Patents Assigned to J.J. Mackay Canada Limited
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Patent number: 9406056Abstract: A parking meter is described that comprises components for providing parking meter functionality and a display for displaying parking information and a metal housing for protecting the parking meter components from an environment that has a display aperture through which the display is visible. The parking meter also comprises an antenna for a contactless payment reader arranged in or on the parking meter in close proximity to the display.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2012Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: J.J. MACKAY CANADA LIMITEDInventors: George Allan MacKay, Gregory Emile Chauvin, Adrian Ignatius O'Neil
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Patent number: 8807317Abstract: A parking meter mechanism is described that may include a front housing, having a display opening for viewing a display through, connected to an internal structure. Additionally or alternatively the parking meter mechanism may include a contactless payment reader located behind the display. The parking meter mechanism may be secured to a lower housing. A back housing may be secured to the lower housing as well. The front or back housing may include a solar panel compartment and solar panel mounted therein.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: J.J. Mackay Canada LimitedInventors: George Allan MacKay, Gregory Emile Chauvin, Shamus John Angus McLarty, Ben Garvey
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Patent number: 8770371Abstract: A parking meter mechanism is described that may include a front housing, having a display opening for viewing a display through, connected to an internal structure. Additionally or alternatively the parking meter mechanism may include a contactless payment reader located behind the display. The parking meter mechanism may be secured to a lower housing. A back housing may be secured to the lower housing as well. The front or back housing may include a solar panel compartment and solar panel mounted therein.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: J.J. Mackay Canada LimitedInventors: George Allan MacKay, Gregory Emile Chauvin, Shamus John Angus McLarty, Ben Garvey
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Publication number: 20140174880Abstract: An anti-fishing device is located in close proximity to a location where coins are inserted into a parking meter, or other vending or metering machine. The anti-fishing device does not require any moving parts and presents an obstacle in the coin path that impedes the withdrawal of inserted coins from a coin chute. The anti-fishing device may comprise one or more fingers that extend into a coin channel. The fingers of the anti-fishing device may extend backwards into the coin channel. The anti-fishing device may be made from a single piece of material and may be incorporated into new coin chutes as well being retrofit into existing coin chutes, parking meters, or other vending or metering machines.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: J.J. MACKAY CANADA LIMITEDInventors: George Allan MacKay, Michael Glenn Fievet
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Patent number: 8727207Abstract: A proximity detector for detecting the presence of a coin or token in a coin chute, comprising a pair of axially aligned coils disposed on opposed sides of the chute; a common-emitter amplifier having a base and a collector providing a detector output, one of the coils being connected to the collector and the other of the coils being connected to the base.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 1997Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: J.J. MacKay Canada LimitedInventors: Donald W. Church, Douglas George Pincock, Theodore Gerard Bushnik, John Roderick Campbell, Gregory Emile Chauvin
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Patent number: 8636133Abstract: A parking meter mechanism is described that may include a front housing, having a display opening for viewing a display through, connected to an internal structure. Additionally or alternatively the parking meter mechanism may include a contactless payment reader located behind the display. The parking meter mechanism may be secured to a lower housing. A back housing may be secured to the lower housing as well. The front or back housing may include a solar panel compartment and solar panel mounted therein.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2012Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: J.J. Mackay Canada LimitedInventors: George Allan MacKay, Gregory Emile Chauvin, Shamus John Angus McLarty, Ben Garvey
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Publication number: 20130231985Abstract: Improved single space parking meters capable of accepting payment from a card that stores a monetary amount are described. The single space parking meter includes functionality for reloading a monetary amount to a parking card. The single space parking meter may read account information from the payment card using the card reader and receive an indication of the monetary value to load or reload onto the parking card. The parking meter may communicate with a remote system to authorize a transaction using the payment card's account information for the monetary value. An indication of whether the transaction of the payment card was successful or not is received at the parking meter and the parking meter attempts to load or reload the monetary value to the parking card when the transaction was successful.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2013Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: J.J. MACKAY CANADA LIMITEDInventors: George Allan MacKay, Gregory Emile Chauvin, Neil Stuart Erskine
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Patent number: 8395532Abstract: There is disclosed a single space parking meter that includes a low powered radio for communicating with a mobile access point. There is also provided a parking meter management system comprising a single space parking meter and a mobile access point. The mobile access point comprises a coin collection cart, and a mobile data collection terminal including a wireless radio for communicating with the wireless radio of the single space parking meter. Also disclosed is a method of managing single space parking meters comprising the steps of collecting and storing meter information in a single space parking meter, receiving at a main electronics board of the single space parking meter a transmit signal, and transmitting the meter information to a mobile access point using a low powered radio of the single space parking meter.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2012Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: J.J. Mackay Canada LimitedInventors: Gregory Emile Chauvin, Neil Stuart Erksine, George Allan MacKay
