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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7368670 | Method for automatically feeding a combination weigher The invention is a method of automatically feeding and transporting food products from an in-feed device to a combination weigher, which automatically selects from a number of portions of known weight the optimum combination of portions to create a batch of fixed we... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367458 | Evaluation of particulate material The invention provides apparatus for determining and recording characteristics of particulate material in a batch of such material comprising a separator chamber having an inlet, means for reading an identifier on a batch of particulate material supplied to the inle... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366338 | Automated document processing system using full image scanning A document processing system comprises an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past a full image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362891 | Automated document processing system using full image scanning A document processing system comprises an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past an image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7349566 | Image processing network An image processing network for processing image files and coupled to an outside data communication network comprising a plurality of remote image capture units, the units scanning documents and creating a plurality of image files of said documents; the image proces... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7290666 | Method and apparatus for sorting article Used articles of different types are sorted into individual types through a sorting line, and are feed to disassembling lines that are provided for the respective article types. The sorting line is provided with a type discriminating section and a sorting section. I... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7269279 | Currency bill and coin processing system An integrated system for processing currency bills, coins, and other media includes a compact currency bill processing device, a coin scale, a keyboard, and a processor integrated into a housing as a single unit. The bill processing device is used for counting curre... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252284 | Banknote moving unit for a banknote storing unit A banknote storing system for providing an economical and space-efficient storage of banknotes of various sizes in a removable banknote storage unit is provided. A banknote transporting unit can move a banknote with a movable elongated belt unit to a position over a... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7248731 | Method and apparatus for currency discrimination An improved method and apparatus for discriminating between currency bills of different denominations uses an optical sensing and correlation technique based on the sensing of bill reflectance characteristics obtained by illuminating and scanning a bill along one of... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7232024 | Currency processing device A currency evaluation device for receiving a stack of currency bills and rapidly evaluating all the bills in the stack. The device comprises an input receptacle for receiving a stack of bills to be evaluated and a plurality of output receptacles for receiving the bi... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7200255 | Document processing system using full image scanning A system for tracking currency bills comprises a currency scanning device. The scanning device includes a sensor that retrieves currency identification characteristic information of each bill processed. The currency identification characteristic information permits ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7187795 | Document processing system using full image scanning A system for tracking currency bills comprises a currency scanning device. The scanning device includes a sensor that retrieves currency identification characteristic information of each bill processed. The currency identification characteristic information permits ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7158662 | Currency bill and coin processing system A compact system for processing currency bills and coins comprises a compact currency bill processing device, a coin scale, and a processor communicatively linked to the currency bill processing device and the coin scale. The compact currency bill processing device ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156237 | Articles separating and supplying apparatus and method An articles separating and supplying apparatus and method are provided by which, even in case of a size change of articles, articles of a predetermined number can be securely separated and supplied at a high speed. A transfer conveyor for transferring arrayed articl... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7103206 | Method and apparatus for detecting doubled bills in a currency handling device A doubles detection system for detecting doubled documents. The system comprises one or more light sources disposed on a first side of a test document and one or more reflected light sensors disposed along the first side of the test document. The reflected light sen... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7016767 | System and method for processing currency and identification cards in a document processing device A document processing device having an evaluation region disposed along a transport path between an input and output receptacle capable of processing both currency bills and identification cards. An evaluation unit enables entry of source identification information ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000828 | Remote automated document processing system An automated check processing system for accepting and processing checks from a customer, having a plurality of document scanners. The document scanners are adapted to obtain full images of checks fed into the document scanners and to obtain images of selected porti... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994200 | Currency handling system having multiple output receptacles A method and apparatus for handling bill jams within a currency processing device is provided. The device includes a transport mechanism adapted to transport bills along a transport path, one at a time, from the input receptacle past an evaluation unit into a plural... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994248 | Universal pill counting device A bench-top pill counter accurately and automatically counts a wide variety of shapes and sizes of pharmaceutical pills and capsules, having a variety of coatings. A rotating bowl, periodically shaken during rotation, is combined with a fixed, flared spiral guide ra... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6996263 | Network interconnected financial document processing devices A document processing system comprises an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past a full image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6983033 | Gimbled scanning identification device A device for automatic identification and counting of tagged articles massed together in a prescribed size bundles during linen cleaning and sorting processes. A three dimensional scanning of the bundles by multiple passes of a directional RF antenna oriented in dif... