Patents
US RE43656 E1: Vending machine and computer assembly
- Granted
- 2012-09-11
- Filed
- 2010-04-22 application 12765205
- Type
- Reissue · 36 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A vending machine for purchasing selected items by a customer. The vending machine includes a dispensing assembly for dispensing an item and a selector assembly connected to the dispensing assembly. A computer assembly having a central computer, video display screen and a modem is connected to and actuated by the selector for connecting the computer to an Internet site and displaying a received transmission on the video screen in response to a purchased item.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg120911.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendonet, Inc. 2 patents | US company or organization | Tuskegee, AL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James A. Satchell, Jr. | Tuskegee, AL | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Johnson A. Asumadu | Kalamazoo, MI | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
No CPC categories reported.
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ASUMADU, JOHNSON A. signed 2010-09-28 SATCHELL, JAMES A., JR. signed 2010-10-11 | VENDONET, INC. TUSKEGEE, AL | 25126/740 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2010-10-13 | Missing Administrative dissolution of vendonet, inc. | VENDONET, INC. signed 2005-07-09 | SATCHELL, JAMES A., JR. TUSKEGEE, AL ASUMADU, JOHNSON A. KALAMAZOO, MI | 25126/561 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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