Xuejun Li, 50Pleasantville, NY

2012013, Jun 7, 2012

Dec 2, 2010

12/959123

Xuejun Li - White Plains NY, US
William W. Segiet - Bethel CT, US
Fernando A. Ubidia - Ludlow MA, US
John F. Lewis - Monson MA, US
Aaron M. Stein - Middletown CT, US

PEPSICO, INC. - Purchase NY

B67D 7/00
B67D 7/08
B67D 7/82
B67D 7/78

222 64, 2221465, 2221291

An apparatus and method may be configured for detecting selection between a hot version and a cold version of a beverage, causing opening of a first of a plurality of valves and closing of a second of the plurality of valves for providing water to a first of a plurality of mixing chambers based on the selection, causing delivery of beverage concentrate to the first mixing chamber, controlling a flow rate of the water and a flow rate of the beverage concentrate into the mixing chamber for mixing of the water with the beverage concentrate in a controlled ratio to create the beverage, and dispensing the beverage from the mixing chamber.

D676701, Feb 26, 2013

Dec 9, 2011

29/408334

Terry Tae-Il Chung - New Fairfield CT, US
Xuejun Li - White Plains NY, US
Deborah Jones Absalon - Converse TX, US
Jason Anthony Minica - Shertz TX, US
Alfred A. Schroeder - San Antonio TX, US

PepsiCo, Inc. - Purchase NY

0701

D 7307, D7308, D7311

2022041, Dec 29, 2022

Jun 28, 2021

17/360483

- Purchase NY, US
Xuejun LI - Pleasantville NY, US
Yong Jin SEROCK - Newtown CT, US
Bilal BAJWA - Raleigh NC, US
Naga VANKADARI - White Plains NY, US

G07F 9/10
G05B 19/042

A vending machine includes a product storage cabinet having a housing defining a storage compartment for storing a product and a door movably connected to the housing. A product sensor is configured to detect removal of the product from the storage compartment. The vending machine further includes a control assembly configured to control operation of the vending machine. The control assembly includes a support structure, a control unit mounted on the support structure, a transceiver mounted on the support structure, and a power supply mounted on the support structure. The control assembly is configured to receive information from collected by the product sensor to determine an identity of the product removed from the storage compartment.

2022027, Aug 25, 2022

May 9, 2022

17/662520

- Purchase NY, US
Xuejun LI - White Plains NY, US
Yong SEROCK - Newtown CT, US
Cheuk Chi LAU - White Plains NY, US
Martyn Thomas MITCHELL - Royston, GB
Euan MORRISON - Cambridge, GB
Wai Ting CHAN - Cambridge, GB
Samuel Luke JOHNSTONE - Cambridge, GB
Erik David WILLIAMS - Cambridge, GB

G07F 9/02
G07F 11/62
G07F 9/00
G06Q 30/06

A vending machine has an interactive customer experience. Some embodiments of the vending machine include a transparent front wall with a plurality of display units located behind the front wall. Each of the display units may contain an example of a product available for vending. Based on input received from a customer and other information, the vending machine may provide a recommendation for a product or products to select for purchase. The vending machine may highlight the recommendation by selectively illuminating the product display units that contain the recommended products.

2021039, Dec 23, 2021

Jun 22, 2020

16/907933

- Purchase NY, US
Cheuk Chi LAU - White Plains NY, US
Xuejun LI - Pleasantville NY, US
Darren LING - New Hyde Park NY, US
Bernard YANG - Edison NJ, US

G06Q 30/06
G06Q 20/18
G06Q 20/20
G06Q 10/08
G07F 11/00
G10L 15/26
G06F 3/16
G06K 9/00

A method of presenting product information in a vending machine may include detecting audio information from a consumer and converting the audio information to a text string. The method may include identifying a keyword in the text string, and determining products from a product database associated with the keyword. The method may include returning a list of the products that correspond to the keyword.

2021009, Apr 1, 2021

Sep 27, 2019

16/586307

- Purchase NY, US
Xuejun LI - White Plains NY, US
Cheuk Chi LAU - White Plains NY, US
Drishti MASAND - Boston MA, US
Priscila LAZARINI - Sorocaba/São Paulo, BR

F25D 23/06
F25D 23/02
F25D 23/00

A vacuum-insulated cooler for storing products. The cooler includes a housing and a storage compartment enclosed by the housing for storing products. The storage compartment includes a lower wall, an upper wall, and sidewalls extending from the lower wall to the upper wall that include vacuum-insulated glass. The storage compartment further includes a door for providing access to the products within the storage compartment.

2021009, Apr 1, 2021

Nov 25, 2020

17/104951

- Purchase NY, US
Cheuk Chi LAU - White Plains NY, US
Xuejun LI - White Plains NY, US
Yong SEROCK - Newton CT, US
Wai Ting CHAN - Cambridge, GB
Samuel Luke JOHNSTONE - Cambridge, GB
Martyn Thomas MITCHELL - Royston, GB
Euan MORRISON - Cambridge, GB
Erik David WILLIAMS - Cambridge, GB

G07F 11/02
G05D 1/00
G08G 1/00
G06Q 20/32
G06Q 30/06

Mobile vending machines for storing and dispensing products to consumers at various locations. A mobile vending machine may include a product storage system, a user interface, a powertrain system, and a control unit. A consumer may view a list of products in the mobile vending machine using a mobile device, such as a smart phone. The consumer may summon the mobile vending machine to a location using the mobile device, and the mobile vending machine may automatically complete a transaction with the consumer, where the consumer receives a product from the mobile vending machine. The control unit may enable the mobile vending machine to autonomously travel to the location of the consumer.

2020017, Jun 4, 2020

Nov 30, 2018

16/206474

- Purchase NY, US
Emad JAFA - Brewster NY, US
Cheuk Chi LAU - White Plains NY, US
Xuejun LI - White Plains NY, US
Yong SEROCK - Newton CT, US
Wai Ting CHAN - Cambridge, GB
Samuel Luke JOHNSTONE - Cambridge, GB
Martyn Thomas MITCHELL - Royston, GB
Euan MORRISON - Cambridge, GB
Erik David WILLIAMS - Cambridge, GB

G07F 11/00

Modular vending machines for storing and dispensing products to consumers. A modular vending machine may include a product storage system, a user interface, and a control unit. Several modular vending machines may be stacked and/or arranged together in various configurations. Several modular vending machines may be linked electronically and may communicate with each other and/or with a user mobile device over a network. A modular vending machine may automatically complete a transaction with the consumer, where the consumer removes a product from the modular vending machine. A consumer may access and purchase products from several modular vending machines in one transaction.