Patents by Inventor Rohit C. Dharmadhikari

Rohit C. Dharmadhikari 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).

  • Patent number: 11964862
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for monitoring beverage dispenser. A system for controlling beverage quality comprises a beverage dispenser monitoring unit comprising: a plurality of weight sensors each positioned below one of a plurality of syrup containers connected to a beverage dispenser, and a first network adapter configured to communicate with a control unit. The control unit configured to detect a low weight reading from a weight sensor of the plurality of weight sensors of the beverage dispenser monitoring unit via the second network adapter, determine a syrup container of the plurality of syrup containers associated with the weight sensor, and provide a notification of low syrup level indicating the syrup container to at least one of the plurality of user interface devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Christine L. Andrews, Rohit C. Dharmadhikari, Jose A. Estrada, Mayra R. Harmon
  • Publication number: 20220063981
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for monitoring beverage dispenser. A system for controlling beverage quality comprises a beverage dispenser monitoring unit comprising: a plurality of weight sensors each positioned below one of a plurality of syrup containers connected to a beverage dispenser, and a first network adapter configured to communicate with a control unit. The control unit configured to detect a low weight reading from a weight sensor of the plurality of weight sensors of the beverage dispenser monitoring unit via the second network adapter, determine a syrup container of the plurality of syrup containers associated with the weight sensor, and provide a notification of low syrup level indicating the syrup container to at least one of the plurality of user interface devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Christine L. Andrews, Rohit C. Dharmadhikari, Jose A. Estrada, Mayra R. Harmon