Inventor
MARTIN DOUGLAS A
US42 patents
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COINSTAR INC
13 patentsUS8024272B2Sep 20, 2011
Methods and systems for exchanging/transferring gift cards
COINSTAR INC50 citations97
US7865432B2Jan 4, 2011
Methods and systems for exchanging and/or transferring various forms of value
COINSTAR INC119 citations97
US7653599B2Jan 26, 2010
Methods and systems for exchanging and/or transferring various forms of value
COINSTAR INC87 citations97
US6957746B2Oct 25, 2005
Apparatuses and methods for dispensing magnetic cards, integrated circuit cards, and other similar items
COINSTAR INC205 citations97
US6602125B2Aug 5, 2003
Automatic coin input tray for a self-service coin-counting machine
COINSTAR INC63 citations96
US8033375B2Oct 11, 2011
Methods and systems for exchanging and/or transferring various forms of value
COINSTAR INC55 citations93
US7815071B2Oct 19, 2010
Apparatuses and methods for dispensing magnetic cards, integrated circuit cards, and other similar items
COINSTAR INC30 citations91
US7748619B2Jul 6, 2010
Card dispensing apparatuses and associated methods of operation
COINSTAR INC40 citations89
US9022841B2May 5, 2015
Coin counting and/or sorting machines and associated systems and methods
COINSTAR INC8 citations84
US8967361B2Mar 3, 2015
Coin counting and sorting machines
COINSTAR INC6 citations84
US8038059B2Oct 18, 2011
Card dispensing apparatuses and associated methods of operation
COINSTAR INC9 citations81
US9227800B2Jan 5, 2016
Multi-function card handling apparatus and methods of operation
COINSTAR INC6 citations73
US8760296B2Jun 24, 2014
Access monitoring systems for use with consumer-operated kiosks and other enclosures
COINSTAR INC4 citations73
IBM
8 patentsUS6988171B2Jan 17, 2006
Method and system for recovery of meta data in a storage controller
IBM142 citations99
US6502174B1Dec 31, 2002
Method and system for managing meta data
IBM141 citations99
US6438661B1Aug 20, 2002
Method, system, and program for managing meta data in a storage system and rebuilding lost meta data in cache
IBM125 citations99
US6141731AOct 31, 2000
Method and system for managing data in cache using multiple data structures
IBM148 citations99
US6381677B1Apr 30, 2002
Method and system for staging data into cache
IBM90 citations97
US6327644B1Dec 4, 2001
Method and system for managing data in cache
IBM82 citations96
US5530829AJun 25, 1996
Track and record mode caching scheme for a storage system employing a scatter index table with pointer and a track directory
IBM62 citations94
US6981102B2Dec 27, 2005
Method and system for managing meta data
IBM21 citations93
MARTIN DOUGLAS A
7 patentsUS8550294B2Oct 8, 2013
Card dispensing apparatuses and associated methods of operation
MARTIN DOUGLAS A20 citations92
US8482413B2Jul 9, 2013
Access monitoring systems for use with consumer-operated kiosks and other enclosures
MARTIN DOUGLAS A18 citations92
US8550227B1Oct 8, 2013
Auto-positioning sensors for coin counting devices
MARTIN DOUGLAS A13 citations84
US9233812B2Jan 12, 2016
Card dispensing apparatuses and associated methods of operation
MARTIN DOUGLAS A10 citations82
US8522950B2Sep 3, 2013
Debris diverter for coin counting machine and associated method of manufacture and operation
MARTIN DOUGLAS A5 citations73
US9290338B2Mar 22, 2016
Apparatuses and methods for dispensing magnetic cards, integrated circuit cards, and other similar items
MARTIN DOUGLAS A3 citations71
US9003861B2Apr 14, 2015
Auto-calibration systems for coin counting devices
MARTIN DOUGLAS A1 citations51
OUTERWALL INC
4 patentsUS9235945B2Jan 12, 2016
Coin input apparatuses and associated methods and systems
OUTERWALL INC2 citations63
US9230381B2Jan 5, 2016
Coin counting and sorting machines
OUTERWALL INC0 citations52
US9183687B2Nov 10, 2015
Coin counting and/or sorting machines and associated systems and methods
OUTERWALL INC1 citations52
US9594982B2Mar 14, 2017
Optical coin discrimination systems and methods for use with consumer-operated kiosks and the like
OUTERWALL INC0 citations42
DORAN MICHAEL
3 patentsUS8229851B2Jul 24, 2012
Methods and systems for exchanging/transferring gift cards
DORAN MICHAEL105 citations97
US8332313B2Dec 11, 2012
Methods and systems for exchanging and/or transferring various forms of value
DORAN MICHAEL43 citations93
US8103586B2Jan 24, 2012
Methods and systems for exchanging and/or transferring various forms of value
DORAN MICHAEL14 citations91