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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:
Apr. 18, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven A Kovens, Owings Mills, MD (US);
Michael T Gootee, Baltimore, MD (US);
Robert H Tegtmeier, Phoenix, MD (US);
Ronald F Deuel, Shrewsbury, PA (US);
Assignee:
Parkway Machine Corporation, Timonium, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F / ; G07F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
221125 ; 221129 ; 221151 ; 221152 ; 221153 ; 221155 ; 221265 ; 221 13 ; 194247 ;
Abstract
An electronically actuated and monitorable bulk vending machine assembly for electronically actuated vending from a select one of a plurality of rack mounted of bulk vending including at least one electrically lockable, crank actuated vending machine linked to a microprocessor controlled, interrogatable central control and currency acceptor unit and methods of assembly and use associated therewith.