Patents by Inventor William Martin Osborne

William Martin Osborne 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).

  • SECONDARY BUS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVICES IN AN AUTOMATED TRANSACTION MACHINE
    Publication number: 20200327083
    Abstract: An embodiment of this disclosure provides an apparatus for use in an automated transaction system. The apparatus includes a first interface coupled to a primary bus, the first interface configured to permit communication of data. The apparatus also includes a second interface coupled to a secondary bus, the second interface configured to permit communication of the data. A network topology of the primary bus is different from a network topology of the secondary bus. The apparatus also includes at least one processing device coupled to the first interface and second interface. The at least one processor is configured to communicate the data over at least one of the first interface or second interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: William Martin Osborne, Thomas J. Westerman, Donald C. Reed, Robert E. Martin, Douglas Brian Haddon
  • Secondary bus communication between devices in an automated transaction machine
    Patent number: 10733124
    Abstract: An embodiment of this disclosure provides an apparatus for use in an automated transaction system. The apparatus includes a first interface coupled to a primary bus, the first interface configured to permit communication of data. The apparatus also includes a second interface coupled to a secondary bus, the second interface configured to permit communication of the data. A network topology of the primary bus is different from a network topology of the secondary bus. The apparatus also includes at least one processing device coupled to the first interface and second interface. The at least one processor is configured to communicate the data over at least one of the first interface or second interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Crane Payment Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: William Martin Osborne
  • ACTIVE COIN CONTROL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180082505
    Abstract: An embodiment of this disclosure provides an apparatus, including a control blade configured to move by rotating or translating. The apparatus also includes a magnet coupled to the control blade. The apparatus also includes an electric coil. The magnet is positioned such that movement of the control blade causes the magnet to influence an electromagnetic field of the electric coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Michael David Nunn, William Martin Osborne