Patents by Inventor Wilton BROWN

Wilton BROWN 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).

  • Beverage chiller
    Patent number: 11959697
    Abstract: Beverage chillers are disclosed. A beverage chiller may include a container platform that receives a beverage container and a chiller tank. The chiller tank may have a central axis and may have an agitator. The chiller tank may be filled with water. A conveyor may move the container platform and beverage container into the chiller tank. The container platform and beverage container may rotate in a first direction in the chiller tank and the agitator may rotate the water in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Prashant Deshpande, Gurmeet Bhutani, Brian Kelly, Wilton Brown
  • Beverage container dispenser and method for dispensing beverage containers
    Patent number: 11837059
    Abstract: A method for dispensing a beverage container to a consumer. The method includes receiving in a beverage container dispenser a first beverage container that contains a beverage corresponding to a beverage selection of a user. The method further includes dispensing a second beverage container containing the beverage from a temperature-regulated compartment of the beverage container dispenser. The second beverage container that is dispensed from the temperature-regulated compartment corresponds to the beverage selection of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Prashant Deshpande, Gurmeet Singh Bhutani, Brian D. Kelly, Wilton Brown
  • BEVERAGE CONTAINER DISPENSER AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
    Publication number: 20230196863
    Abstract: A method for dispensing a beverage container to a consumer. The method includes receiving in a beverage container dispenser a first beverage container that contains a beverage corresponding to a beverage selection of a user. The method further includes dispensing a second beverage container containing the beverage from a temperature-regulated compartment of the beverage container dispenser. The second beverage container that is dispensed from the temperature-regulated compartment corresponds to the beverage selection of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Prashant DESHPANDE, Gurmeet Singh BHUTANI, Brian D. KELLY, Wilton BROWN
  • Beverage container dispenser and method for dispensing beverage containers
    Patent number: 11640741
    Abstract: A method for dispensing a beverage container to a consumer. The method includes receiving in a beverage container dispenser a first beverage container that contains a beverage corresponding to a beverage selection of a user. The method further includes dispensing a second beverage container containing the beverage from a temperature-regulated compartment of the beverage container dispenser. The second beverage container that is dispensed from the temperature-regulated compartment corresponds to the beverage selection of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Prashant Deshpande, Gurmeet Singh Bhutani, Brian D. Kelly, Wilton Brown
  • BEVERAGE CHILLER
    Publication number: 20230077646
    Abstract: Beverage chillers are disclosed. A beverage chiller may include a container platform that receives a beverage container and a chiller tank. The chiller tank may have a central axis and may have an agitator. The chiller tank may be filled with water. A conveyor may move the container platform and beverage container into the chiller tank. The container platform and beverage container may rotate in a first direction in the chiller tank and the agitator may rotate the water in a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Prashant DESHPANDE, Gurmeet BHUTANI, Brian KELLY, Wilton BROWN
  • Beverage chiller
    Patent number: 11519654
    Abstract: Beverage chillers are disclosed. A beverage chiller may include a container platform that receives a beverage container and a chiller tank. The chiller tank may have a central axis and may have an agitator. The chiller tank may be filled with water. A conveyor may move the container platform and beverage container into the chiller tank. The container platform and beverage container may rotate in a first direction in the chiller tank and the agitator may rotate the water in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Prashant Deshpande, Gurmeet Bhutani, Brian Kelly, Wilton Brown
  • BEVERAGE CONTAINER DISPENSER AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
    Publication number: 20200312078
    Abstract: A method for dispensing a beverage container to a consumer. The method includes receiving in a beverage container dispenser a first beverage container that contains a beverage corresponding to a beverage selection of a user. The method further includes dispensing a second beverage container containing the beverage from a temperature-regulated compartment of the beverage container dispenser. The second beverage container that is dispensed from the temperature-regulated compartment corresponds to the beverage selection of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Prashant DESHPANDE, Gurmeet Singh BHUTANI, Brian D. KELLY, Wilton BROWN
  • BEVERAGE CHILLER
    Publication number: 20200116412
    Abstract: Beverage chillers are disclosed. A beverage chiller may include a container platform that receives a beverage container and a chiller tank. The chiller tank may have a central axis and may have an agitator. The chiller tank may be filled with water. A conveyor may move the container platform and beverage container into the chiller tank. The container platform and beverage container may rotate in a first direction in the chiller tank and the agitator may rotate the water in a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Prashant Deshpande, Gurmeet Bhutani, Brian Kelly, Wilton BROWN