Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7753764 | Coin counter that guides and delivers coins smoothly to prevent the coins from being choked A coin counter includes a support bracket, a limit plate secured on the support bracket, a slide rod slidably mounted on the support bracket, a coin outlet port located between the limit plate and the slide rod, and a rotation disk rotatably mounted on the support b... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7244175 | Coin recycling machine and method A coin recycling machine (10) for receiving, sorting and dispensing coins, comprising a coin dispenser having a rotatable coin magazine (23) for holding respective denominations of coins and having an electronic control (100, 107), said electron... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7175016 | Sensor position adjusting device for a coin dispenser A device for accurately adjusting the position of a sensor unit relative to a driving member. The driving member is moved by a coin dispensed by a coin dispenser. The sensor unit is mounted on a movable base plate that is positioned on a fixed base plate attached to... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7149274 | Addressing type coin-dropping detector circuit The present invention relates to an addressing type coin-dropping detector circuit, in which as any coin dropping and passing through the photo detector, impulses are produced from the detecting points of the external photo detector and then sent to the addressing t... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7113929 | System for voucher or token verification The present invention allows verification of a voucher or token prior to redemption. The voucher or token has a code associated therewith so that a value of the voucher or token may be stored in a database. Later when the voucher or token is presented to a cashier f... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6896177 | Method and computer program for building and replenishing cash drawers with coins A revenue balancing method and computer program that more quickly, accurately, and easily reconciles or balances revenue contained in cash drawers at the end of cashiers' shifts or breaks while at the same time building or constructing new cash drawers for new shift... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6827647 | Gaming machine coin handling system with dedicated local microcontroller A gaming machine comprises a central processing unit and a local microcontroller. The CPU operates a gaming machine in response to a wager. The local microcontroller is distinct from and coupled to the central processing unit. The local microcontroller performs the ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6772870 | Token counting and sorting apparatus A token count/sort apparatus includes a rotary disc (10) for supporting tokens (11) and is manually rotatable, an arcuate transfer track (23) extending along the periphery of the disc and formed with one token transfer inlet (24). A plura... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6652381 | Adjustable coin acceptor gate An adjustable coin acceptor gate for use in accepting coins or tokens of all sizes from the United States coin or equivalent to the large gaming token or chip in use today in the gaming industry. The adjustable coin acceptor gate can be manually adjusted ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6640956 | Method of coin detection and bag stopping for a coin sorter A coin handling machine (10) has a coin sorting member (12) with a plurality of sorting openings (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20) by which respective denominations of coins (14) are sorted, having a coin driving member (21) with webs (22) for moving the coins to ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6626750 | Token counting using scanner In one embodiment of the present invention, a technique is provided to count tokens on a gaming table. A sensor senses a characteristic of each token in a plurality of tokens in a token holder on the gaming table. The characteristic represents a valuation... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6601686 | Vending machine A vending machine capable of preventing fraudulent use of false coins of a plurality of kinds. The number of slotted coins acceptable in one vending operation is preset in setting unit (112). The coins slotted into a coin slotting unit (101) are counted b... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6527271 | Method and apparatus for monitoring casinos and gaming A system for automatically monitoring playing and wagering of a game includes a chip tray reader that automatically images the contents of a chip tray, to periodically determine the number and value of chips in the chip tray, and to compare the change in ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6504890 | Cash counting apparatus for cashbox A cash counting apparatus for cashbox comprises a case arranged within the cashbox, a sliding block movably arranged at an upper side of the case, a swing arm pivotally arranged in the case, and a circuit board with a plurality of contacts. The swing arm ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 5755618 | Apparatus for storing coins or coin-like articles Apparatus for storing coins or coin-like articles, such as for example gaming chips, tokens or the like, wherein the coins or coin-like articles to be stored are arranged against one another or above one another in at least one column, with this apparatus... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5530730 | Medal counter for counting medals used in game machine A medal counting apparatus installed in a game parlor for counting medals which a game player has won, is disclosed. The medal counting apparatus comprises a counter for counting the medals, a medal supplying mechanism for receiving the medals to be dumpe... