Latest Patents

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Title Filing Date Publication Date Grant Date
Method and system to generate an event when a serial interface is disconnected 2023-2-15 2023-8-17
Portable security bin 2018-2-21 2019-1-01 2019-1-01
Method and system of personal vending 2018-1-19 2020-12-08 2020-12-08
Method and device of automatically determining a planogram in vending 2016-10-01 2018-5-15 2018-5-15
Vending machine service scheduling 2016-1-28 2016-8-25
Unattended retail systems, methods and devices for linking payments, loyalty, … 2015-9-11 2023-3-21 2023-3-21
Apparatus, system and procedures to modernize sales systems with wireless … 2015-4-08 2020-2-24 2020-2-24
Systems and methods for sending information to mobile devices utilizing mobile … 2015-4-08 2017-2-15
Systems and methods for wireless authorization of transactions with mobile … 2015-4-08 2023-8-01 2023-8-01
Unattended retail systems, methods and devices for linking payments, loyalty, … 2014-9-12 2016-1-26 2016-1-26
System, procedure and approval apparatus for sale using a card reader 2014-8-27 2019-3-29 2019-3-29
Interactive interface effectuated vending 2013-11-04 2014-5-22
Ultra-lightweight mutual authentication protocol with substitution operation 2013-4-04 2019-2-05 2019-2-05
Urinal bracket 2013-3-06 2013-7-18
Vending machine systems using standard inventory control system components 2012-1-16 2014-7-22 2014-7-22
Vending machine nutritional information display system using standard inventory … 2010-4-27 2013-11-12 2013-11-12
Vending machine service scheduling taking into account hardness data indicating … 2010-4-21 2012-11-13 2012-11-13
Received signal strength indicator apparatus and method 2009-11-13 2011-5-19
Devices and methods for providing cashless payment and diagnostics for vending … 2009-10-09 2010-4-15
Devices and methods for providing cashless payment and diagnostics for vending … 2009-10-09 2011-6-01
Processing systems and methods for vending transactions 2008-8-08 2009-2-26
Method and apparatus for conserving power consumed by a vending machine … 2007-10-19 2010-12-21 2010-12-21
Remote diagnosis and repair of vending machine communication failures 2006-3-28 2007-5-24
Vending machine door monitoring system 2006-3-28 2008-12-04
Remote management of vending machines 2006-3-28 2009-5-07
Cashless vending system with tethered payment interface 2006-2-07 2008-12-16 2008-12-16
Cashless vending transaction management by a vend assist mode of operation 2006-2-03 2010-4-06 2010-4-06
Method and apparatus for power management control of a cooling system in a … 2005-10-20 2006-5-25
Method and apparatus for power managment control of a compressor-based … 2002-11-08 2004-5-13
Card reader assembly 2002-10-22 2010-4-06 2010-4-06
Supporting bracket for external power-management controller and/or at least one … 2002-9-27 2004-4-01
ENERGY SAVING SYSTEM 2002-6-27 2008-4-03 2008-4-03
Global network based vehicle safety and security telematics 2002-4-29 2005-2-08 2005-2-08
System and method for locally authorizing cashless transactions at point of … 2002-4-08 2009-12-08 2009-12-08
Vehicle related wireless scientific instrumentation telematics 2002-4-03 2005-5-17 2005-5-17
Method of constructing a digital content play list for transmission and … 2002-3-26 2002-10-24
Cashless transaction payment module 2002-3-18 2011-1-04 2011-1-04
Wireless vehicle diagnostics with service and part determination capabilities 2002-1-25 2009-3-10 2009-3-10
Wireless system for communicating cashless vending transaction data and vending … 2002-1-18 2009-9-22 2009-9-22
System for providing remote audit, cashless payment, and interactive … 2001-6-19 2003-1-07 2003-1-07
Refrigerated vending machine exploiting expanded temperature variance during … 2001-5-22 2002-2-21
Refrigerated vending system and method of operation of such system 2001-5-22 2017-12-04 2017-12-04
Communication interface device for managing wireless data transmission between … 2000-6-14 2006-2-21 2006-2-21
Communicating interactive digital content between vehicles and internet based … 2000-5-25 2003-9-02 2003-9-02
Transacting e-commerce and conducting e-business related to identifying and … 2000-5-03 2002-5-14 2002-5-14
In-vehicle device for wirelessly connecting a vehicle to the internet and for … 2000-4-24 2005-2-15 2005-2-15