Patents by Inventor Szu-Chou PENG

Szu-Chou PENG 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: 10217310
    Abstract: A vending machine includes a rotary dispensing mechanism and a rotary arm mechanism. A control circuit inside the vending machine drives a rotary base of the rotary dispensing mechanism by a stepper motor device, so that an accommodating space of the rotary base is rotated to above an outlet of a fixed frame to discharge a vending item. At this point, a stepper motor device of the rotary arm mechanism is actuated by the control circuit inside the vending machine, and drives a rotary arm to hook out and convey the vending item discharged by the rotary dispensing mechanism. Meanwhile, a transition module at one side of the rotary arm mechanism covers a gap between an adjacent mechanism and a drawing plate, so that the item hooked out can be conveyed stably onto the drawing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: NOODLE TIME HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Ji Ma, Li-Ming Sung, Szu-Chou Peng, Kim-Kwong Chow
  • Publication number: 20180308307
    Abstract: A vending machine includes a rotary dispensing mechanism and a rotary arm mechanism. A control circuit inside the vending machine drives a rotary base of the rotary dispensing mechanism by a stepper motor device, so that an accommodating space of the rotary base is rotated to above an outlet of a fixed frame to discharge a vending item. At this point, a stepper motor device of the rotary arm mechanism is actuated by the control circuit inside the vending machine, and drives a rotary arm to hook out and convey the vending item discharged by the rotary dispensing mechanism. Meanwhile, a transition module at one side of the rotary arm mechanism covers a gap between an adjacent mechanism and a drawing plate, so that the item hooked out can be conveyed stably onto the drawing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Ji MA, Li-Ming SUNG, Szu-Chou PENG, Kim-Kwong CHOW
  • Publication number: 20180303136
    Abstract: A noodle vending machine and a control method thereof are disclosed. The noodle bowl is rotated out through the rotary noodle selector and taken through the noodle picking mechanism. Then, it is hooked out and carried to the X-Y axis noodle provide. The noodle bowl is lifted through the X-Y axis noodle provider and simultaneously the soup injection mechanism is lowered. Steam is sent to the soup injection mechanism to thaw the noodle bowl. A warm tank is heated and the hot water is injected into a mixing can and simultaneously the soup base is injected into the mixing can. A mixing motor is started to mix the hot water and the soup base. After being mixed, the soup base is sent to the soup injection mechanism and injected into the noodle bowl. Thus, a noodle bowl with soup using steam cooking is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Ji MA, Li-Ming SUNG, Szu-Chou PENG, Kim-Kwong CHOW