Patents by Inventor Kenneth J. Peters
Kenneth J. Peters 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).
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Patent number: 10319171Abstract: A device includes a pocket having an opening to receive media. A filament assembly is coupled such that filaments protrude from a gap between the opening of the pocket and a self-service terminal (SST) in which the pocket is mountable to inhibit media from entering the gap.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Kenneth J. Peters, Gordon Hanna
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Patent number: 10164348Abstract: A one piece integral electrical terminal has a mount portion and a wire receiving portion. The wire receiving portion has a continuous annular interior wall having a contact portion with an integral oxide breaker especially suited to breaking through the oxide layer on aluminum wire. The wire receiving portion also has a sealing portion with at least one integral seal ring. An electrical cable is made by crimping the electrical terminal to an aluminum wire using a modified hexagonal crimp.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth J. Peters, William L. Arenburg
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Publication number: 20160315398Abstract: A one piece integral electrical terminal has a mount portion and a wire receiving portion. The wire receiving portion has a continuous annular interior wall having a contact portion with an integral oxide breaker especially suited to breaking through the oxide layer on aluminum wire. The wire receiving portion also has a sealing portion with at least one integral seal ring. An electrical cable is made by crimping the electrical terminal to an aluminum wire using a modified hexagonal crimp.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Applicant: Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth J. Peters, William L. Arenburg
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Patent number: 9385449Abstract: A one piece integral electrical terminal has a mount portion and a wire receiving portion. The wire receiving portion has a continuous annular interior wall having a contact portion with an integral oxide breaker especially suited to breaking through the oxide layer on aluminum wire. The wire receiving portion also has a sealing portion with at least one integral seal ring. An electrical cable is made by crimping the electrical terminal to an aluminum wire using a modified hexagonal crimp.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2013Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth J. Peters, William L. Arenburg
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Publication number: 20150279144Abstract: A device includes a pocket having an opening to receive media. A filament assembly is coupled such that filaments protrude from a gap between the opening of the pocket and a self-service terminal (SST) in which the pocket is mountable to inhibit media from entering the gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: NCR CorporationInventors: Kenneth J. Peters, Gordon Hanna
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Publication number: 20130344723Abstract: A one piece integral electrical terminal has a mount portion and a wire receiving portion. The wire receiving portion has a continuous annular interior wall having a contact portion with an integral oxide breaker especially suited to breaking through the oxide layer on aluminum wire. The wire receiving portion also has a sealing portion with at least one integral seal ring. An electrical cable is made by crimping the electrical terminal to an aluminum wire using a modified hexagonal crimp.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: CARLISLE INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Kenneth J. Peters, William L. Arenburg
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Patent number: 8519267Abstract: A one piece integral electrical terminal has a mount portion and a wire receiving portion. The wire receiving portion has a continuous annular interior wall having a contact portion with an integral oxide breaker especially suited to breaking through the oxide layer on aluminum wire. The wire receiving portion also has a sealing portion with at least one integral seal ring. An electrical cable is made by crimping the electrical terminal to an aluminum wire using a modified hexagonal crimp.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2009Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth J. Peters, William L. Arenburg
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Patent number: 7997907Abstract: A connector assembly includes a signal array of a plurality of conductors, each conductor including at least one inner conductive element and an outer conductive element. A connector body has a front surface and the inner and outer conductive elements are electrically presented proximate the front surface in a generally co-planar arrangement. The inner and outer conductive elements terminate in a face surface that is raised above the front surface of the connector body. A compressible interface element has a plurality of conductive elements embedded in a compressible, electrically insulative medium. The interface element is positionable against the face to be compressed between the signal array and a signal bearing component to pass signals between the signal array and the signal-bearing component.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2010Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Tensolite, LLCInventors: Christopher Alan Tutt, Kenneth J. Peters, Thomas P. Dix
