Patents by Inventor Michael Farid

Michael Farid 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).

  • Dispenser for meal production system
    Patent number: 12089788
    Abstract: A meal ingredient dispenser may include a housing having an internal volume. The meal ingredient dispenser may include a first gate and a second gate configured to move between an open position and a closed position. In the closed position, the first gate and second gate may define a portion volume therebetween. The meal ingredient dispenser may include a wiper positioned on an interior wall of the housing in the portion volume and an actuator coupled to the wiper and configured to move the wiper blade inside of the portion volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Spyce Food Co.
    Inventors: Luke Schlueter, Nicholas S. Ambrogi, Huicheng Wang, Michael Farid
  • Locking mechanism
    Patent number: 12060731
    Abstract: Locking mechanisms and methods of operating the locking mechanisms are disclosed. In one example, a locking mechanism may include a main hub assembly coupleable with a deadbolt, a clutch assembly coupled to the main hub assembly, and an actuator assembly coupled to the clutch assembly. The actuator assembly may include an actuator operable to bias a carriage along a first direction to bring the clutch assembly and the main hub assembly closer to one another along a second direction, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. The locking mechanism may further include a thumbturn assembly coupled to the clutch assembly, the thumbturn assembly comprising a thumbturn positionable on an exterior side of a door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Latch Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Brian Jones, Luke Andrew Schoenfelder, Sarah Margaret Plis, John Thomas Jacobsen, Euan Scott Foster Abraham, Sage Wright, Michael Farid Jaja
  • LOCKING MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20210222458
    Abstract: Locking mechanisms and methods of operating the locking mechanisms are disclosed. In one example, a locking mechanism may include a main hub assembly coupleable with a deadbolt, a clutch assembly coupled to the main hub assembly, and an actuator assembly coupled to the clutch assembly. The actuator assembly may include an actuator operable to bias a carriage along a first direction to bring the clutch assembly and the main hub assembly closer to one another along a second direction, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. The locking mechanism may further include a thumbturn assembly coupled to the clutch assembly, the thumbturn assembly comprising a thumbturn positionable on an exterior side of a door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Brian JONES, Luke Andrew SCHOENFELDER, Sarah Margaret PLIS, John Thomas JACOBSEN, Euan Scott Foster ABRAHAM, Sage WRIGHT, Michael Farid JAJA