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COIN MECHANISMS INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    24
About

COIN MECHANISMS INC has a total of 24 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1980. It filed its patents most often in United States, Australia and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Its main competitors in its focus markets control and machines are GUANGDONG DESHANG INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD, WALTER HANKE MECH WERKSTAETTEN and TRENNER D WH MUENZPRUEFER.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing COIN MECHANISMS INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Focus industries

# Industry
#1 Control
#2 Machines

Focus technologies

# Technology
#1 Money sorting
#2 Coin-freed
#3 Unspecified technologies

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Hoffman Kirk D 13
#2 Ferrantelli Joe 13
#3 Huizenger Robert 13
#4 Bell Edward H 4
#5 Parker Donald O 3
#6 Nicholson Raymond W 1
#7 Peek Martin 1
#8 Rollins Robert 1
#9 Parker Donald 1
#10 Hoehne George 1

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US2005181875A1 Mobile lottery, gaming and wagering system and method
US6098777A Method and apparatus for discriminating different coins in free fall
WO9814910A1 Method and apparatus for discriminating different coins
US5568855A Coin detector and identifier apparatus and method
US5433310A Coin discriminator with offset null coils
AU4193989A Coin analyzer system and apparatus
US4905814A Coil configuration for electronic coin tester and method of making
US4327824A Cheat preventing device for coin machines