Patents by Inventor Thomas Bruskotter

Thomas Bruskotter has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20050182681
    Abstract: A money managing system for use in a business setting is provided that allows for automated ordering, payment and receipt of change. In a fast food setting, a customer uses a user interface unit to enter an order, indicate the completion of an order and indicate a desired method of payment. The user can then insert coins, paper bills, credit cards, coded tickets, or some combination thereof, in payment. If no change is due, a dispenser is used to generate a receipt. In cases where change is due, the dispenser may further issue a code, for example, in the form of a barcode. The customer's food order can be picked up, for example, at an order window where money handling is not required. The customer may then use the ticket at a money dispensing machine to receive change in the form of coins and/or bills.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Bruskotter, Edward Swapp