ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,896, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to DoorDash Inc. (San Francisco).
"Apparatuses and methods for improved ingredient dispensing" was invented by Brian Michael De Vitis (Kenmore, Wash.), Kort Edward Reinecke (Seattle) and Naikang Kuan (Castro Valley, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a carousel apparatus, a support structure configured to hold a receptacle, and a linear actuator apparatus configured to move the support structure. The carousel apparatus includes: a holder in which a first plurality of openings and a second plurality of openings are formed, and a first motor coupled to the holder and adapted to ...