公开(公告)号：US4903953A

公开(公告)日：1990-02-27

申请号：US183978

申请日：1988-04-20

申请人： Theodore Winkler ,  Peter L. Helgeson ,  William Sherman, III ,  Thomas B. Snow

发明人： Theodore Winkler ,  Peter L. Helgeson ,  William Sherman, III ,  Thomas B. Snow

IPC分类号： G07D11/00

CPC分类号： G07D11/0081

摘要： A simplified currency dispenser especially adapted for use at high volume low dollar amount transaction locations. The dispenser is adapted alternatively to transport a selected mix of currency notes from first and second supplies to a delivery location and to display the dollar value of the delivered notes or to transport notes from only one of the supplies to the delivery location and to display the number of notes transported. The dispenser includes a first key pad and display on the dispenser housing for use during a counting operation and a remote key pad and display for use during a dispenser operation. The housing is made in upper and lower sections for ease of manufacture and servicing. It is adapted for either countertop installation or below the counter installation.

公开(公告)号：US4703172A

公开(公告)日：1987-10-27

申请号：US840147

申请日：1986-03-17

申请人： William Sherman, III ,  Francis C. Larkin ,  Stephen J. Horvath

发明人： William Sherman, III ,  Francis C. Larkin ,  Stephen J. Horvath

IPC分类号： G06K13/067 ,  G06M7/06 ,  G01N9/04 ,  G06M7/00

CPC分类号： G06K13/067 ,  G06M7/06

摘要： Sensors in the infeed and output stackers, under control of the microprocessor, monitor the sheets. The apparatus is started automatically by placing sheets in the infeed. A count of the sheets is developed and displayed as the sheets are fed. When the infeed is empty and the output contains sheets, the count is retained. If sheets are removed from the outfeed, the count is retained and is reset only after more sheets are placed in the input. The same rules obtain for batching. The sensors cooperate with singles, holes and doubles detectors and have their gain adjusted depending upon sheet density. Automatic threshold adjustment circuits compensate for dust build-up and component aging. Upon sheet detection, the sensing circuit threshold level is instantaneously shifted to prevent an abrupt change in intensity from the sheet covering the sensor to provide an erroneous indication of the presence of a subsequent sheet or sheets. The sensors assure accurate counting even through sheets are fed in skewed and/or overlapping fashion. An amplifier normally in saturation is driven out of saturation when light intensity drops to increase the ability to determine the transmissivity to distinguish between single and double sheets. Operating speed may be reduced from normal speed. All timing is automatically readjusted according to the selected operating speed. The control circuitry may be coupled to and synchronized with a denominations counter and printer. The doubles detection circuit may also discriminate between two and three overlapped sheets.

摘要翻译： 在微处理器的控制下，进给和输出堆垛机中的传感器监控纸张。 该装置通过在进料中放置纸张而自动启动。 纸张的计数被开发并显示为进纸。 当进给为空并且输出包含工作表时，计数将被保留。 如果从进纸中取出纸张，则计数将保留，并且只有在输入中放置更多的纸张后才会重置。 批次获得相同的规则。 传感器与单打孔，孔和双重检测器配合，并根据纸张密度调整其增益。 自动阈值调节电路可以补偿粉尘积聚和组件老化。 在片材检测时，感测电路阈值电平被瞬时移位以防止从覆盖传感器的片材的强度突然变化，以提供后续片材或片材的存在的错误指示。 即使通过片材以偏斜和/或重叠的方式进给，传感器也可以确保精确的计数。 当光强度降低时，通常饱和的放大器被驱动出饱和度，以增加确定透射率以区分单张和双张片材的能力。 工作速度可能会从正常速度降低。 所有定时都会根据选定的运行速度自动调整。 控制电路可以耦合到面额计数器和打印机并与其同步。 双重检测电路也可以区分两个和三个重叠的片材。

公开(公告)号：US20130197829A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-01

申请号：US13363361

申请日：2012-01-31

申请人： William Sherman, III ,  Richard Green

发明人： William Sherman, III ,  Richard Green

IPC分类号： G06F19/00

CPC分类号： B01D46/0086 ,  F24F11/39

摘要： A sensing system and method for use with a gas filter in a gas conduit attached to a gas blower, having a motor for producing a first gas flow blower speed, discards readings taken when the blower is off or during blower startup and shutdown, and recalculates a clog threshold in response to changes in the fan speed of a multi-speed blower.

