The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takashi Ono, Saitama, JP;
Kenji Nakajima, Saitama, JP;
Shinichi Kosugi, Tsurugashima, JP;
Mitsugu Mikami, Kawagoe, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07D 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07D 3/00 ;
Abstract
A coin detaining portion for temporarily detaining inserted coins passing through a coin sorting passage is situated adjacent to the denomination separating portion situated at the farthest upstream location of the coin sorting passage having arranged therein a plurality of denomination separating portions for separating inserted coins identified as genuine into different coin passages on the basis of their denomination.