Patents by Inventor Benny D. Childers

Benny D. Childers 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).

  • Apparatus and method for dispensing tickets
    Patent number: 6712253
    Abstract: A ticket machine for dispensing tickets from a strip of tickets having perforated joints is provided. The ticket machine includes a roller assembly, a detection mechanism and a bursting blade. The roller assembly adapted to communicate a portion of the strip of tickets along a ticket path. The detection mechanism is disposed adjacent the ticket path and adapted to determine the position of at least a leading ticket of the strip of tickets along the ticket path. The bursting blade is adjacent the ticket path and adapted to floatably strike the strip of tickets adjacent the perforated joints to separate at least the leading ticket from the strip of tickets. A method for separating tickets from a strip of tickets connected along perforated joints is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: American Games, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack F. Hargrave, Terry L. Poffenbarger, Benny D. Childers, Marty E. Johnson, Michael T. Templeman
  • Apparatus and method for dispensing tickets
    Publication number: 20020179668
    Abstract: A ticket machine for dispensing tickets from a strip of tickets having perforated joints is provided. The ticket machine includes a roller assembly, a detection mechanism and a bursting blade. The roller assembly adapted to communicate a portion of the strip of tickets along a ticket path. The detection mechanism is disposed adjacent the ticket path and adapted to determine the position of at least a leading ticket of the strip of tickets along the ticket path. The bursting blade is adjacent the ticket path and adapted to floatably strike the strip of tickets adjacent the perforated joints to separate at least the leading ticket from the strip of tickets. A method for separating tickets from a strip of tickets connected along perforated joints is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Jack F. Hargrave, Terry L. Poffenbarger, Benny D. Childers, Marty E. Johnson, Michael T. Templeman