Patents by Inventor Tony Hopkins

Tony Hopkins 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).

  • Publication number: 20200300034
    Abstract: A roller blind mounting system 1 including: at least one bracket 3 for mounting a roller blind 5. The roller blind 5 including a retractable blind fabric 7. The system further including at least one guide line 9 for guiding travel of the blind fabric 7 during winding and unwinding of the blind fabric 7. The guide line including a first end connectable to the bracket 3 and a second opposite end connectable to a fixed surface, wherein the bracket 3 includes a tensioning device 15 for selectively tensioning the guide line 9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventor: Tony HOPKINS
  • Patent number: 8078518
    Abstract: An ATM exception balancing system is disclosed. Embodiments of the invention provide a method of resolving image ATM transaction exceptions and enabling reconcilement of ATM transactions. An exception record can be created and stored for each batch of image ATM transactions wherein the credit and the debit for the batch of image ATM transactions do not match, and the exception record can be displayed to an analyst. Input can be received from the analyst indicating a resolution of an exception. Possible resolutions can include a general ledger entry, a customer adjustment, and/or an ICA/WIP entry. The system can optionally provide for reporting and performance analysis. Image ATM cash transactions, image ATM check transactions, or both, can be included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Goertz, Ivette Yoshida, Susan Joslin, Tony Hopkins
  • Publication number: 20100280871
    Abstract: An ATM exception balancing system is disclosed. Embodiments of the invention provide a method of resolving image ATM transaction exceptions and enabling reconcilement of ATM transactions. An exception record can be created and stored for each batch of image ATM transactions wherein the credit and the debit for the batch of image ATM transactions do not match, and the exception record can be displayed to an analyst. Input can be received from the analyst indicating a resolution of an exception. Possible resolutions can include a general ledger entry, a customer adjustment, and/or an ICA/WIP entry. The system can optionally provide for reporting and performance analysis. Image ATM cash transactions, image ATM check transactions, or both, can be included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Goertz, Ivette Yoshida, Susan Joslin, Tony Hopkins
  • Patent number: 4560386
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for dyeing sueded wool- or fur-bearing skins tone-in-tone in a single bath and in one step. The dyeing is carried out with reactive dyestuffs bearing at least one reactive group selected from acryloylimino, halogenoacryloylimino and .beta.-halogenopropionylimino, in the presence of non-ionic or anionically modified polyalkoxylated surfactants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1985
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventors: Tony A. Hopkins, Rudolf Seitz