Patents by Inventor Timothy Craig Morrison

Timothy Craig Morrison 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).

  • Token dispenser system, installation apparatus, and method
    Patent number: 10713892
    Abstract: A token dispensing system is adapted suitable for installing a token dispenser in a game device. A mounting bracket for the token dispenser provides a simple and inexpensive way to install the token dispenser as part of the token dispensing system inside the housing of a game device. The dispensing system includes an electronic control circuit that controls an alarm device to provide a low level warning signal when the level of tokens in the token dispenser is low and an empty warning signal when the token dispenser is empty. The electronic control circuit controls dispensing tokens from the token dispenser such that a user receives the correct number of tokens even if the dispenser runs out of tokens in the middle of dispensing a selected number of tokens during a transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: NAMCO USA INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth William Walters, Jr., John E. Vaughn, Timothy Craig Morrison
  • TOKEN DISPENSER SYSTEM, INSTALLATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190180562
    Abstract: A token dispensing system is adapted suitable for installing a token dispenser in a game device. A mounting bracket for the token dispenser provides a simple and inexpensive way to install the token dispenser as part of the token dispensing system inside the housing of a game device. The dispensing system includes an electronic control circuit that controls an alarm device to provide a low level warning signal when the level of tokens in the token dispenser is low and an empty warning signal when the token dispenser is empty. The electronic control circuit controls dispensing tokens from the token dispenser such that a user receives the correct number of tokens even if the dispenser runs out of tokens in the middle of dispensing a selected number of tokens during a transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Kenneth William Walters, JR., John E. Vaughn, Timothy Craig Morrison
  • Token dispenser system, installation apparatus, and method
    Patent number: 10223867
    Abstract: A token dispensing system is adapted suitable for installing a token dispenser in a game device. A mounting bracket for the token dispenser provides a simple and inexpensive way to install the token dispenser as part of the token dispensing system inside the housing of a game device. The dispensing system includes an electronic control circuit that controls an alarm device to provide a low level warning signal when the level of tokens in the token dispenser is low and an empty warning signal when the token dispenser is empty. The electronic control circuit controls dispensing tokens from the token dispenser such that a user receives the correct number of tokens even if the dispenser runs out of tokens in the middle of dispensing a selected number of tokens during a transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: NAMCO USA INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth William Walters, Jr., John E. Vaughn, Timothy Craig Morrison
  • Token Dispenser System, Installation Apparatus, and Method
    Publication number: 20160217655
    Abstract: A token dispensing system is adapted suitable for installing a token dispenser in a game device. A mounting bracket for the token dispenser provides a simple and inexpensive way to install the token dispenser as part of the token dispensing system inside the housing of a game device. The dispensing system includes an electronic control circuit that controls an alarm device to provide a low level warning signal when the level of tokens in the token dispenser is low and an empty warning signal when the token dispenser is empty. The electronic control circuit controls dispensing tokens from the token dispenser such that a user receives the correct number of tokens even if the dispenser runs out of tokens in the middle of dispensing a selected number of tokens during a transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth William Walters, JR., John E. Vaughn, Timothy Craig Morrison
  • Token dispenser system, installation apparatus, and method
    Patent number: 9330528
    Abstract: A token dispensing system is adapted suitable for installing a token dispenser in a game device. A mounting bracket for the token dispenser provides a simple and inexpensive way to install the token dispenser as part of the token dispensing system inside the housing of a game device. The dispensing system includes an electronic control circuit that controls an alarm device to provide a low level warning signal when the level of tokens in the token dispenser is low and an empty warning signal when the token dispenser is empty. The electronic control circuit controls dispensing tokens from the token dispenser such that a user receives the correct number of tokens even if the dispenser runs out of tokens in the middle of dispensing a selected number of tokens during a transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth William Walters, Jr., John E. Vaughn, Timothy Craig Morrison
  • Token Dispenser System, Installation Apparatus, and Method
    Publication number: 20140274312
    Abstract: A token dispensing system is adapted suitable for installing a token dispenser in a game device. A mounting bracket for the token dispenser provides a simple and inexpensive way to install the token dispenser as part of the token dispensing system inside the housing of a game device. The dispensing system includes an electronic control circuit that controls an alarm device to provide a low level warning signal when the level of tokens in the token dispenser is low and an empty warning signal when the token dispenser is empty. The electronic control circuit controls dispensing tokens from the token dispenser such that a user receives the correct number of tokens even if the dispenser runs out of tokens in the middle of dispensing a selected number of tokens during a transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth William Walters, JR., John E. Vaughn, Timothy Craig Morrison