Patents by Inventor Kern Jennison

Kern Jennison 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).

  • SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE CODE FOR RE-USING A COIN IN A COIN-OPERATED SYSTEM OR APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20100140349
    Abstract: A system for re-using a coin in an apparatus that requires the coin to operate the apparatus, the system including a currency insertion device, an activation device configured to activate the apparatus once currency provided to the currency insertion device has been validated, a holding bin configured to hold at least one coin, and a collection device configured to capture the at least one coin when activation ceases. A method and computer software code, stored on a computer readable media and executable with a processor, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Kern Jennison, Justin Jennison