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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087541 | Automatic product vending machine The present invention relates to an automatic product dispenser, i.e. vending machine featuring improved product delivery ability. The vending machine according to the present invention comprises at least one tray (5) for supporting the products (2) to... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7273158 | Golf ball dispensing and retrieving system A golf ball dispensing and retrieving system for efficiently assisting a golfer in practicing putting. The golf ball dispensing and retrieving system includes an elongated tube having a lower opening, a clamp extending from a side of the tube for removably attaching... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7032776 | Vending machine bucket drive control The disclosed invention is a dispensing apparatus and method for dispensing product from a vending machine. The invention employs a motor for bi-directionally rotating a dispenser bucket between two bumpers which physically obstruct and limit the rotational travel, ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6966455 | Apparatus and method for vending products having various dimensions An improved method and apparatus for vending products, and particularly beverage containers, of varied sizes, shapes and configurations are disclosed. The products to be vended are aligned in selectable ordered queues within a vending machine that can include a tran... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6945427 | Self-learning depth logic for multi-depth vendor control The disclosed invention is a dispensing apparatus and method for dispensing product from a vending machine. The invention employs a product vend detector to sense when products are dispensed. A controller compares the occurrences of products actually dispensed to th... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6902083 | Method for dispensing medical items A dispenser (10) for dispensing medical items (68, 70, 72) includes dispenser modules (28, 30) movably mounted thereon. The dispenser modules are selectively operative to dispense medical items therefrom into a path (54) which is connecte... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6739477 | Golf ball dispenser A golf ball dispenser for holding a plurality of golf balls. The dispenser has a handle portion, a dispensing portion, and an elongated cylindrical tube extending between the handle portion and the dispensing portion. A channel extends along the length of the dispen... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6523719 | Container dispenser for merchandiser A merchandiser dispensing assembly for bottles having a cap and an integral neck flange, the assembly including a track having opposed rails receiving the neck flange in suspended sliding relation and a bottle engageable stop portion at the front end. A g... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6432719 | Matrix storage and dispensing system The present invention provides a system and process providing variable access to, as well as quick and accurate dispensing of, numerous selected reagents from a mass storage arrangement. According to one embodiment, an array of reagent dispensers is suppo... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6412654 | Vending machine A vending machine for vending articles such as cassettes or boxes is disclosed which has a touch screen (18) for receiving user input commands, a key pad (26) and credit card or coin payment devices (22, 24). A control system (FIGS. 11 to 13 and 23) contr... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6409045 | Vending machine for bottles A vending machine for vending a plurality of bottles each of which are supported in an upright position only at a top portion of each of the bottles include a planar dispensing rack having a plurality of elongated slots therein for storing and dispensing ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6260734 | Device for distributing parts singly and a device for storing these parts A device for dispensing single components, in particular rivets of different shapes and sizes, wherein the rivets are conveyed to a riveting station one by one in a given direction along a path; the rivets are moved along and within an elastic sheath (11)... | 07/17/2001 |
| 5975600 | Golf ball retrieving and dispensing device A tubular golf ball retrieving and dispensing device that includes a tubular main body for storage of the retrieved balls with an open retrieving/dispensing end. A one-way detent obstructs the retrieving/dispensing end so that balls may be forced past the... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5967364 | Large product vending system A large product vending system which allows for the dispensing of large diameter product from a vending machine is presented. The system includes a dispense mechanism associated with the existing column walls and columns defined therebetween of a machine ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5893482 | Product-dispensing device of a vending machine A rocker, which is pivotable for dispensing products and has a lower product support part, is arranged at the bottom of a product shaft in a product-dispensing device of a vending machine. To achieve trouble-free dispensing even in the case of bottles or ... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5833091 | Portable see-through golf ball dispenser A golf ball dispenser formed of a plurality of transparent tubular golf ball containers attached by a mounting bridge member and a strap. A connector on the strap permits attaching the dispenser to a rigid object. Each container includes a loading opening... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5806122 | Automatic golf ball washer caddy This invention relates to a more improved Golf Ball Cleaner, ball storage with accessories such as a clipboard, area for storing tees, pencil, liquid solution and a towel. This invention is an Automatic Golf Ball Washer Caddy. This Golf Ball Washer can be... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5791512 | Automatic vending equipment There are used article display shelves each comprising a plurality of article storing compartments arranged vertically and laterally, the article storing compartments each holding a plurality of articles in a front-declined state, and the articles in each... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5791516 | Apparatus and method for dispensing items from a vending machine A dispensing apparatus and method for vending machines includes in one embodiment vertical vending from one or more columns. Each column is defined by two walls. A triggering mechanism at the bottom of the column is actuated by the rotation of a rod from ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5738485 | Pallet handling apparatus There is provided a pallet dispensing apparatus wherein the carriage assembly is reciprocably movable in a vertical direction and has first and second transversely extending rails with pallet supporting members secured thereto. Each of the rails has a cam... