Patents by Inventor Richard J. Zober

Richard J. Zober 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).

  • Automatic ticket vending machine
    Patent number: 5293796
    Abstract: A method of severing a continuous strip having transversely arranged perforations into separate segments including advancing said strip along a predetermined path; deforming a portion of said strip at said transversely arranged perforations; sensing the location of said perforations by causing contact between a sensor and said deformed portion; advancing the sensed perforations a predetermined distance to a location directly in line with a severing knife; and causing the knife to sever said deformed portion at said transversely arranged perforations to form a separate segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1994
    Assignee: Zober Development Corporation
    Inventor: Richard J. Zober