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Patent No. 6351867

Body squeegee

A hand wearable body squeegee comprising a glove portion, a concave squeegee band, and a linear squeegee band.

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Assignee: De La Rue Systems Limited


Location: GB2
No. of patents: 9

NumberTitleIssue Date
5650729Conductive strip detector
A conductive strip detector comprises a capacitor defined by an elongate, electrically conductive element (5) and a laterally spaced, electrically conductive member (1). Monitoring circuitry (15,16) monitors changes in the capacitance of the capacitor whe...
07/22/1997
5454017Method and apparatus for improved sheet processing
A sheet counting apparatus includes a set of rotatably mounted suction spindles mounted for movement past a stack of sheets to be counted. A pump is connected to the spindles whereby a suction spindle passes the stack, a vacuum is supplied to the spindle ...
09/26/1995
5211387Method and apparatus for feeding articles
Apparatus for feeding articles, such as banknotes, along a feed path comprises first and second separately driven feed systems the second feed system being operated at a substantially constant speed. The first feed system feeds articles to the second feed...
05/18/1993
5202554Methods of and apparatus for separating and detecting sheets
The sheets within a stack of sheets are separated by clamping one end of the stack, bending the other end, clamping the other end and then unbending the stack. A radiation beam such as a laser beam is then directed at the stack of separated sheets, the be...
04/13/1993
5096038Thread detector assembly
A thread detector assembly for detecting an activated, elongate thread which is integral with a sheet comprises an elongate detector or set of detectors. A conveyor is provided to cause relative movement between a sheet and a detector. The detector or det...
03/17/1992
5084628Sheet inspection method and apparatus having retroreflecting means
Holes, tears and missing portions in a sheet, such as a banknote, are detected. The sheet is irradiated with radiation so that the radiation passes through the sheet with a relatively low degree of attenuation in areas where holes, tears and missing porti...
01/28/1992
5083063Radiation generator control apparatus
Apparatus for controlling operation of a number of radiation generator assemblies comprises a store for storing calibration values for respective assemblies, respective switches, a digital to analogue converter (D/A) and control means. The switches are co...
01/21/1992
5060930Apparatus for receiving articles by self-feeding and for conveying and dispensing such articles
Article handling apparatus comprises a carriage mounted to a support for to and fro movement along a path (A). An article conveyor is mounted on the carriage defined by opposed conveying surfaces for conveying articles relative to the carriage along a tra...
10/29/1991
4890766Sheet store
A sheet store, particularly a banknote cassette, adapted for dispensing or accepting sheets comprises a container having two openings adjacent one another. Each opening is associated with respective first and second closure members movable between closed ...
01/02/1990
 
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