James N Ingram

US Patent:

D538986, Mar 20, 2007

Filed:

Dec 22, 2005

Appl. No.:

29/245266

Inventors:

James Larry Ingram - Hot Springs AR, US

Assignee:

Fragramatics Manufacturing Co., Inc. - Pine Bluff AR

International Classification:

1505

US Classification:

D32 32

US Patent:

7765026, Jul 27, 2010

Filed:

Mar 21, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/385596

Inventors:

Clinton E. Sheppard - Mountain Home AR, US
James Larry Ingram - Hot Springs AR, US
Yefim Y. Fundyler - Little Rock AR, US
Tony M. Goodwin - White Hall AR, US

Assignee:

Fragramatics Manufacturing Company, Inc. - Pine Bluff AR

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

700236, 700232, 700244, 221 2, 221 7, 221 8

Abstract:

Coin operated vending machines and vending methods for self service car washes that vend different commodities or services at a united price. The machines vend vacuum at different speeds, and spot remover or fragrance. Each machine has a computer-controlled, multi-segmented bar graph providing an analog indication of the amount of a vend that remains, and a dot matrix system for displaying text messages. The bar graph has multiple adjacent segments each having multiple cells that contain separate LEDS of different colors. The bar graph provides a relative, analog indication of the amount of a particular commodity remaining to be vended. When a vend starts, all of the bar graph segments are illuminated and as vending continues, bar graph segments and individually cells are sequentially decremented. Different products are associated with different colors. The customer may switch selections while a credit balance remains, and bar graph illumination is reset to 100%.

Address:

101 Blue Heron Pt, Hot Springs National Park, AR 71913

VIN:

2A8HR64X18R736393

Make:

CHRYSLER

Model:

TOWN AND COUNTRY

Year:

2008