US Patent Issued to NCR Atleos on Nov. 3 for "Media shutter attack sensing" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,784,527, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to NCR Atleos Corp. (Atlanta).

"Media shutter attack sensing" was invented by Donald Iain MacInnes (Monifieth, Great Britain), Gordon Hanna (Perth, Great Britain), Ryan Plomer (Arbroath, Great Britain) and Maxwell Alfred Wiewiorka (Invergowrie, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A media shutter apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a side flange with first and second apertures. The side flange is affixed to an end of a blade/shutter and the first aperture adapted to receive a pin that drives the blade open and shut via movement of the pin through the first aperture. The second aper...