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Patent number: 7845573Abstract: A storage device (10) for storing valuable media is described. The device has a rotary storage compartment (14) for storing media items (100) in a fixed order. The items are held in place by one or two tapes (16 and/or 18) wound around the rotary storage compartment. The device includes a memory (16 and/or 18) for storing the order in which the items are stored and details of transactions associated with the stored items, so that each stored item can be linked to a transaction. In a preferred embodiment, one of the tapes (16 or 18) serves as the memory so that transaction details for a stored media item (100) can be read as the stored media item (100) is dispensed from the storage device (10).Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2009Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Kenneth J. Peters, John A. Peebles
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Publication number: 20100273350Abstract: A connector assembly includes a signal array of a plurality of conductors, each conductor including at least one inner conductive element and an outer conductive element. A connector body has a front surface and the inner and outer conductive elements are electrically presented proximate the front surface in a generally co-planar arrangement. The inner and outer conductive elements terminate in a face surface that is raised above the front surface of the connector body. A compressible interface element has a plurality of conductive elements embedded in a compressible, electrically insulative medium. The interface element is positionable against the face to be compressed between the signal array and a signal bearing component to pass signals between the signal array and the signal-bearing component.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Inventors: Christopher Alan Tutt, Kenneth J. Peters, Thomas P. Dix
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Publication number: 20100206631Abstract: A one piece integral electrical terminal has a mount portion and a wire receiving portion. The wire receiving portion has a continuous annular interior wall having a contact portion with an integral oxide breaker especially suited to breaking through the oxide layer on aluminum wire. The wire receiving portion also has a sealing portion with at least one integral seal ring. An electrical cable is made by crimping the electrical terminal to an aluminum wire using a modified hexagonal crimp.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2009Publication date: August 19, 2010Inventors: Kenneth J. Peters, William L. Atenburg
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Patent number: 7748990Abstract: A connector assembly includes a signal array of a plurality of conductors, each conductor including at least one inner conductive element and an outer conductive element. A connector body has a front surface and the inner and outer conductive elements are electrically presented proximate the front surface in a generally co-planar arrangement. The inner and outer conductive elements terminate in a face surface that is raised above the front surface of the connector body. A compressible interface element has a plurality of conductive elements embedded in a compressible, electrically insulative medium. The interface element is positionable against the face to be compressed between the signal array and a signal bearing component to pass signals between the signal array and the signal-bearing component.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2009Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Tensolite, LLCInventors: Christopher Alan Tutt, Kenneth J. Peters, Thomas P. Dix
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Publication number: 20100038420Abstract: A storage device (10) for storing valuable media is described. The device has a rotary storage compartment (14) for storing media items (100) in a fixed order. The items are held in place by one or two tapes (16 and/or 18) wound around the rotary storage compartment. The device includes a memory (16 and/or 18) for storing the order in which the items are stored and details of transactions associated with the stored items, so that each stored item can be linked to a transaction. In a preferred embodiment, one of the tapes (16 or 18) serves as the memory so that transaction details for a stored media item (100) can be read as the stored media item (100) is dispensed from the storage device (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2009Publication date: February 18, 2010Inventors: Kenneth J. Peters, John A. Peebles
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Publication number: 20090176410Abstract: A connector assembly includes a signal array of a plurality of conductors, each conductor including at least one inner conductive element and an outer conductive element. A connector body has a front surface and the inner and outer conductive elements are electrically presented proximate the front surface in a generally co-planar arrangement. The inner and outer conductive elements terminate in a face surface that is raised above the front surface of the connector body. A compressible interface element has a plurality of conductive elements embedded in a compressible, electrically insulative medium. The interface element is positionable against the face to be compressed between the signal array and a signal bearing component to pass signals between the signal array and the signal-bearing component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2009Publication date: July 9, 2009Inventors: Christopher Alan Tutt, Kenneth J. Peters, Thomas P. Dix
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Patent number: 7503768Abstract: A connector or connector assembly includes a signal array having at least one shielded conductor having opposite ends and including an inner conductive element and an outer conductive element and a compressible interface element positioned proximate at least one of the opposite ends of the signal array. The interface element includes a layer of insulating material having a plurality of conductive elements extending through the insulating material layer. When compressed between the signal array and a signal-bearing component, the compressible interface element maintains the geometric arrangement of the axial conductive element and the outer conductive element to the signal-bearing component.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2007Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: Tensolite CompanyInventors: Christopher Alan Tutt, Kenneth J. Peters, Thomas P. Dix
