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Douglas A. Martin
Also filed as: MARTIN DOUGLAS A · MARTIN DOUGLAS ALAN · MARTIN DOUGLAS R
47 granted patents·11 pending applications·2,246 citations·filing 1992–2024
99Inventor score
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58 records- 0198US6957746B2Apparatuses and methods for dispensing magnetic cards, integrated circuit cards, and other similar itemsCOINSTAR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 25, 2005·205 cites·44 claims
- 0297US8229851B2Methods and systems for exchanging/transferring gift cardsDORAN MICHAEL·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 24, 2012·105 cites·17 claims
- 0397US6988171B2Method and system for recovery of meta data in a storage controllerIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 17, 2006·142 cites·27 claims
- 0496US7520374B2Coin discrimination apparatus and methodCOINSTAR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 21, 2009·84 cites·20 claims
- 0595US8024272B2Methods and systems for exchanging/transferring gift cardsCOINSTAR INC·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 20, 2011·50 cites·24 claims
- 0695US7865432B2Methods and systems for exchanging and/or transferring various forms of valueCOINSTAR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 4, 2011·119 cites·25 claims
- 0795US7748619B2Card dispensing apparatuses and associated methods of operationCOINSTAR INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 6, 2010·40 cites·35 claims
- 0894US8482413B2Access monitoring systems for use with consumer-operated kiosks and other enclosuresMARTIN DOUGLAS A·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 9, 2013·18 cites·16 claims
- 0994US6520308B1Coin discrimination apparatus and methodCOINSTAR INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 18, 2003·124 cites·10 claims
- 1093US8550227B1Auto-positioning sensors for coin counting devicesMARTIN DOUGLAS A·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 8, 2013·13 cites·21 claims
- 1193US8332313B2Methods and systems for exchanging and/or transferring various forms of valueDORAN MICHAEL·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 11, 2012·43 cites·19 claims
- 1293US7815071B2Apparatuses and methods for dispensing magnetic cards, integrated circuit cards, and other similar itemsCOINSTAR INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 19, 2010·30 cites·12 claims
- 1393US7653599B2Methods and systems for exchanging and/or transferring various forms of valueCOINSTAR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 26, 2010·87 cites·22 claims
- 1492US9022841B2Coin counting and/or sorting machines and associated systems and methodsCOINSTAR INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 5, 2015·8 cites·29 claims
- 1592US8550294B2Card dispensing apparatuses and associated methods of operationMARTIN DOUGLAS A·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 8, 2013·20 cites·14 claims
- 1692US7213697B2Coin discrimination apparatus and methodCOINSTAR INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 8, 2007·73 cites·17 claims
- 1792US6766892B2Coin discrimination apparatus and methodCOINSTAR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 27, 2004·72 cites·44 claims
- 1892US6438661B1Method, system, and program for managing meta data in a storage system and rebuilding lost meta data in cacheIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 20, 2002·125 cites·23 claims
- 1991US11100477B1Electronic capital marketplace systems and methodsPOLLEN INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 24, 2021·20 cites·63 claims
- 2091US9233812B2Card dispensing apparatuses and associated methods of operationMARTIN DOUGLAS A·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 12, 2016·10 cites·19 claims
- 2190US8038059B2Card dispensing apparatuses and associated methods of operationCOINSTAR INC·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 18, 2011·9 cites·20 claims
- 2290US6502174B1Method and system for managing meta dataIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 31, 2002·141 cites·24 claims
- 2389US8967361B2Coin counting and sorting machinesCOINSTAR INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 3, 2015·6 cites·20 claims
- 2489US6602125B2Automatic coin input tray for a self-service coin-counting machineCOINSTAR INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 5, 2003·63 cites·23 claims
- 2589US6141731AMethod and system for managing data in cache using multiple data structuresIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 31, 2000·148 cites·40 claims
- 2688US8033375B2Methods and systems for exchanging and/or transferring various forms of valueCOINSTAR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 11, 2011·55 cites·31 claims
- 2788US6196371B1Coin discrimination apparatus and methodCOINSTAR INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 6, 2001·132 cites·43 claims
- 2886US8522950B2Debris diverter for coin counting machine and associated method of manufacture and operationMARTIN DOUGLAS A·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 3, 2013·5 cites·24 claims
- 2984US8103586B2Methods and systems for exchanging and/or transferring various forms of valueDORAN MICHAEL·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 24, 2012·14 cites·13 claims
- 3080US8760296B2Access monitoring systems for use with consumer-operated kiosks and other enclosuresCOINSTAR INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 24, 2014·4 cites·19 claims
- 3180US6381677B1Method and system for staging data into cacheIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 30, 2002·90 cites·21 claims
- 3278US9227800B2Multi-function card handling apparatus and methods of operationCOINSTAR INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 5, 2016·6 cites·23 claims
- 3378US6981102B2Method and system for managing meta dataIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 27, 2005·21 cites·51 claims
- 3478US6327644B1Method and system for managing data in cacheIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 4, 2001·82 cites·14 claims
- 3577US9290338B2Apparatuses and methods for dispensing magnetic cards, integrated circuit cards, and other similar itemsMARTIN DOUGLAS A·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 22, 2016·3 cites·13 claims
- 3677US9235945B2Coin input apparatuses and associated methods and systemsOUTERWALL INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 12, 2016·2 cites·21 claims
- 3776US9183687B2Coin counting and/or sorting machines and associated systems and methodsOUTERWALL INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 10, 2015·1 cites·30 claims
- 3873US5530829ATrack and record mode caching scheme for a storage system employing a scatter index table with pointer and a track directoryIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 25, 1996·62 cites·20 claims
- 3972US9036890B2Optical coin discrimination systems and methods for use with consumer-operated kiosks and the likeBORG JEFFREY A·Filed 2012·Granted May 19, 2015·6 cites·31 claims
- 4071US2024354843A1Dynamic discounting system and methodPOLLEN INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4169US2014289111A1Methods and systems for exchanging and/or transferring various forms of valueOUTERWALL INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4268US9003861B2Auto-calibration systems for coin counting devicesMARTIN DOUGLAS A·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 14, 2015·1 cites·25 claims
- 4368US2014201012A1Methods and systems for exchanging and/or transferring various forms of valueOUTERWALL INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4465US2013091055A1Methods and systems for exchanging and/or transferring various forms of valueCOINSTAR INC·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4560US9230381B2Coin counting and sorting machinesOUTERWALL INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 5, 2016·0 cites·12 claims
- 4659US2016086409A1Coin input apparatuses and associated methods and systemsOUTERWALL INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4758US11928652B2Electronic capital marketplace systems and methodsPOLLEN INC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 12, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4858US10817932B2Dynamic discounting system and methodKEMPER ALEXANDER C·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 27, 2020·1 cites·55 claims
- 4958US2025172380A1Parallel plate measurement apparatus for battery thickness measurementMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 5057US12062087B2Dynamic discounting system and methodPOLLEN INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 13, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
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