Patents by Inventor Philip Rene Reger
Philip Rene Reger 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: 9947166Abstract: A readily reconfigureable cash dispensing system for providing change, such as coins of different values and bills or currency of different denominations needed by a retail store, grocery store, busy convenience store, or the like. A tray or trays for storing and delivering multiple rolls of coins or bills of a first value, as well as, a tray or trays for storing and delivering stacks of bills are described herein. A bill acceptor may be employed to accept bills used to purchase rolls of coins and stacks of bills, and a system controller can sense restocking and dispensing events to maintain an accurate inventory of cash in the bill acceptor, as well as, the total cash stored in the form of coin rolls or rolls bills, as well as, bill stacks.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2017Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Ellenby Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Bob M. Dobbins, Philip Rene Reger, Scott Barnes, Thomas Carullo
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Patent number: 9816673Abstract: A vending machine includes a controller with an interface to control vending machine peripherals including an integrated LED lamp assembly having a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and a DC power connector to connect to a source of DC power within the vending machine. A power regulating circuit adjustably controls the amount of power provided to the LEDs in response to vending machine control signals.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2017Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: ELLENBY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Bob M. Dobbins, Louis J. Frontino, Philip Rene Reger, Paul L. Mason
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Publication number: 20170236356Abstract: A readily reconfigureable cash dispensing system for providing change, such as coins of different values and bills or currency of different denominations needed by a retail store, grocery store, busy convenience store, or the like. A tray or trays for storing and delivering multiple rolls of coins or bills of a first value, as well as, a tray or trays for storing and delivering stacks of bills are described herein. A bill acceptor may be employed to accept bills used to purchase rolls of coins and stacks of bills, and a system controller can sense restocking and dispensing events to maintain an accurate inventory of cash in the bill acceptor, as well as, the total cash stored in the form of coin rolls or rolls bills, as well as, bill stacks.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Bob M. Dobbins, Philip Rene Reger, Scott Barnes, Thomas Carullo
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Publication number: 20170138544Abstract: A vending machine includes a controller with an interface to control vending machine peripherals including an integrated LED lamp assembly having a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and a DC power connector to connect to a source of DC power within the vending machine. A power regulating circuit adjustably controls the amount of power provided to the LEDs in response to vending machine control signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2017Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: Ellenby Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Bob M. Dobbins, Louis J. Frontino, Philip Rene Reger, Paul L. Mason
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Patent number: 9619957Abstract: A readily reconfigurable cash dispensing system for providing change, such as coins of different values and bills or currency of different denominations needed by a retail store, grocery store, busy convenience store, or the like. A tray or trays for storing and delivering multiple rolls of coins or bills of a first value, as well as, a tray or trays for storing and delivering stacks of bills are described herein. A bill acceptor may be employed to accept bills used to purchase rolls of coins and stacks of bills, and a system controller can sense restocking and dispensing events to maintain an accurate inventory of cash in the bill acceptor, as well as, the total cash stored in the form of coin rolls or rolls bills, as well as, bill stacks.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: ELLENBY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Bob M. Dobbins, Philip Rene Reger, Scott Barnes, Thomas Carullo
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Publication number: 20160035173Abstract: A readily reconfigureable cash dispensing system for providing change, such as coins of different values and bills or currency of different denominations needed by a retail store, grocery store, busy convenience store, or the like. A tray or trays for storing and delivering multiple rolls of coins or bills of a first value, as well as, a tray or trays for storing and delivering stacks of bills are described herein. A bill acceptor may be employed to accept bills used to purchase rolls of coins and stacks of bills, and a system controller can sense restocking and dispensing events to maintain an accurate inventory of cash in the bill acceptor, as well as, the total cash stored in the form of coin rolls or rolls bills, as well as, bill stacks.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Bob M. Dobbins, Philip Rene Reger, Scott Barnes, Thomas Carullo
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Patent number: 9142079Abstract: A readily reconfigurable cash dispensing system for providing change, such as coins of different values and bills or currency of different denominations needed by a retail store, grocery store, busy convenience store, or the like. A tray or trays for storing and delivering multiple rolls of coins or bills of a first value, as well as, a tray or trays for storing and delivering stacks of bills are described herein. A bill acceptor may be employed to accept bills used to purchase rolls of coins and stacks of bills, and a system controller can sense restocking and dispensing events to maintain an accurate inventory of cash in the bill acceptor, as well as, the total cash stored in the form of coin rolls or rolls bills, as well as, bill stacks.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2014Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Ellenby Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Bob M. Dobbins, Philip Rene Reger, Scott Barnes, Thomas Carullo
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Publication number: 20140305767Abstract: A readily reconfigurable cash dispensing system for providing change, such as coins of different values and bills or currency of different denominations needed by a retail store, grocery store, busy convenience store, or the like. A tray or trays for storing and delivering multiple rolls of coins or bills of a first value, as well as, a tray or trays for storing and delivering stacks of bills are described herein. A bill acceptor may be employed to accept bills used to purchase rolls of coins and stacks of bills, and a system controller can sense restocking and dispensing events to maintain an accurate inventory of cash in the bill acceptor, as well as, the total cash stored in the form of coin rolls or rolls bills, as well as, bill stacks.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventors: Bob M. Dobbins, Philip Rene Reger, Scott Barnes, Thomas Carullo
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Patent number: 8770372Abstract: A readily reconfigureable cash dispensing system for providing change, such as coins of different values and bills or currency of different denominations needed by a retail store, grocery store, busy convenience store, or the like. A tray or trays for storing and delivering multiple rolls of coins or bills of a first value, as well as, a tray or trays for storing and delivering stacks of bills are described herein. A bill acceptor may be employed to accept bills used to purchase rolls of coins and stacks of bills, and a system controller can sense restocking and dispensing events to maintain an accurate inventory of cash in the bill acceptor, as well as, the total cash stored in the form of coin rolls or rolls bills, as well as, bill stacks.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2013Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Ellenby Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Bob M. Dobbins, Philip Rene Reger, Scott Barnes, Thomas Carullo
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Patent number: 6643843Abstract: Systems and processes for updating the program memory of an embedded system are described. According to one aspect, a portable update device optically communicates with the embedded system and provides an update of the program memory of the embedded system. The embedded system may be located in a device which is not readily physically accessible. The program memory of the embedded system can be updated without the need for “on site” technical expertise.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 1999Date of Patent: November 4, 2003Assignee: Ellenby Technologies Inc.Inventor: Philip RenĂ© Reger
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Patent number: 6038491Abstract: A vending machine capable of communicating with a central station using any one of multiple cellular carriers includes a telemetry device. The telemetry device includes a cellular transceiver, a digital signal processor-based modem, and memory storing software corresponding to protocols for each of the cellular carriers. The telemetry device can be reconfigured, in response to signals received from the central station using a first one of the cellular carriers, to transmit and receive signals subsequently using a second one of the cellular carriers. Software code residing in memory associated with a sub-unit of a vending machine can also be upgraded or otherwise modified by transmitting segments of software code from a remote station to a telemetry device in the vending machine using a cellular carrier, assembling the segments of software code in the telemetry device, and routing the assembled software code to a designated one of the sub-units of the vending machine.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 1997Date of Patent: March 14, 2000Assignee: Mars, IncorporatedInventors: Patrick J. McGarry, Philip Rene Reger