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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7934980 | Chip stack cutter devices for displacing chips in a chip stack and chip-stacking apparatuses including such cutter devices Apparatuses for stacking chips include a container for receiving unstacked chips, a carrier comprising a channel for carrying a chip stack, a transport system for transporting chips from the container towards the carrier, and at least one ejector system for ejecting... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7641544 | Coin bank The present invention relates to a coin bank. The coin bank includes a housing and a coin sorting mechanism mounted to the housing. At least two rows of coin tubes, for holding associated sorted coins, are selectively positioned in the housing. Each row includes a p... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7632177 | Coin dispenser and kit Disclosed herein is a chute for dispensing coins comprising a lower wall having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end comprises a longitudinally extending bottom layer having a first terminal edge opposite to a second terminal edge. The distal end compri... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7553224 | Coin sorting apparatus and operation method of the same A coin sorting apparatus is provided. The coin sorting apparatus includes a coin separating unit for separating coins depending on kinds of the coins, and a coin receiving unit. The coin receiving unit continues to automatically operate until a plurality of coin rec... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7470175 | Coin stacking apparatus A top end portion of an outer peripheral surface of a coin feeding roller protrudes in a stacking section as a rotating friction surface so as to correspond to an end portion of a coin passage. A plurality of coins are conveyed to the end portion of the coin passage... | 12/30/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7201268 | Apparatus for sorting articles A device for sorting discs or disk-like members of different identities (e.g. roulette chips) ejects the disks from a receptacle by means of a rotating wheel with numerous wells—(multi-chip storage compartments). Ejection of an article from the wells is achieved b... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7112130 | Coin changing machine Disclosed is a coin change which comprises a coin sort section 50 for sorting coins C discharged from an input hopper 21, and a coin storage section 60 for storing the coins C sorted by the coin sort section 50 on a coin type by type basi... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7083512 | Coin and token organizing, holding and dispensing apparatus An improved coin and token organizing, holding and dispensing apparatus comprises a lower housing for organizing, holding and dispensing a pre-determined number of coins and tokens of varying sizes and denominations. The lower housing has a substantially rectangular... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7018286 | Coin holding device for filling coin cassettes A coin stacking device is used to refill a coin cassette of a coin dispenser. The coin stacking device includes a cylindrical structure having an inner diameter approximately the same as a diameter of the coins. The cylindrical structure has one open end and one clo... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6966828 | Money tube and associated dispensing units A first embodiment of a money tube includes a centrally divided tube body having a first end, a second end, and a central portion. The tube body is composed of a first body portion and a second body portion. The first body portion includes the first end and defines ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6830509 | Coin bank A coin bank includes a housing having a coin receiving area for receiving unsorted coins, a coin sorting area for sorting the unsorted coins and a coin storage area for storing sorted coins. The coin storage area includes a drawer slidably mounted in the housing and... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6817938 | Coin holder and dispenser adapted for use with a coin-operated slot machine A coin holder and dispenser holds coins for use with a slot machine and is used to easily and efficiently dispense coins directly into the coin slot of the slot machine. ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6709325 | Tube for holding coins A tube for holding coins wrapped in a paper wrapping in a tight close-fitting relationship. The tube is square shaped having a main body portion with an inner chamber for holding the wrapped coins and a removable cap tightly fitting to the main body portion. The cha... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6638157 | Five coin bank A coin bank includes a housing having a coin receiving area for receiving unsorted coins, a coin sorting area for sorting the unsorted coins and a coin storage area for storing sorted coins. The coin storage area includes a drawer slidably mounted in the ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6629885 | Coin sorting apparatus and coin handling machine using the same A coin sorting apparatus for a coin handling machine includes a coin sorting passage extending substantially one-dimensionally and having transporting belt means for conveying coins, and a denomination discriminator provided in the coin sorting passage fo... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6554693 | Withdrawal apparatus of a coin receipt tube for a coin separator The present invention relates to a coin separator which sorts and separates coins according to size, particularly to a withdrawal apparatus of a coin receipt tube for a coin separator, wherein a sloping structure having a rail is built on the rear part of... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6165063 | Coin sorting apparatus A coin sorting apparatus includes a coin hopper (24) having a coin exit aperture (30) and a ramp (32) located adjacent thereto. The ramp (32) includes an upper end (34) and slopes downward to a lower end (36). A plurality of apertures (38a-38d) are formed... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6099401 | Coin sorting apparatus A coin sorting apparatus (A) includes a hopper (10) into which a plurality of coins are deposited. A push-button switch (30) is positioned adjacent the hopper (10) and is operable in a one-handed manner by an operator simultaneously with the action of dep... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6099403 | Inspection apparatus for viewing both sides of a plurality of coins in successive fashion An inspection apparatus for viewing both sides of a plurality of coins including a three-dimensional enclosure with a top, a bottom and a plurality of sides in combination defining a hollow interior. A lens is secured within an aperture in the top and pro... