Patents by Inventor Mark A. Wickart

Mark A. Wickart 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).

  • Currency donation machine using air current
    Patent number: 8177120
    Abstract: A device which collects donations of paper currency by allowing a person to insert paper currency and subsequently cause it to be floated through one or more tubes to a collection box by means of air flowing through the tubes is disclosed. A user of the device may use a diverter box to select one of several collection boxes to receive the donation. An audible or visual signal announces that a donation has been made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: DuPage Children's Museum, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark A. Wickart
  • Currency donation machine using air current
    Publication number: 20110233269
    Abstract: A device which collects donations of paper currency by allowing a person to insert paper currency and subsequently cause it to be floated through one or more tubes to a collection box by means of air flowing through the tubes is disclosed. A user of the device may use a diverter box to select one of several collection boxes to receive the donation. An audible or visual signal announces that a donation has been made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventor: Mark A. Wickart