Did You Know...
...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8006821 | Rotary anti-pullback unit of fletched fins A rotary anti-pullback unit is provided which comprises a rotor 22 and a frame 43 for rotatably supporting the rotor 22. Rotor 22 comprises a plurality of disks 25 arranged coaxially in a line and in axially spaced relation to each... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7980557 | Document handler capable of protecting a built-in sensor from extraneous substance A document handler is provided with a casement 1 which comprises a lower case 6 which has a lower cover 7 for providing a bottom surface of a passageway 5 and a lower tray 8 attached to a bottom of lower cover 7 to form ther... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7913831 | Intelligent cash box system and method for transmitting code information An intelligent cash box system is provided which comprises: a validator 2 attached in a bill handling apparatus 1; a detection sensor 45 mounted in validator 2; a control circuit 47 connected to detection sensor 45; a card | 03/29/2011 |
| 7909152 | Bill handling apparatus and method for transmitting code information A bill handling apparatus is provided that comprises an intelligent cash box system for transmitting information from a validator 2 to a stacker 4. The intelligent cash box system comprises a card 3 bearing a code recorded on the card 3 f... | 03/22/2011 |
| D624968 | Document validator with recycle unit | 10/05/2010 |
| D623694 | Document validator | 09/14/2010 |
| 7677380 | Optical sensing device for detecting optical features of valuable papers An optical sensing device for detecting plural optical features of valuable papers is provided that comprises first and second photocouplers 5 and 6 or 9 and 10 positioned in the vicinity of and on the opposite sides of a passageway 13... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677379 | Optical sensing device for detecting optical features of valuable papers An optical sensing device for detecting plural optical features of valuable papers is provided that comprises first and second photocoupers 5 and 6 or 9 and 10 positioned in the vicinity of and on the opposite sides of a passageway 13 | 03/16/2010 |
| D610201 | Document validator | 02/16/2010 |
| 7240780 | Apparatus for discriminating valuable papers with centering means An apparatus for discriminating valuable papers is provided wherein a validation control circuit 56 (i) drives conveyer device 8 to inwardly move bill along passageway 9 when inlet sensor 13 detects bill, (ii) ceases driving of conveyer d... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7182197 | Optical sensing device for detecting optical features of valuable papers An optical sensing device for detecting plural optical features of valuable papers is provided that comprises first and second photocoupers 5 and 6 or 9 and 10 positioned in the vicinity of and on the opposite sides of a passageway 13 | 02/27/2007 |
| D523482 | Document validator | 06/20/2006 |
| 6993758 | Method and apparatus for renewing software in a software-operated machine A method and apparatus for renewing software in a software-controlled machine is provided wherein a sensor 16 detects external command information to shift an operation control circuit 50 from an operating mode to a renewal mode, and then detects exter... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6889850 | Bill processing device A bill handling apparatus has a deposit/withdrawal unit (2) at the inner upper side of a casing (1), a base unit (3) at the inner lower side of the casing (1), and intermediate units (4A-4C) between the units (2) and ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6874681 | Valuable paper distinguishable by a validator for discriminating bills A valuable paper is provided which comprises on a surface of the paper 50 a characteristic pattern 51 detectable by a sensor 16 of a validator 10 to discriminate authenticity of a bill inserted into the validator 10. The bill has a... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6648761 | Method and apparatus for issuing coupons for a gaming machine A coupon issuing apparatus for a gaming machine is provided which comprises a hopper 2 for containing a plurality of blank coupon, a conveyer means 20 for discharging a blank coupon from the hopper 2 and transporting the blank coupon along a passageway 14... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6585260 | Bill stacker with an observation window The bill stacker is provided which comprises an encasement 50b for forming a compartment 51 for storing bills therein; a cover 52 provided in the encasement 50b; and a window 70 for visual observation of a bill stacked in the compartment 51 without unlock... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6352175 | Note holding and dispensing device with cassette A note holding and dispensing device is provided which comprises a frame 16; a cassette 18 removably positioned in a cavity 112 of the frame 16; a transfer device 24 which comprises an extraction drive means 120 and a conveyer means 122 provided in the fr... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6325242 | Note holding and dispensing device with cassette A note holding and dispensing device is provided which comprises a frame 16; a cassette 18 removably positioned in a cavity 112 of the frame 16; a transfer device 24 which comprises an extraction drive means 120 and a conveyer means 122 provided in the fr... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6264556 | Gaming machine having note hopper/dispenser A gaming machine, such as for example a slot machine, including a bill validator to accept paper currency to obtain game play credits, and a note hopper for dispensing paper currency, bank notes or cash equivalent scrip as at least a portion of the payout... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6179110 | Bank note discriminating apparatus and bank note drawing means detecting method A bill validator is provided which comprises a rotator with a slit and being rotatably attached to the bill validator, the slit being capable of aligning with a passageway when the rotator is in an initial position; a driving device for rotating the rotat... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6125195 | Bill validator of master-slave type and method for download of validator A bill validator of master-slave type is provided for easy downloading. A master discriminating circuit (40) is switched from a validating mode to a master mode by operation of the master mode switch (48) to forward the download information to a slave dis... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6098837 | Note hopper/dispenser A note hopper/dispenser for dispensing paper currency, bank notes or cash equivalent scrip.... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6019210 | Warming-up type bill validator A temperature sensor 51 is provided in the bill validator according to the present invention to produce a detection signal when a temperature in the case 11 is lowered below a predetermined level. Upon occurrence of the detection signal of the temperature... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5494144 | Bill handling apparatus After passing in a deformed shape through bending device 28 provided between validator 24 and stacker 25, a bill 23 recovers its initial flat shape due to its own elasticity and provides a face which intersects blocking edges 31. After the bill 23 passes ... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5420406 | Bill validator with bar code detector A bill validator which may validate bills and bar coded documents is provided. A central processing unit of the bill validator comprises discriminator means for receiving outputs of sensor means for detecting magnetic or optical feature of the bills; and ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5381019 | Currency validator using a photocoupler for image recognition using cylindrical lens A photocoupler for image recognition is disclosed which comprises a case, a pair of a light emitting diode and a light sensitive transistor, and a cylindrical lens which forms the light emitted from the diode into a linear light image on a surface of an o... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5372361 | Bill handling apparatus with exchangeable pusher for stacker A casing of a stacker is provided with an opening and a chamber for disposing a pusher within the casing adjacent to the opening so that the pusher can be removably attached within the stacker. Also provided in the pusher is a slit-shaped inlet connected ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5344135 | Currency stacker resistible against unauthorized extraction of currency therefrom A currency stacker is disclosed which a pusher is positioned within a first chamber of a casing. This pusher comprises a base plate, a pusher plate and a link connecting the base plate and pusher plate for traveling the pusher plate from the retracted pos... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5242041 | Apparatus for currency validation An apparatus for currency validation is disclosed in which a belt-pulley arrangement is provided in a housing to transport a bill along a passageway for identification of the bill by sensing the optical or magnetic characteristics of the bill. A lever wit... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5167411 | Apparatus for currency validation An apparatus for currency validation is disclosed which comprises a validator for identifying authenticity of a bill and a stacker for storing bills. The validator includes a lower portion which has a fixing panel secured to an inner panel surface of a su... | 12/01/1992 |
