Patents by Inventor Kenneth C. Kontor

Kenneth C. Kontor 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).

  • Patent number: 8128083
    Abstract: An automated banking machine (10) includes a sheet picking mechanism (210). The sheet picking mechanism includes a rotatable picking member (212). With each rotation an end sheet (266) can be picked from a stack (264) of sheets. The picking member (212) has an outer surface section that includes a high friction portion (256) axially adjacent to a low friction portion (258). The low friction portion comprises an arcuate projecting portion that reduces risk of damage to a leading edge area of the end sheet due to opposed picking and stripping forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: H. Thomas Graef, Kenneth C. Kontor, Michael Harty, Brian Jones
  • Patent number: 8033455
    Abstract: A banking system includes an automated banking machine controlled by data bearing records. The machine compares indicia from a bearer record with computer information regarding the bearer. The machine operates to reallocate credit among various accounts responsive to computer determined correspondence among stored user identification data, read card data, and read biometric data. The machine also includes a note presenter and a currency cassette. A gate of the presenter is located at a note dispensing outlet of the machine. The gate is opened by actuating a lever linked with an arm connected to the gate. The currency cassette includes a one-piece polymer body attached to a one-piece polymer lid. A one-piece tambour door is movable along guide tracks integrally formed with body side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: H. Thomas Graef, Michael J. Harty, Kenneth C. Kontor, Eric S. VanKeulen, William D. Beskitt, Michael S. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20100288831
    Abstract: A banking system includes an automated banking machine controlled by data bearing records. The machine compares indicia from a bearer record with computer information regarding the bearer. The machine operates to reallocate credit among various accounts responsive to computer determined correspondence among stored user identification data, read card data, and read biometric data. The machine also includes a note presenter and a currency cassette. A gate of the presenter is located at a note dispensing outlet of the machine. The gate is opened by actuating a lever linked with an arm connected to the gate. The currency cassette includes a one-piece polymer body attached to a one-piece polymer lid. A one-piece tambour door is movable along guide tracks integrally formed with body side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: H. Thomas Graef, Michael J. Harty, Kenneth C. Kontor, Eric S. VanKeulen, William D. Beskitt, Michael S. Johnson
  • Patent number: 7780073
    Abstract: A polymer currency cassette for an ATM. The cassette includes a one-piece polymer body attached to a one-piece polymer lid. The lid is arranged with the body to resist entry into the cassette interior. Integral stiffening ribs are provided. The body side walls include integrally formed guide tracks. A one-piece tambour door is securely movable along the guide tracks. The upper edge of each body side wall extends into a gap created between double-walled side walls of the lid when the lid is closed. A tab, which projects outward from an upper edge of a body side wall, extends even further into the closed lid. The tab becomes nested in an aligned slot in the lid when the lid is closed. A nested tab affords further cassette security by providing resistance to lid and body separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems, division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: H. Thomas Graef, Michael J. Harty, Kenneth C. Kontor, Eric S. VanKeulen, William D. Beskitt, Michael S. Johnson
  • Patent number: 7344132
    Abstract: An automated banking machine (10) includes at least one of sheet dispensing mechanisms (34, 36, 38, 40, 210). Each sheet dispensing mechanism includes a picking member (72, 212). The picking member rotates, and with each rotation generally causes an end note to be picked from a stack (42, 264) of sheets. The picking member (212) includes an arcuate projecting portion (258) that reduces the risk of damage to the leading edge areas of sheets due to opposed picking and stripping forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: H. Thomas Graef, Kenneth C. Kontor, Michael J. Harty, Brian M. Jones
  • Patent number: 7195237
    Abstract: An automated banking machine (10) includes at least one of sheet dispensing mechanisms (34, 36, 38, 40, 210). Each sheet dispensing mechanism includes a picking member (72, 212). The picking member rotates, and with each rotation generally causes an end note to be picked from a stack (42, 264) of sheets. The picking member (212) includes an arcuate projecting portion (258) that reduces the risk of damage to the leading edge areas of sheets due to opposed picking and stripping forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems Division of Diebold Incorporated
    Inventors: H. Thomas Graef, Kenneth C. Kontor, Michael J. Harty, Brian M. Jones
  • Patent number: 7182329
