Patents by Inventor Kevin M. CARRARA

Kevin M. CARRARA 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).

  • COIN PAD FOR COIN PROCESSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230419762
    Abstract: A resilient coin sorting pad for imparting motion to a plurality of coins is provided, the resilient coin sorting pad designed to be coupled to a rotatable disc of a coin sorter, the resilient coin sorting pad being generally circular and having an outer periphery edge. The resilient coin sorting pad comprises a lower foam layer having a top surface, an upper skin layer coupled to the top surface of the foam layer, and a layer of mesh material. According to some embodiments, the upper skin layer comprises at least one layer of nitrile rubber and the layer of mesh material is nylon fiber mesh. According to some embodiments, the upper skin layer comprises at least two layers of nitrile rubber and the layer of mesh material is positioned between the at least two layers of nitrile rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Douglas U. MENNIE, John R. BLAKE, Ricky NEWSOM, James M. RASMUSSEN, Kevin M. CARRARA, Glenn S. GORDON
  • Coin pad for coin processing system
    Patent number: 11776345
    Abstract: A resilient coin sorting pad for imparting motion to a plurality of coins is provided, the resilient coin sorting pad designed to be coupled to a rotatable disc of a coin sorter, the resilient coin sorting pad being generally circular and having an outer periphery edge. The resilient coin sorting pad comprises a lower foam layer having a top surface, an upper skin layer coupled to the top surface of the foam layer, and a layer of mesh material. According to some embodiments, the upper skin layer comprises at least one layer of nitrile rubber and the layer of mesh material is nylon fiber mesh. According to some embodiments, the upper skin layer comprises at least two layers of nitrile rubber and the layer of mesh material is positioned between the at least two layers of nitrile rubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Cummins-Allison Corp.
    Inventors: Douglas U. Mennie, John R. Blake, Ricky Newsom, James M. Rasmussen, Kevin M. Carrara, Glenn S. Gordon
  • COIN PAD FOR COIN PROCESSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220383684
    Abstract: A resilient coin sorting pad for imparting motion to a plurality of coins is provided, the resilient coin sorting pad designed to be coupled to a rotatable disc of a coin sorter, the resilient coin sorting pad being generally circular and having an outer periphery edge. The resilient coin sorting pad comprises a lower foam layer having a top surface, an upper skin layer coupled to the top surface of the foam layer, and a layer of mesh material. According to some embodiments, the upper skin layer comprises at least one layer of nitrile rubber and the layer of mesh material is nylon fiber mesh. According to some embodiments, the upper skin layer comprises at least two layers of nitrile rubber and the layer of mesh material is positioned between the at least two layers of nitrile rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Douglas U. MENNIE, John R. BLAKE, Ricky NEWSOM, James M. RASMUSSEN, Kevin M. CARRARA, Glenn S. GORDON
  • Coin pad for coin processing system
    Patent number: 11443581
    Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a resilient coin sorting pad for imparting motion to a plurality of coins is provided, the resilient pad designed to be coupled to a rotatable disc of a coin sorter, the resilient pad being generally circular and having an outer periphery edge. The resilient pad comprises a lower foam layer having a top surface, an upper skin layer coupled to the top surface of the foam layer, and a layer of mesh material. According to some embodiments, the upper skin layer comprises at least one layer of nitrile rubber and the layer of mesh material is nylon fiber mesh. According to some embodiments, the upper skin layer comprises at least two layers of nitrile rubber and the layer of mesh material is positioned between the at least two layers of nitrile rubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Cummins-Allison Corp.
    Inventors: Douglas U. Mennie, John R. Blake, Ricky Newsom, James M. Rasmussen, Kevin M. Carrara, Glenn S. Gordon
  • COIN PAD FOR COIN PROCESSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200219352
    Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a resilient coin sorting pad for imparting motion to a plurality of coins is provided, the resilient pad designed to be coupled to a rotatable disc of a coin sorter, the resilient pad being generally circular and having an outer periphery edge. The resilient pad comprises a lower foam layer having a top surface, an upper skin layer coupled to the top surface of the foam layer, and a layer of mesh material. According to some embodiments, the upper skin layer comprises at least one layer of nitrile rubber and the layer of mesh material is nylon fiber mesh. According to some embodiments, the upper skin layer comprises at least two layers of nitrile rubber and the layer of mesh material is positioned between the at least two layers of nitrile rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Douglas U. MENNIE, John R. BLAKE, Ricky NEWSOM, James M. RASMUSSEN, Kevin M. CARRARA, Glenn S. GORDON