Patents by Inventor Andrew Mark Smith

Andrew Mark Smith 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).

  • Currency handing apparatus
    Patent number: 6615970
    Abstract: Cash handling apparatus comprising a power input and a money transport system for moving items of money in a normal operating mode, with a power control system for detecting a probable reduced supply power level and, in dependence thereon, for selecting a reduced power mode in which the money transport system continues to function for future transactions, whilst the apparatus draws a lower power from the power input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Mars Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory John Billington, Andrew Mark Smith