Patents by Inventor Jörgen Knutsson

Jörgen Knutsson 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).

  • Device and method for separating foreign objects from a mass of coins
    Patent number: 6179703
    Abstract: A device is used to separate foreign objects from a mass of coins between a coin intake and a coin lifting device in a coin sorting and/or counting machine. The device has a perforated drum (13; 33), which is rotatable around its longitudinal axis, is open at its respective ends and is connected at a first end to the coin intake and at a second end to the coin lifting device. The machine also has a driving device (15, 16:35) for rotating drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Scan Coin Industries AB
    Inventors: Jörgen Knutsson, Staffan Lundgren