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Food, Beverage & Culinary Technologies
The Global Reach | Patent Citation Archive
Original IMX inventions appear in subsequent patent literature involving personalized beverage dispensing, customized nutritional formulations, automated culinary ingredient preparation, and computerized beverage manufacturing and production management.
Beverage Customization & Personalized Nutrition
The Coca-Cola Company
Selectable Beverage Dispensing
Four Coca-Cola patents concerning selectable beverage dispensing cite CA 2,587,098 A1 — Automated Customized Cosmetic Dispenser, an earlier IMX invention.
US 10,046,959 also cites CA 2,461,307 A1 — Apparatus and Method for Custom Cosmetic Dispensing.
Customized Beverage Compositions
Two additional Coca-Cola patents concerning selectable ingredients and beverage compositions cite both Canadian IMX publications:
Coca-Cola Freestyle — Patent References
Three Coca-Cola patents addressing combined products, dispensing, and promotions directly cite US 7,099,740 B2 — Nail Polish Color Selection System:
All three also identify Coca-Cola Freestyle-related materials in their non-patent reference lists.
The records establish the presence of both the original IMX patent citation and Freestyle references within these later patent documents. They do not establish that IMX technology was incorporated into commercial Freestyle equipment.
Fonterra
Fonterra's US 7,762,181 B2 — Customised Nutritional Food and Beverage Dispensing System was granted in 2010.
The invention concerns computerized preparation of individualized nutritional foods and beverages through ingredient selection and controlled dispensing.
Its patent references include:
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US 2002/0179639 A1 — Point-of-Sale Body Powder Dispensing System
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WO 2003/026458 A2 — Apparatus and Method for Custom Cosmetic Dispensing
Both publications concern original IMX dispensing technologies.
Automated
Culinary
Ingredient Dispensing
Ho Lee
Ho Lee's US 2014/0018943 A1 — Seasoning Dispensing Device for an Internet-Linked Cooking Assistant System was published in 2014.
The invention concerns computerized seasoning measurement and dispensing using electronically supplied recipe information and serving quantities.
Original IMX patent cited:
US 6,412,658 B1 — Point-of-Sale Body Powder Dispensing System
The U.S. application was subsequently abandoned.
Tastetro
Tastetro's US 2015/0060481 A1 — Automated Dispenser and Method for Dispensing describes cartridge-based dispensing systems for preparing measured combinations of spices, herbs, and other culinary ingredients.
Related U.S. grants:
Original IMX patent cited:
US 6,412,658 B1 — Point-of-Sale Body Powder Dispensing System
Beverage Manufacturing & Composition Management
Oracle International Corporation
Composition Tracking
Oracle's US 7,801,689 B2 — Systems and Methods for Tracking the Composition of Distilled Spirits in Production and Storage, granted in 2010, concerns computerized tracking of ingredient quantities, blending operations, and production records.
Original IMX publication cited:
US 2005/0067425 A1 — Apparatus and Method for Custom Cosmetic Dispensing
Beverage Development & Manufacturing
Oracle's US 7,801,777 B2 — System and Method for Managing the Development and Manufacturing of a Beverage, also granted in 2010, addresses computerized information management for beverage development and production.
Original IMX publication cited:
WO 2003/026458 A2 — Apparatus and Method for Custom Cosmetic Dispensing
Both Oracle patents directly identify original IMX publications in their cited patent records.
About These
Patent References
These records document references to original inventions associated with Julie R. Bartholomew, MD and historical IMX technologies.
References may appear in granted patents, published applications, patent citation lists, technical specifications, or related international patent-family records.
Multiple publications belonging to the same invention family are identified together where appropriate. Direct citations and family-level references are distinguished when relevant.
Patent citations establish documentary connections within the technical literature. They do not independently demonstrate commercial adoption, implementation, licensing, endorsement, or business relationships.
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