beverage dispenser further includes a camera to capture an image of the beverage as the beverage is dispensed from the nozzle. The camera has a field of view that includes the beverage. The beverage dispenser further includes a light source that illuminates the field of view of the camera. The beverage dispenser further includes a computer. The computer analyzes the image of the beverage and determines a characteristic of the beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Samuel KAROL, Anthony ROMANO, Thore Mainart BÜCKING, Timothy Charles KING, Joseph Albert DOLPHIN, Roger Bradley MILLINGTON