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WO/2009/090977A1
An automatic vending machine in which a fan means is compactly mounted upstream of a heat exchanging means without increasing pressure loss and air flows uniformly in the machine. An automatic vending machine (1) has an in-chamber fan (6...  
WO/2009/089163A1
Systems, methods, and apparatus for social and retail hotspots are provided.  
WO/2009/088057A1
If a coolant leaks in a vending machine from an electromagnetic valve closed when a heating operation stops, the leaking coolant flows into and resides in a heating heat exchanger so that the quantity of coolant to circulate in a refrige...  
WO/2009/084964A2
There is described a ball dispenser (20) susceptible for use in a ball dispenser system (10). The ball dispenser (20) includes an ball container (50) for receiving balls (40), for example golf balls, to be dispensed. The dispenser (20) f...  
WO/2009/081652A1
A vending machine (1) has a wireless LAN base function and an internet connection function through a specific provider and sells an “internet connection service” to an arbitrary user in a timed manner. The user who has purchased the ...  
WO/2009/072310A1
A storage case which a stored article can easily be put in and out from has storability and portability as a storage case and can be used also as a sales case and a collection case. The storage case (1) has a cylindrical part (2) made of...  
WO/2009/071304A1
The invention relates to a container for accommodating coins and/or valuable documents, comprising a container housing having at least one feed opening for feeding coins or valuable documents into the container housing, a locking element...  
WO/2009/055876A1
A media-locker system (10) including a bank of locker units is disclosed. Each locker unit (12) has a closure member (32) movable between an open and a closed position and a locking arrangement for locking the closure member (32) in the ...  
WO/2009/055066A1
A smoothie dispenser (20, 2OS, 20A) comprises a frame (22); a smoothie receptacle storage section (24); and a receptacle conformed chiller section (26). The smoothie receptacle storage section (24) is provided within the frame (22) and c...  
WO/2009/051389A2
Disclosed is a store management system capable of switching between manned or unmanned sales. During the daytime, a clerk or owner stays in a store to allow a customer, who visits the opened store, to purchase goods which are received in...  
WO/2009/049094A1
An automated vending machine that can be selectively configured to include one or several temperature zones. A single refrigeration system and universal interior allows easy and economical assembly into a one, two, or three temperature z...  
WO/2009/049084A1
An apparatus, system, and method of monitoring performance of a currency detector such as a coin acceptor or bill validator. Status of the currency detector relative to each item introduced to it is tracked. A ratio of rejected items to ...  
WO/2009/039492A1
A food dispensing machine and method of use are provided that include first and second food portions that are separately stored, loaded, conveyed, and heated. A first food portion, such as a meat product, is dispensed from a chain of por...  
WO/2009/035322A1
The invention relates to a method of vending and authorizing age-restricted goods from a vending system. The vending system comprises a vending machine and a video camera, or equivalent means, for capturing an image of a person desiring ...  
WO/2009/035321A1
The invention relates to an age verification terminal configured for verifying the age of a person and providing a purchase ticket for purchasing an age-restricted item is proposed. The terminal comprises a video camera configured for ca...  
WO/2009/032911A1
Embodiments of the invention can include systems and methods for dispensing consumable products. One embodiment of the invention can provide a product dispenser. The product dispenser can include an ingredient matrix operable to receive ...  
WO/2009/032941A2
Embodiments of the invention can include systems and methods for consumer-dispenser interactions. In one embodiment, a product dispenser is provided. The product dispenser can include a user interface operable to interact with a consumer...  
WO/2009/032929A2
Embodiments of the invention can include systems and methods for facilitating consumer-dispenser interactions. In one embodiment, a product dispenser is provided. The product dispenser can include a reader configured to read machine read...  
WO/2009/032946A1
Embodiments of the invention can include systems and methods for dispensing consumable products. In one embodiment, a product dispenser is provided. The product dispenser can include a user interface operable to receive consumer inputs a...  
WO/2009/032938A2
Embodiments of the invention can include systems and methods for dispensing consumable products. In one embodiment, a system comprising a product dispenser and processor can be provided. The processor can be operable to execute a set of ...  
WO/2009/029425A1
Component removal detection may be accomplished by a variety of systems and techniques. In one embodiment, a system for component movement detection 100 may include a payment module 200, a fuel dispenser 105, and a movement detection dev...  
WO/2009/020190A1
Stain judging means (80) judges whether or not the surface of a light-emitting element (51) or a light-receiving element (52) is stained on the basis of the intensity of light received by each light-receiving element (52) of optical sens...  
WO/2009/016490A2
The present invention relates to a dispensing machine, and the related operating method, comprising means for dispensing packaged and/or unpackaged edible goods/beverages, a control unit connected to one or more electrically-activated pa...  
WO/2009/006705A1
A solution comprising cost-effective methods and techniques for converting a traditional vending machine into a vending machine with a graphical user interface, multimedia advertising and info kiosk capabilities. A key aspect of this inv...  
WO/2009/003254A1
Anchoring base for fixing banking equipments, presents a base for anchoring for fixing banking equipment that essentially comprises a metallic plate (1 ), a kit (2) for fixing the base on the ground, and one kit (3) for fixing banking eq...  
