Patents by Inventor Kenneth E. Korando

Kenneth E. Korando 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).

  • Vending machine accessory permitting dual mode machine operation with either money or coded cards
    Patent number: 4669596
    Abstract: An accessory for permitting a vending machine to operate with either money or coded cards. The accessory is mounted to the outside of a vending machine and connected internally by means of an adapter electrically connected between the money handling unit and item dispensing unit of the vending machine. The accessory reads the credit value coded on the card, compares the same with the price of the item selected, actuates the item dispenser, deducts the price of the item dispensed from the amount originally coded on the card, and encodes a new value on the card as it is withdrawn. Other features are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1987
    Assignee: Debitek, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph G. Capers, Kenneth E. Korando