Patents by Inventor Brian Wotherspoon

Brian Wotherspoon 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).

  • Self-service terminal (SST) safe and methods of operating a lock for the SST safe
    Patent number: 10930101
    Abstract: A Self-Service Terminal (SST) safe that includes a lock drive adapted and configured to i) operate inside the SST safe, ii) receive a wireless code sent from outside the SST safe, and iii) determine whether to lock or unlock the SST safe from inside the SST safe in response to the wireless code, and wherein the wireless code is cryptographically secured and authenticated prior to any unlock or lock operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander William Whytock, Brian Wotherspoon, Niraj Gopal
  • Self-Service Terminal (SST) Safe and Methods of Operating a Lock for the SST Safe
    Publication number: 20160063781
    Abstract: A Self-Service Terminal (SST) safe that includes a lock drive adapted and configured to i) operate inside the SST safe, ii) receive a wireless code sent from outside the SST safe, and iii) determine whether to lock or unlock the SST safe from inside the SST safe in response to the wireless code, and wherein the wireless code is cryptographically secured and authenticated prior to any unlock or lock operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Alexander William Whytock, Brian Wotherspoon, Niraj Gopal