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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Joseph Marquez, Rossmoor, CA (US);
Inventor:
Joseph Marquez, Rossmoor, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06M 9/00 (2006.01); G06M 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06M 9/00 (2013.01); G06M 3/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A handheld cup counter is disclosed. The cup counter may have a mechanical or optical sensor used to count the number of brim portions within a stack of cups. In order to properly position the optical or mechanical sensor, the sensor is disposed in relation to a ridge plate that helps the user to properly align the sensor to the stack of cups so that the sensor may accurately sense the number of brim portions within the stack of cups. The cup sensor may also have additional calculator functionality that works in conjunction with the sensed number of cups in order to more efficiently add and subtract the sensed number of cups of a plurality of stack of cups.