Patents by Inventor Pascal Schoeb

Pascal Schoeb 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).

  • Detection device for detecting that a coin receptacle is full
    Patent number: 5016745
    Abstract: The invention relates to a detection device for detecting that the coin storage receptacle of a slot machine such as a parking meter is full of coins. The device includes a moving flap (32) disposed across the coin arrival path. A microswitch (42) detects the position of the flap (32). If the flap does not return to its rest position, then the receptcle is full.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1991
    Assignee: Schlumberger Industries
    Inventors: Pascal Schoeb, Dominique Holtzer