Patent · US Expired

Automatic vending machine

US4517651A · kind A · utility

35Cited by
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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 14, 1981
Grant dateMay 14, 1985
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB67D2210/00091
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A beverage vending machine makes use of a microcomputer to compute the time duration for supply of component materials in accordance with stored data and supplied input data.

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