公开(公告)号：US4671502A

公开(公告)日：1987-06-09

申请号：US839617

申请日：1986-03-14

申请人： William Sherman, III ,  Francis C. Larkin ,  Stephen J. Horvath

发明人： William Sherman, III ,  Francis C. Larkin ,  Stephen J. Horvath

IPC分类号： G06K13/067 ,  G06M7/06

CPC分类号： G06M7/06 ,  G06K13/067

摘要： Sensors in the infeed and output stackers, under control of the microprocessor, monitor the sheets. The apparatus is started automatically by placing sheets in the infeed. A count of the sheets is developed and displayed as the sheets are fed. When the infeed is empty and the output contains sheets, the count is retained. If sheets are removed from the outfeed, the count is retained and is reset only after more sheets are placed in the input. The same rules obtain for batching. The sensors cooperate with singles, holes and doubles detectors and have their gain adjusted depending upon sheet density. Automatic threshold adjustment circuits compensate for dust build-up and component aging. Upon sheet detection, the sensing circuit threshold level is instantaneously shifted to prevent an abrupt change in intensity from the sheet covering the sensor to provide an erroneous indication of the presence of a subsequent sheet or sheets. The sensors assure accurate counting even though sheets are fed in skewed and/or overlapping fashion. An amplifier normally in saturation is driven out of saturation when light intensity drops to increase the ability to determine the transmissivity to distinguish between single and double sheets. Operating speed may be reduced from normal speed. All timing is automatically readjusted according to the selected operating speed. The control circuitry may be coupled to and synchronized with a denominations counter and printer. The doubles detection circuit may also discriminate between two and three overlapped sheets.

摘要翻译： 在微处理器的控制下，进给和输出堆垛机中的传感器监控纸张。 该装置通过在进料中放置纸张而自动启动。 纸张的计数被开发并显示为进纸。 当进给为空并且输出包含工作表时，计数将被保留。 如果从进纸中取出纸张，则计数将保留，并且只有在输入中放置更多的纸张后才会重置。 批次获得相同的规则。 传感器与单打孔，孔和双重检测器配合，并根据纸张密度调整其增益。 自动阈值调节电路可以补偿粉尘积聚和组件老化。 在片材检测时，感测电路阈值电平被瞬时移位以防止从覆盖传感器的片材的强度突然变化，以提供后续片材或片材的存在的错误指示。 传感器确保准确计数​​，即使纸张以偏斜和/或重叠的方式进给。 当光强度降低时，通常饱和的放大器被驱动出饱和度，以增加确定透射率以区分单张和双张片材的能力。 工作速度可能会从正常速度降低。 所有定时都会根据选定的运行速度自动调整。 控制电路可以耦合到面额计数器和打印机并与其同步。 双重检测电路也可以区分两个和三个重叠的片材。

公开(公告)号：US4944505A

公开(公告)日：1990-07-31

申请号：US303248

申请日：1989-01-30

申请人： William Sherman, III

发明人： William Sherman, III

IPC分类号： B65H5/00 ,  B65H7/14 ,  G07D7/16

CPC分类号： B65H7/02 ,  B65H5/002 ,  B65H7/125 ,  G07D7/162 ,  B65H2511/11 ,  B65H2511/514 ,  B65H2701/1311 ,  B65H2701/1313 ,  B65H2701/1912

摘要： A sheet length detector with skew compensation for use in apparatus for batching and counting currency, food stamps or the like. Sheets are advanced past a pair of sheet sensors which are disposed at transversely spaced locations on the feed path on either side of the nip formed by a pair of opposing feed members. A timing interval is begun upon the actuation of both sheet sensors and ended upon the deactuation of both sensors following their initial actuation. The duration of the timing interval provides a measure of sheet length. This measure is then corrected for skew, which is determined from the time lapse, if any, between the deactuation of one sensor and the deactuation of both sensors. The corrected measure may be compared with an absolute reference or with the results of a previous length measurement.

