Patents by Inventor Frederick Chamberlain

Frederick Chamberlain 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
    Publication number: 20070095630
    Abstract: A currency evaluation device for receiving a currency bill having a magnetic attribute and evaluating the currency bill comprises a magnetic scanhead disposed adjacent to a bill evaluation region, a memory adapted to store master magnetic characteristic information corresponding to a plurality of types of currency bills, and an evaluating unit. The scanhead includes a plurality of closely spaced magnetic sensors each adapted to detect the presence of a magnetic attribute of the bill. The plurality of magnetic sensors cover a substantial portion of a dimension of a bill. The scanhead is adapted to retrieve magnetic characteristic information from the currency bill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2000
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: CUMMINS-ALLISON CORP.
    Inventors: Douglas Mennie, Richard Mazur, John Radomski, Frederick Chamberlain, Jay Freeman, Kent Gandola