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Patent number: 8339281Abstract: There is disclosed a single space parking meter that includes a low powered radio for communicating with a mobile access point. There is also provided a parking meter management system comprising a single space parking meter and a mobile access point. The mobile access point comprises a coin collection cart, and a mobile data collection terminal including a wireless radio for communicating with the wireless radio of the single space parking meter. Also disclosed is a method of managing single space parking meters comprising the steps of collecting and storing meter information in a single space parking meter, receiving at a main electronics board of the single space parking meter a transmit signal, and transmitting the meter information to a mobile access point using a low powered radio of the single space parking meter.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2012Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: J.J. Mackay Canada LimitedInventors: Gregory Emile Chauvin, Neil Stuart Erksine, George Allan MacKay
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Patent number: 8250887Abstract: A tamper resistant lock is provided. The tamper resistant lock comprises a primary locking mechanism for locking and unlocking the tamper resistant lock with an appropriate key. A secondary locking mechanism is engaged and prevents unlocking when a sufficient force is applied to the tamper resistant lock. The force may be the result of driving a screwdriver into a keyway of the lock in an attempt to forcefully unlock the lock.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: J.J. Mackay Canada LimitedInventors: George Allan MacKay, Michael Glenn Fievet
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Patent number: 8184019Abstract: There is disclosed a single space parking meter that includes a low powered radio for communicating with a mobile access point. There is also provided a parking meter management system comprising a single space parking meter and a mobile access point. The mobile access point comprises a coin collection cart, and a mobile data collection terminal including a wireless radio for communicating with the wireless radio of the single space parking meter. Also disclosed is a method of managing single space parking meters comprising the steps of collecting and storing meter information in a single space parking meter, receiving at a main electronics board of the single space parking meter a transmit signal, and transmitting the meter information to a mobile access point using a low powered radio of the single space parking meter.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2009Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: J.J. MacKay Canada LimitedInventors: Gregory Emile Chauvin, Neil Stuart Erskine, George Allan Mackay
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Patent number: 6747575Abstract: The invention is directed to an electronic parking meter and a method of configuring an electronic parking meter. In addition to a meter housing and an electronic metering mechanism within the housing, the parking meter includes a memory positioned within the housing separate from the electronic metering mechanism for storing configuration information associated with a pre-selected group of one or more electronic meters. When the electronic metering mechanism is replaced, the replacement metering mechanism that is inserted into the housing need only be coupled to the separate memory in order to have the configuration information of the specific meter downloaded into it. The configuration information includes parking meter location information and/or parking restriction information.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2002Date of Patent: June 8, 2004Assignee: J.J. Mackay Canada LimitedInventors: Greg Chauvin, Neil Erskine
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Publication number: 20030112151Abstract: The invention is directed to an electronic parking meter and a method of configuring an electronic parking meter. In addition to a meter housing and an electronic metering mechanism within the housing, the parking meter includes a memory positioned within the housing separate from the electronic metering mechanism for storing configuration information associated with a pre-selected group of one or more electronic meters. When the electronic metering mechanism is replaced, the replacement metering mechanism that is inserted into the housing need only be coupled to the separate memory in order to have the configuration information of the specific meter downloaded into it. The configuration information includes parking meter location information and/or parking restriction information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2002Publication date: June 19, 2003Applicant: J.J. MACKAY CANADA LIMITEDInventors: Greg Chauvin, Neil Erskine
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Publication number: 20030102975Abstract: A parking machine and a method of operating the parking machine are described. The parking machine includes a controller, a display controlled by the controller and a presence sensor for detecting the presence of a person in the vicinity of the parking machine. The method of operating the parking machine comprises detecting the presence of a person in the vicinity of the parking machine, placing the parking machine into an operating mode when the presence is detected, and returning the parking machine into the sleep mode once the person is no longer detected in the vicinity of the parking machine. When placed in the operating mode, the display shows the unexpired real parking time for parking spaces associated with the parking machine and/or shows instructions for a user to purchase parking time.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2002Publication date: June 5, 2003Applicant: J.J. MACKAY CANADA LIMITEDInventor: Yvon Hache
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Patent number: D652329Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2010Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: J.J. MacKay Canada LimitedInventors: George Allan MacKay, Shamus John Angus McLarty
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Patent number: D654816Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2010Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: J.J. MacKay Canada LimitedInventors: George Allan MacKay, Shamus John Angus McLarty
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Patent number: D656046Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2011Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: J.J. MacKay Canada LimitedInventors: George Allan MacKay, John Angus McLarty
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Patent number: D661603Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2012Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: J.J. MacKay Canada LimitedInventors: George Allan MacKay, Shamus John Angus McLarty
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Patent number: D705090Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2012Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: J.J. Mackay Canada LimitedInventors: George Allan MacKay, Shamus John Angus McLarty, Ben Garvey
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Patent number: D716157Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2014Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: J.J. MacKay Canada LimitedInventors: George Allan MacKay, Shamus John Angus McLarty, Ben Garvey