Patents by Inventor Frank J. Janezic

Frank J. Janezic 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: 11232668
    Abstract: A coin processing device, comprising a coin processing module including an inlet for receiving coins to be processed and at least one coin output location, including an elongated sleeve for receiving the coins from the at least one outlet, wherein the elongated sleeve is operable to receive, in a first mode of operation of the coin processing device, a first flexible walled coin receptacle about the elongated sleeve, and wherein, in the first mode of operation, the coins are delivered by the elongated sleeve into the first flexible walled coin receptacle, and receive, in a second mode of operation of the coin processing device, a second coin receptacle within the elongated sleeve, wherein the second coin receptacle is a generally rigid container, and wherein, in the second mode of operation, the coins are delivered from the at least one outlet into the second coin receptacle positioned within the elongated sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Cummins-Allison Corp.
    Inventors: John R. Blake, Frank J. Janezic, Douglas U. Mennie
  • Publication number: 20210012604
    Abstract: A coin processing device, comprising a coin processing module including an inlet for receiving coins to be processed and at least one coin output location, including an elongated sleeve for receiving the coins from the at least one outlet, wherein the elongated sleeve is operable to receive, in a first mode of operation of the coin processing device, a first flexible walled coin receptacle about the elongated sleeve, and wherein, in the first mode of operation, the coins are delivered by the elongated sleeve into the first flexible walled coin receptacle, and receive, in a second mode of operation of the coin processing device, a second coin receptacle within the elongated sleeve, wherein the second coin receptacle is a generally rigid container, and wherein, in the second mode of operation, the coins are delivered from the at least one outlet into the second coin receptacle positioned within the elongated sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: John R. Blake, Frank J. Janezic, Douglas U. Mennie
  • Patent number: 7018286
    Abstract: A coin stacking device is used to refill a coin cassette of a coin dispenser. The coin stacking device includes a cylindrical structure having an inner diameter approximately the same as a diameter of the coins. The cylindrical structure has one open end and one closed end. The coins enter the open end and form a coin stack within the cylindrical structure. To refill a coin cassette, the open end of the filled coin stacking device is aligned with a coin receptacle in the coin cassette that is in need of coins. The coin stack is then transferred from the coin stacking device to the coin receptacle of the coin cassette. The coin stacking device can easily filled by an automated coin processing machine, such as a coin sorting machine or a coin counting machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Cummins-Allison Corp.
    Inventors: John R. Blake, Timothy L. Esterbrook, Douglas U. Mennie, Frank J. Janezic, Don T. Lambert, John S. Lykowski
  • Publication number: 20030013403
    Abstract: A coin stacking device is used to refill a coin cassette of a coin dispenser. The coin stacking device includes a cylindrical structure having an inner diameter approximately the same as a diameter of the coins. The cylindrical structure has one open end and one closed end The coins enter the open end and form a coin stack within the cylindrical structure To refill a coin cassette, the open end of the filled coin stacking device is aligned with a coin receptacle in the coin cassette that is in need of coins The coin stack is then transferred from the coin stacking device to the coin receptacle of the coin cassette The coin stacking device can easily filled by an automated coin processing machine, such as a coin sorting machine or a coin counting machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: John R. Blake, Timothy L. Esterbrook, Douglas U. Mennie, Frank J. Janezic, Don T. Lambert, John S. Lykowski