Patents by Inventor Robert L. Santoro

Robert L. Santoro 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).

  • Credit card dispensing and positioning apparatus
    Patent number: 5082268
    Abstract: Apparatus for accurately dispensing and positioning a credit card onto a predetermined area of a surface, includes a support tray which supports a stack of cards; a pusher assembly including a pusher plate which pushes out a leading edge of a lowermost one of the cards in the stack; gripper jaws which grip the lowermost edge of the pushed out card; and a control assembly which controls the gripper jaws to grip the lowermost edge of the pushed out card, to move over the predetermined area of the surface and to then release the gripped card so that the latter drops onto the predetermined area of the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: J.A.D. Enterprises of New York, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert L. Santoro