US Patent Issued to Cardtronics USA on Nov. 3 for "Flicker wheel note diversion" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,784,549, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Cardtronics USA Inc. (Atlanta).

"Flicker wheel note diversion" was invented by Shannon Louise McGrath (Perth, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A media handling apparatus includes an intermediate transport module and a lower transport module with a transition area between them. A flicker wheel is positioned at the transition area, having multiple flicker arms extending radially from a central hub. The flicker wheel is mounted on a drive shaft that also drives transport belts in the lower transport module. The flicker arms extend sufficiently to brush over catch points in the transition...