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7131539 |
Paper sheets corner fold detection method and paper sheets corner fold detection program
When a thickness sensor detects a corner fold in a front end part of the paper sheet being carried, a light sensor checks whether a break exists or not in the front end part. When there is no...
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7066335 |
Apparatus for receiving and distributing cash
The present invention relates to methods and systems for receiving and distributing currency. In particular, the present invention provides a novel apparatus for the inflow and outflow of a variety...
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6874612 |
Media dispenser for vending machines
Variably printed media units from an uninterrupted supply are dispensed from vending machines in association with the dispensing of products or services from the machines. The media units, which...
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6817462 |
Recycling device
A return device for containers, such as bottles, cups, cans, or the like, comprises an insertion opening for receiving the container and at least one distributing means for transporting the...
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6731784 |
Detection and deterrence of counterfeiting of documents with a seal having characteristic color, size, shape and radial density profile
Detection and deterrence of counterfeiting permits one to make legitimate color copies without introducing visual artifacts or experiencing substantial processing delays. An efficient counterfeit...
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6644455 |
Rental system, machine and method for providing rental items
A rental system contains a plurality of rental digital cameras, and comprises a rental-item providing machine which provides users with digital cameras, respectively, and a management center which...
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6595342 |
Method and apparatus for a biometrically-secured self-service kiosk system for guaranteed product delivery and return
An apparatus including a secure kiosk capable of containing products and a consumer access device to unlock and retrieve a product from the kiosk is disclosed.
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6580819 |
Methods of producing security documents having digitally encoded data and documents employing same
Machine readable data is digitally watermarked into banknotes by slight alterations to ink color, density, distribution, etc., or by texturing the microtopology of the banknote surface. Such...
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6547055 |
Reverse vending machine
A reverse vending machine is configured to selectively accept bulk fed containers, the machine including an in-feed station with an in-feed door and a hopper accessible via the in-feed door, the...
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6104299 |
Device for monitoring pollution caused by motor vehicles in an urban area
Apparatus for monitoring pollution generated by motor vehicles in an urban area, said area being equipped with a plurality of items of street furniture, each of which is provided with data...
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6085887 |
Coin and/or card-operated deposit lock
A deposit lock for interconnection of shopping or luggage trolleys or the like, having a housing attachable to the shopping trolley and having on one side an opening for inserting a coupling member...
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5951029 |
Transport cart with deposit lock
A transport cart which can be stacked in a column with other carts is equipped with a deposit lock for uncoupling it in return for a deposit token and for coupling it up again in exchange for...
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5950792 |
Apparatus for locking shopping carts together and method of utilization thereof
Apparatus for locking shopping carts together in nested series at a cart parking station comprising mechanism adapted to be mounted on the handle of a cart adapted for releasably locking therein a...
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5934440 |
Conveyor device for inspecting containers and transporting them to selected destinations
A device for conveying, lifting and rotating containers (521; 522; 523), (510) are conveyed in lying position past a detector (515) in order to inspect characteristic data regarding the containers,...
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5929426 |
Magnetic card sensor for sensing presence of a card having a magnetic stripe and thickness complying with ISO standard
A card sensor to operate the entry shutter (120) of an ATM 50 as a magnetic sensor (118) in a well (116) on the lower surface of an entry slot (110). A pair of inverted U-shaped springs (134)...
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5868235 |
Rotary coin mechanism and token therefor
The invention provides a rotary coin mechanism in which the mechanism is provided with a boss which projects into the rotational path of the token. The boss allows rotation of the token carrier...
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5788045 |
Empty bottle collector
The invention relates to an empty bottle collector with an intake chamber (14) for empty bottles (16) and a carriage (20) as an interchangeable store (22). To simplify operations when the...
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5737418 |
Encryption of bill validation data
A method for encrypting bill validation data generated by a bill validator is disclosed. Such data includes an inserted bill's denomination and country of origin as determined by sensors in the...
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5695039 |
Method for determining a characteristic of a material
An apparatus and method for determining a characteristic of a material, such as composition and/or color, has an electromagnetic radiation source having a first amount of circular polarization. The...
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5653272 |
Automated balloon inflation device
An automated balloon inflation device which has a supply of pressurized gas, a nozzle for receiving a balloon, and an actuator for sequentially closing a clamp on the balloon and the nozzle and...
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5593017 |
Method and apparatus for identifying information contained in surface deviations
An apparatus for identifying information contained in deviations in the surface of an article, such as aluminum cans, glass bottles, and plastic bottles, has a source for radiating the article to...
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5573098 |
Card-activated lock mechanism
A lock adapted to be used in conjunction with a slidably insertable card comprises a front housing segment and a rear housing segment, a bolt movable along a slide path from a normally open...
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5573097 |
Shopping or luggage cart with lock
A lock used in combination with a shopping- or luggage cart and a stationary anchor element has a housing fixed on the cart, a retaining member movable on the housing between a locked position...
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5569898 |
Selective card entry gate with ridged profile
A card entry gate has a slot defining several ridges extending longitudinally from the upper and lower surfaces of the slot. A data-bearing card, with an encoded strip and embossed portions, fits...
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5540316 |
Coin controlled apparatus for locking shopping carts together
Coin-controlled apparatus for locking shopping carts together in nested series at a cart parking station having coin-controlled mechanism mounted on a cart, e.g. on the handle of the cart, which is...
