ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,797, issued on May 20, was assigned to PepsiCo Inc. (Purchase, N.Y.).
"Mobile product dispenser" was invented by Robert Crawford (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) and Cheuk Chi Lau (White Plains, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Mobile product dispensers for storing and dispensing products to consumers at various locations. A mobile product dispensers may include a product dispensing system, a user interface, a powertrain system, and a control unit. The mobile product dispenser may freely roam or follow a predetermined path within its environment of operation, and may engage with and service consumers along its route. A consumer may also s...