Patents by Inventor Jack Denison

Jack Denison 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).

  • Method and system for recognition of currency by denomination
    Patent number: 6234294
    Abstract: A currency note condition recognition apparatus and method uses a programmed microelectronic CPU to execute program instructions stored in a PROM to read in pixel data from an optical imaging section, including LEDs and photodiodes for generating signals which can be converted to a first image of a currency note being transported along the path of travel. The CPU receives position and skew data detected by external sensors for sensing the position and skew of the note.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: De La Rue International LTD
    Inventors: Michael L. Defeo, Jack Denison, John M. Mikkelsen, Peter Truong, Kenneth W. Maier, Bo Xu, Robert J. Burgert
  • Method and system for recognition of currency by denomination
    Patent number: 6078683
    Abstract: A denomination recognition apparatus and method uses a programmed microelectronic CPU (14) to execute program instructions (19) stored in PROM (18) to read in pixel data from an optical imaging section including LEDs (15) and photodiodes (16) for generating signals which can be converted to a first image of a currency note (13) being transported along the path of travel. The CPU (14) receives position and skew data detected by external sensors for sensing the position and skew of the note (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: De La Rue, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Denison, Robert J. Burgert, Michael DeFeo, John Mikkelsen, Peter Truong