ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,488,650, issued on Dec. 2.
"Self-stirring fruit cup smoothie vending machine" was invented by Huaqin Ye (Guangdong, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention discloses a self-stirring fruit cup smoothie vending machine, comprising: a storage cabinet body, a control cabinet body, a spring-loaded shelving system, a lifting mechanism, a refrigeration system, a control system, a mixing system, and a self-service payment terminal. The control cabinet body is disposed adjacent to one side of the storage cabinet body. A refrigerated compartment is provided in the lower portion of the storage cabinet body, housing the refrigerati...