Patents by Inventor John A. Latkowski

John A. Latkowski 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).

  • Compact stacker for notes of various widths
    Patent number: 6698751
    Abstract: A note stacker for a currency validator includes a stationary punch and movable rails having slots therein adapted for receiving the currency tendered thereto. The stationary punch comprises a top plate surface of the housing maintaining drive motors and gears of the stacker itself. The top plate is curved to accommodate the natural deflection of the bill as it is being stacked, and is provided with a durable frictional material along lateral edges thereof to prevent the bill from sliding or otherwise moving upon the surface of the curved plate. A leading edge of the curved plate is provided with serrations or teeth which, in conjunction with a shutter fixed to the movable rails, serves to defeat strings or other retrieval elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Money Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael S. Allen, John A. Latkowski, Malcolm H. R. Bell
  • Compact stacker for notes of various widths
    Publication number: 20030214095
    Abstract: A note stacker for a currency validator includes a stationary punch and movable rails having slots therein adapted for receiving the currency tendered thereto. The stationary punch comprises a top plate surface of the housing maintaining drive motors and gears of the stacker itself. The top plate is curved to accommodate the natural deflection of the bill as it is being stacked, and is provided with a durable frictional material along lateral edges thereof to prevent the bill from sliding or otherwise moving upon the surface of the curved plate. A leading edge of the curved plate is provided with serrations or teeth which, in conjunction with a shutter fixed to the movable rails, serves to defeat strings or other retrieval elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Michael S. Allen, John A. Latkowski, Malcolm H.R. Bell