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5021027 | Coin computer with integral coin indicia A coin counter comprises a longitudinal tubular member or a cylinder of a semicircular cross section and has a large longitudinal slot directed from the top opening to a closed bottom surface. The cylindrical member has graduations on the side thereof ind... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4966570 | Coin sorting apparatus for sorting coins of selected denominations A coin sorting apparatus receives coins through an opening in a guide plate onto the resilient surface of a rotating disc. The surface of the guide plate is contoured and includes portions positioned sufficiently close to the surface of the disc to press ... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4923430 | Coin payout apparatus in gaming device A coin payout apparatus in a gaming device. The apparatus includes a coin hopper and a coin guide connected to the hopper for successively delivering coins in edge-to-edge relationship. A rotary arm is pivotally provided at the coin guide and has one end ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4921463 | Coin sorter with counter and brake mechanism A coin sorter having a rotatable disc includes a brake mechanism for stopping rotation of the disc in response to a predetermined number of counted coins. The disc is driven through a gear train by an electric motor. The brake mechanism includes an electr... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4832654 | Apparatus for diameter-dependent sorting of disk-shaped articles, particularly coins The disk shaped articles or coins to be sorted are conveyed by an entrainment belt on a base plate in conveying direction along a guide rail. Dependent on their diameter, the coins are separated out of the conveying path at respectively one of the sorting... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4822318 | Coin dispenser A coin dispenser for discharging coins stored in a bucket in an automatic vending machine, a money exchanging machine, a coin-operated amusement machine such as a slot machine and the like, comprising a bucket for storing a number of coins therein which h... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4798558 | Coin dispensing apparatus with ejecting member Coin dispensing apparatus comprises a rotary disc 25 mounted on a baseplate 22 so as to rotate through coins in a hopper 1. Individual coins pass through holes 25 into coin receptacles between projections 8. The disc is rotated by a motor 4 through a redu... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4741720 | Coin loader Three simply constructed plastic tubes form a time saving coin wrapping system. The first component is a clear plastic base used for holding a stack of similar coins. The second component is a transfer tube made of a resilient split plastic rolled sheet. ... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4667689 | Display device of cumulative amount of money for coins A display device which can mechanically and cumulatively count and display the amount of money for coins. The use of coins having a random relation between nominal values and diameters is possible by the provision of operation members. The operation membe... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4646767 | Coin counter This invention relates to a coin counter, and more particularly to a coin counter using a weighing scale to count and display the total sum of coins and to print out the sum at need, the counter also being capable of checking whether or not the total sum ... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4570654 | Coin counting apparatus A coin counting apparatus having a resiliently deformable frame adapted to carry a plurality of stacked coins. The apparatus includes a support for the frame and an abutment for causing resilient deformation of the frame so as to carry the coins upon rela... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4460004 | Apparatus for detecting different kinds of coins for use in a coin handling machine An apparatus for detecting different kinds of coins for use in a coin handling machine includes a coin selecting groove and a cam actuating the coin selecting groove to select the width of the coin selecting groove. Coin kind setting switches are provided... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4261683 | Pill counting tray A tray for counting a discrete number of pills or capsules from a bulk supply including a housing having a bottom wall, two vertical opposed sidewalls and a pair of arcuate-shaped end walls that are arranged to turn upwardly and inwardly from the bottom w... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4147175 | Coin handling apparatus Coin sorting apparatus is described in which coins are taken from a hopper and positioned one by one into corresponding recesses in the outer periphery of a rotary disc. The disc rotates the coins in a circular arc. As it passes along its arcuate trajecto... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4146778 | Recording electrical information Information concerning operation of a money or token taking machine is recorded with an electrical recording module which can subsequently be detached from the machine and read with a separate electrical reading device. A latching system is disclosed and ... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4109774 | Control system for a vending machine A control system for a vending machine of a type capable of vending plural pieces of an article continuously in which an upper limit number of coins to be accepted is set for every denomination of coin and, if the number of inserted coins has reached the ... | 08/29/1978 |
| 3939954 | Check receiving and testing apparatus An apparatus for receiving checks including coins and the like whereby checks deposited in fareboxes or similar mechanisms can be inspected by detecting means for recording the value of the checks and for determining the authenticity of the checks. The ap... | 02/24/1976 |