    Abstract: An automated banking machine (10) includes at least one of sheet dispensing mechanisms (34, 36, 38, 40, 210). Each sheet dispensing mechanism includes a picking member (72, 212). The picking member rotates, and with each rotation generally causes an end note to be picked from a stack (42, 264) of sheets. The picking member (212) includes an arcuate projecting portion (258) that reduces the risk of damage to the leading edge areas of sheets due to opposed picking and stripping forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diedbold, Incorporated
    Inventors: H. Thomas Graef, Kenneth C. Kontor, Michael J. Harty, Brian M. Jones
  • Patent number: 7144006
    Abstract: An automated banking machine (10) includes at least one of sheet dispensing mechanisms (34, 36, 38, 40, 210). Each sheet dispensing mechanism includes a picking member (72, 212). The picking member rotates, and with each rotation generally causes an end note to be picked from a stack (42, 264) of sheets. The picking member (212) includes an arcuate projecting portion (258) that reduces the risk of damage to the leading edge areas of sheets due to opposed picking and stripping forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: H. Thomas Graef, Kenneth C. Kontor, Michael J. Harty, Brian M. Jones
  • Publication number: 20040178558
    Abstract: An automated banking machine (10) includes at least one of sheet dispensing mechanisms (34, 36, 38, 40, 210). Each sheet dispensing mechanism includes a picking member (72, 212). The picking member rotates, and with each rotation generally causes an end note to be picked from a stack (42, 264) of sheets. The picking member (212) includes an arcuate projecting portion (258) that reduces the risk of damage to the leading edge areas of sheets due to opposed picking and stripping forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: Diebold Self-Service Systems, Division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: H. Thomas Graef, Kenneth C. Kontor, Michael Harty, Brian Jones
  • Publication number: 20040178562
    Abstract: An automated banking machine (10) includes at least one of sheet dispensing mechanisms (34, 36, 38, 40, 210). Each sheet dispensing mechanism includes a picking member (72, 212). The picking member rotates, and with each rotation generally causes an end note to be picked from a stack (42, 264) of sheets. The picking member (212) includes an arcuate projecting portion (258) that reduces the risk of damage to the leading edge areas of sheets due to opposed picking and stripping forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: Diebold Self-Service Systems Division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: H. Thomas Graef, Kenneth C. Kontor, Michael Harty, Brian Jones
  • Patent number: 6089168
    Abstract: A secure enclosure (10) for an automated banking machine includes a chest portion (12) and a moveable door (14). The door of the secure enclosure has mounted thereon a locking bolt work mechanism (24) which operates in a secure condition to engage locking bolt engaging apertures (46). The door further includes dead bolt projections (150) which engage apertures (62) when the door is in the closed position. The bolt work mechanism includes a drive cam (122) which is engageable by a member of a lock (126). The drive cam is connected to a pair of idler cams (118, 120) by L-links (134, 136). The idler cams are connected to a locking bolt (102) by S-links (138, 140). Movement of the drive cam enables moving the locking bolt between extended and retracted positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Inter Bold
    Inventors: Richard E. Dunlap, Donald W. Harry, Gerald T. Sedlock, Thomas A. Vankirk, Howard E. Antram, Joseph M. Kalinowski, Scott A. Mercer, Paul J. Cox, Kenneth C. Kontor, H. Thomas Graef
  • Patent number: 5784973
    Abstract: A secure enclosure (10) for an automated banking machine includes a door (30). A bolt (38) is slidably mounted on the door and is moveable responsive to the condition of a lock. The bolt includes front portions (56) and back portions (58). In the extended position the bolt engages a latch (60) and an angle member (52) attached to the door. In the extended position, the front portions of the bolt extend through apertures (62), (78) in the latch and angle members respectively. The back portion of the bolt engages second bolt engaging portions (80). An opposed side of the door from the latch includes projecting portions (64). The projecting portions extend in pockets (64) when the door is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: InterBold
    Inventors: Scott A. Mercer, Paul J. Cox, Kenneth C. Kontor, H. Thomas Graef
  • Patent number: 5041788
    Abstract: Main field magnets (10) create a static magnetic field through an examination region that is surrounding a resonator coil assembly (22). The resonator coil assembly includes a dielectric cylinder (60) on which a plurality of foil antenna or coil segments (30) are mounted. Pairs of adjustable tuning and matching capacitors (28, 34) are mounted on opposite sides of the cylinder in electric connection with the foil segments. The tuning capacitors are connected with a first pair of driven gears (90) disposed on one side of an annular reinforcing ring (64) and the matching capacitors are connected with a second pair of driven gears (100) mounted on the other side of the reinforcing ring. First and second ring gears (66, 68) are mounted at three points on opposite sides of the reinforcing ring each at its respective drive gear and pair of driven gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: Picker International, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Kontor, William H. Amor, Kenneth J. Page