Patents Assigned to Staar North-South Co.
  • Identification system for articles in vending apparatus of hotel rooms
    Patent number: 6152321
    Abstract: An identification system for articles in manual free automatic vending apparatus for hotel rooms is provided. Electric or electronic sensors detect the presence or absence of a stored article in an individual location. Means are provided to detect the presence or absence of a ferromagnetic metal wire that holds a cork in place on a valuable article, especially a champagne bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Staar North-South Co.
    Inventor: Marcel Jules Staar