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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:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
John P. Huffman, Fenton, MO (US);
Charles W. Percy, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Mark R. Henning, St. Charles, MO (US);
Gregory Scott Ivey, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Ronald P. Petersen, Arnold, MO (US);
Assignee:
Crane Co., Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 1/902 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 1/902 ;
Abstract
A vending machine having a self-contained self-aligning refrigeration unit, a temperature sensing probe positioned in front of the machine behind a glass panel for sensing the temperatures in the machine near the product to be vended and having a monetary unit which slides in and out of the cabinet and rotates for easy access.