Patents by Inventor Dennis A. Jendro

Dennis A. Jendro 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).

  • Newspaper vending unit
    Patent number: 5363987
    Abstract: A vending machine is designed to dispense multiple copies of a publication one at a time. The machine includes a storage member adapted to temporarily store multiple copies of a publication in a face-to-face orientation, a suction assembly formed of at least one suction cup that is adapted to seize and transport the front most copy of the publication to a dispensing position, a valve assembly associated with the suction cup to cause the cup to vent when in a dispensing position to dispense such copy into a delivery chute, and a slidable backplate biased to continuously urge the remaining copies of the publication forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: Seven, Ltd.
    Inventors: Danny E. Crawford, Gene A. Hall, Dennis A. Jendro, Dennis P. Rolph, Danny L. Nelson, Paul D. Elst, Gregory E. Erlandson, Jack T. Mowry, Robert L. Neiss, Craig K. Loebig, Richard A. Helms