Patents by Inventor Jeffrey G. Knoll
Jeffrey G. Knoll 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: 8559694Abstract: In one aspect, a method of processing currency in a currency processing machine includes the act of retrieving, from a plurality of input currency bills, characteristic information from each of the bills, the characteristic information itself including at least a first characteristic information relating to fitness. The method also includes the act of assigning to each currency bill one of a plurality of fitness types and fitness levels relating to the first characteristic information of the bill, at least one of the fitness types and the fitness levels being defined by a user. The method also includes the act of outputting each currency bill along one of a plurality of output paths designated by the user to receive currency bills, the output path having a fitness type and/or fitness level assigned to the currency bill.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2011Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Cummins-Allison Corp.Inventors: Charles P. Jenrick, Douglas U. Mennie, John R. Blake, Matthew L. Anderson, Gary P. Watts, Curtis W. Hallowell, Robert J. Klein, Jeffrey G. Knoll, Tomasz M. Jagielinski
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Patent number: 8523641Abstract: An automated coin tray refilling system includes a plurality of coin reservoirs and a plurality of coin dispensers for regulating the dispensing of coins from an associated one of the plurality of coin reservoirs. A collector point distribution member is adapted to receive coins from each of the plurality of coin dispensers at one portion thereof and to output the coins at another portion thereof. An interface module having an input end is disposed substantially adjacent the collector point distribution member output and includes an output end for dispensing coins. A coin interface tray is adapted to receive at least one coin tray and at least one processor is provided. The interface module and/or coin interface tray includes a drive system configured to move interface module and/or coin interface tray relative to one another.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2005Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Cummins-Allison Corp.Inventors: Julie L. Kuykendall, Jeffrey G. Knoll, Arthur J. Long, John R. Blake
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Publication number: 20110255767Abstract: In one aspect, a method of processing currency in a currency processing machine includes the act of retrieving, from a plurality of input currency bills, characteristic information from each of the bills, the characteristic information itself including at least a first characteristic information relating to fitness. The method also includes the act of assigning to each currency bill one of a plurality of fitness types and fitness levels relating to the first characteristic information of the bill, at least one of the fitness types and the fitness levels being defined by a user. The method also includes the act of outputting each currency bill along one of a plurality of output paths designated by the user to receive currency bills, the output path having a fitness type and/or fitness level assigned to the currency bill.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: Cummins-Allison Corp.Inventors: Charles P. Jenrick, Douglas U. Mennie, John R. Blake, Matthew L. Anderson, Gary P. Watts, Curtis W. Hallowell, Robert J. Klein, Jeffrey G. Knoll, Tomasz M. Jagielinski
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Patent number: 7978899Abstract: In one aspect, a method of processing currency in a currency processing machine includes the act of retrieving, from a plurality of input currency bills, characteristic information from each of the bills, the characteristic information itself including at least a first characteristic information relating to fitness. The method also includes the act of assigning to each currency bill one of a plurality of fitness types and fitness levels relating to the first characteristic information of the bill, at least one of the fitness types and the fitness levels being defined by a user. The method also includes the act of outputting each currency bill along one of a plurality of output paths designated by the user to receive currency bills, the output path having a fitness type and/or fitness level assigned to the currency bill.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2006Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Cummins-Allison Corp.Inventors: Charles P. Jenrick, Douglas U. Mennie, John R. Blake, Matthew L. Anderson, Gary P. Watts, Curtis W. Hallowell, Robert J. Klein, Jeffrey G. Knoll, Tomasz M. Jagielinski
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Patent number: 6896118Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a coin redemption system, in which a user deposits a batch of mixed coins of a plurality of denominations, comprises a coin input area for receiving a batch of mixed coins from a user of the coin redemption system, a coin processing unit coupled to the coin input area for determining the aggregate value of the coins received from the user, a controller for assigning a transaction number corresponding to the batch of received coins, a first printer for printing a receipt indicative of the determined value and the assigned transaction number, an output device disposed in a redemption area for displaying the assigned transaction number and the determined value.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2003Date of Patent: May 24, 2005Assignee: Cummins-Allison Corp.Inventors: William J. Jones, Douglas U. Mennie, Jeffrey G. Knoll
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Publication number: 20030127299Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a coin redemption system, in which a user deposits a batch of mixed coins of a plurality of denominations, comprises a coin input area for receiving a batch of mixed coins from a user of the coin redemption system, a coin processing unit coupled to the coin input area for determining the aggregate value of the coins received from the user, a controller for assigning a transaction number corresponding to the batch of received coins, a first printer for printing a receipt indicative of the determined value and the assigned transaction number, an output device disposed in a redemption area for displaying the assigned transaction number and the determined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2003Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventors: William J. Jones, Douglas U. Mennie, Jeffrey G. Knoll
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Patent number: 5014802Abstract: A four wheel steering system that implements four wheel Ackerman steering during all phases of steering, including where one of the wheels has reached its travel limit, is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1990Date of Patent: May 14, 1991Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Jeffrey G. Knoll, Dennis T. Kunkel
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Patent number: RE44252Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a coin redemption system, in which a user deposits a batch of mixed coins of a plurality of denominations, comprises a coin input area for receiving a batch of mixed coins from a user of the coin redemption system, a coin processing unit coupled to the coin input area for determining the aggregate value of the coins received from the user, a controller for assigning a transaction number corresponding to the batch of received coins, a first printer for printing a receipt indicative of the determined value and the assigned transaction number, an output device disposed in a redemption area for displaying the assigned transaction number and the determined value.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2007Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Cummins-Allison Corp.Inventors: William J. Jones, Douglas U. Mennie, Jeffrey G. Knoll