US Patent Issued to SANDEN RETAIL SYSTEMS on June 23 for "Object dispensing unit of spiral type" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,664,851, issued on June 23, was assigned to SANDEN RETAIL SYSTEMS Corp. (Isesaki, Japan).

"Object dispensing unit of spiral type" was invented by Dai Takahashi (Isesaki, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spiral-type object dispensing unit (1) includes: a box-shaped column (2) having an opening (22) in the lower surface; a motor unit (3) including motor (11); and spiral (20) disposed in the column (2), the spiral detachably joined to rotary shaft (14) of the motor (11) at an upper end and extending spirally toward the opening (22) of the column (2) at a lower end. Products supported by the spiral (20) are dispensed from opening (22) ...