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Automated vending inventory management apparatuses and method

  • US 9,984,525 B2
  • Filed: 04/24/2014
  • Issued: 05/29/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for displaying products for sale, comprising:

  • a wall with a plurality of holes drilled through it at predetermined intervals;

    one or more storage containers configured to store a plurality of products;

    fasteners sufficient to secure the one or more storage containers to the wall through the drilled holes; and

    wherein the one or more storage containers further comprise two or more pins configured to hold the products in place, wherein the pins are substantially perpendicular to the storage containers and the pins are oriented on the storage containers to account for a shape of the products,and wherein the one or more storage containers are marked with one or more indicia readable by at least one of a sensor or camera associated with a robot.

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