{"id":7,"date":"2010-05-13T13:13:57","date_gmt":"2010-05-13T21:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sohotaxtips.com\/?p=645"},"modified":"2010-08-03T15:31:28","modified_gmt":"2010-08-03T23:31:28","slug":"those-hungry-coin-controlled-parking-meters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tchouse.com\/services\/those-hungry-coin-controlled-parking-meters\/","title":{"rendered":"Those Hungry Coin Controlled Parking Meters"},"content":{"rendered":"<img style='float: left; margin-right: 10px; border: none;' src='http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar.php?gravatar_id=06f487349ca5db61fc949fa0d9ba3e4e&amp;default=http:\/\/www.tchouse.com\/images_ori\/tchsIcon.jpg' alt='No Gravatar' width=40 height=40\/><div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/twitter.com\/share');\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"TCHouse\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"http:\/\/tchouse.com\/services\/those-hungry-coin-controlled-parking-meters\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-6052325487493705\";\n\/* SOHO 468x60, created 6\/28\/09 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"8178523274\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A US Patent was issued to Dual Parking Meter Company located in Oklahoma City, OK, US on May 24, 1938 for a coin controlled parking meter \u201cfor measuring the time of occupancy or use of parking or other space, for the use of which it is desirous an incidental charge be made upon a time basis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carl C. Magee of Oklahom<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/sohotaxtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dollars100.jpg');\"  href=\"http:\/\/sohotaxtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dollars100.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-7];player=img;\" title=\"Additional Child Tax  Credit changes in 2009\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-381\" title=\"Additional Child Tax  Credit changes in 2009\" src=\"http:\/\/sohotaxtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dollars100.jpg\" alt=\"Additional Child Tax Credit changes in 2009\" width=\"225\" height=\"96\" \/><\/a>a City, OK, US invented this mechanical device to solve \u201cdowntown parking problems\u201d according to the well-known blog, Wired.\u00a0 Magee states in his patent how his device \u201cwill display a signal, the signal being arranged to disappear from view when the predetermined permitted time of occupancy has elapsed\u2026\u201d\u00a0 Even in this original formulation, the inventor intended for the device to \u201cexpose to view the coin most recently inserted therein\u2026\u201d and a container for \u201cmoney received by the machines.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 The <strong><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.patents.com\/FindAPatent\/AdvancedSearch.aspx');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.patents.com\/FindAPatent\/AdvancedSearch.aspx\">advanced search feature in the Patents<\/a><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.patents.com\/FindAPatent\/AdvancedSearch.aspx');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.patents.com\/FindAPatent\/AdvancedSearch.aspx\">.com<\/a><\/strong> invention database shows similar, more current patent claims that relate to this original coin controlled parking meter such as <strong><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.patents.com\/FindAPatent\/SearchResults.aspx?st=adv&amp;q=claims:meter+AND+claims:parking+AND++(claims:ticket+AND+claims:printing)+');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.patents.com\/FindAPatent\/SearchResults.aspx?st=adv&amp;q=claims:meter+AND+claims:parking+AND++(claims:ticket+AND+claims:printing)+\">ticket printing parking meters<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.patents.com\/FindAPatent\/SearchResults.aspx?st=adv&amp;q=+(claims:parking+AND+claims:meter)+AND+claims:wireless+');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.patents.com\/FindAPatent\/SearchResults.aspx?st=adv&amp;q=+(claims:parking+AND+claims:meter)+AND+claims:wireless+\">wireless parking meters<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.patents.com\/FindAPatent\/SearchResults.aspx?st=adv&amp;q=+(claims:parking+AND+claims:meter)+AND+claims:smart+');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.patents.com\/FindAPatent\/SearchResults.aspx?st=adv&amp;q=+(claims:parking+AND+claims:meter)+AND+claims:smart+\">smart parking meters<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.patents.com\/FindAPatent\/SearchResults.aspx?st=adv&amp;q=claims:meter+AND+claims:parking+AND+claims:green+');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.patents.com\/FindAPatent\/SearchResults.aspx?st=adv&amp;q=claims:meter+AND+claims:parking+AND+claims:green+\">green parking meters<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The inventor in his patent did not elaborate about the \u201ccontainer for receiving the coins\u201d nor have we been able to locate specific patent claims regarding how revenues from the \u201ccoin container\u201d were to be disbursed.\u00a0\u00a0 However, the blog posting mentions that Magee was a \u201cfine upstanding lawyer, newspaper editor and occasional senate candidate\u2026\u201d!\u00a0 Aside from allegedly solving inner city congestion and perhaps profiting from the manufacture of meters to other municipalities both near and far, we are struck by the parallel positioning of \u201csenate candidate\u201d and \u201cmoney received\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The vision of row after row of hungry, mechanical heads continually consuming our nickels, dimes, and now quarters, every hour of every day makes us sad as we search our pockets for more spare change!\u00a0 The \u201cincidental charge\u201d for \u201ctime of occupancy or use of parking\u201d has extended far beyond physical coin-operated parking meters in downtown Oklahoma   City\u2026 Unfortunately even now, our quarters and dollars are still \u201csucked up\u201d by little, gray mechanical \u201cheads\u201d.\u00a0 Whether or not Magee made his way from Oklahoma City to Washington,  DC, US, doesn\u2019t matter; <strong><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.patents.com\/Services\/patent-application.aspx');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.patents.com\/Services\/patent-application.aspx\">his innovative ideas<\/a><\/strong> did, and live on, without <strong><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.patents.com\/Services\/patent-analytic-services.aspx');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.patents.com\/Services\/patent-analytic-services.aspx\">fear of patent infringement<\/a><\/strong>, throughout the halls of the US Congress!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <strong><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.wired.com\/thisdayintech\/2010\/05\/0513parking-meter-patent\/');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/thisdayintech\/2010\/05\/0513parking-meter-patent\/\">Wired<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reprinted from the <strong><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.patents.com\/patentscommunity\/blogs\/');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.patents.com\/patentscommunity\/blogs\/\">Patents.com Community Blog<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A US Patent was issued to Dual Parking Meter Company located in Oklahoma City, OK, US on May 24, 1938 for a coin controlled parking meter \u201cfor measuring the time of occupancy or use of parking or other space, for the use of which it is desirous an incidental charge be made upon a time basis.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-income-taxes"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1OFQh-7","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tchouse.com\/services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tchouse.com\/services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tchouse.com\/services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tchouse.com\/services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tchouse.com\/services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/tchouse.com\/services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":266,"href":"http:\/\/tchouse.com\/services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7\/revisions\/266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tchouse.com\/services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tchouse.com\/services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tchouse.com\/services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}