Robert A Pierce

US Patent:

20210041919, Feb 11, 2021

Filed:

Aug 7, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/534099

Inventors:

- Fort Mill SC, US
Dwight Linwood FRANZ - Haddonfield NJ, US
Ralph CHEN - Bothell WA, US
Yang ZHANG - Hatfield PA, US
Robert PIERCE - West Berlin NJ, US
Mark TENTLER - Matthews NC, US
Sean Philip KEARNEY - Marlton NJ, US
Mark HOWE - Central City IA, US
Kevin SHARPE - Morris Plains NJ, US
Paul MORRIS - Central City IA, US
Doyle DAVIS - Everett WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 1/16
H04B 1/3888
H04M 1/18

Abstract:

A housing of a device comprises a screw boss that extends outwardly from a first base plate proximate to a corner of the housing. Additionally, the housing of the device includes a force dissipation member. The force dissipation member includes a central portion that is sized to detachably attach around the screw boss. The force dissipation member further includes at least two arms that extend outwardly from the central portion, wherein each arm of the at least two arms is attached to a different side of the two walls of the housing.

US Patent:

20190272696, Sep 5, 2019

Filed:

May 16, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/414477

Inventors:

- Fort Mill SC, US
Gennady Germaine - Cherry Hill NJ, US
Christopher Allen - East Windsor NJ, US
David Ryder - Summit NJ, US
Paul Poloniewicz - Doylestown PA, US
Kevin Saber - Sewell NJ, US
Sean Philip Kearney - Marlton NJ, US
Edward Hatton - Kanata, CA
Edward C. Bremer - Victor NY, US
Michael Vincent Miraglia - Hamilton NJ, US
Robert Pierce - West Berlin NJ, US
William Ross Rapoport - Bridgewater NJ, US
James Vincent Guiheen - Madison NJ, US
Chirag Patel - Bridgewater NJ, US
Patrick Anthony Giordano - Glassboro NJ, US
Timothy Good - Indian Land SC, US
Gregory Rueblinger - Stratford NJ, US

International Classification:

G07D 7/2033
G07D 7/206
G07D 7/202
G07D 7/0043
G06K 7/10
G07D 7/12
G07G 3/00
G07G 1/00
G06K 7/015
G07D 7/20

Abstract:

Existing currency validation (CVAL) devices, systems, and methods are too slow, costly, intrusive, and/or bulky to be routinely used in common transaction locations (e.g., at checkout, at an automatic teller machine, etc.). Presented herein are devices, systems, and methods to facilitate optical validation of documents, merchandise, or currency at common transaction locations and to do so in an obtrusive and convenient way. More specifically, the present invention embraces a validation device that may be used alone or integrated within a larger system (e.g., point of sale system, kiosk, etc.). The present invention also embraces methods for currency validation using the validation device, as well as methods for improving the quality and consistency of data captured by the validation device for validation.

US Patent:

20170193727, Jul 6, 2017

Filed:

Dec 22, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/388082

Inventors:

- Fort Mill SC, US
Gennady Germaine - Cherry Hill NJ, US
Christopher Allen - East Windsor NJ, US
David Ryder - Summit NJ, US
Paul Poloniewicz - Doylestown PA, US
Kevin Saber - Sewell NJ, US
Sean Philip Kearney - Marlton NJ, US
Edward Hatton - Kanata, CA
Edward C. Bremer - Victor NY, US
Michael Vincent Miraglia - Hamilton NJ, US
Robert Pierce - West Berlin NJ, US
William Ross Rapoport - Bridgewater NJ, US
James Vincent Guiheen - Madison NJ, US
Chirag Patel - Bridgewater NJ, US
Patrick Anthony Giordano - Glassboro NJ, US
Timothy Good - Indian Land SC, US
Gregory Rueblinger - Stratford NJ, US

International Classification:

G07D 7/20
G07G 3/00
G07G 1/00
G07D 7/12

Abstract:

Existing currency validation (CVAL) devices, systems, and methods are too slow, costly, intrusive, and/or bulky to be routinely used in common transaction locations (e.g., at checkout, at an automatic teller machine, etc.). Presented herein are devices, systems, and methods to facilitate optical validation of documents, merchandise, or currency at common transaction locations and to do so in an obtrusive and convenient way. More specifically, the present invention embraces a validation device that may be used alone or integrated within a larger system (e.g., point of sale system, kiosk, etc.). The present invention also embraces methods for currency validation using the validation device, as well as methods for improving the quality and consistency of data captured by the validation device for validation.

US Patent:

20170094238, Mar 30, 2017

Filed:

Sep 30, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/870059

Inventors:

- Fort Mill SC, US
Stephen J. Colavito - Garnet Valley PA, US
Robert Pierce - West Berlin NJ, US
Gregory Rueblinger - Stratford NJ, US

International Classification:

H04N 9/31

Abstract:

A self-calibrating projection apparatus is provided. The projection apparatus includes a projector with a memory, an image scanner, a calibration image, and a controller for analyzing quality characteristics of projected images and for changing projector settings. The controller is communicatively linked to the image scanner and to the projector. The calibration image has predetermined optimal quality characteristics, the calibration image residing in the projector memory. The projector is configured to project the calibration image on a surface upon being activated. The image scanner is configured to acquire the projected calibration image and to transfer the acquired image to the controller. The controller is configured to analyze the quality characteristics of the projected calibration image in comparison to the predetermined optimal quality characteristics. The controller is further configured to change the projector settings so that the calibration image will be projected with the predetermined optimal quality characteristics.