摘要翻译： 具有偏斜补偿的片材长度检测器，用于对货币，食品券等进行批量和计数的装置中。 片材通过一对片材传感器，其被布置在由一对相对的进给构件形成的辊隙两侧的进给路径上的横向间隔开的位置处。 在两个传感器的启动之间开始定时间隔，并且在它们的初始致动之后两个传感器停用时结束。 时间间隔的持续时间提供片材长度的度量。 然后，对于偏差进行校正，该偏差由一个传感器的停用和两个传感器的停用之间的时间流逝（如果有的话）确定。 校正后的测量值可以与绝对参考值或先前长度测量结果进行比较。

公开(公告)号：US4593184A

公开(公告)日：1986-06-03

申请号：US524856

申请日：1983-08-19

申请人： David Bryce ,  William Sherman, III

发明人： David Bryce ,  William Sherman, III

IPC分类号： G06M7/06 ,  G07D7/04 ,  G06K7/08

CPC分类号： G06M7/06 ,  G07D7/04

摘要： A magnetic sensor including a coil for sensing a changing magnetic field developed by paper currency moving past the magnetic sensor. A capacitor forms a tuned circuit with the magnetic sensor coil to pass only those signals lying within a predetermined frequency range. A comparator compares the signals lying within the pass band with a predetermined threshold to determine the presence or absence of genuine currency. The tuned circuit significantly improves the signal to noise ratio of the sensing means and hence, significantly improves the ability to determine the genuineness of the currency. In a second embodiment, the presence of a magnetic field having a field strength above the predetermined threshold is utilized to pass timing pulses for clocking a counter. A decoder gate coupled to the counter indicates the presence of a genuine bill, only after a predetermined count has been reached. A reset circuit is provided for resetting the detecting circuitry immediately after each bill is examined and before examination of the next bill.

摘要翻译： 一种磁传感器，包括用于感测由纸币流过磁性传感器而产生的变化的磁场的线圈。 电容器与磁传感器线圈形成调谐电路，以仅通过位于预定频率范围内的那些信号。 比较器将通带内的信号与预定阈值进行比较，以确定是否存在真实货币。 调谐电路显着提高了感测装置的信噪比，因此显着提高了确定货币真实性的能力。 在第二实施例中，利用具有高于预定阈值的场强的磁场的存在来传递计时器的定时脉冲。 耦合到计数器的解码器门指示仅在达到预定计数之后才存在真正的账单。 提供复位电路，用于在检查每个帐单之后并在检查下一个帐单之前重新设置检测电路。

公开(公告)号：US4608704A

公开(公告)日：1986-08-26

申请号：US440584

申请日：1982-11-10

申请人： William Sherman, III ,  Francis C. Larkin ,  Stephen J. Horvath

发明人： William Sherman, III ,  Francis C. Larkin ,  Stephen J. Horvath

IPC分类号： G06K13/067 ,  G06M7/06

CPC分类号： G06K13/067 ,  G06M7/06

摘要： Sensors in the infeed and output stackers, under control of the microprocessor, monitor the sheets. The apparatus is started automatically by placing sheets in the infeed. A count of the sheets is developed and displayed as the sheets are fed. When the infeed is empty and the output contains sheets, the count is retained. If sheets are removed from the outfeed, the count is retained and is reset only after more sheets are placed in the input. The same rules obtain for batching. The sensors cooperate with singles, holes and doubles detectors and have their gain adjusted depending upon sheet density. Automatic threshold adjustment circuits compensate for dust build-up and component aging. Upon sheet detection, the sensing circuit threshold level is instantaneously shifted to prevent an abrupt change in intensity from the sheet covering the sensor to provide an erroneous indication of the presence of a subsequent sheet or sheets. The sensors assure accurate counting even though sheets are fed in skewed and/or overlapping fashion. An amplifier normally in saturation is driven out of saturation when light intensity drops to increase the ability to determine the transmissivity to distinguish between single and double sheets. Operating speed may be reduced from normal speed. All timing is automatically readjusted according to the selected operating speed. The control circuitry may be coupled to and synchronized with a denominations counter and printer. The doubles detection circuit may also discriminate between two and three overlapped sheets.

