Patents by Inventor James C. Gaughan

James C. Gaughan 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).

  • Secure storage of high value items
    Patent number: 6587031
    Abstract: Items are securely stored and retrieved using a storage unit having separate compartments. A storage code is provided to the storage unit, and the storage unit responds by permitting access to a particular compartment while preventing access to other compartments. An item then is placed in the particular compartment. At a later time, a retrieval code is provided to the storage unit and the storage unit responds by permitting access to the particular compartment while preventing access to other compartments. The item then may be retrieved from the particular compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Cash America International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack R. Daugherty, Jodie W. Mooty, James C. Gaughan