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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 1999
Filed:
May. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jens H Molbak, Bellevue, WA (US);
Carol Lewis, Seattle, WA (US);
Johanna Carlson, New Castle, WA (US);
Michael Doran, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Assignee:
Coinstar, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
194216 ; 235380 ;
Abstract
A donation transaction apparatus and method for facilitating donations to charitable organizations is provided. The apparatus is configured to receive coins or, in some embodiments, cash or funds transfer authorization or credit charges, and preferably dispenses a donation receipt to the user which the user may use to prepare or document income tax returns. Preferably, the user is able to select among a plurality of charitable organizations to receive the donation.