Patents by Inventor Gregg Fallon

Gregg Fallon 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).

  • Automatic cleaning at a self-service dispensing device
    Patent number: 10328467
    Abstract: Methods are provided for automatic cleaning of gripper belts and rollers within a self-service dispensing device. In an embodiment, a cleaning station located in a storage bin of the dispensing device is used to perform the automatic cleaning. The cleaning station is retrofitted into an existing storage bin of the dispensing device. In another embodiment, an interactive slot mechanism of the dispensing device is modified to hold a cleaning case and provide cleaning fluid to clean the belts and/or rollers. In another embodiment, a cleaning case contains a reservoir of cleaning fluid and a pad saturated with the cleaning fluid to clean the internal belts and roller. Furthermore the cleaning case may contain an automatic lid to maintain saturation of the pads and to keep debris from the cleaning case itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Johnson, Gregg Fallon, Tommy Williams, Kenn Armstrong, Dave Gregerson
  • AUTOMATIC CLEANING AT A SELF-SERVICE DISPENSING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130167311
    Abstract: Methods are provided for automatic cleaning of gripper belts and rollers within a self-service dispensing device. In an embodiment, a cleaning station located in a storage bin of the dispensing device is used to perform the automatic cleaning. The cleaning station is retrofitted into an existing storage bin of the dispensing device. In another embodiment, an interactive slot mechanism of the dispensing device is modified to hold a cleaning case and provide cleaning fluid to clean the belts and/or rollers. In another embodiment, a cleaning case contains a reservoir of cleaning fluid and a pad saturated with the cleaning fluid to clean the internal belts and roller. Furthermore the cleaning case may contain an automatic lid to maintain saturation of the pads and to keep debris from the cleaning case itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Mark Johnson, Gregg Fallon, Tommy Williams, Kenn Armstrong, Dave Gregerson