Patents by Inventor Wu Chou KUO

Wu Chou KUO 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: 12195318
    Abstract: A fluid material dispensing apparatus includes: a material outlet chamber; an upper chamber, arranged to operably connect to the material outlet chamber; a target air extraction device, positioned on a side wall of the material outlet chamber and arranged to operably extract a part of cold air in the material outlet chamber into the upper chamber; multiple pumps arranged to respectively extract multiple fluid materials stored in multiple material containers, and to operably push corresponding fluid materials forward; and a fluid output device positioned on a bottom of the material outlet chamber and comprising multiple fluid outlets, wherein the multiple fluid outlets are respectively coupled with the multiple pumps through multiple material transmission paths, and are respectively arranged to dispense corresponding fluid materials to a target container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Min Lee, Wu-Chou Kuo
  • Publication number: 20250002321
    Abstract: A fluid material dispensing apparatus includes: a target nozzle for dispensing water to a target container; a water drainage port; a temperature adjustment device for adjusting a temperature of received water to produce a temperature-adjusted water; a flow direction control device coupled with target nozzle, the temperature adjustment device, and the water drainage port; and a control circuit. When the control circuit determines that a temperature of the temperature-adjusted water reaches a predetermined temperature, the control circuit controls the flow direction control device to guide the temperature-adjusted water to flow toward the target nozzle through the first output terminal, so that the target nozzle dispenses the temperature-adjusted water into the target container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Wu-Chou KUO, Yu-Min LEE, Yu Wei CHEN
  • Publication number: 20250002320
    Abstract: A fluid material dispensing apparatus includes: a target nozzle for dispensing water to a target container; a water drainage port; a temperature adjustment device for adjusting a temperature of received water to produce a temperature-adjusted water; a flow direction control device coupled with target nozzle, the temperature adjustment device, and the water drainage port; and a control circuit. When the control circuit determines that a temperature of the temperature-adjusted water reaches a predetermined temperature, the control circuit controls the flow direction control device to guide the temperature-adjusted water to flow toward the target nozzle through the first output terminal, so that the target nozzle dispenses the temperature-adjusted water into the target container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Wu-Chou KUO, Yu-Min LEE, Yu Wei CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240425344
    Abstract: A fluid material dispensing apparatus includes: a material outlet chamber; multiple pumps arranged to respectively extract multiple fluid materials stored in multiple material containers, and to operably push corresponding fluid materials forward; a fluid output device positioned on a bottom of the material outlet chamber and comprising multiple fluid outlets, wherein the multiple fluid outlets are respectively coupled with the multiple pumps through multiple material transmission paths; a cold air tunnel coupled with the material outlet chamber and arranged to operably introduce cold air into the material outlet chamber, so as to maintain an internal temperature of the material outlet chamber to be lower than a predetermined temperature; a first air extraction device located at an air inlet of the cold air tunnel; and a second air extraction device positioned inside the cold air tunnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Min LEE, Wu-Chou KUO
  • Publication number: 20240425343
    Abstract: A fluid material dispensing apparatus includes: a material outlet chamber; multiple pumps arranged to respectively extract multiple fluid materials stored in multiple material containers, and to operably push corresponding fluid materials forward; a fluid output device positioned on a bottom of the material outlet chamber and comprising multiple fluid outlets, wherein the multiple fluid outlets are respectively coupled with the multiple pumps through multiple material transmission paths; a cold air tunnel coupled with the material outlet chamber and arranged to operably introduce cold air into the material outlet chamber, so as to maintain an internal temperature of the material outlet chamber to be lower than a predetermined temperature; a first air extraction device located at an air inlet of the cold air tunnel; and a second air extraction device positioned inside the cold air tunnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Min LEE, Wu-Chou KUO
  • Publication number: 20240425345
    Abstract: A fluid material dispensing apparatus includes: a material outlet chamber; multiple pumps arranged to respectively extract multiple fluid materials stored in multiple material containers, and to operably push corresponding fluid materials forward; a fluid output device positioned on a bottom of the material outlet chamber and comprising multiple fluid outlets, wherein the multiple fluid outlets are respectively coupled with the multiple pumps through multiple material transmission paths; and a cold air tunnel coupled with the material outlet chamber and arranged to operably introduce cold air into the material outlet chamber, so as to maintain an internal temperature of the material outlet chamber to be lower than a predetermined temperature; a first air extraction device located at an air inlet of the cold air tunnel; and a second air extraction device positioned inside the cold air tunnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Min LEE, Wu-Chou KUO
  • Publication number: 20240425348
