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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2011
Mark H. Leibu, St. Louis, MO (US);
Ronald A. Hoormann, St. Charles, MO (US);
Ronald E. Lovall, St. Louis, MO (US);
Steven M. Costello, O'Fallon, IL (US);
Mark H. Leibu, St. Louis, MO (US);
Ronald A. Hoormann, St. Charles, MO (US);
Ronald E. Lovall, St. Louis, MO (US);
Steven M. Costello, O'Fallon, IL (US);
Coin Acceptors, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A device for sensing predetermined characteristics of an object such as a coin or a token in order to determine its validity or genuineness and in some cases its denomination, the device including a combination of optical and electromagnetic sensors which operate together along a coin path and capable to analyze the coin or token in different positions so that if there are multiple holes or rings of transparent material they can be sensed and used to determine the coin or token's validity and denomination.