26 patents
Utility
Robotic kitchen assistant for frying including agitator assembly for shaking utensil
5 Dec 23
A robotic kitchen assistant for frying includes a robotic arm, a fryer basket, and a robotic arm adapter assembly allowing the robotic arm to pick up and manipulate the fryer basket.
Ryan Sinnet, Robert Anderson, William Werst
Filed: 3 Nov 21
Utility
Robotic Kitchen Assistant for Preparing Food Items In a Commercial Kitchen and Related Methods
2 Nov 23
A flexible robotic kitchen assistant automates the preparation of food items.
David Zito, Sean Olson, Ryan Sinnet, Robert Anderson, Benjamin Pelletier, Grant Stafford, Zachary Vinegar, William Werst
Filed: 27 Jun 23
Utility
Automated Food Frying System
21 Sep 23
An automated food frying system includes a plurality of functional stations for dispensing a predetermined amount of raw food, transferring the raw food to a fry basket, frying the raw food, transferring the cooked food to a mixing bowl, mixing the cooked food with seasonings, transferring the cooked food to a receiving pan, and cleaning the mixing bowl.
Ryan R. Wach, Abhimanyu Bhakuni, Philip Stahlhuth, Dev Kumar
Filed: 31 Jan 23
Utility
Automated bin system for accepting food items in robotic kitchen workspace
5 Sep 23
A robotic kitchen system for preparing food items in combination with at least one kitchen appliance such as a fryer comprises an automated bin assembly, a robotic arm, and a basket held by the robotic arm.
Ryan W. Sinnet, Abhimanyu Bhakuni, William Guffey, Ryan R. Wach, Robert Anderson
Filed: 25 Jul 22
Utility
Multi-sensor array including an IR camera as part of an automated kitchen assistant system for recognizing and preparing food and related methods
4 Apr 23
An automated kitchen assistant system inspects a food preparation area in the kitchen environment using a novel sensor combination.
Ryan W. Sinnet, Robert Anderson, Zachary Zweig Vinegar, William Werst, David Zito, Sean Olson
Filed: 10 Feb 21
Utility
Automated Beverage Dispensing System
30 Mar 23
Described herein is an automated beverage dispensing system for dispensing a beverage into a cup based on an order.
Ryan R. Wach, Ziwei Zheng, Benjamin Brinton Jordan, Troy M. Swartwood
Filed: 22 Sep 22
Utility
Modular robotic food preparation system and related methods
14 Feb 23
A modular robotic kitchen system is conveniently adaptable to perform a wide range of cooking applications.
Ryan W. Sinnet, Robert Anderson, William Werst, David Zito
Filed: 6 Nov 19
Utility
Automated Kitchen System for Assisting Human Worker Prepare Food
8 Dec 22
An automated kitchen assistant system inspects a food preparation area in the kitchen environment using a plurality of sensors or cameras.
Ryan W. Sinnet, Robert Anderson
Filed: 1 Jun 22
Utility
Automated Bin System for Accepting Food Items In Robotic Kitchen Workspace
10 Nov 22
A robotic kitchen system for preparing food items in combination with at least one kitchen appliance such as a fryer comprises an automated bin assembly, a robotic arm, and a basket held by the robotic arm.
Ryan W. Sinnet, Abhimanyu Bhakuni, William Guffey, Ryan R. Wach, Robert Anderson
Filed: 25 Jul 22
Utility
Automated Bin System for Accepting Food Items In Robotic Kitchen Workspace
3 Nov 22
A robotic kitchen system for preparing food items in combination with at least one kitchen appliance such as a fryer comprises an automated bin assembly, a robotic arm, and a basket held by the robotic arm.
Ryan W. Sinnet, Abhimanyu Bhakuni, William Guffey, Ryan R. Wach, Robert Anderson
Filed: 22 Apr 22
Utility
Smooth surfaced flexible and stretchable skin for covering robotic arms in restaurant and food preparation applications
23 Aug 22
A sleeve apparatus for protecting a robotic kitchen arm from contamination.
Robert Anderson, David Zito, Grant Stafford, William Werst, Dev Kumar
Filed: 23 Apr 19
Utility
Robotic sled-enhanced food preparation system and related methods
7 Jun 22
A robotic sled-enhanced food preparation system includes a robotic kitchen assistant operable to determine and to perform food preparation steps, and an autonomous mobile sled operable to supply the robotic kitchen assistant with ingredients and supplies.
David Zito, Ryan W. Sinnet, Robert Anderson, Grant Stafford, Sean Olson
Filed: 20 Feb 19
Utility
Robotic Kitchen Assistant for Frying Including Agitator Assembly for Shaking Utensil
24 Feb 22
A robotic kitchen assistant for frying includes a robotic arm, a fryer basket, and a robotic arm adapter assembly allowing the robotic arm to pick up and manipulate the fryer basket.
RYAN W. SINNET, Robert Anderson, William Werst
Filed: 3 Nov 21
Utility
Robotic kitchen assistant for frying including agitator assembly for shaking utensil
7 Dec 21
A robotic kitchen assistant for frying includes a robotic arm, a fryer basket, and a robotic arm adapter assembly allowing the robotic arm to pick up and manipulate the fryer basket.
Ryan Sinnet, Robert Anderson, William Werst
Filed: 7 Aug 19
Utility
Robotic kitchen assistant including universal utensil gripping assembly
9 Nov 21
A robotic kitchen assistant for frying includes a robotic arm, a fryer basket, and a robotic arm adapter assembly allowing the robotic arm to pick up and manipulate the fryer basket.
Ryan Sinnet, Robert Anderson, William Werst
Filed: 7 Aug 19
Utility
Multi-sensor Array Including an Ir Camera As Part of an Automated Kitchen Assistant System for Recognizing and Preparing Food and Related Methods
23 Sep 21
An automated kitchen assistant system inspects a food preparation area in the kitchen environment using a novel sensor combination.
Ryan W. Sinnet, Robert Anderson, Zachary Zweig Vinegar, William Werst, David Zito, Sean Olson
Filed: 10 Feb 21
Utility
Multi-sensor array including an IR camera as part of an automated kitchen assistant system for recognizing and preparing food and related methods
16 Feb 21
An automated kitchen assistant system inspects a food preparation area in the kitchen environment using a novel sensor combination.
Ryan W. Sinnet, Robert Anderson, Zachary Zweig Vinegar, William Werst, David Zito, Sean Olson
Filed: 10 Aug 18
Utility
Augmented Reality-enhanced Food Preparation System and Related Methods
4 Feb 21
A food preparation system is configured to enhance the efficiency of food preparation operations in a commercial kitchen by displaying instructions on a surface in the kitchen work area.
Sean Olson, David Zito, Ryan W. Sinnet, Robert Anderson, Benjamin Pelletier, Grant Stafford, Zachary Zweig Vinegar, William Werst
Filed: 5 Mar 18
Utility
Transportable Robotic-automated Kitchen Workcell
28 Jan 21
A transportable kitchen workcell includes a prefabricated enclosure, a robotic arm secured within the enclosure, one or more food appliances, a food prep area and storage, a sensor assembly, and a processor operable to command the robotic arm to autonomously prepare a completed entree from a wide variety of raw ingredients.
David Zito, Robert Anderson, Ryan W. Sinnet
Filed: 25 Jul 20
Utility
Smooth surfaced flexible and stretchable skin for covering robotic arms in restaurant and food preparation applications
6 Jan 21
A sleeve apparatus for protecting a robotic kitchen arm from contamination.
Robert Anderson, David Zito, Grant Stafford, William Werst, Dev Kumar
Filed: 15 Sep 20