COIN ACCEPTORS, INC.
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- 85 total patents issued
- 22 Total Apps Published
- Jun 07, 2012 most recent publication
Details
- 85 Issued Patents
- 2 Issued in last 3 years
- 4 Published in last 3 years
- 1,052 Total Citation Count
- Feb 21, 1978 Earliest Filing
- 44 Expired/Abandoned/Withdrawn Patents
Technologies
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Technology
# of Patents
Rank
Top Patents (by citation)
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Title
Filing Date
Issue Date
Intl Class
Cited #
6,213,392 Card interface for interfacing a host application program to data storage cardsMay 27, 98Apr 10, 01[G06K]69
6,427,912 Off-line credit card transaction system and method for vending machinesAug 16, 00Aug 06, 02[G06F, G06K]19
5,903,339 Light transmissive device for optical testing of transported billsOct 10, 96May 11, 99[G06K]17
5,485,908 Pattern recognition using artificial neural network for coin validationJul 12, 94Jan 23, 96[G07D]10
Recent Publications
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Title
Filing Date
Pub Date
Intl Class
2012/0065,775 REFRIGERATED SOLID FRONT VENDING MACHINE AND METHOD OF OPERATIONMar 16, 11Mar 15, 12[G07F]
2011/0023,596 METHOD OF EXAMINING A COIN FOR DETERMINING ITS VALIDITY AND DENOMINATIONOct 22, 07Feb 03, 11[G07D]
2009/0228,142 METHOD OF SELECTING A PRODUCT FROM A REFRIGERATED GLASS FRONT VENDING MACHINEMar 06, 09Sep 10, 09[G06F]
2008/0261,506 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PAYOUT OF COINS FROM MULTIPLE COIN STORAGE UNITSJun 02, 06Oct 23, 08[G07D]
2008/0142,335 COIN CHANGER WITH COIN STORAGE CASSETTE HAVING ILLUMINATION AND AUDIBLE AND VISUAL FEEDBACK SIGNALSJul 10, 07Jun 19, 08[G05B, G07D]
2008/0014,848 METHOD OF SETTING AND CONTROLLING COIN STORE OPERATING LEVELSJul 16, 07Jan 17, 08[G07D]
Recent Patents
Patent #
Title
Filing Date
Issue Date
Intl Class
8,170,713 Method of selecting a product from a refrigerated glass front vending machineMar 06, 09May 01, 12[G06F]
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