Patents by Inventor Thomas Unsicker

Thomas Unsicker 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).

  • Dispenser tray for a vending machine
    Publication number: 20070021866
    Abstract: A method of moving an elevator to a product location in a vending machine to receive product from the product location, including the steps of: providing an indicator associated with each product location; providing a sensor associated with the elevator; moving the sensor first to a position near an expected position of one of the indicators; and searching for an actual position of the indicator. An apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Richard Coppola, Ronald Hoormann, Thomas Unsicker, Steven Zychinski