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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181765 | Money item dispensing apparatus The application relates to money item dispensing apparatus (1, 123) having a money item acceptor (10, 124) and a hopper arrangement (23, 126). The application further relates to money item dispensing apparatus (1) having sorting means ( | 05/22/2012 |
| 7699155 | 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... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7427230 | Resilient pad for disc-type coin processing device A resilient pad for a disc-type coin processing machine is provided with a first portion with a property having a first value and a second portion with the property having a second value, wherein the first value of the property is different than the second value of ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7422095 | Bill handling device and bill accommodating unit It is an object to provide a bill handling device, the control of the entire device of which is simplified. The bill handling device comprises: a bill validator including a bill sensor for discriminating the validity of a bill inserted into a bill insertion slot and... | 09/09/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5472074 | Coin operated dispensing machine A coin-operated vending machine for dispensing lollipops and other irregularly shaped items having several semi-cylindrical vertical chutes of U-shaped cross section, each with a diameter slightly larger than the item. The lollipop stick extends out of a ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5244071 | Mechanical vending machine A mechanical vending machine utilizing the coin as part of the dispensing mechanism. A coin is inserted into the vending machine and directed to engage the desired product in a manner to release the product from a stored position in the vending machine. T... | 09/14/1993 |
| 4848556 | Low power coin discrimination apparatus A low power coin discriminator detects and identifies the denomination of a coin to activate a parking meter, telephone, or vending machine device. Initially the device is in a low power, dormant state. Insertion of a coin into the discrimator trips a swi... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4155437 | Transport device for game machine A transport device for a game machine which allows a plurality of coins to be automatically accepted into the machine to actuate a credit switch so that the machine can be enabled for energization rapidly and automatically.... | 05/22/1979 |