公开(公告)号：US4012596A

公开(公告)日：1977-03-15

申请号：US602377

申请日：1975-08-06

申请人： William L. West, Jr. ,  William Sherman, III

发明人： William L. West, Jr. ,  William Sherman, III

IPC分类号： H04W4/10 ,  H04W84/08 ,  H04M5/08

CPC分类号： H04W4/10 ,  H04W76/005

摘要： Electronic patch circuitry interconnects a wire telephone line with the base station transmitter and receiver of a simplex two-way radio communication system, for causing VOX-type operation with very fast voice-operated keying between transmitter and receiver. The system is operable in a telephone line priority mode in which it responds to telephone line audio signals for keying the transmitter on and the receiver off regardless of whether or not the receiver is on at the time, and is also operable in an "anti-VOX" mode. An automatic telephone line connector circuit responds to telephone ringing signals on the telephone line at the base station. The circuit then transmits a coded signal to a remote radio transceiver, which can return a signal to "answer" the base station telephone and connect it to the patch circuitry. Automatic dialing means are provided for initiating a telephone call from the remote radio transceiver. Timing circuitry holds the base transmitter off for a short time immediately after each telephone line connection to insure monitoring of the radio channel by the telephone subscriber before he can transmit. Additional transmit-on timers key the base transmitter off if it is on too long. The system "hangs up" the base station telephone after predetermined timed events or when dial tone occurs to prevent tie-up of the interconnection by the telephone line party.

摘要翻译： 电子补丁电路将有线电话线路与单向双向无线电通信系统的基站发射机和接收机互连，用于在发射机和接收机之间以非常快速的语音操作键控进行VOX型操作。 该系统可以在电话线路优先模式下操作，其中它响应于电话线路音频信号，用于将发射机和接收机关闭，而不管接收机是否在该时间接通，并且还可以在“ VOX“模式。 自动电话线连接器电路响应基站上的电话线上的电话振铃信号。 然后，电路将编码信号发送到远程无线电收发器，其可以返回信号“应答”基站电话并将其连接到补丁电路。 提供自动拨号装置用于从远程无线电收发机发起电话呼叫。 定时电路在每个电话线连接之后立即将基站发射机短时间关闭，以确保电话用户可以传输无线电信道的监控。 额外的发射定时器如果太长时间关闭基本发射器。 在预定的定时事件之后，系统“挂起”基站电话，或者拨号音发生，以防止电话线路的互连。

公开(公告)号：US09186609B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-17

申请号：US13363361

申请日：2012-01-31

申请人： William Sherman, III ,  Richard Green

发明人： William Sherman, III ,  Richard Green

IPC分类号： G08B21/18 ,  B01D46/00 ,  F24F11/00

CPC分类号： B01D46/0086 ,  F24F11/39

摘要： A sensing system and method for use with a gas filter in a gas conduit attached to a gas blower, having a motor for producing a first gas flow blower speed, discards readings taken when the blower is off or during blower startup and shutdown, and recalculates a clog threshold in response to changes in the fan speed of a multi-speed blower.

摘要翻译： 一种用于与气体鼓风机连接的气体导管中的气体过滤器的传感系统和方法，具有用于产生第一气流鼓风机速度的电动机，丢弃当鼓风机关闭时或在鼓风机启动和关闭期间所采集的读数，并重新计算 响应于多速风机的风扇速度的变化的堵塞阈值。

公开(公告)号：US5341408A

公开(公告)日：1994-08-23

申请号：US736085

申请日：1991-07-26

申请人： Richard A. Melcher ,  William Sherman, III ,  Madhura Nadig ,  Robert M. Stewart ,  Paul L. Hessler ,  David R. Bryce

发明人： Richard A. Melcher ,  William Sherman, III ,  Madhura Nadig ,  Robert M. Stewart ,  Paul L. Hessler ,  David R. Bryce

IPC分类号： G07D7/12 ,  G07D7/20 ,  G06F15/30

CPC分类号： G07D7/12 ,  G07D7/20

摘要： A currency counter for counting currency notes withdrawn from a supply and advancing the notes one by one along a path past a density detector and a magnetic material detector to a stacker at a delivery location upon energization of a common drive motor in which an amplifier responsive to the density detector is automatically calibrated each time the counter starts and in which density and motor current signals are combined for doubles detection. The motor speed is adjusted for document length to provide a predetermined number of counts per minute. An adaptive counterfeit check is made. The motor is deenergized at the end of a batch count and momentarily reenergized to ensure that the last note of the batch is stacked.

摘要翻译： 一种货币计数器，用于计算从供给中退出的货币单据，并且沿着通过浓度检测器和磁性材料检测器的路径逐个推进钞票，在通用驱动电机通电时，在输送位置处的堆垛机，其中响应于 密度检测器在计数器每次启动时自动校准，密度和电机电流信号组合在一起进行双倍检测。 调整文件长度的电机速度以提供每分钟预定数量的计数。 进行自适应假冒检查。 电机在批次结束时被断电，瞬间重新通电，以确保批次的最后一个音符被堆叠。