Patents by Inventor Stephen W. Swaine

Stephen W. Swaine 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: 10559170
    Abstract: Various embodiments herein include a pocket to receive tendered notes and to dispense notes from a terminal, such as an automated teller machine. The pocket may include a shutter, a lifter opposite the shutter, a pusher plate between and perpendicular to the shutter and lifter, and a ceiling clamp. The pocket also includes a controller causes the terminal to perform actions when dispensing notes including moving the ceiling clamp to an open position and providing an output triggering dispensing of notes into the pocket. The actions further include moving the ceiling clamp to a closed position, moving the pusher plate to bias notes present within the pocket against the ceiling clamp and raising the lifter from a lower position to an upper position thereby lifting notes present between the pusher plate and the ceiling clamp. The shutter is then opened to expose and dispense the notes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Phil Noel Day, Gordon Burke, Scott Cruickshanks, Ian McFarlane Denny, David Heighton, Lukasz Kaczmaryn, Marshall Munro, Andrew W. Smith, Grant William Smith, Stephen W. Swaine
  • Patent number: 10482723
    Abstract: Embodiments of a system and method for multidirectional dispensing of media at a self-service terminal (SST) are generally described herein. A method for dispensing media at a SST may include rotationally pivoting a first arm of a media dispenser of the SST away from a second arm of the media dispenser to receive media in a first direction, and activating a first set of rollers of the first arm to dispense the media in a second direction, the second direction at an angle generally orthogonal to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen W. Swaine, Andrew Colley, Derek Pont
  • Patent number: 10225944
    Abstract: A Self-Service Terminal (SST) plinth is provided. The SST plinth includes one or more fastening mechanisms, a power supply, and one or more communication ports. The fastening mechanisms are configured to fasten an SST to the SST plinth. The SST is powered through the power supply of the plinth. Modules of the SST connect to some of the communication ports, and cabling connects external resources of the SST to the SST though other ones of the plinth's communication ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Charles G. V. Rohan, Steven J. Bernie, Grant Paton, Stephen W. Swaine
  • Publication number: 20180330580
    Abstract: Embodiments of a system and method for multidirectional dispensing of media at a self-service terminal (SST) are generally described herein. A method for dispensing media at a SST may include rotationally pivoting a first arm of a media dispenser of the SST away from a second arm of the media dispenser to receive media in a first direction, and activating a first set of rollers of the first arm to dispense the media in a second direction, the second direction at an angle generally orthogonal to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: STEPHEN W. SWAINE, ANDREW COLLEY, DEREK PONT
  • Patent number: 10068436
    Abstract: Embodiments of a system and method for multidirectional dispensing of media at a self-service terminal (SST) are generally described herein. A method for dispensing media at a SST may include rotationally pivoting a first arm of a media dispenser of the SST away from a second arm of the media dispenser to receive media in a first direction, and activating a first set of rollers of the first arm to dispense the media in a second direction, the second direction at an angle generally orthogonal to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen W. Swaine, Andrew Colley, Derek Pont
  • Publication number: 20170223856
    Abstract: A Self-Service Terminal (SST) plinth is provided. The SST plinth includes one or more fastening mechanisms, a power supply, and one or more communication ports. The fastening mechanisms are configured to fasten an SST to the SST plinth. The SST is powered through the power supply of the plinth. Modules of the SST connect to some of the communication ports, and cabling connects external resources of the SST to the SST though other ones of the plinth's communication ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Charles G. V. Rohan, Steven J. Bernie, Grant Paton, Stephen W. Swaine
  • Publication number: 20170124814
    Abstract: Embodiments of a system and method for multidirectional dispensing of media at a self-service terminal (SST) are generally described herein. A method for dispensing media at a SST may include rotationally pivoting a first arm of a media dispenser of the SST away from a second arm of the media dispenser to receive media in a first direction, and activating a first set of rollers of the first arm to dispense the media in a second direction, the second direction at an angle generally orthogonal to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: STEPHEN W. SWAINE, ANDREW COLLEY, DEREK PONT
  • Patent number: 9082114
    Abstract: A self-service terminal comprising: a terminal body defining a transaction fulfillment area, and a terminal head. The terminal head extends from the terminal body and defines a transaction request area transverse to the transaction fulfillment area. The transaction request area and transaction fulfillment area create a customer zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Colley, Stephen W. Swaine
  • Publication number: 20130030998
    Abstract: A self-service terminal comprising: a terminal body defining a transaction fulfillment area, and a terminal head. The terminal head extends from the terminal body and defines a transaction request area transverse to the transaction fulfillment area. The transaction request area and transaction fulfillment area create a customer zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: NCR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew Colley, Stephen W. Swaine
  • Patent number: D693803
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Colley, Stephen W. Swaine
  • Patent number: D707012
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen W. Swaine, Ian M. Denny
  • Patent number: D734314
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen W. Swaine, Ian M. Denny
  • Patent number: D769238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: NCR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven J. Birnie, Marshall Munro, Stephen W. Swaine
  • Patent number: D806349
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Steven J. Birnie, Tim Gerlach, Marshall Munro, Stephen W. Swaine
  • Patent number: D806978
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Gerlach, Steven J. Birnie, Marshall Munro, Stephen W. Swaine
  • Patent number: D806979
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Gerlach, Steven J. Birnie, Marshall Munro, Stephen W. Swaine
  • Patent number: D809499
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Marshall Munro, Steven J. Birnie, Tim Gerlach, Stephen W. Swaine
  • Patent number: D813223
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Marshall Munro, Steven J. Birnie, Tim Gerlach, Stephen W. Swaine
  • Patent number: D861778
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Philip N. Day, Stephen W. Swaine, Marshall Munro, Steven J. Birnie, Elina Jokisuu, Margaret McKendry, Andrew W. Smith
  • Patent number: D883975
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Marshall Munro, Philip N. Day, Stephen W. Swaine, Elina Jokisuu