WO/2008/152063A1
The invention relates to a sales automat, particularly a parking permit automat (10), comprising a columnar housing (20) having a side bounding housing cover (21) and a strongbox (30) partitioned therein in which a safe (31) is located. ...  
WO/2008/148501A1
The invention relates to a microwave oven for application in a vending device for food to be heated. The microwave oven has a cooking chamber with a wall with a charging opening. A drawer may be inserted and withdrawn from said charging ...  
WO/2008/141394A1
A coin repository (2) comprises a receptacle (4) having an opening (10) cut into an upper wall (4b) from which coins can pass into the receptacle (4). A door (30) is hinged on an inside of the upper wall (4b) and configured to be selecti...  
WO/2008/141746A1
The invention relates to a microwave oven that is to be incorporated into a vending machine. Said microwave oven comprises a cooking chamber that is swiveled from a position in which the same is open at the top and the material to be hea...  
WO/2008/143758A1
A method is provided for dispensing solid pharmaceutical articles using an apparatus including a housing and a sensor system, the housing defining a dispensing passage having a dispensing inlet and a dispensing outlet downstream of the d...  
WO/2008/139231A1
The hot bagel automatic vending machine is an automatic vending machine which cooks and dispenses hot and fresh bagels to customers. The machine's main parts are the refrigeration zone, the baking zone and the dispensing zone. The machin...  
WO/2008/105858A1
A commercial device and method for cooking food product in cooking oil includes a fry vat containing an amount of cooking oil used to cook discrete batches of uncooked food in discrete batches of a weight relative to the amount of cookin...  
WO2008051567B1
To avoid the time and cost of manually changing price labels for each product column on each shelf 104, 114 within a vending machine 101, 111, a single elongate price display 206 is provided having an electronic price display region 205 ...  
WO/2008/076558A2
A vending machine for dispensing a number of products. The vending machine may include a transparent panel, a number of visible product columns, a number of non-visible product columns, and a product delivery system.  
WO/2008/067968A1
The invention relates to a device for selling precooked meals, said device comprising a storage compartment for the precooked meals which are to be sold and at least one microwave oven into which the precooked meals are inserted for in o...  
WO/2008/061818A2
The invention relates to a cash box system comprising a cash container (10) for receiving cash, especially hard cash, comprising an inlet opening (11) which can be closed by a cover (12) and a locking mechanism having a locked state in w...  
WO/2008/060132A1
This invention relates to a Dispensing Machine for Frozen Products comprising a chassis, a drive unit which operates two upper and lower freezers, connected in series and which can have temperatures as low as -30 degrees Celsius, thereby...  
WO/2008/054161A2
An ice dispenser capable of discharging a uniform amount of ice, thereby achieving an enhancement in product reliability and preventing a failure or malfunction of constituent elements is disclosed. A refrigerator equipped with the ice d...  
WO/2008/049205A1
A validator with a lighted bezel having a series of spaced lighted segments to one side of a banknote slot provides functional information and also defines an attract mode for potential purchasers. The validator is designed to enhance an...  
WO/2008/044992A1
The invention relates to a method for automatically supplying and heating individual portions stored in a chilled or frozen condition, and a food automate (10) for conducting the method, which food automate comprises a storage (5) for in...  
WO/2008/039819A2
The present invention provides sy stems, methods, and apparatuses for energy management in store or dispense equipment for food and/or beverages. Such store or dispense equipment may allow for food and/or beverages to be heated, cooled, ...  
WO/2008/034653A1
The invention relates to a particularly reliable method for establishing an unauthorized manipulation of an electrical device (E) comprising the following steps: - Calculation of an impedance spectrum by measuring the impedance on an ele...  
WO/2008/034022A2
A locking device comprises a key that comprises a key power coil and a key data coil and an electronically-actuatable lock comprising a lock power coil and a lock data coil. The key power coil and the lock power coil are coaxial and at l...  
WO/2008/024043A1
A coin dispensing apparatus (100) has a cabinet (102) serving as an apparatus housing for said apparatus (100). The apparatus further has a controller and at least one dispenser for coins to be dispensed. The apparatus is adapted to disp...  
WO/2007/147315A1
A wet towel heater is composed of a base (1),a cylindrical casing (2) on the base which has an internal cavity and a wet towel outlet (3), and a heater (5) inside the towel outlet. The wet towels to be heated are put in serially connecte...  
WO/2007/135206A1
Autonomous claim system, for mechanical vending machines, of the type that dispense products when the correct coin in inserted into a coin slot and a handle for activating the machine is rotated, which places in motion a gear mechanism f...  
WO/2007/114784A1
Locking system for access to a vending machine, such locking system comprising: - an opening handle for guiding of a movable lock means between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein a door on the vending machine may be open...  
WO/2007/105249A2
Espresso machine with disposable filter or capsule comprising a porta-capsule body comprising a rotating part (2) and a fixed part (3), an infusion piston (6), a pressure cam (7), a coffee brewing cam (19), control and regulation means, ...  
WO/2007/071206A1
A method for electronic identification of a person with regard to age is performed by an electronic checking of a document carrying personal data of a person, comparing the document with a database of document types, a type of the curren...  
WO/2007/045099A1
Vending or gaming machines typically use a communication protocol such as a MDB (multi drop bus) communication protocol to allow effective communication between a host controller and a series of peripheral devices including bill validato...  

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