Patents by Inventor Finbarr Williamson

Finbarr Williamson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

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    Patent number: 9016682
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for loading at least one media item into a media item container. The apparatus includes at least one rotatable member comprising an outer surface including a plurality of apertures connected to at least one chamber where a negative pressure is selectively provided. The apparatus also includes a guide that guides each incoming item of media transported to the rotatable member. The rotatable member is rotatable when negative pressure is provided at the chamber region to locate a media item secured to the rotatable member by suction from the guide into the media item container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Neil Law, Bob Suttie, David Heighton, Willy Kaempfer, Finbarr Williamson, Rod Haines
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    Publication number: 20140203498
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for loading at least one media item into a media item container. The apparatus includes at least one rotatable member comprising an outer surface including a plurality of apertures connected to at least one chamber where a negative pressure is selectively provided. The apparatus also includes a guide that guides each incoming item of media transported to the rotatable member. The rotatable member is rotatable when negative pressure is provided at the chamber region to locate a media item secured to the rotatable member by suction from the guide into the media item container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: NCR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Neil Law, Bob Suttie, David Heighton, Willy Kaempfer, Finbarr Williamson, Rod Haines