Reward candy dispenser for personal computers
Patent 5823386 Issued on October 20, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date: 
February 10, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
February 10, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3810535 Miniature gum machine Medicine feeder Computer activated reward dispensing machine Coin operated vending machine Rotatable platter storage and retrieval system Patent #: 5337920 InventorApplicationNo. 798045 filed on 02/10/1997US Classes:221/2, WITH RECORDER, REGISTER, INDICATOR, SIGNAL OR EXHIBITOR221/13, Of discharge assistant operation221/155, WITH TRANSPARENT INSPECTING OR VIEWING MEANS221/196, Movable segregating chamber221/199, COMBINED OR CONVERTIBLE221/203, Rotary221/265, Rotary700/232, Operator or payment initiated700/243Movable (e.g., rotatable)ExaminersPrimary: Skaggs, H. GrantForeign Patent References
International ClassB65D 083/04AbstractA personal computer peripheral, battery powered reward candy dispenser which immediately presents students with a single candy for each problem completed correctly while using educational application software. The reward candy dispenser compromises: a transparent plastic upper supply compartment with a transparent plastic threaded cap and a transparent plastic lower component compartment base stand; a suction-cup, monitor screen attachable photo-sensor device for detecting a designated personal computer generated light intensity actuation signal; a central controller for receiving, confirming, and converting the actuation signal into a dispense motor activation command; a motor and a transparent plastic gear device for rotating a gravity-fed, multiple-chambered, transparent plastic dispense drum under a transparent plastic chute ceiling and above a transparent plastic chute for controlled dispense; integral dispense drum agitator rods for agitating stored candies and preventing the formation of bridging cavities; a pivoting, drop contact displacement device for detecting the dispense of a single candy and signaling central controller to terminate power to the motor; and a transparent plastic dispense port for the reception of the reward candies. | |
