267 results about "Food drink" patented technology

The invention disclosed with this Application is a autonomous mobile system comprising: a means of achieving mobility, a means of navigating, a means of providing autonomous power, and a means of providing general purpose computing.In some embodiments, the system comprises a base unit capable of sensing its environment and computing navigation instructions to direct the system to move to particular locations and execute particular functions, as directed by a set of programmed instructions.In some embodiments, a coupling exists on the base unit to attach additional structures and mechanisms. These structures may comprise a means for carrying packages or other items, robotic manipulators that can grab and move objects, interactive audio and video displays for telepresence applications, a means for serving food and drink, etc. These extensions may be designed to be detachable and interchangeable, or may be designed to be permanently attached to the base unit.

A disposable protective bib comprises a generally rectangular sheet of flexible, liquid-impervious material. The bib has a top portion comprising a yoke to accommodate the user's neck and a bottom portion comprising at least one fastening element for securing the bib to a table. The bib forms a pocket between the wearer and the table to catch food and beverages that may be spilled. The yoke comprises at least one perforated tear section to release the bib from the wearer.

A tray is disclosed for carrying food on dinnerware between a restaurant kitchen to customers. The tray includes a vertically disposed support member having upper and lower ends with a handle being secured to the upper end of the support member. A plurality of vertically spaced and horizontally disposed disc-shaped members are selectively rotatably secured to the support member. Different sizes and shapes of dinnerware may be carried by the tray by inserting the inner ends thereof between the outer ends of the support members. The tray is also designed to be able to carry wine bottles and wine glasses.

A combination including a folding wagon having pairs of front and back wheels, a frame, a fabric basket coupled to the frame, a cooler located within the basket to carry food and beverages to he kept cold, and a flexible table removably attached to the wagon at the frame thereof. The wagon is capable of being folded from an expanded configuration, at which the cooler is transported within the basket, to a compact collapsed configuration to facilitate storage or transport of the wagon. The flexible table is also detachably connected to the top of the cooler so that the table is held over the open top of the wagon basket by the cooler. The cooler is disconnected from the table to be lifted out of the wagon basket and removed from the wagon by way of a cooler access opening formed through the top of the table.

A system, computer program and computer-based method for managing casino operations. The system provides for employee management and information storage and retrieval for a significant number of casino operations. The system includes an attendance controller that receives, stores and displays attendance information for casino personnel. Casino personnel are issued cards that uniquely identify them and monitor them in the fulfillment of their roles. Players may also receive these types of cards, which can be used to record their casino activity and reward them for playing. The system provides for dealer rotation so that dealer rotation information may be received, stored and displayed. Organic light emitting diode devices, resident at casino tables, may be used to request and manage the table, including food and beverage requests for the table.

A caddy device for carrying and organizing articles being transported in a vehicle. The caddy is user-configurable to one or multiple individual compartments for optimizing their dimensions for carrying, holding and organizing articles such as filled shopping bags or food and drinks. Employing multiple dividers the device may be deployed to numerous different positions to adjust the compartment size. An optional cooler bag for transport of cold items is also engagable within the compartments.

A caddy for carrying food and drink items includes a mounting member configured to receive at least a portion of a drinking vessel and a holding member extending from the mounting member, configured to hold an item adjacent a drinking vessel. The mounting member can be configured to receive a bottom, sidewall or top of a drinking vessel. The holding member can include a bottom wall extending from the mounting member and a sidewall extending from the bottom wall, where at least the sidewall and bottom wall defining a holding space. The holding member can be either hingedly or rigidly coupled to the mounting member.