Patents by Inventor Lars K. Christiansen

Lars K. Christiansen 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).

  • Software vending machine having CD-ROM storage
    Patent number: 5748485
    Abstract: A vending machine for vending computer software comprises, a bill acceptor for receiving money, an optical disk for storing a selection of programs to be vended, a hard disk drive for storing operating software, accounting information, and updates to the software vended, a diskette dispenser, and a disk drive all under control of a processor. The invention further comprises a device for indicating a program selection to the processor such that the processor may direct the writing of a customer-selected program to a diskette after money has been received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: LaserVend, Inc.
    Inventors: Lars K. Christiansen, Mark H. Roberts, David J. Griffiths, Brent R. Adamson