Patents by Inventor Steve T. Bochonok

Steve T. Bochonok 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).

  • Removable coin bin
    Patent number: 7337890
    Abstract: A removable coin storage apparatus is used in a coin processing device, and includes a removable bin for storing and transporting coins. The removable bin has a stopped position and a moving position. The coin storage apparatus further includes a brake device that is pivotally coupled to the removable bin for preventing movement of the removable bin in the stopped position. The brake device has a manually moveable element that is movable between a first position and a second position, each one of the first position and the second position corresponding to one of the stopped position and the moving position of the removable bin. The brake device also has a contact surface for exerting a frictional force on a floor surface in the stopped position of the removable bin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Cummins-Allison Corp.
    Inventors: Steve T. Bochonok, John R. Blake
  • Removable coin bin
    Patent number: 7243773
    Abstract: A removable coin storage apparatus is used in a coin processing device, and includes a removable bin for storing and transporting coins. The removable bin has a stopped position and a moving position. The coin storage apparatus further includes a brake device that is pivotally coupled to the removable bin for preventing movement of the removable bin in the stopped position. The brake device has a manually moveable element that is movable between a first position and a second position, each one of the first position and the second position corresponding to one of the stopped position and the moving position of the removable bin. The brake device also has a contact surface for exerting a frictional force on a floor surface in the stopped position of the removable bin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Cummins-Allison Corp.
    Inventors: Steve T. Bochonok, John R. Blake