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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. 30, 2001
Filed:
May. 15, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steve Varga, Memphis, TN (US);
Bryan Eagle, III, Memphis, TN (US);
Richard Desmarais, Brookline, NH (US);
Robert Cowling, Memphis, TN (US);
Michael D. Lemieux, Nashua, NH (US);
John Hall, Bartlett, TN (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/700 ;
Abstract
Inventory maintenance is improved for a system of one or more vending machines by providing one or more vending machines with unique identifiers, and means for collecting and transmitting information concerning goods dispensed and other status to a remote location where processing means provide an efficient service schedule.