Patents by Inventor Peter Mayhew

Peter Mayhew 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).

  • VENDING MACHINE AND OPENING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20240153336
    Abstract: A vending machine system adapted to open and prepare a contained food item. The system includes a cabinet, a rack frame supported relative to the cabinet, a shelf coupled to the rack frame and configured to support a contained food item, a lid removal apparatus supported relative to the rack frame, and a food item actuator supported relative to the rack frame. The cabinet includes a refrigerated compartment housing the rack frame and a partition separating and selectively allowing access between the refrigerated compartment and a preparation compartment. The lid removal apparatus is configured to selectively retain a lid of the contained food item. The food item actuator is configured to move a container of the contained food item to the preparation compartment of the cabinet while the lid of the contained food item is retained by the lid removal apparatus subsequent to translation of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Mayhew, David Chessler
  • Vending machine and opening systems and methods
    Patent number: 11847881
    Abstract: A vending machine system adapted to open and prepare a contained food item. The system includes a cabinet, a rack frame supported relative to the cabinet, a shelf coupled to the rack frame and configured to support a contained food item, a lid removal apparatus supported relative to the rack frame, and a food item actuator supported relative to the rack frame. The cabinet includes a refrigerated compartment housing the rack frame and a partition separating and selectively allowing access between the refrigerated compartment and a preparation compartment. The lid removal apparatus is configured to selectively retain a lid of the contained food item. The food item actuator is configured to move a container of the contained food item to the preparation compartment of the cabinet while the lid of the contained food item is retained by the lid removal apparatus subsequent to translation of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: 24/7 PIZZA BOX, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Mayhew, David Chessler
  • VENDING MACHINE AND OPENING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20220148361
    Abstract: A vending machine system adapted to open and prepare a contained food item. The system includes a cabinet, a rack frame supported relative to the cabinet, a shelf coupled to the rack frame and configured to support a contained food item, a lid removal apparatus supported relative to the rack frame, and a food item actuator supported relative to the rack frame. The cabinet includes a refrigerated compartment housing the rack frame and a partition separating and selectively allowing access between the refrigerated compartment and a preparation compartment. The lid removal apparatus is configured to selectively retain a lid of the contained food item. The food item actuator is configured to move a container of the contained food item to the preparation compartment of the cabinet while the lid of the contained food item is retained by the lid removal apparatus subsequent to translation of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Mayhew, David Chessler
  • Shelf
    Patent number: D969913
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: 24/7 Pizza Box, LLC
    Inventor: Peter Mayhew