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5529163 |
Collection, storage and dispensing system and vertical lift for shopping carts
A collection, storage and dispensing system (10 or 30) for shopping carts (E) including an elongated tubular conduit sized to allow a shopping cart (E) to rollably pass therethrough. The conduit...
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5495930 |
Coin-deposit lock
A coin-deposit lock to be placed on a trolley being part of a row of mutually connected e.g. shopping trolleys or baggage trolleys comprises a main slide being longitudinally slidable against the...
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5437358 |
Device for checking the marking of a cup in cup return automats
The device has a guide cylinder (8) receiving the cup (5), with a window (11) provided in the sidewall of the cylinder, further a reflective light beam detector (12) arranged outside the guide...
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5425438 |
Deposit lock and token for a transport cart
Deposit locks for transport carts are in use in which the coupling member of one cart is lockable in the deposit lock of the next cart, and the deposit lock has a locking mechanism which upon...
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5408079 |
Article with information for retrieval and article retrieval system
An article which bears information representative of a convertible value thereof is deposited by a consumer for retrieval by the manufacturer of the article. The information is represented by a bar...
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5377806 |
Token- or card-operated lock for shopping or luggage cart
A lock system has a housing formed with an outwardly open latch port and an actuating port, a latch member adapted to be inserted into the latch port, an actuator--normally either a card, token, or...
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5360094 |
Collection, storage and dispensing system for shopping carts
A collection, storage and dispensing system for shopping carts including an elongated tubular conduit sized to allow a shopping cart to rollably pass therethrough. The conduit includes a sloped...
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5322152 |
Method and apparatus for sorting returnables
The invention relates to a method and equipment for identifying returned bottles, cans, plastic bottles or other packages (10) and for sorting them on the basis of an identification code, in which...
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5290033 |
Gaming machine and coupons
A gaming machine and game coupons are disclosed for allowing an operator to redeem winning game coupons by inserting them directly into the gaming machine rather than by taking them to a cashier....
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5236073 |
Combination coin-controlled lock mechanism and calculator for use on a shopping cart
Coin-controlled apparatus for locking shopping carts together in nested series at a cart parking station having coin-controlled mechanism mounted on a cart, e.g. on the handle of the cart, which is...
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5226519 |
Multiple use commodity collection and storage system
A multiple use commodity collection and storage system, comprises a plurality of collection stations remotely located, each for receiving a plurality of different predetermined post-consumer...
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5199544 |
Coin operated lock for delivering a locking means secured in said lock
A lock operated by the introduction of a coin into a chamber in the lock. A scanning member scans the size of the introduced coin. The scanning member includes at least one recess for receipt of a...
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5182722 |
Apparatus for assessing the stiffness of a sheet
The invention relates to an apparatus (2) for assessing the stiffness of a sheet (4), such as a currency note, by measuring the extent and rate of movement of the trailing edge of the sheet (4)...
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5180045 |
Securing device for carts
A securing device (1) for carts having a chain (82) with a first end secured to a screw (7) mounted on a cart, a first key secured to a second end of the chain (82), a coin receptor for releasing...
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5143193 |
Automated library article terminal
An automated library article terminal is externally operable by the user, to, through a delivery chute mounted and arranged to deliver articles through an external wall, automatically stock, vend,...
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5103983 |
Refuse receiving device
A refuse device for receiving and separately holding heavy articles and light refuse articles. The device includes a first and second open-topped refuse receptacle and a pivoting flap overlying the...
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5069324 |
Chain lock for carts
The device comprises a housing attachable to the handle bar of a nestable cart, such as a shopping cart. The housing has a front and a back key slot, each for receiving a key. Key locking members...
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5020347 |
Key safe apparatus
An apparatus for alternately retaining a selected one of a pair of keys and releasing the other one of the pair of keys is provided. The retained key cannot be released until the other key is again...
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5007518 |
Apparatus for renting articles
An apparatus for rental of articles such as videocassettes comprises an outer housing, and a storage assembly within the housing having storage locations for storing a plurality of videocassettes....
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4997076 |
Merchandise transaction machine and system with emergency operational modes
A vending machine having an access port through which articles are delivered and returned in connection with keypad selected transactions performed by a robotic transporter programmed through a...
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4977994 |
Fare adjustment machine for prepaid card type tickets
A fare adjustment machine, wherein a card conveyor for carrying a fare-adjusted card and a receipt conveyor for carrying a printed receipt are disposed with their passages intersecting each other...
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4969549 |
Data-storing tokens and apparatus for handling data-storing tokens and coins
Apparatus for handling coins and tokens comprises a coin validator (4) arranged to detect whether a received item is one of several different coin denominations or a data-storing token, and...
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4953682 |
Automatic reverse vending machine for aluminum can recycling
An apparatus crushes aluminum cans at a fast rate and dispenses compensation for the crushed cans. The apparatus crushes the cans on the longitudinal axis rather than lengthwise which results in a...
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4926996 |
Two way communication token interrogation apparatus
A token handling device transmits, using an electromagnetic carrier, data, clock pulses and power to a token. The token transmits data by varying the degree of absorption of the carrier in...
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4871054 |
Vending machine
A machine for renting articles, e.g. video cassettes, which stores individual articles in containers (26) from which they may be rented by the user and wherein an opto-electronic emitter and sensor...
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