Patents by Inventor Robert E. Noell, Jr.

Robert E. Noell, Jr. 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).

  • Patent number: 6135261
    Abstract: A vertically oriented payment-receiving enclosure and player's console for an arcade game has two juxtaposed check acceptors hinged to it. This allows one of the acceptors to be swung out of the way while the other remains in its normal operating position during servicing and inspection. The arrangement also allows improved maintenance access to an enclosed portion of a player's control mounted in a top portion of the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignees: Robert E. Noell, Jr., David A. Norton
    Inventors: Robert E. Noell, Jr., David A. Norton
  • Patent number: 4240536
    Abstract: Provided is an amusement device whereby prizes, coins or tokens are dispensed through an elongated chute onto a platform area. A reciprocating blade pushes the prizes, etc., forward, eventually dispensing one or more over the edge of the platform to the player. A timed trap door mechanism whose actuation is both audible and visible to the player prevents tilting of the device to obtain prizes without winning them. The chute is constructed so that a significant degree of skill can be employed to optimize the number of prizes, etc., dispensed and thus, won by the player. The use of coins or tokens other than those of a predetermined size are rejected from the chute back to the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1980
    Inventor: Robert E. Noell, Jr.