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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:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher E. Schafer, Adair, IA (US);
Ryan B. Gruhn, Atlantic, IA (US);
Assignee:
Schafer Systems Inc., Adair, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 1/100 ;
Abstract
A storage, display and dispensing apparatus for tickets of various sizes. The dispensing apparatus includes a bin housing for storing a pack of tickets, a ticket dispensing assembly through which the tickets are dispensed and a piezo electric sensing element employed to sense perforations between the tickets as they pass through the dispensing assembly.