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6980684 | Method and apparatus for discriminating and counting documents A currency counting and discrimination device for receiving a stack of currency bills, rapidly counting and discriminating the bills in the stack, and then re-stacking the bills. The device comprises an input receptacle for receiving a stack of currency bills to be ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6959800 | Method for document processing A currency evaluation device for receiving a stack of currency bills and rapidly evaluating all the bills in the stack. The device comprises an input receptacle for receiving a stack of bills to be evaluated and a plurality of output receptacles for receiving the bi... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955253 | Apparatus with two or more pockets for document processing A currency evaluation device for receiving a stack of currency bills and rapidly evaluating all the bills in the stack. The device comprises an input receptacle for receiving a stack of bills to be evaluated and a plurality of output receptacles for receiving the bi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6929109 | Method and apparatus for document processing A currency evaluation device for receiving a stack of currency bills and rapidly evaluating all the bills in the stack. The device comprises an input receptacle for receiving a stack of bills to be evaluated and a plurality of output receptacles for receiving the bi... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6915893 | Method and apparatus for discriminating and counting documents A currency evaluation device for receiving a stack of currency bills and rapidly evaluating all the bills in the stack. The device includes an input receptacle for receiving a stack of bills to be evaluated and a single output receptacle for receiving the bills afte... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913130 | Method and apparatus for document processing A currency evaluation device for receiving a stack of currency bills and rapidly evaluating all the bills in the stack. The device comprises an input receptacle for receiving a stack of bills to be evaluated and a plurality of output receptacles for receiving the bi... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6829320 | Counting and tabbing apparatus Apparatus for counting sheets in stack (17) thereof and inserting tabs (27) between the sheets at predetermined counts, as well as a tabbing method, uses a rotatable counting disc (10) engageable with an edge region of the stack and including a ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6799684 | Multi-head portioning system A counting and portioning system which counts discrete articles that conform to predetermined specifications into lots having a predetermined number of articles or a target volume. The system includes at least one portioning bin positioned to receive articles from a... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6563901 | Multi-head counting system with size discrimination A counter unit counts discrete articles that are within a predetermined size range into lots having a predetermined number of articles. The counter unit includes (1) a first conveyor that delivers a flow of articles separated at discrete intervals; and (2... | 05/13/2003 |
| 5478992 | Management apparatus and automated teller machine When sheets are taken into a machine or discharged from the machine, characteristics of these sheets such as letters or symbols of these sheets are read by a sheet characteristics reading unit. A result of reading the characteristics is stored in a storag... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5444749 | Apparatus for collecting an article An article collecting device comprising: feed unit 5 for feeding a set of articles smaller in quantity than a target quantity for collection; a recirculating conveyer 2 for conveying a set of articles fed by the feed unit 5; an operation unit 14 for combi... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5310036 | Method for checking the correct processing of bank notes The invention relates to a method for checking the correct processing of bank notes in automatic bank note sorters for sorting certain amounts of money into different categories according to given criteria, whereby partial amounts are destroyed if necessa... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5157899 | Method of and apparatus for sorting and bundling flowers The invention relates to a method of sorting and bundling flowers, comprising hanging the flowers separately in individual flower supporting members circulating in a first closed path; as they are traversing the path, designating the flowers as to at leas... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5101981 | Bundler/stacker accumulator method and arrangement for mailing systems A mailing system includes a mail output system for sequentially delivering mail pieces to an accumulator, the accumulator assembling stacks of mail in response to zip code break signals from the mail output system and the count of mail pieces currently on... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5096067 | Apparatus for handling sheets of paper A conveying device is provided among an accommodating section for accommodating sheets of paper, a counting section for discriminating and counting the sheets of paper, and a port section through which the sheets of paper are put in and taken out of the a... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5012932 | Paper sheet processing apparatus Uninspected bundles of paper sheets are supplied to each of a plurality of pre-processors in units of bundles. Each pre-processor removes a band from the uninspected bundle, prints a serial number in association with the received paper sheets on the band,... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4919799 | Optical code reader sorting apparatus conditioned by trigger indicia A sorting apparatus for differentiating between generally identically shaped objects based upon code indicia provided on a predetermined, relatively small surface area portion on the sidewall of each object, including: a transfer assembly for moving the o... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4905841 | Money receiving and disbursing machine A money receiving and disbursing machine being adapted to circulate and use only one predetermined denomination of bank notes received in the machine for disbursing. Bank notes received in the machine other than the predetermined denomination of bank note... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4905840 | Banknote account and arrangement apparatus A banknote account and arrangement apparatus includes a supply portion for supplying a bundle of banknotes in the apparatus one after another, a discrimination circuit for discriminating denomination, face, fitness, authenticity, and the like of the suppl... | 03/06/1990 |
