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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7073634 | Automated warehouse row cart and lift An automated warehouse system row cart includes a lifter that uses cams to raise and lower pallets. Three symmetrical cam lobes are cut into a hollow cylinder. Three matching cam lifters ride these lobes and are attached to an elevator plate. A stepper motor running... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7048183 | RFID rag and method of user verification An identification tag (100) facilitates use of a secure computer system (300). The tag (100) is adapted to be worn on a user's wrist and includes an identification and registration circuit (102) that includes an identification component (... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7018285 | Disc guiding device A guiding structure for discs is disclosed. The guiding structure includes a hopper that dispenses discs one at a time, a guiding device that guides and aligns the dispensed discs, and a holding device for the discs that is located at the lower section of the guidin... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6139419 | High capacity dispenser for ejecting coins and tokens A coin storage and dispensing apparatus for storing and dispensing coins from a gaming machine includes a frame member for mounting in the gaming machine and for positioning a respective first container device and a second container device at a diagonal a... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5435778 | Rotary coin counter The present invention is directed to a coin counter for use with a coin handling apparatus for receiving coins at a first location and discharging the coins at a second location through a coin discharge slot remote from the first location. The coin handli... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5306206 | Coin feeding device A coin feeding device is provided comprising a base plate adapted for mounting predetermined coins on one end thereof, including a scraper for scraping the coins towards the other or opposite end of the base plate along a predetermined coin feeding path. ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 4773648 | Slot machine A slot machine of the type having a number of drums, an actuating lever, a kicker, a drum rotating mechanism, detecting mechanism for detecting any hit mode and a coin discharging mechanism. An actuating frame and a kicker engaging with the hook of the ac... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4752274 | Coin dispensing apparatus having coin transporting arms synchronized on common surface with coin scrapping arms A coin dispensing apparatus is disclosed including a cylindrical coin container mounted on a substrate and connected to the bottom of a hopper for storing coins, a coin transporting rotary disc being rotated on the substrate in the container and having a ... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4746319 | Count mechanism for coin dispensing machine A count mechanism for a dispensing machine which delivers coins in a single file along a track has a star wheel in the path of travel of the coins. The star wheel is indexed one point for each coin which passes it. The star wheel can be locked against rot... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4232690 | Coin kind and number setting and adjusting device for coin packaging machine Herein disclosed is a coin kind and number setting and adjusting device for use with a coin packaging machine including a dial for setting the kind of coins and a second dial for setting the number of the coins, which is suitable for the set kind. The dev... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4230135 | Sorted coin counting apparatus A sorted coin counting apparatus for counting the number of various kinds of such mixed coins are made to fall into the various selecting holes, which are formed in the bottom of a coin selecting track, separately in accordance with the kinds thereof, whi... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4216788 | Coin processing machine A coin processing machine for counting coins processes the counted coins by bringing the coins, which are guided into their path, into contact one by one with a counting gear, thereby to turn the counting gear. The coin processing machine includes pulse g... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4172462 | Coin selecting and counting machine A coin selecting and counting machine of reduced size, in which a plurality of coin selecting units are stacked one above another to have a common axis so that coins having the larger diameters may be selected step by step by the higher coin selecting uni... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4167949 | Coin jamming detecting device in coin sorting machine A plurality of coin detecting switches are provided in the coin passages in a coin sorting machine so that jammed coins are located according to the following principle; when one coin detecting switch detects coins, and the succeeding coin detecting switc... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4164232 | Constant coin flow rate coin processing apparatus In a coin processing apparatus, the flow rate of coins fed into a coin passageway from a rotary disk is detected so as to change the rotation of the rotary disk according to the flow rate thus detected thereby keeping the flow rate of the coins in the coi... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4128102 | Incorrect coin stacking detecting device in a coin packaging machine In a coin packaging machine, a coin stacking cylinder is formed with positive terminal boards, negative terminal boards, and insulating boards which extend in the axial direction of the cylinder in such a manner that one insulating board is interposed for... | 12/05/1978 |
| 3978873 | Coin counting apparatus A star-wheel is arranged adjacent a transport and is indexable about its central axis with respect to a null position on the passage of coins therethrough. A freely rotatable shaft fixed at one end to said star-wheel indexes conjointly therewith, and mesh... | 09/07/1976 |
