Patents by Inventor Lucas S. Abrahamsen

Lucas S. Abrahamsen 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: 20250169643
    Abstract: A method for preparing a beverage can include receiving one or more drink orders and adding the one or more drink orders on a queue. The method can also include receiving a selection of the one or more drink orders on the queue and building one or more recipes for the selected drink orders on the queue. The method can further include sending build steps from the one or more recipes to corresponding substations. For each of the build steps, the method can include instructing the corresponding substation to dispense an ingredient or execute an action. The method can also include determining each of the build steps have been completed by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2024
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: Lucas S. Abrahamsen, Erich W. Hacker, Izaak M. Koller, Stephanie W. Lim, Lynnea M. Paddock
  • Patent number: 12287232
    Abstract: An overflow detection system for a grease trap or other receptacle is provided. The overflow detection system includes an overflow sensor. The overflow sensor can include a switch and a processor. The switch can include a float configured to float in a fluid in the receptacle, a surface that is separate from the float, and a resilient member coupled between the float and the surface. The switch can generate a signal in response to the float being within a predefined distance of (e.g., contacting) the surface. The processor can receive the signal from the switch and, in response, transmit a notification to a user device that is remote from the receptacle. The notification can indicate a high fluid level in the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Starbucks Corporation
    Inventors: Natarajan Venkatakrishnan, Ryan T. Bell, Lucas S. Abrahamsen
  • Publication number: 20240393158
    Abstract: An overflow detection system for a grease trap or other receptacle is provided. The overflow detection system includes an overflow sensor. The overflow sensor can include a switch and a processor. The switch can include a float configured to float in a fluid in the receptacle, a surface that is separate from the float, and a resilient member coupled between the float and the surface. The switch can generate a signal in response to the float being within a predefined distance of (e.g., contacting) the surface. The processor can receive the signal from the switch and, in response, transmit a notification to a user device that is remote from the receptacle. The notification can indicate a high fluid level in the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Starbucks Corporation
    Inventors: Natarajan Venkatakrishnan, Ryan T. Bell, Lucas S. Abrahamsen