Patents by Inventor Karl-Heinz Seroka

Karl-Heinz Seroka 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).

  • Publication number: 20220194731
    Abstract: A device for handling notes of value comprises a sensor unit for detecting at least one feature of a least one note of value to be dispensed. A control unit distinguishes depending on the feature detected by the sensor unit whether the at least one note of value is a first note of value that is approved for withdrawal or a second note of value that is not approved for withdrawal and activates a switch unit such that the at least one note of value is fed to an intermediate storage when it is a second note of value. The intermediate storage comprises a transport unit which is drivable in a first direction for feeding the second note of value and which is drivable into a second direction such that the second note of value can be conveyed out of the intermediate storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Richard DÜSTERHUS, Karl-Heinz SEROKA, Dennis MOLS
  • Patent number: 11276264
    Abstract: A device for handling notes of value comprises a sensor unit for detecting at least one feature of a least one note of value to be dispensed. A control unit distinguishes depending on the feature detected by the sensor unit whether the at least one note of value is a first note of value that is approved for withdrawal or a second note of value that is not approved for withdrawal and activates a switch unit such that the at least one note of value is fed to an intermediate storage when it is a second note of value. The intermediate storage comprises a transport unit drivable in a first direction for feeding the second note of value and drivable into a second direction such that the second note of value can be conveyed out of the intermediate storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh
    Inventors: Richard Düsterhus, Karl-Heinz Seroka, Dennis Mols
  • Publication number: 20200357217
    Abstract: A device for handling notes of value comprises a sensor unit (42) for detecting at least one feature of a least one note of value (28) to be dispensed. A control unit (44) distinguishes depending on the feature detected by the sensor unit (42) whether the at least one note of value (28) is a first note of value (48) that is approved for withdrawal or a second note of value (50) that is not approved for withdrawal and activates a switch unit (46) such that the at least one note of value (28) is fed to an intermediate storage (52) when it is a second note of value (50). The intermediate storage (52) comprises a transport unit which is drivable in a first direction (T7) for feeding the second note of value (50), and which is drivable into a second direction (T6) such that the second note of value (50) can be conveyed out of the intermediate storage (52).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Richard DÜSTERHUS, Karl-Heinz SEROKA, Dennis MOLS
  • Patent number: 9725259
    Abstract: A method for feeding notes of value (20) to a device for handling notes of value includes manually filing a cash cassette (10) with the notes of value (20), and rotating the cash cassette (10) so that the side that was arranged at the bottom during the filling of the cash cassette (10), is arranged at the top. The cash cassette (10) then is inserted into the device for handling notes of value in this rotated orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Joerg Plotzitzka, Elmar Berendes, Karl-Heinz Seroka, Florante Go, Ralf Welter, ChiaWei Hee
  • Patent number: 9454862
    Abstract: A cash box (10) has a housing (12) and a base tray (16) arranged within the housing. The base tray (16) delimits a receiving area (28) for receiving a value note stack (22). The base tray (16) is movable relative to the housing (12) between a removal position and a retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Seroka, Martin Landwehr
  • Publication number: 20160023854
    Abstract: A method for feeding notes of value (20) to a device for handling notes of value includes manually filing a cash cassette (10) with the notes of value (20), and rotating the cash cassette (10) so that the side that was arranged at the bottom during the filling of the cash cassette (10), is arranged at the top. The cash cassette (10) then is inserted into the device for handling notes of value in this rotated orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Joerg Plotzitzka, Elmar Berendes, Karl-Heinz Seroka, Florante Go, Ralf Welter, ChiaWei Hee
  • Publication number: 20160005254
    Abstract: A cash box (10) has a housing (12) and a base tray (16) arranged within the housing. The base tray (16) delimits a receiving area (28) for receiving a value note stack (22). The base tray (16) is movable relative to the housing (12) between a removal position and a retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Seroka, Martin Landwehr
  • Patent number: 4755011
    Abstract: A container for receiving currency bills or the like includes a plurality of adjacent compartments (22) and a housing (12) enclosing these with a closure unit (18) which is designed for selectively unblocking a predetermined compartment opening. The compartments are made up of individual compartment receptacles (22) which are arranged to be movable in the housing (12) parallel to the direction in which the compartment opening points and to which a positioning device (136) is assigned, through which respectively one compartment receptacle (22) can be moved between a waiting position, in which it is completely inside the housing (12), and an access position in which it partially protrudes out of the opening which is unblocked by the closure unit and substantially corresponds to the cross section of the compartment receptacle (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1988
    Assignee: Nixdorf Computer AG
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Seroka, Hubert Rittmeister
  • Patent number: 4557072
    Abstract: In a door arrangement (20) for the control panel (14) of an apparatus (12) with a door leaf (26) movable by motor, on the inside of which leaf a sensing arrangement is arranged, the sensing element is formed by a contact strip (40) extending over the total length of the closing edge (30) of the door leaf (26), which strip is movably guided on the inside of the door leaf at an acute angle .alpha. to the plane of the door leaf in such a way that in its first position it at least approximately touches or intersects the plane of the outer face (26) of the door leaf. The contact strip (40) is guided in a guide strip (32) which extends over the total length of the closing edge (30) and is fastened to the door leaf (26), which guide strip shows a guide groove (38) for receiving the contact strip (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1985
    Assignee: Nixdorf Computer A.G.
    Inventors: Hubert Rittmeister, Karl-Heinz Seroka