Patents by Inventor Stephen L. Hough

Stephen L. Hough 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).

  • Conveying money items
    Patent number: 9811963
    Abstract: A money item conveyor comprising a plurality of money item conveying members configured to convey money items around a looped path, wherein the plurality of conveying members each comprise first and second money item support surfaces configured to simultaneously support a main face of a money item on the conveying member, the support faces being separated by an articulation region to allow relative movement of the support surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Crane Payment Innovations Ltd.
    Inventors: Stephen L. Hough, Michael J. Rigby, Robert James Blythin
  • CONVEYING MONEY ITEMS
    Publication number: 20170213408
    Abstract: A money item conveyor comprising a plurality of money item conveying members configured to convey money items around a looped path, wherein the plurality of conveying members each comprise first and second money item support surfaces configured to simultaneously support a main face of a money item on the conveying member, the support faces being separated by an articulation region to allow relative movement of the support surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Crane Payment Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Stephen L. Hough, Michael J. Rigby, Robert James Blythin