Patents Assigned to Creative Enterprises, Inc.
  • Method and apparatus for identifying winning and losing tokens used in promotions
    Patent number: 5176380
    Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, method and apparatus for identifying winning and losing tokens used in a promotion which includes a machine in which one of such tokens is placed. An eddy current sensor in the machine determines the composition of the alloy of which the token is made and identifies it as a "winner" or a "loser." If the token is a winner, the machine may hold the token for manual release and verification. In one aspect of the invention, a coupon is or other object is dispensed when the token is a winner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1993
    Assignee: Creative Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Clyde J. Evans, William H. Schule, Jr., George H. Monahan
  • Handbag with knot pattern
    Patent number: D768988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Creative Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Pamela Finn