Inventor · Buffalo Grove, IL, US

Gary P. Watts

36Patents
24h-index
41Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 23, 1976 → Sep 6, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8204293B2 Document imaging and processing system Physics 191 Active
US5940623A Software loading system for a coin wrapper Physics 187 Expired
US6493461B1 Customizable international note counter Physics 181 Expired
US6256407A Color scanhead and currency handling system employing the same Physics 180 Expired
US6621919B2 Customizable international note counter Physics 180 Expired
US6731785B1 Currency handling system employing an infrared authenticating system Physics 161 Expired
US5573457A Coin Wrapping system with touch screen device Physics 136 Expired
US6721442B1 Color scanhead and currency handling system employing the same Physics 134 Expired
US5299977A Coin handling system Physics 113 Expired
US5507379A Coin handling system with coin sensor discriminator Physics 79 Expired
US5865673A Coin sorter Physics 76 Expired
US5564974A Coin sorting system with touch screen device Physics 75 Expired
US5480348A Coin handling system with controlled coin discharge Physics 72 Expired
US6171182A Coin handling system with shunting mechanism Physics 67 Expired
US5429550A Coin handling system with controlled coin discharge Physics 66 Expired
US5453047A Coin handling system Physics 64 Expired
US5052198A Battery lock and hold-down device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Expired
US8428332B1 Apparatus and system for imaging currency bills and financial documents and method for using the same Physics 55 Active
US6042470A Coin sorter Physics 54 Expired
US6039644A Coin sorter Physics 53 Expired
US8433123B1 Apparatus and system for imaging currency bills and financial documents and method for using the same Physics 51 Active
US7978899B2 Currency processing system with fitness detection Physics 35 Active
US8538123B1 Apparatus and system for imaging currency bills and financial documents and method for using the same Physics 31 Active
US8559694B2 Currency processing system with fitness detection Physics 24 Active
US8655046B1 Apparatus and system for imaging currency bills and financial documents and method for using the same Physics 23 Active

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