1. Team 1: Jon Schwarz, Carlo Mesina, Mike Wei & Bill Bergquist Patent Liability Analysis

2. Patent 4011967 – “Electronic System Device for Control of Ingredient Dispensing in a Cup Beverage Vendor”  Granted March 1977  Electronically controlled dispensing system in vending machines  Coin triggered relay switch and beverage selection relay switch activate machine  Novelty is using electric instead of mechanical control

3. Patent App. 20020134831 – “Food Containers with Transponders”  Applied September 2002  Active or Passive RFID Track Containers Amount of Beverage Poured Number of Times Poured Type of Material Poured  All data stored on RFID

4. Patent 7617850 – “Beverage Dispensing System”  Granted November 2009  RFID in bottom of the cup.  IR beam detects cup and turns on antenna  Controlled by microcontroller or CPU  Ounces of beverage

5. Patent 7617850 – “Beverage Dispensing System” cont.  PCB sends data using “any way known in the art” Specifies Ethernet  Dispensing head stops Cup is removed Cup capacity is reached  Information is all stored on RFID tag instead of at a central location  Multiple spouts for pouring