Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
194202000 | WITH ADDITIONAL, DISPARATE MEANS PREVENTING FRAUDULENT ACTUATION | 12 |
20100263983 | PAPER CURRENCY HANDLING DEVICE - Provided is a bill processing apparatus capable of preventing a bill contained in a bill housing part from being drawn out. The bill processing apparatus comprises: an insertion slot ( | 10-21-2010 |
20100320056 | BILL ACCEPTOR THAT PREVENTS ARCHING OF EACH RECEIVED BILL - A bill acceptor includes a bill acceptor main unit having a bill insertion slot, a bill transfer mechanism for transferring each inserted bill through a bill passage to a bill outlet, a bill recognition unit for recognizing the authenticity and value of each inserted bill and a bill pusher for pushing each inserted bill out of the bill outlet, and a bill box having a front opening facing the bill pusher, two elongated stop members disposed at two opposite lateral sides of the front opening in a parallel manner, a bill-receiving bearing board supported on spring members inside the box body of the bill acceptor for receiving each bill that is pushed away from the bill outlet into the bill box and a baffle pivotally mounted in the box body at the top side of front opening adjacent to the bill outlet and biasable for letting each inserted bill be pushed by the bill pusher out of the bill outlet onto the bill-receiving bearing board and reversible to hold down each received bill on the bill-receiving bearing board in a smooth condition to avoid bill jams. | 12-23-2010 |
20110011699 | Security Gate Mechanism For a Currency Handling Device - A security gate mechanism for a currency handling apparatus having a currency passageway includes a rotatable gate having a slit therein. The slit is aligned with the currency passageway when the rotatable gate is in an initial position. A drive wheel is coupled to the rotary gate for driving the rotatable gate in first and second directions, wherein the second direction is opposite the first direction. A positioning member is selectively engageable with the drive wheel for positioning the rotatable gate in the initial position such that the slit in the rotatable gate is substantially aligned with the passageway. The positioning member is arranged to be engageable with the drive wheel when the drive wheel rotates the rotatable gate in the second direction, but it is not engageable with the drive wheel when the drive wheel rotates the rotatable gate in the first direction. | 01-20-2011 |
20110139573 | AUTOMATIC PRODUCT-DISPENSING MACHINE - The product is released by means of a mechanical push-button that releases a ratchet system ( | 06-16-2011 |
20130264168 | System for Storage of Article in a Secured Area - A storage system includes storage units for securely retaining articles therein. The storage system includes an electronic user identification system to insure that the individual storing articles therein is the same individual removing the articles there from. The user identification system also compares the user identification information with database information to determine if the user is permitted to use the storage unit or not. The storage system provides such information to security personnel so that improper use of the storage system can be identified and appropriate action taken. | 10-10-2013 |
20150068863 | SECURITY APPARATUS FOR AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE - A method and associated security apparatus for providing security to an automatic teller machine (ATM) having a cash capture device in a presenter area of the ATM. The cash capture device is detected by a proximity detector in the security apparatus in the ATM. A detecting signal is generated by the proximity detector in response to the cash capture device being detected. The detecting signal is received by control circuitry in the security apparatus and in response, the control circuitry causes a dispensing shutter of the ATM to remain in an open position. Each proximity detector is electrically connected to the control circuitry. The dispensing shutter in the open position is configured, in an absence of the cash capture device in the ATM, to dispense paper currency processed and stored in the presenter area of the ATM. security apparatus includes the proximity detector and the control circuitry. | 03-12-2015 |
20160140813 | SENSOR SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A NON-DEPOSITABLE ITEM INSERTED INTO AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE - Apparatus and methods for a sensor system are provided. The system may be configured to detect a dispensing of cash from an automated teller machine (“ATM”). The system may be configured to orient one or more sensors to capture a first information stream that includes the dispensing of cash. The system may be configured to detect a retraction of cash by the ATM. The system may orient one or more sensors to capture a second information stream that includes the retraction. The system may be configured to determine an estimate of cash collected by an ATM customer. The estimate may be based on a comparison of the first information stream and the second information stream. | 05-19-2016 |
194203000 | Means preventing use of tethered check | 5 |
20140021008 | Pre-collection device for a payment terminal - A pre-collection device ( | 01-23-2014 |
20140166431 | COIN ACCEPTOR WITH ANTI-FRAUD FEATURE - A method and apparatus for preventing the fraudulent receipt of credit for the goods or services provided by a coin-operated device is disclosed. A coin acceptor with an anti-fraud feature comprises a coin-accept channel comprising a lip to block the introduction of a non-coin object to a coin sensor and a coin-guiding surface to guide a coin downstream the lip to the coin sensor. The coin-accept channel may further comprise a blocking area, a deflection surface, and a protrusion to prevent the upstream movement of a tethered coin-like object, thereby preventing a single tethered coin-like object from receiving multiple credits for the goods or services provided by a coin-operated device. | 06-19-2014 |
20140174880 | ANTI-FISHING DEVICE FOR A COIN CHUTE - An anti-fishing device is located in close proximity to a location where coins are inserted into a parking meter, or other vending or metering machine. The anti-fishing device does not require any moving parts and presents an obstacle in the coin path that impedes the withdrawal of inserted coins from a coin chute. The anti-fishing device may comprise one or more fingers that extend into a coin channel. The fingers of the anti-fishing device may extend backwards into the coin channel. The anti-fishing device may be made from a single piece of material and may be incorporated into new coin chutes as well being retrofit into existing coin chutes, parking meters, or other vending or metering machines. | 06-26-2014 |
20150379801 | Actuated Castellation Plate For a Currency Acceptor - An actuated castellation plate can be arranged across a length of a currency passageway of a currency acceptor assembly and configured in an open state. Pressure from an attempted string fraud, such as pulling in reverse a bill across the castellation plate, can actuate the castellation plate to a closed state, obstructing the currency passageway so that the bait bill cannot be retrieved. Embodiments can include a currency acceptor including a currency passageway, mounting assembly, currency storage assembly having an entrance, the currency passageway being arranged to guide a currency denomination to the entrance of the currency storage assembly, and an actuated castellation plate including an array of teeth coupled to a baseplate including a receptacle and two opposing mounting ends, the castellation plate being configured at the entrance of the cashbox assembly to transfer between an open and closed state. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described. | 12-31-2015 |
20150379802 | Coin Acceptor with Anti-Fraud Feature - A method and apparatus for preventing the fraudulent receipt of credit for the goods or services provided by a coin-operated device is disclosed. A coin acceptor with an anti-fraud feature comprises a coin-accept channel comprising a lip to block the introduction of a non-coin object to a coin sensor and a coin-guiding surface to guide a coin downstream the lip to the coin sensor. The coin-accept channel may further comprise a blocking area, a deflection surface, and a protrusion to prevent the upstream movement of a tethered coin-like object, thereby preventing a single tethered coin-like object from receiving multiple credits for the goods or services provided by a coin-operated device. | 12-31-2015 |