Patents by Inventor Ryan HenneBarrows

Ryan HenneBarrows 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).

  • Automated food preparation system
    Patent number: 12137839
    Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to food preparation systems and associated automated gantry systems. An example automated food preparation system may include a housing that supports one or more baskets therein and a gantry system. The gantry system may include a retrieval arm and a drive system operably coupled with the retrieval arm. The drive system may cause movement of the retrieval arm in at least two directions relative to the housing. In operation, the retrieval arm may engage a basket and cause movement of the basket about the housing. In some instances, an ejection mechanism is provided that receives the basket from the retrieval arm and causes removal of the contents of the basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: CFA Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan HenneBarrows, Harrison Goldberg, Aaron Hill, Brandon Whitt
  • AUTOMATED FOOD PREPARATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230276990
    Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to food preparation systems and associated automated gantry systems. An example automated food preparation system may include a housing that supports one or more baskets therein and a gantry system. The gantry system may include a retrieval arm and a drive system operably coupled with the retrieval arm. The drive system may cause movement of the retrieval arm in at least two directions relative to the housing. In operation, the retrieval arm may engage a basket and cause movement of the basket about the housing. In some instances, an ejection mechanism is provided that receives the basket from the retrieval arm and causes removal of the contents of the basket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan HenneBarrows, Harrison Goldberg, Aaron Hill, Brandon Whitt
  • Automated food preparation system
    Patent number: 11633065
    Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to food preparation systems and associated automated gantry systems. An example automated food preparation system may include a housing that supports one or more baskets therein and a gantry system. The gantry system may include a retrieval arm and a drive system operably coupled with the retrieval arm. The drive system may cause movement of the retrieval arm in at least two directions relative to the housing. In operation, the retrieval arm may engage a basket and cause movement of the basket about the housing. In some instances, an ejection mechanism is provided that receives the basket from the retrieval arm and causes removal of the contents of the basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: CFA Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan HenneBarrows, Harrison Goldberg, Aaron Hill, Brandon Whitt
  • AUTOMATED FOOD PREPARATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210068591
    Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to food preparation systems and associated automated gantry systems. An example automated food preparation system may include a housing that supports one or more baskets therein and a gantry system. The gantry system may include a retrieval arm and a drive system operably coupled with the retrieval arm. The drive system may cause movement of the retrieval arm in at least two directions relative to the housing. In operation, the retrieval arm may engage a basket and cause movement of the basket about the housing. In some instances, an ejection mechanism is provided that receives the basket from the retrieval arm and causes removal of the contents of the basket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Ryan HenneBarrows, Harrison Goldberg, Aaron Hill, Brandon Whitt