ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,770, issued on March 31, was assigned to Lancer Corp. (San Antonio).
"Methods and apparatus for cup dispensing" was invented by James Elexander Bruce II (San Antonio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cup dispenser (10) and associated methods are provided in which the cup dispenser (10) is tiltable (including rotation) between a dispensing position and a loading position. In the loading position, cups are easily loaded into the cup dispenser (10). A rolling-element bearing (30) may, among other mechanisms, be employed to facilitate the movement."
The patent was filed on Dec. 20, 2023, under Application No. 18/391,598.
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