Patents by Inventor Neil M. Young

Neil M. Young 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).

  • Patent number: 8932118
    Abstract: Replenishing coins in a coin store associated with a coin handling device includes feeding a batch of coins from a bulk coin store to a receptacle near the coin handling device, delivering coins from the receptacle to the coin handling device and routing at least some of those coins from the coin handling device to the coin store associated with the coin handling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: MEI, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Shuren, Neil M. Young, Andrew M. Yellop, David Michael Furneaux, Karen Aurelius
  • Patent number: 8851373
    Abstract: Tracking information in a note handling facility, such as an amusement gaming facility, involves, in some implementations, communications between components of the system to facilitate tracking the location and movement of note acceptors and cassettes for storing notes. Such components can include host machines, note acceptors, cassettes for storing notes, databases, and/or note counting machines. RF tag chips can be embedded in or mounted to some of the components to facilitate the communications. RF tag readers can be provided at appropriate locations within the facility to facilitate reading information from and writing information to the RF tag chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: MEI, Inc.
    Inventors: Bob MacKenzie, Thomas E. Shuren, Neil M. Young
  • Patent number: 8770370
    Abstract: A money handling apparatus is arranged to receive items of currency and classify each into at least one class. Each class of currency items is stored and managed by the money handling apparatus in order to be able to extract the received items. In some implementations, the money handling apparatus is arranged to receive items of currency, store items of currency, receive at least one service media, and transport at least one stored currency item to a removable storage unit in a specified sequence or order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: MEI, Inc.
    Inventor: Neil M. Young
  • Publication number: 20110259707
    Abstract: A money handling apparatus is arranged to receive items of currency and classify each into at least one class. Each class of currency items is stored and managed by the money handling apparatus in order to be able to extract the received items. In some implementations, the money handling apparatus is arranged to receive items of currency, store items of currency, receive at least one service media, and transport at least one stored currency item to a removable storage unit in a specified sequence or order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: MEI, INC.
    Inventor: Neil M. Young
  • Patent number: 7837095
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided relating to a secure bag assembly to secure cash in transit (“CIT”). In some implementations, the secure bag assembly is installed in a lockable, removable cassette that is fitted to a bill validator. The cassette and bill validator can be installed in an enclosure like those found in retail kiosks, self-checkout terminals, retail safes or gaming machines. In such an implementation, bank notes are deposited in the bill validator and once identified and validated, are securely stacked in the bag assembly within the cassette. The bag assembly can be used for capacities of one banknote up to the maximum capacity allowed by the cassette. The bag assembly is secured in place when installed and is sealed automatically upon removal from the cassette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: MEI, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Clauser, Stephen R. Watrous, John D. Snider, David Blasko, Chad Schneider, Brian Lipford, Joel Price, Neil M. Young
  • Publication number: 20100234985
    Abstract: Replenishing coins in a coin store associated with a coin handling device includes feeding a batch of coins from a bulk coin store to a receptacle near the coin handling device, delivering coins from the receptacle to the coin handling device and routing at least some of those coins from the coin handling device to the coin store associated with the coin handling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: MEI, Inc
    Inventors: Thomas E. Shuren, Neil M. Young, Andrew M. Yellop, David Michael Furneaux, Karen Aurelius
  • Publication number: 20020100399
    Abstract: A drop safe includes a housing defining an interior bill acceptor portion and a cashbox portion, a lockable first door connected to the housing for accessing the bill acceptor portion, and a lockable second door connected to the housing for accessing the cashbox portion. In an implementation, the first door covers the second door when the first door is in a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventor: Neil M. Young
  • Patent number: 6199856
    Abstract: A device and technique for storing flexible media of different dimensions is described. In an implementation, the device includes a carriage having at least two rotating members, a membrane wrapped about each rotating member, a frame and at least one actuator. When flexible media, such as a banknote, is fed into the device, the actuator causes the carriage to move in a forward direction so that a first membrane unwraps to press a banknote onto a stack. The carriage then moves in a reverse direction back into an initial position, and the first membrane wraps about a rotating member and a second membrane unwraps to hold the banknote in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Inventors: Robert Clauser, David C. Deaville, Andre Gerlier, Thomas E. Shuren, Neil M. Young