ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,022, issued on June 24, was assigned to Yum Connect LLC (Louisville, Ky.).
"Automated beverage dispenser system and method" was invented by Aaron Thomas (Louisville, Ky.), Karl Thomas Szatrowski (Louisville, Ky.), Hunter Patrick Wyer (Lexington, S.C.), Zachary Logan Dulcie (Columbia, S.C.), James Timothy Hance Jr. (Columbia, S.C.), Grant Rorie Phillips (Columbia, S.C.), Paul Christopher Brown (Elgin, S.C.), Mark William Ahring (Columbia, S.C.) and Sarah Katherine Gilliam (Charleston, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A beverage production system is provided that includes a cup dispensing station configured to dispense cups and a be...