US Patent Issued to Crane Payment Innovations on July 21 for "Multi-mode bulk banknote feeder" (Pennsylvania Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,688,747, issued on July 21, was assigned to Crane Payment Innovations Inc. (Malvern, Pa.).

"Multi-mode bulk banknote feeder" was invented by Evan John Cost (Audubon, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bulk banknote feeder can operate in a single banknote feeding mode or a bulk banknote feeding mode. The bulk banknote feeder can include an accept inlet and a landing platform installed in the accept inlet. The landing platform assembly includes a landing platform, landing platform pins, landing platform cranks, position gears, and one or more springs. The landing platform includes slots perpendicular to a motion of the landing platform. ...