Patents by Inventor Timothy Patrick Mueller

Timothy Patrick Mueller 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: 11715353
    Abstract: Security flaps for use with cash trays and cash trays including such security flaps are disclosed. An apparatus includes a cash tray having a base and a plurality of walls that extend from the base and define a plurality of paper-currency compartments. A plurality of distal edges of the walls define openings of the paper-currency compartments. A spring-biased security flap is coupled to the cash tray and adapted to engage or be immediately adjacent the distal edges of the walls of at least one of the paper-currency compartments to cover the corresponding opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventor: Timothy Patrick Mueller
  • Patent number: 11341824
    Abstract: Security flaps for use with cash trays and cash trays including such security flaps are disclosed. An apparatus includes a cash tray having a base and a plurality of walls that extend from the base and define a plurality of paper-currency compartments. A plurality of distal edges of the walls define openings of the paper-currency compartments. A spring-biased security flap is coupled to the cash tray and adapted to engage or be immediately adjacent the distal edges of the walls of at least one of the paper-currency compartments to cover the corresponding opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventor: Timothy Patrick Mueller
  • Patent number: 10937281
    Abstract: Security flaps for use with cash trays and cash trays including such security flaps are disclosed. An apparatus includes a cash tray having a base and a plurality of walls that extend from the base and define a plurality of paper-currency compartments. A plurality of distal edges of the walls define openings of the paper-currency compartments. A spring-biased security flap is coupled to the cash tray and adapted to engage or be immediately adjacent the distal edges of the walls of at least one of the paper-currency compartments to cover the corresponding opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventor: Timothy Patrick Mueller
  • Patent number: 10403099
    Abstract: Security flaps for use with cash trays and cash trays including such security flaps are disclosed. An apparatus including a security flap, including: a first panel; a second panel; and a hinge, the first panel coupled to the second panel via the hinge, the second panel to be coupled to a cash tray, a spring to move the first panel between a first position where the first panel extends over and covers compartments of the cash tray and a second position where the first panel is spaced from the compartments of the cash tray, in either of the first position or the second position, the security flap is structured to deter a criminal act from occurring associated with an unauthorized individual accessing the compartments of the cash tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventor: Timothy Patrick Mueller