Patents by Inventor Gary L. Sams

Gary L. Sams 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).

  • Patent number: 6994230
    Abstract: A vending machine comprising a housing and a service chassis. The housing has an interior, a front face and a rear door pivotally connected to the housing. The front face of the housing includes at least one front opening for allowing a vended product to be removed from the housing. The service chassis is at least partially located within the housing and includes at least one money collecting container. The service chassis can be slid into and out of the interior of the housing for allowing access to the at least one money collecting container. A method of loading the vending machine is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Industrial Vacuum Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary L. Sams
  • Publication number: 20040069795
    Abstract: A vending machine comprising a housing and a service chassis. The housing has an interior, a front face and a rear door pivotally connected to the housing. The front face of the housing includes at least one front opening for allowing a vended product to be removed from the housing. The service chassis is at least partially located within the housing and includes at least one money collecting container. The service chassis can be slid into and out of the interior of the housing for allowing access to the at least one money collecting container. A method of loading the vending machine is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventor: Gary L. Sams
  • Publication number: 20030196292
    Abstract: A vehicle cleaning unit comprising a container and a cleaning hose connected to the container. The container has a stock holding compartment, a servicing compartment and a revenue compartment. The container also includes at least three compartment doors providing access to an interior of the container, with each compartment door providing access to only one compartment of the container. Each compartment door includes a lock for locking the door in a closed position, whereby the servicing compartment can be accessed without allowing access to revenue in the revenue compartment. The vehicle cleaning unit can also include a low voltage detection unit for notifying a low or zero voltage condition in the unit. The vehicle cleaning unit can further include a circuitry chassis including circuitry comprising a plurality of circuits. The chassis can further include a plurality of indicators that will provide visual indication when a circuit associated with the indicator is activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Gary L. Sams, Joseph P. Doyle, Dewey I. Doyle III