Quotables
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
Ken Olsen, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corporation ; 1977
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 |
| 7401482 | Portable locker apparatus Portable locker apparatus is disclosed comprising three parts or components which includes a locker body formed of plastic material a tray for holding beverage cans placed horizontally on wave form ridges in the tray, and a carrying bag fitting around the portable l... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7335903 | Detachable bill acceptor mounting arrangement A detachable bill acceptor mounting arrangement includes a face panel of a vending machine, the face panel having two protruding locating plates at two sides and an angled guide groove at each protruding locating plate, and a bill acceptor formed of a lower unit and... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7240978 | Sliding assisting device A sliding assisting device assists a movable body to move between a drawn-in position and a drawn-out position relative a main body. The sliding assisting device includes a unit main body provided on one of the main body and the movable body, and having a slider, a ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7236085 | Lock with remotely activated lockout feature A method for controlling access to a storage unit owned by an owner, wherein a renter has access to the storage unit unless the owner receives the legal right to deny the renter access to the storage unit and decides to do so. In this method, the storage unit is sec... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7212098 | Portable security container A process and security container that enable local protection and remote transportation of items found with the environment of a contemporary office, while generating a log of users who have gained access to the container. The container may be constructed with one o... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7175067 | Safety device for bank note storage apparatus The application is directed to a safety device for a bank note storage apparatus. If banknotes are not place properly in the compartment of the tray but overlie a flange of the safety device as the tray is pushed into the slot and flange will jam between pegs and, c... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172111 | Connecting/holding machine of cash container and connecting/holding unit of cash container A connecting/holding machine 30 of a cash container according to the present invention holds a cash container 15 having a bottom portion 15a and a back face side portion 15d and provided with first terminal portions 22 | 02/06/2007 |
| 7140608 | Bill box for bill acceptor A bill box used in the bill receiver of a coin exchanger for accommodating banknotes received by the bill receiver is disclosed to have a gate installed in the first chamber thereof and a driving mechanism controllable to move the gate between two positions to close... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7066335 | Apparatus for receiving and distributing cash The present invention relates to methods and systems for receiving and distributing currency. In particular, the present invention provides a novel apparatus for the inflow and outflow of a variety of currency. The systems of the present invention are capable of rec... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7043946 | Disguised safe A safe for storing valuables such as guns has an external configuration that resembles a water processing apparatus such as a water heater, water softener, or pressure tank. The safe includes a door that provides access to a dry cavity within the safe for storing va... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6989732 | Electronic lock system and method for its use with card only mode An improved electronic lock system is provided for use with real estate lock boxes where there is the need for many people to access the secured compartment of the lock box in a controlled manner. Each user has an identification card with a non-volatile secure memor... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6845640 | Quick-release lockable long gun case A quick-release lockable long gun case encloses the breech, trigger guard and trigger of a long gun allowing the barrel and stock to protrude through oppositely disposed openings. A keypad may be preprogrammed with a combination that must be entered to allow access ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6843081 | Secure firearm holder A secure firearm holder (10) includes an outwardly swinging hinged plate (14) that is hinged to a holder base (12) with a gun (44) mounted at a side of the plate in a ready-to-use orientation when the plate swings outwardly. In a preferre... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6591765 | Security system An apparatus for preventing the removal of cassettes from an automated teller machine along their guide paths includes mountings and a plurality of retainers, each associated with its respective cassette. Each retainer is securable in an operational posit... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6546881 | Expandable cash box An expandable cash box system for storing bills including a chassis housing attachable to a bill validator and having an open end adapted to receive bills from the validator and a sliding enclosure housing disposed in telescopic relation to the chassis ho... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6523374 | Safety device for firearms A lockable gun safety storage having a rigid mounting member adapted to be fixedly attached to an item, a mounting means positioned on the mounting member, the mounting means adapted to hold a receptacle, said receptacle being sized to receive a firearm t... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6490893 | Portable lockbox A portable lock-box for storing and safekeeping valuables including money and credit cards. The portable lock-box includes a hand-held container having a front wall, a back wall, side walls, and end walls with one of the end walls having a slot disposed t... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6296079 | Self-service terminals Apparatus for improving the accessibility of a self-service terminal (SST) (50) comprises a sensor (52) for detecting the height of a user and a drive arrangement (84, 88) for moving a section of the terminal fascia incorporating a user-interfacing elemen... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6289261 | Gaming machine payout dispensing system and method In a system and method for a payout in the form of paper tokens from a gaming machine, the system includes a hopper for dispensing the paper tokens, a cassette for containing the paper tokens, and software for controlling the operations of the payout of t... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6247415 | Device for protecting securities The invention concerns a protective device for valuable documents, including a volume capable of being closed and divided into two compartments, one of the compartments being used to receive the documents to be protected while in the second compartment ca... