John F Weggesser

US Patent:

6493461, Dec 10, 2002

Filed:

Oct 27, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/179573

Inventors:

Douglas U. Mennie - Barrington IL
John F. Weggesser - Lake in the Hills IL
Matthew S. Vogel - Wheeling IL
Gary P. Watts - Buffalo Grove IL
Richard A. Mazur - Naperville IL

Assignee:

Cummins-Allison Corp. - Mt. Prospect IL

International Classification:

G06K 900

US Classification:

382135, 382137

Abstract:

A document handling system is adapted to accommodate a plurality of different currency types. The system includes a sensor for counting the number of bills in a stack of bills. An operator interface panel includes a display for displaying information to an operator. An input device specifies the type of currency and the denomination of currency to be processed. The system may further include an authenticating unit for authenticating each of the bills based on one or more attributes detected from each bill. Based on the designated currency type and denomination, the system appropriately adjusts the display and/or selects which attributes are used to authenticate bills.

US Patent:

6499277, Dec 31, 2002

Filed:

Feb 22, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/510723

Inventors:

David A. Warner - Williamsburg VA
Sanjay A. Shivde - Bensenville IL
Frank Csekme - Glendale Heights IL
John Zygowicz - Niles IL
John S. Lykowski - Glenview IL
John F. Weggesser - Lake in the Hills IL

Assignee:

Cummins-Allison Corp. - Mt. Prospect IL

International Classification:

B65B 3550

US Classification:

53447, 53212

Abstract:

A coin wrapper for wrapping coins comprises a coin input region for receiving the coins, a coin queuing mechanism for receiving the coins from the coin input region and moving each of the coins away from the coin input region, a coin stacking region for receiving coins from the coin queuing mechanism and stacking the coins on at least one stacking element to created a coin stack, and a coin wrapping region for receiving the coin stack on the stacking element from the coin stacking region. The coin wrapping region includes a plurality of rollers for rotating the coin stack and a paper feed mechanism for introducing paper to be wrapped around the coin stack.

US Patent:

6621919, Sep 16, 2003

Filed:

Sep 27, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/259349

Inventors:

Douglas U. Mennie - Barrington IL
John F. Weggesser - Lake in the Hills IL
Matthew S. Vogel - Wheeling IL
Gary P. Watts - Buffalo Grove IL
Richard A. Mazur - Naperville IL

Assignee:

Cummins-Allison Corp. - Mt. Prospect IL

International Classification:

G06K 900

US Classification:

382135

Abstract:

A document handling system is adapted to accommodate a plurality of different currency types. The system includes a sensor for counting the number of bills in a stack of bills. An operator interface panel includes a display for displaying information to an operator. An input device specifies the type of currency and the denomination of currency to be processed. The system may further include an authenticating unit for authenticating each of the bills based on one or more attributes detected from each bill. Based on the designated currency type and denomination, the system appropriately adjusts the display and/or selects which attributes are used to authenticate bills.

US Patent:

55734570, Nov 12, 1996

Filed:

Mar 7, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/399770

Inventors:

Gary P. Watts - Buffalo Grove IL
Richard A. Mazur - Naperville IL
John F. Weggesser - Lake in the Hills IL

Assignee:

Cummins-Allison Corp. - Mt. Prospect IL

International Classification:

B65B 1102

US Classification:

453 31

Abstract:

A coin wrapping system comprises (1) a coin wrapping mechanism forming loose coins into wrapped rolls of coins, (2) an operator interface panel, and (3) a controller coupling the operator interface panel to the coin wrapping mechanism. To provide the coin wrapping system with total flexibility in operation and other functions, the operator interface panel includes a display and a touch screen mounted over the display. The controller causes the display to display keys. The controller operably couples the touch screen to the displayed keys such that actuation of the touch screen at a position above one of the displayed keys causes the controller to perform a function associated with that displayed key. Preferably, the controller is operable, via the touch screen, in a plurality of modes including a basic operating mode, a memory recall mode, an adjustment for wrap quality mode, a diagnostics mode, and a programming mode. The basic operating mode preferably includes an error detection and recovery function.

US Patent:

59406232, Aug 17, 1999

Filed:

Aug 1, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/905504

Inventors:

Gary P. Watts - Buffalo Grove IL
Richard A. Mazur - Naperville IL
John F. Weggesser - Lake in the Hills IL

Assignee:

Cummins-Allison Corp. - Mt. Prospect IL

International Classification:

G06F 9445

US Classification:

395712

Abstract:

An apparatus and method for loading software changes into a processor-based coin wrapping machine. In one embodiment, a flash card having a memory remotely programmed with a second software code is adapted to be removably electrically coupled to the system controller of the coin wrapping machine. Insertion of the flash card causes the initial code in the resident memory of the machine to become erased and replaced with the second software code. The flash card may thereafter be removed from the machine and used to load software changes into other machines. In an alternative embodiment, the flash card may remain electrically coupled to the coin wrapping machine. In this embodiment, insertion of the flash card causes the machine to execute the second software code, but the initial code is not erased or replaced. Upon removal of the flash card, the machine does not retain the second software code but will revert to execution of the initial code. In either embodiment, remote programming of the flash card with the second software code may be achieved by electrically coupling the flash card to a first coin wrapping machine having a resident memory containing the second software code, causing the second software code to be copied from the resident memory of the first coin wrapping machine to the flash card memory.

US Patent:

59380446, Aug 17, 1999

Filed:

Mar 10, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/815319

Inventors:

John F. Weggesser - Lake in the Hills IL

Assignee:

Cummins-Allison Corp. - Mt. Prospect IL

International Classification:

B07C 500

US Classification:

209534

Abstract:

A method and device for off-sorting documents of a specific series-type using a device capable of discriminating among different series-types of documents. A stack of documents are received in an input receptacle and transported, one at a time, past a document type discriminating unit to an output receptacle where the series-type of each document is discriminated. Next it is determined whether the series-type of a current document is a specified series-type. Depending on the series-type of the current document either (1) operation of the device is halted when the current document does have the specified series-type and the immediately preceding document does not have the specified series-type; (2) operation of the device is halted when the current document does not have the specified series-type and the immediately preceding document does have the specified series-type; or (3) operation of the device is continued.