ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,511,968, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Cardtronics USA Inc. (Atlanta).

"Methods and a system for automated exception media access" was invented by Daniel James Jamieson (Angus, Great Britain), Michael Jonathon McKaig (Dundee, Great Britain), Robin Ian Gregor Angus (Fife, Great Britain), Sonia Haque (Dundee, Great Britain), Leigh Elisabeth Hughes (Dundee, Great Britain) and Gillian McGovern (Monikie Angus, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and methods for automated handling of exception media in cash recycling devices. The system enables access to exception media without requiring physical safe access by utilizing...