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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7383934 | Apparatus for supporting objects to identify An apparatus for supporting objects to identify is manufacturable at low cost and is capable of providing correct images of the objects. The apparatus has belts (19, 21) to transport the objects (M) through a photographing section (13). The apparatus a... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7066807 | Compact receiving and dispensing device A receiving and dispensing device for coins comprises a coin receiving device to receive the entry of coins of various denominations. The coins are segregated and verified as to authenticity. The coins are then transported along an upper and lower selecting section ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6648747 | Device for sorting coins A device for sorting coins of a set of coins with a coin feed device 1, with a coin sorting plate 2 joining the coin feed device 1, which has a guide edge 3, a guide strip 4 extending along the guide edge 3 as well as a series of sorting openings 5 gradua... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6379239 | Device for counting coins or the like Unassorted tokens of different types are supplied into a coin inlet portion 16 of an upper casing 3, so that the numbers of respective types or total amount of discharged tokens are calculated and displayed. A rotary disk 5 and a disk follower 6 are arranged a... | 04/30/2002 |
| 5002516 | Coin wrapping machine A coin wrapping machine which discriminates genuineness, denomination, etc. of coins, counts the monetary amount of the coins, sorts them out by denomination and wraps them in a desired order in separate denominations.... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4997406 | Coin removing apparatus for coin handling machine A coin removing apparatus for a coin handling machine of a rotatable disk type including a coin jamming eliminator for conducting unjamming operation by rotating the rotatable disk and driving a coin transporting belt in a reverse direction and then rotat... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4993990 | Unacceptable coin removing apparatus for coin handling machine An unacceptable coin removing apparatus for a coin handling machine having a rotatable disk for receiving deposited coins, an annular guide provided on the periphery of the rotatable disk and formed with an opening, a coin sorting passage connected to the... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4904223 | Coin sorting apparatus A coin sorting apparatus including a coin receiving section provided with a rotary disc for receiving various denominations of coins of various diameters, an excluding path including guide plate disposed at one side of the path and communicated with the r... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4861312 | Coin handling apparatus A coin handling apparatus comprising a coin introducing section for introducing various kinds of coins of various diameters into the apparatus, a discriminating section for discriminating the coins introduced into the apparatus and counting the number of ... | 08/29/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4385481 | Method and apparatus for delivering coins to coin-wrapping machines A transporting system to deliver coins to coin-processing machines includes a single endless belt mounted above the coin-processing machines. The belt is mounted horizontally, with the coin-carrying belt surface canted at a 45° angle to horizontal to for... | 05/31/1983 |