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Patent number: 7404718Abstract: A connector assembly includes a signal array with conductors including inner and outer conductive elements. Ferrule elements are coupled with ends of respective conductors and include inner contacts and outer bodies electrically coupled with the inner and outer conductive elements of the conductors. A body has a front surface and a contact face surface that is raised above the front surface and ends of the conductors terminate in the body so the inner contacts are presented at the body contact face surface, in a generally co-planar arrangement. A compressible interface element has a plurality of conductive elements embedded in a compressible, electrically insulative medium and is positionable to engage the contact face surface to be compressed between the contact face surface and a signal bearing component to pass signals while maintaining the geometric arrangement of the inner and outer conductive elements of the conductors.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2005Date of Patent: July 29, 2008Assignee: Tensolite CompanyInventors: Christopher Alan Tutt, Kenneth J. Peters, Thomas P. Dix
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Patent number: 7028193Abstract: The present invention relates to determining the validity of a transaction of a data processing system such as the validity of a financial transaction carried out at an automatic teller machine (10) which has a magnetic card reader. In addition to the entry of a PIN, a user of the system is requested to enter personal information that has been nominated by the user and may consist of a date of birth and a telephone number. A keypad (16) allows the user to enter the PIN. The user is also requested to enter digits from the personal information to be checked against stored security data so that the level of security can be enhanced. A data processing unit of the system is programmed to cause further requests for digits from the personal information in the event that errors are made in the data entry.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 1998Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Robin John Slater, Kenneth J. Peters
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Publication number: 20030046232Abstract: A storage device (10) for storing valuable media is described. The device has a rotary storage compartment (14) for storing media items (100) in a fixed order. The items are held in place by one or two tapes (16 and/or 18) wound around the rotary storage compartment. The device includes a memory (16 and/or 18) for storing the order in which the items are stored and details of transactions associated with the stored items, so that each stored item can be linked to a transaction. In a preferred embodiment, one of the tapes (16 or 18) serves as the memory so that transaction details for a stored media item (100) can be read as the stored media item (100) is dispensed from the storage device (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2002Publication date: March 6, 2003Applicant: NCR CorporationInventors: Kenneth J. Peters, John A. Peebles
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Patent number: 6402024Abstract: This invention relates to an electrically powered machine 10, for example, a card operated self service terminal (SST) and an automated teller machine (ATM). Such machines, in addition to necessary electronic circuitry and computer process controls, include means to receive a card (120), a reader (30) for reading data stored on the card, a display screen (14), a keyboard pad (16) and, in the case of an ATM a cash delivery slot (20). In the event of power failure during a customer transaction, the customer's card, for example, a bank card is captured by the machine when power is subsequently restored. Capture of a card is inconvenient to a customer. In order to overcome such inconvenience, it has been proposed to equip such a machine with a battery back-up system operable on power failure to return the card to the customer.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 1999Date of Patent: June 11, 2002Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Steven A. Carnegie, Bryan D. Sturrock, Kenneth J. Peters
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Patent number: 6240515Abstract: During a transaction using a magnetic card (16), test data is written to the card (16) at a constantly increasing frequency rate. The test data is then read from the card (16) and the high frequency cut-off point f0 of the card (16) (i.e. the maximum write frequency above which it is no longer possible to read the test data from the card (16)), is determined. The high frequency cut-off point f0 of a magnetic card (16) will gradually decrease over the lifetime of the card as the quality of the magnetic stripe (35) of the card (16) deteriorates. The high frequency cut-off point f0 of the card (16) is compared with the high frequency cutoff point f0′ of the card (16) in the previous transaction using the card (16). If the difference between the cut-off frequencies f0 and f0′ lies within a predetermined acceptable range, the card (16) is regarded as authentic and the transaction is allowed to proceed.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 1998Date of Patent: May 29, 2001Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Steven A. Carnegie, John Gardner, Kenneth J. Peters