US Patent No: 8,131,595
Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000
Products and processes for a membership for a customer of a vending machine
Stats
-
Mar 6, 2012
Issued date -
Jun 29, 2005
filing date -
11/571,062
serial no -
In Force
status
Importance
Loading Importance Indicators...
Abstract
In a disclosed embodiment of the invention, a customer of a vending machine is provided with an offer to establish a membership at a vending machine. After receiving an acceptance of the offer, a membership identifier is determined. The membership identifier is stored in association with the term of the membership.
Loading the Abstract Image...
First Claim
Related Publications
Loading Related Publications...
International Classification(s)
- [Classification Symbol]
- [Patents Count]
Cited Art
| Patent Info | (Count) | # Cites | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| 5,988,346 Method and apparatus for establishing and managing vending machine subscriptions | 107 | 1997 | |
| 6,085,888 Method and apparatus for establishing and managing vending machine subscriptions | 39 | 1999 | |
| 6,298,972 Method and apparatus for establishing and managing vending machine subscriptions | 18 | 2000 | |
| 2006/0293,956 Systems and methods for e-mail marketing via vending machines | 12 | 2006 | |
|
|
|||
| 6,519,571 Dynamic customer profile management | 538 | 1999 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,694,546 System for automatic unattended electronic information transport between a server and a client by a vendor provided transport software with a manifest list | 543 | 1994 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,822,216 Vending machine and computer assembly | 138 | 1996 | |
Patent Citation Ranking
Maintenance Fees
| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee | due date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Year Payment | $1600.00 | $800.00 | $400.00 | Sep 6, 2015 |
| 7.5 Year Payment | $3600.00 | $1800.00 | $900.00 | Sep 6, 2019 |
| 11.5 Year Payment | $7400.00 | $3700.00 | $1850.00 | Sep 6, 2023 |
| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surcharge - 3.5 year - Late payment within 6 months | $160.00 | $80.00 | $40.00 |
| Surcharge - 7.5 year - Late payment within 6 months | $160.00 | $80.00 | $40.00 |
| Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months | $160.00 | $80.00 | $40.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |