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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2022
Wells Fargo Bank, N.a., San Francisco, CA (US);
Christian Mande, Charlotte, NC (US);
Darren Goetz, Salinas, CA (US);
Frank Digangi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Dennis Montenegro, Concord, CA (US);
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A utility device for receiving and dispensing bills is disclosed. The utility device includes a sensor structured to detect at least one parameter associated with the bills received by the utility device, a cleaning component structured to perform a cleaning operation on one or more of the bills received by the utility device, and memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a utility operation comprising receiving data from the sensor regarding the at least one parameter, and selectively causing the cleaning component to perform the cleaning operation on one or more of the bills received by the utility device from a cash-bearing component based on at least the data and a location of the utility device.