    Abstract: A fluid material dispensing apparatus includes: a material outlet chamber; multiple pumps arranged to respectively extract multiple fluid materials stored in multiple material containers, and to operably push corresponding fluid materials forward; a fluid output device positioned on a bottom of the material outlet chamber and comprising multiple fluid outlets, wherein the multiple fluid outlets are respectively coupled with the multiple pumps through multiple material transmission paths; a cold air tunnel coupled with the material outlet chamber and arranged to operably introduce cold air into the material outlet chamber, so as to maintain an internal temperature of the material outlet chamber to be lower than a predetermined temperature; a first air extraction device located at an air inlet of the cold air tunnel; and a second air extraction device positioned inside the cold air tunnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Min LEE, Wu-Chou KUO
  • Publication number: 20240425346
    Abstract: A fluid material dispensing apparatus includes: a material outlet chamber, wherein a side wall of the material outlet chamber is provided with a pipe insertion port and a reflow port; multiple pumps arranged to respectively extract multiple fluid materials stored in multiple material containers, and to operably push corresponding fluid materials forward; and a fluid output device positioned on a bottom of the material outlet chamber and comprising multiple fluid outlets, wherein the multiple fluid outlets are respectively coupled with the multiple pumps through multiple material transmission paths, and are respectively arranged to dispense corresponding fluid materials to a target container; wherein multiple material transmission pipes coupled between the multiple pumps and the fluid output device pass through the pipe insertion port and enter the material outlet chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Min LEE, Wu-Chou KUO
  • Publication number: 20240425347
    Abstract: A fluid material dispensing apparatus includes: a material outlet chamber; an upper chamber, arranged to operably connect to the material outlet chamber; a target air extraction device, positioned on a side wall of the material outlet chamber and arranged to operably extract a part of cold air in the material outlet chamber into the upper chamber; multiple pumps arranged to respectively extract multiple fluid materials stored in multiple material containers, and to operably push corresponding fluid materials forward; and a fluid output device positioned on a bottom of the material outlet chamber and comprising multiple fluid outlets, wherein the multiple fluid outlets are respectively coupled with the multiple pumps through multiple material transmission paths, and are respectively arranged to dispense corresponding fluid materials to a target container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Min LEE, Wu-Chou KUO
  • Publication number: 20240417236
    Abstract: A fluid material dispensing apparatus include: a material output connector; a water output connector; a pump, arranged to operably extract a fluid material from a material container and to operably push the fluid material to flow toward the material output connector; a water input port, arranged to operably supply water to the water output connector; a temperature adjustment device, arranged to operably receive the fluid material passed through the material output connector and the water passed through the water output connector, so as to form a mixed material; a nozzle, coupled with the temperature adjustment device; and a control circuit, arranged to operably control the pump and the nozzle, and to operably control the temperature adjustment device to adjust a temperature of the mixed material to produce and output a temperature-adjusted material to the nozzle, so that the nozzle outputs the temperature-adjusted material to a target container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Wu-Chou KUO, Yu-Min LEE, Yu Wei CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240391750
    Abstract: A dual-mode fluid connector includes: a hollow connecting element, comprising a chamber inside the hollow connecting element, wherein a protuberant block element is arranged on an inner surface of the chamber; a material tube, positioned on the hollow connecting element and connected through the chamber; a head portion, positioned on one terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a connecting opening, wherein the connecting opening can be detachably connected to a material container; a rear portion, positioned on another terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a through hole; and a rod, inserted into the chamber via the through hole; and a rotatable element, covered on the rear portion and engaged with the rod and comprising a guiding element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Min LEE, Wu-Chou KUO
  • Patent number: 12137835
    Abstract: An automatic cooking machine includes: a first rotating shaft; a first motor for driving the first rotating shaft to rotate; a moving arm having: a first magnetic element, arranged on one of surfaces of the moving arm; and a blocking element having: a blocking plate; a tail portion; a connecting portion, positioned between the blocking plate and the tail portion; and a second magnetic element, arranged on one of surfaces of the connecting portion; wherein when the blocking element approaches the moving arm, the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element magnetically attract each other, causing the blocking element to detachably attach on the moving arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Wu-Chou Kuo, Hao-Che Hsu, Yu-Min Lee
  • Publication number: 20240359963
    Abstract: A fluid material dispensing apparatus include: a first nozzle; a second nozzle; a pump, arranged to operably extract a fluid material from the material container and to operably push the fluid material to flow toward the first nozzle; a material-temperature adjustment device, coupled with the first nozzle; a water-temperature adjustment device, coupled between a water input port and the second nozzle; and a control circuit for controlling the material-temperature adjustment device to adjust a temperature of the fluid material to produce and output a temperature-adjusted material to the first nozzle; wherein the control circuit also controls the water-temperature adjustment device to adjust a temperature of water transmitted from the water input port to produce and output a temperature-adjusted water to the second nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Wu-Chou KUO, Yu-Min LEE, Yu Wei CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240358186
