Patents by Inventor Darrell V. Howerton

Darrell V. Howerton 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).

  • Ticket metering and throat barrier module
    Patent number: 4365718
    Abstract: A ticket metering and barrier module for a ticket processing machine includes a housing defining a metering passage that is dimensioned to a predetermined maximum ticket thickness and includes sensing apparatus for sensing predetermined minimum ticket width and length and a barrier gate selectively movable into and out of blocked positions for blocking the insertion of tickets into the passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1982
    Assignee: Cubic Western Data
    Inventor: Darrell V. Howerton