Patents by Inventor Graham Richard JONES

Graham Richard JONES 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).

  • Coin payout apparatus
    Patent number: 11721154
    Abstract: A coin payout apparatus 100 is provided. The coin payout apparatus 100 includes a coin canister 101. The coin canister 101 includes a tube 102 for storing coins. The coin canister 101 also includes a coin ejector 202 operable to eject a coin from the tube 102. The coin canister 101 further includes a hopping disc 318 operable to rotate and engage the coin ejector 202 to eject the coin from the tube 102 when the tube 102 is moved into position with the hopping disc 318.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Crane Payment Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert James Blythin, Graham Richard Jones
  • COIN PAYOUT APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20210090370
    Abstract: A coin payout apparatus 100 is provided. The coin payout apparatus 100 includes a coin canister 101. The coin canister 101 includes a tube 102 for storing coins. The coin canister 101 also includes a coin ejector 202 operable to eject a coin from the tube 102. The coin canister 101 further includes a hopping disc 318 operable to rotate and engage the coin ejector 202 to eject the coin from the tube 102 when the tube 102 is moved into position with the hopping disc 318.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Robert James Blythin, Graham Richard Jones
  • MONEY ITEM CANISTER
    Publication number: 20190114862
    Abstract: An embodiment of this disclosure provides a money item dispensing apparatus comprising: a money item track operable to receive a money item and transport the money item, a denominator configured to determine a denomination of the money item on the money item track, a rotatable money item canister operable to receive the money item in a tube of a plurality of tubes, and a diverter gate configured to divert the money item to the tube, the tube corresponding to the denomination of the money item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Crane Payment Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert James BLYTHIN, Graham Richard JONES