Patents by Inventor Mark William Ahring

Mark William Ahring 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: 20240359964
    Abstract: A beverage production system is provided that includes a turntable assembly comprising a central axis. The turntable assembly further includes an inner turntable and an outer turntable disposed circumferentially about the inner turntable. The beverage production system also includes a cup dispensing station configured to dispense cups onto one of the inner or outer turntables. The beverage production system also includes a beverage dispensing station configured to dispense a beverage into the cups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Aaron Thomas, Karl Thomas Szatrowski, Hunter Patrick Wyer, Zachary Logan Dulcie, James Timothy Hance, JR., Grant Rorie Phillips, Paul Christopher Brown, Mark William Ahring, Sarah Kathrine Gilliam
  • Publication number: 20240270427
    Abstract: A beverage production system is provided that includes a cup dispensing station configured to dispense cups and a beverage dispensing station configured to dispense a beverage. The beverage production system also includes a turntable assembly having a central axis, an inner turntable including a row of cup receptacles, and an outer turntable disposed circumferentially about the inner turntable. The inner turntable configured to rotate about the central axis to align the cup receptacles of the row with the cup dispensing station and the beverage dispensing station. The turntable assembly configured to align an opening in the turntable assembly with a cup receptacle in the row, the opening adjacent the outer turntable. The beverage production system also having an actuator configured to move a cup positioned in the cup receptacle in the row onto the outer turntable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Aaron Thomas, Karl Thomas Szatrowski, Hunter Patrick Wyer, Zachary Logan Dulcie, James Timothy Hance, JR., Grant Rorie Phillips, Paul Christopher Brown, Mark William Ahring, Sarah Kathrine Gilliam