Vincenzo D Difatta, 56335 W Potter St, Wood Dale, IL 60191

8196423, Jun 12, 2012

May 22, 2009

12/454741

Kyle B. Elsom - Batavia IL, US
Vincenzo DiFatta - Wood Dale IL, US
Christopher Knight - Lisle IL, US

IMI Cornelius Inc. - Glendale Heights IL

A23G 9/00

62342, 62346

A recovery system for a frozen product dispenser accommodates automatic recovery and continued operation of the dispenser in response to the output torque of a beater bar and scraper assembly drive motor exceeding a selected upper limit due to transient conditions. A controller monitors the output torque of the drive motor and, upon sensing an output torque in excess of the selected upper limit, shuts off the drive motor and operates a refrigeration system to defrost a freeze barrel within which the beater bar and scraper assembly is rotated, for a time sufficient to defrost product in the barrel. The controller then turns on the drive motor, operates the refrigeration system to refreeze product in the barrel and continues to monitor the output torque of the drive motor. The foregoing operation is repeated several times, if and as necessary, before a system error is generated.

8225621, Jul 24, 2012

May 22, 2009

12/454821

Vincenzo DiFatta - Wood Dale IL, US
Christopher J. Knight - Lisle IL, US
Wali Li - Naperville IL, US
Nikolay V. Popov - Warrenville IL, US

IMI Cornelius, Inc. - Glendale Heights IL

F25B 1/00
F25B 49/00
G01K 13/00

622283, 62129, 622281

A method and system for detecting and correcting unintended reverse or backward operation of an electric motor driven scroll compressor of a refrigeration system is characterized by monitoring the pressure at a suction side of the compressor during operation of the refrigeration and determining whether the pressure, after a first time interval following startup of the compressor, exceeds and remains in excess of a predetermined upper pressure limit for at least a second time interval. If it does, the compressor is turned off for a third time interval and is then restarted. The foregoing is repeated and if the compressor is turned off a selected number of times because of successive occurrences of high suction side pressures during operation of the refrigeration system in a chilling cycle, an error indication is generated and the refrigeration system is shut down.

2008002, Jan 31, 2008

Oct 4, 2006

11/543304

Vincenzo DiFatta - Wood Dale IL, US
Timothy E. Blazier - Elgin IL, US
Woo Chee Ngai - Singapore, SG

Emerson Electric Co. - St. Louis MO

H03M 11/00

341 22

A system is provided comprising a switching device and a response module. The switching device has a critical switch and a plurality of non-critical switches. The switching device generates an analog output voltage based on a switching state of the critical switch and each of the non-critical switches. The response module monitors the analog output voltage. The response module detects when the critical switch is closed, regardless of whether any non-critical switch is closed or any non-critical switch is open.

2011004, Mar 3, 2011

Aug 24, 2010

12/806897

E. Scott Sevcik - Crystal Lake IL, US
Dusan N. Ivancevic - Carol Stream IL, US
Andrew J. Sanguinet - Oak Park IL, US
Thaddeus M. Jablonski - Palatine IL, US
Andrew J. Tobler - Geneva IL, US
Peter S. Tinucci - Wheaton IL, US
Vincenzo DiFatta - Wood Dale IL, US

B67D 7/08
B67D 7/62
B67D 7/58
B23P 19/04

222236, 222333, 222412, 29428, 29700, 222 63

An improved undercounter ice dispenser is disclosed that has a multiple piece auger made in sections for moving ice from the dispenser bin to its ice chute. The auger ice chute invention includes a sensor to reduce ice jamming and to detect when the ice chute is filled or needs filling and works in conjunction with a paddle on the auger to help make the transition. Proportional size ice quantities may also be selected via an interface and auger control.

2020031, Oct 8, 2020

Mar 24, 2020

16/827982

- Osseo MN, US
Vincenzo DiFatta - Wood Dale IL, US
Arsalan Aslam - Bloomingdale IL, US
Michal Augustyniak - Elgin IL, US

Cornelius, Inc. - Osseo MN

B25J 11/00
B25J 9/16
B25J 5/00

A device having a platform configured to support the food products, a driving system configured to move the device, and a location detector configured to identify the location of the device within the area. A control system is configured to control the driving system based on the location of the device identified by the location detector, where the control system is configured to move the device along a primary path defined between a starting point and an ending point and to one or more fulfilment positions therebetween. The food products are received on the platform when the device moves to the one or more fulfilment positions.

2020025, Aug 13, 2020

Apr 28, 2020

16/860609

- Osseo MN, US
Jeffrey Joray - Lake Villa IL, US
Vincenzo DiFatta - Wood Dale IL, US
Fernando Sanchez - Chicago IL, US
E. Scott Sevcik - Crystal Lake IL, US

Cornelius, Inc. - Osseo MN

G06F 3/0488
G07F 13/06
G06F 3/0484
G06F 3/0482
G06F 3/0481
A47J 31/44
G06F 3/0486

Systems and method for beverage dispense from a plurality of users include a beverage dispenser with a touch-sensitive graphical display. A computer of the beverage dispenser receives touch event data points and identifies one or more GUI sections of a plurality of GUI sections associated with the received touch event data points. The computer further operates to interpret a touch event input and provide a command responsive to the input to an associated dispensing unit.

2019035, Nov 21, 2019

May 9, 2019

16/408012

- Osseo MN, US
Vincenzo DiFatta - Wood Dale IL, US
Michal Augustyniak - Elgin IL, US

Cornelius, Inc. - Osseo MN

B67D 1/00
B67D 1/08
B67D 1/12
G06K 19/07
G06K 7/10

A system for automatically dispensing beverages according to a drink order. The system includes a conveyor that conveys a plurality of cup holders in and between a cup receiving location, a dispensing location, and a serving location. A cup dispenser is configured to dispense a cup into each of the plurality of cup holders at the cup receiving location. A plurality of additive dispensers is configured to dispense additives to the cup at the dispensing location. A controller is configured to receive the drink order, create a recipe from the drink order and link the recipe with one of the plurality of cup holders via a marker, dispense a cup to the cup holder via the cup dispenser, and thereafter control the conveyor and the plurality of additive dispensers so that the cup is filled with a beverage according to the recipe and then conveyed to the serving location.

2019021, Jul 11, 2019

Jan 7, 2019

16/241062

- Niles IL, US
Jeffrey L. Garascia - Dublin OH, US
Vincenzo DiFatta - Wood Dale IL, US

G08B 13/24
G07C 9/00

A lock-out, tag-out system for use with an appliance having a door includes a lock for controlling opening of the door. The lock has a locked state and an unlocked state. A controller is communicatively coupled to the lock. An automatic identification and data capture system includes a tag and a reader. The reader is communicatively coupled to the controller. When the reader receives a signal from the tag indicating the presence of the tag within an opening envelope, the reader communicates with the controller to transmit a signal to the lock to change the state of the lock from the locked state to the unlocked state. The tag is located on or in the personal protective equipment item. The system may include a second tag on the appliance, the signal of which is attenuated by a user's body and compared to the signal from the first tag to determine whether protective equipment is worn.