Patents by Inventor Donald V. Eason

Donald V. Eason 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).

  • Drop safe with access to interior components
    Patent number: 8356703
    Abstract: A drop safe comprising a housing, a safe door in the housing, the safe door having a slot for accepting deposits, a bill acceptor for accepting deposits through the slot, a cash cassette for storing cash received by the bill acceptor, wherein the cash cassette moves toward the safe door upon the opening of the safe door, as the safe door moves from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: FKI Security Group, LLC
    Inventors: Ron Vysma, Donald V. Eason
  • Drop safe having a gas spring control system
    Publication number: 20040040821
    Abstract: A drop safe is provided, having a pivoting component and a cam attached to an interior surface of the drop safe, wherein the cam has a cam surface. A gas spring moves along the cam surface by means of a cam bearing, which is at one end of the gas spring, such that the cam bearing moves along the cam surface. A link is attached to the gas spring and to the pivoting component, such that as the cam bearing moves along the cam surface, the link applies a force to the pivoting component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventor: Donald V. Eason
  • Sensor apparatus for transmitting electrical pulses from a signal line into and out of a vessel to measure a process variable—in order to be more informative
    Patent number: 6386055
    Abstract: A sensor apparatus (1) designed for industrial applications is provided for transmitting electrical pulses from a signal line (2) into and out of a vessel to measure a process variable, which has a low outer diameter, preferably of 1½″ or lower, while providing high mechanical stability and maintaining a high degree of transmission efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Endress +Hauser GmbH +Co.
    Inventor: Donald V. Eason