    Abstract: An automatic cooking machine includes: a first rotating shaft; a first motor for driving the first rotating shaft to rotate; a moving arm having: a first magnetic element, arranged on one of surfaces of the moving arm; and a blocking element having: a blocking plate; a tail portion; a connecting portion, positioned between the blocking plate and the tail portion; and a second magnetic element, arranged on one of surfaces of the connecting portion; wherein when the blocking element approaches the moving arm, the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element magnetically attract each other, causing the blocking element to detachably attach on the moving arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Wu-Chou KUO, Hao-Che HSU, Yu-Min LEE
  • Patent number: 12129161
    Abstract: A fluid material dispensing apparatus includes: a material outlet chamber extended outward from a main body of the fluid material dispensing apparatus; multiple pumps arranged to respectively extract multiple fluid materials stored in multiple material containers, and to operably push corresponding fluid materials forward; a fluid output device positioned on a bottom of the material outlet chamber and comprising multiple fluid outlets, wherein the multiple fluid outlets are respectively coupled with the multiple pumps through multiple material transmission paths; and a cold air tunnel coupled with the material outlet chamber and arranged to operably introduce cold air into the material outlet chamber, so as to maintain an internal temperature of the material outlet chamber to be lower than a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Min Lee, Wu-Chou Kuo
  • Publication number: 20240351852
    Abstract: A material dispensing device includes: a target nozzle for dispensing a target material to a target container; a pump arranged to operably extract the target material from the material container and to operably push the target material to flow toward the target nozzle; a material drainage port; a flow direction switch device, coupled with the target nozzle and the material drainage port, and arranged to operably receive the target material; and a control circuit. When the material dispensing device needs to output the target material to the target container, if the control circuit determines that a quality of the target material inside the material dispensing device is acceptable, the control circuit controls the flow direction switch device to guide the target material to flow toward the target nozzle, so as to dispense the target material into the target container through the target nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Wu-Chou KUO, Yu-Min LEE, Yu Wei CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240351851
    Abstract: A material dispensing device includes: a target nozzle for dispensing a target material to a target container; a pump arranged to operably extract the target material from the material container and to operably push the target material to flow toward the target nozzle; a material drainage port; a flow direction switch device, coupled with the target nozzle and the material drainage port, and arranged to operably receive the target material; and a control circuit. When the material dispensing device needs to output the target material to the target container, if the control circuit determines that a temperature of the target material inside the material dispensing device reaches a predetermined temperature, the control circuit controls the flow direction switch device to guide the target material to flow toward the target nozzle, so as to dispense the target material into the target container through the target nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Wu-Chou KUO, Yu-Min LEE, Yu Wei CHEN
  • Patent number: 12122656
    Abstract: A fluid material dispensing apparatus capable of conducting an automatic self-cleaning operation includes: guiding a cleaning solution to flow into a fluid diverter; activate a pump to push residual fluid material in a material transmission pipe forward, so that the residual fluid material is discharged through an outlet connector; and guiding the cleaning solution in the fluid diverter to flow into a fluid connector through the detergent transmission pipe, and then flows into the material transmission pipe through the fluid connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: BOTRISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Min Lee, Wu-Chou Kuo
  • Patent number: 12122657
    Abstract: A fluid material dispensing apparatus capable of conducting an automatic self-disinfection operation includes: guiding a disinfectant solution in the cleaning sink to flow into a fluid diverter; activate a pump to push residual cleaning solution in a material transmission pipe forward, so that the residual cleaning solution is discharged through an outlet connector; and guiding the disinfectant solution in the fluid diverter to flow into a fluid connector through the detergent transmission pipe, and then flows into the material transmission pipe through the fluid connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: BOTRISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Min Lee, Wu-Chou Kuo
  • Patent number: 12116259
    Abstract: A dual-mode fluid connector includes: a hollow connecting element, comprising a chamber inside the hollow connecting element, wherein a protuberant block element is arranged on an inner surface of the chamber; a material tube, positioned on the hollow connecting element and connected through the chamber; a cleaning tube, positioned on the hollow connecting element and connected through the chamber; a head portion, positioned on one terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a connecting opening, wherein the connecting opening can be detachably connected to a material container; a rear portion, positioned on another terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a through hole; and a rod, inserted into the chamber via the through hole; and a rotatable element, covered on the rear portion and engaged with the rod and comprising a guiding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: BOTRISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Min Lee, Wu-Chou Kuo