Patents by Inventor Stephen C. Boxall

Stephen C. Boxall 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).

  • Device for guiding coins
    Patent number: 5277292
    Abstract: A device for guiding a coin arriving in an entry (6) of the device to a selected one of a plurality of exits (12) of the device, comprising a movable guide (14) having a plurality of inlets (16) each leading to a common outlet (18), the guide being movable to position the outlet in register with any selected one of the exits, and the inlets being so arranged that one of them is in a position to admit a coin arriving through the entry irrespective of the position of the guide, whereby the coin is guided from the one inlet via the common outlet to the selected exit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Assignee: Mars Incorporated
    Inventor: Stephen C. Boxall
  • Device for guiding coins
    Patent number: 5139130
    Abstract: A device for guiding a coin arriving in an entry (6) of the device to a selected one of a plurality of exits (12) of the device, comprising a movable guide (14) having a plurality of inlets (16) each leading to a common outlet (18), the guide being movable to position the outlet in register with any selected one of the exits, and the inlets being so arranged that one of them is in a position to admit a coin arriving through the entry irrespective of the position of the guide, whereby the coin is guided from the one inlet via the common outlet to the selected exit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignee: Mars Incorporated
    Inventor: Stephen C. Boxall