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Francis A. Wittern — 6 Patents

FEFawn Engineering: 4 patents #4 of 23Top 20%
IFInland Finance: 1 patents #4 of 6Top 70%
Des Moines, IA: #90 of 657 inventorsTop 15%
Iowa: #2,650 of 15,303 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #779,687 of 4,157,543Top 20%
6 Patents All Time
Francis A. Wittern has been granted 6 US patents while listed as an inventor at Fawn Engineering. The first was granted in 1981 and the most recent in September 2019. Francis A. Wittern ranks #779,687 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 18.8%). Patent records list Francis A. Wittern in Des Moines, IA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–6 of 6 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
10402804 Apparatus, system and method of obtaining items from a vending machine with an electronic benefits transfer card John W. Van Horn 2019-09-03
6494342 Dispensed product lift for vending machine Gary L. Walke 2002-12-17
5791516 Apparatus and method for dispensing items from a vending machine Francis A. Wittern, Jr., Paul L. Hawkins, James L. Denato 1998-08-11
4779760 Article release mechanism Arthur N. Wirstlin 1988-10-25
4440285 Adjustable price setting mechanism for a vending machine Arthur N. Wirstlin 1984-04-03
4284206 Carousel dispensing apparatus 1981-08-18