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5944601 | Coin processing device with adaptive storage In a coin processing device in accordance with the first aspect of the present invention, coin storage means (4) comprises a plurality of coin tubes (10, 11, 12, 13) which are separately formed, and linking means (30) which is formed for each one of the c... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5902178 | Coin sorting apparatus A coin sorting apparatus includes a coin hopper (24) having a coin exit aperture (30) and a ramp (32) located adjacent thereto. The ramp (32) includes an upper end (34) and slopes downward to a lower end (36). A plurality of apertures (38a-38d) are formed... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5830055 | Coin/token canister and ejection mechanism A portable canister for holding coin-like objects for ejection from a dispenser has a lid and a substantially box-like base that are either attached pivotally at one or more hinges so that the canister may be opened in a clamshell fashion a full 180 degre... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5827117 | Coin sorter and packager A device for stacking coins, including at least one coin stacking well and a wedge positioned at a bottom of the coin stacking well. In one embodiment, the device sorts and packages different sized coins in coin wrappers using: (1) an input chute for rece... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5520577 | System for transporting and stacking coins A coin transporting and stacking mechanism transports coins between two endless belts which form a coin transporting channel. The coins are gripped on diametrically opposed edges by the counter-rotating belts, and securely held as they travel towards the ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5513481 | Coin handling machine A coin handling machine includes a rotatable disk for receiving deposited coins and feeding out the received coins to a coin sorting passage by the centrifugal force produced by rotation thereof, the coin sorting passage having a pair of guide members for... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5389034 | Device for stacking coins or similar disk-shaped objects A device for vertically stacking individually, successively fed coins or similar disk shaped objects including at least one coin carrier receiving the coin stack with the coin carrier lowerable within a stacking space. The coin carrier includes a U-shaped... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5356332 | Coin mechanism A coin mechanism comprising testing devices for testing coins as to their acceptability, a substantially upright coin store or tube adapted to contain a plurality of acceptable coins of a particular denomination up to a predetermined upper level, and a co... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5207612 | Coin bander A flexible coin bander having two semi-rigid ends that are suitably fixed to two flexible, inelastic sides of a predetermined length; the two semi-rigid ends and flexible sides essentially form a rectangle around a row of coins of a specific denomination ... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5135435 | System for transporting and stacking coins A coin transporting and stacking mechanism transports coins between two endless belts which form a coin transporting channel. The coins are gripped on diametrically opposed edges by the counter-rotating belts, and securely held as they travel towards the ... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5022890 | Stacking device for coins or similar disk-shaped objects A device for the vertical stacking of successively fed coins or similar disk-shaped articles, including a coin carrier connected to a continuously revolving conveyor belt and receiving the stack of coins while capable of being lowered in a stacking space ... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5011457 | Coin stacking apparatus An improved coin stacking apparatus is shown which builds the stack by placing each successive coin at the bottom of the stack made of the preceding coins. This makes the device more compact in the vertical direction. The coins are stacked by a movable wh... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4992075 | Coin stacking apparatus A coin stacking apparatus for a coin handling machine including a pair of stacking drums, outer peripheries thereof being formed with spiral guides which extend in the opposite directions to each other and in phase and a pulse motor for intermittently rot... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4920730 | Coin wrapping apparatus A coin wrapping apparatus for automatically piling coins in a specified number and wrapping a pile of coins in wrapping comprising a pair of main rollers, a proper number of guide rollers, and a belt passed over these rollers and bent at a portion thereof... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4832655 | Coin stacking apparatus A coin stacking apparatus comprises a coin passageway for conveying coins edge-wise, one at a time, and delivering them horizontally. A stacking station is provided for receiving the coins delivered from the forward end of the coin passageway to stack the... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4820237 | Coin conveying and stacking apparatus A coin stacking apparatus includes a conveyor for conveying coins edge-wise one at a time and delivering each of the conveyed coins in its horizontal position. A receiver receives the coins from the outlet end of the conveyor in a stacked condition. The r... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4764151 | Pivotable coin loading apparatus A coin loader for loading a stack of coins including a base having a stacking end and a mounting end is provided. An arcuate trough inclined at an angle is affixed at the stacking end of the base. A pivotable mount which enables the mounting of a coin wra... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4515172 | Coin stacking apparatus for a coin packaging machine or the like An improved coin stacking apparatus serving as a preliminary means for a coin packing machine or the like is disclosed, wherein the improvement consists in that a predetermined number of coins are stacked in a stacking space as defined by a pair of endles... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4495959 | Coin counting device A coin counting device is disclosed. The device has a base sized to receive the open bottom of a coin sorter. The base's top has vertical compartments (open at their ends) aligned with similarly sized compartments in the coin sorter. Coin receiving tubes,... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4479502 | Coin-holder A coin holding device for domestic use having several tubes each adapted to contain coins of a particular denomination and a stand for removably supporting the tubes in an upright position. The stand has a base with recesses adapted to support the tubes i... | 10/30/1984 |