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5632687 | Golf ball dispensing apparatus The present invention is directed to a golf ball dispensing apparatus. The invention includes a golf ball dispensing tube mounted on a base. The golf ball dispensing tube is provided with a release mechanism which may be actuated to sequentially release t... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5207351 | Tray dispensing apparatus and method A portioning mechanism for supplying a strand of ground meat to a conveyor includes a positive displacement pump supplying a grinder head, which outputs ground meat to the conveyor. The strand of meat on the conveyor has a predetermined cross-section and ... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5199598 | Dispensing apparatus for tennis ball containers An apparatus for dispensing tennis balls is provided having a hopper for storing tennis ball containers, a serpentine track, and a dispensing device for releasing tennis ball containers from the serpentine track. A housing of moderate size supports the va... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5183181 | Singulating assembly for presenting work pieces A gravity fed culling apparatus (10) capable of singulating work pieces (12). The culling apparatus (10) comprises a transport track (11) and a rotating device (14) wherein the rotating device (14) has a first and a second protrusion (17 and 18, respectiv... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5167345 | Dual dispenser A dual dispenser for dispensing a first type of article from first and second stacks of the first articles and a second type of article from a stack of the second articles. The dispenser includes a housing having first and second magazines for holding the... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5147068 | Automated food vending system An automated food vending system includes a vending machine having a plurality of stacks and dispenser mechanisms for dispensing standardized food package units, a microwave oven having a code reader located in a predetermined position in an interior cavi... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5064050 | Meter assembly for accumulating conveyors A metering assembly for use in conjunction with an accumulating conveyor to separate parts, one at a time, from a row of abutting parts or from a flow of parts to create spacing on a continuation of the conveyor to enhance further operations or to dischar... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5000393 | Dispenser for rolls of sheet material A dispenser for rolls of sheet material including an upright roll chamber adapted to support at least three stacked rolls of sheet material, such as toilet paper, including a lower dispensing station, a primary reserve station above the dispensing station... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4953749 | Chip separation and alignment apparatus A chip separation and alignment apparatus capable of accurately and readily accomplishing separation and alignment of chips with a simple construction. The apparatus includes a chip separation and alignment section and a chip separation section. The chip ... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4870430 | Solid ink delivery system A solid ink delivery system for supplying sticks of solid ink to a ink jet printer is disclosed. The solid ink delivery system includes a delivery assembly for each color ink stick supplied to the printer. Each delivery assembly includes a tube assembly w... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4831998 | Pellet dispenser A pellet dispenser comprising an elongated tube for holding pellets end-to-end and a pellet restraining device on the tube. This restraining device comprises (1) a casing straddling the tube near one end; (2) a push-button; (3) a generally U-shaped body e... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4821919 | Apparatus for stacking conical objects Apparatus for stacking conical objects includes right hand and left hand side walls which are joined by divergent walls to define a tapering horizontal cross-section column in which the spacing between the opposite walls is shorter than the length of any ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4781307 | Combination golf ball and tee dispenser A ball dispenser for dispensing balls includes a first elongated open-ended tube for stacking the balls, a finger-operable dispenser permitting positioning, touch and inspection of a lowermost ball, and release of the lowermost ball by the finger of one h... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4747515 | Apparatus for mounting on a land vehicle for the distribution of markers An apparatus for dispensing markers for distribution in a terrain. The apatus is designed as an add-on unit for mounting on the rear of a self-propelled land vehicle. The markers are units of a foldable type comprising each a base plate and a visible mar... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4744491 | Device for the distribution of cartridges in a cartridge carrier for a coffee machine A device for the distribution of cartridges containing ingredients for the preparation of a beverage has a housing, a cavity, a distribution tube and a delivery tube. The device also has a pivoting spring lever, and a retaining system which has a triangul... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4736780 | Solder feeding system A solder feeding system including an apparatus for supplying a predetermined number of solder balls to at least one soldering bath once the level of liquid solder in the bath drops below a defined limit. The solder ball is shaped to have a diameter of fro... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4730749 | Singulatory apparatus The device of this invention is an integrated circuit singulator apparatus comprised of several arm assemblies (14, 18, 34) which act in concert to isolate or singulate an individual integrated circuit for testing of the accuracy of the circuits therein. ... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4699306 | Mechanical plug feeding mechanism A mechanical feeding mechanism for delivering plugs seriatum from a cylindrical delivery chute having upper and lower latching mechanisms. Each of the upper and lower latching mechanisms are movable from a latching position wherein the latching mechanism ... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4697754 | Toilet roll holder and dispenser A roll holder for holding a stack of toilet rolls for sequential access by a user. The chamber for holding the rolls includes a pivotal member which holds the stack separate from the roll from which paper is being dispensed. In one embodiment of the inven... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4671724 | Multi-beam structure clip A multi-beam structure clip for transporting and dispensing I-beams includes two legs which stradle a stack of I-beams and which include at their lower ends dogs which extend under the upper flange of the bottom I-beam in the stack to support the stack wi... | 06/09/1987 |