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6178897 | Protective device for valuable documents The invention concerns a protective device for valuable documents, including a volume capable of being closed and divided into two compartments, one of the compartments being used to receive the documents to be protected while in the second compartment ca... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6135034 | Trash can safe A trash can safe for hiding and storing valuables. The trash can safe includes a base and a perimeter side wall upwardly extending around the base to define an interior space. A plurality of stackable trays are provided in the interior space. The trays ar... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6065408 | Security case A security case includes a body and a lid. The lid is manipulatable between a closed and an open configuration. The case further includes a controller and a configuration sensitive switch connected thereto. An electro-mechanical locking arrangement and an... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6014594 | Gaming machine payout dispensing system with on escrow area and locks In a system and method for a payout in the form of paper tokens from a gaming machine, the system includes a hopper for dispensing the paper tokens, a cassette for containing the paper tokens, and software for controlling the operations of the payout of t... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5979339 | Lock box apparatus adapted for use with license plate mounting structures A lock box assembly is mountable to a vehicle to receive an item to be protected and to affix a license plate thereto. The lock box apparatus comprises an elongated housing formed by an anchoring plate and a door and having an interior sized to receive th... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5947038 | Security box apparatus Security box apparatus is adapted for use with a conventional license plate mounting structure of a vehicle which includes a plurality of spaced apart installation holes. The security box apparatus is adapted to affix a license plate thereto to secure a p... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5918554 | Credit card security device A new credit card security device for securely housing credit cards and identification. The inventive device includes a housing having a generally rectangular configuration. The housing has an open upper end, a closed lower end, a wide front face, a wide ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5806439 | Transport system for automatic teller machines The present invention is a transport system for an automatic teller machine (ATM). The transport system comprises a motor-driven mechanism and a pair of bearing assemblies. The ATM is positioned within a housing and moves between a retracted position and ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5722332 | Apparatus and process for conducting deposit and drawing operations of banknotes and valuables An apparatus comprising a protective envelope (2) having one aperture (3), casings (4) for banknotes and valuables (5), support and movement members (6) engaging the casings (4) and adapted to impose a first movement along a selection path to said casings... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5628258 | Cash vault with a vault control unit to be operated selectively by two tellers A cash vault (1) has vault control unit (7) to be operated alternately by two tellers (4a, 4b), with only a single banknote disbursement (11) and input unit (39). The disbursement opening of banknote disbursement unit (11) is closeable by a two-part cover... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5619932 | Vault for storing coins and/or tokens A vault insertable into a coin and/or token collecting device and having a portion which is openable upon such insertion and closeable and lockable upon removal therefrom for storing coins and/or tokens received from the collecting device. The vault inclu... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5615625 | System for the secure transportation of articles A system for the secure transportation of articles such as cheques and bank notes comprises first and second docking stations at different locations, and a secure container which mates with the docking stations. The container has a number of lockable door... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5607102 | Tamper-resistant cash box A tamper-resistant cash box combination including a cash box support structure defining a storage cavity accessible through a front opening, a closed cash box sized to fit snugly into the structure containing a front panel for fitting flush with the struc... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5558027 | Self contained safe caster system The disclosure relates to a retractable caster assembly for use on large safes weighing in the 1000 pound range and above. The caster assembly utilizes a plurality of retractable casters which can be lowered to permit moving a safe from one place to anoth... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5528998 | Lock box apparatus A lock box apparatus is adapted for mounting onto mounting structure to secure a protected item thereto. The lock box apparatus comprises an anchoring plate, a door, and a latching assembly. The door is connected to the anchoring plate to provide a housin... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5488913 | Apparatus for automatically receiving and dispensing banknotes and valuables Apparatus for automatically receiving and dispensing banknotes and valuables comprising a protection casing (2) provided with access openings (3, 4), compartments (7) adapted to contain banknotes and valuables and movable along a loop-shaped movement path... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5384992 | Apparatus for extending an enclosure Garage extension apparatus comprising a pair of channel section guide tracks, one on each sidewall of the garage, and a movable structure formed of a roof, depending sidewalls and an up-and-over door. The structure is supported on a pair of ground engagin... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5379704 | Service access system for automatic teller kiosk A system for allowing access to the automatic teller machine (ATM) in a kiosk for repair, replenishment of money, etc. The ATM is mounted on a top plate with the operating control panel extending slightly through an opening in the exterior surface of the ... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5346066 | Key safe A key safe for hiding a key out-of-doors. The key safe is an article having a facade that resembles a nest of an insect. Preferably the nest resembles the nest of a stinging insect and more preferably the nest of a mud dauber wasp. This device is composed... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5299511 | Bellcrank assembly for moving an ATM module An apparatus is provided for moving an ATM housed in a structure from a retracted position to an extended position. The apparatus includes a base and a mechanism coupled to the ATM module for guiding movement of the ATM module relative to the base. The ap... | 04/05/1994 |
