Coin counting and sorting machines

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8967361
APP PUB NO 20140238816A1
SERIAL NO

13778461

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Systems, apparatuses, and associated methods for counting and sorting coins are described herein. In one embodiment, a coin processing machine can include a coin input region, a coin counting portion, and a coin sorting portion. The coin counting portion can include a first hopper that receives coins from the coin input region, and a coin discriminator that receives the coins from the first hopper and discriminates the coins to determine their value. The coin sorting portion can include a second coin hopper that receives the coins from the coin discriminator, and a coin sorter that receives the coins from the second hopper and sorts the coins into individual denominations.

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  • COINSTAR ASSET HOLDINGS, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Martin, Douglas A Woodinville, US 50 1687

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