US Patent Issued to AUTOMATED RETAIL TECHNOLOGIES on July 29 for "Oven door for a vending machine" (Oregon, Illinois, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,204, issued on July 29, was assigned to AUTOMATED RETAIL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Sarasota, Fla.).

"Oven door for a vending machine" was invented by James Edward Deaton (Georgetown, Texas), Linda H. Wu (Newberg, Ore.) and John C. Serieka (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vending machine adapted for dispensing at least one pre-packaged food product includes a microwave oven. The microwave oven includes a magnetron that emits microwave electromagnetic radiation, a housing that defines a microwave cavity for receiving the food product. The housing defines a first opening to allow passage of the pre-packaged food product between outside...