This is an E-collection of AMROTEC's years of research related with Currency Counting and Currency Discriminators. This Prior art collection includes important Patents registered with U.S Patent office and at other Foreign Patent offices, Product Technical and Catalogue of Prior Art machines from 1970 - 1999, Expert Declaration and Deposition Transcript of various Personal in this industry etc. If you are aware of other publicly available prior arts prior to 1990 that are not disclosed here, please feel free to submit your information to us by e-mail at sales@amrotec.com. We will post them on our website.
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Document Library
| Name | Description |
 | Glory's GFR-100 Currency Discriminator References (1994 - 1995) | Glory's GFR-100 Currency Discriminator references. The Glory GFR-100 Discriminator was used in the US since 1994 and is relevant to show, e.g., a single output receptacle, a reject bin, and discriminating US Currencies at 1,000 bpm. The GFR-100 is particularly relevant to US Patent No. 5,966,456 (reexamination control no. 90/010,057). |
| TOSHIBA CF-400 Currency Discriminator Sorter (1980's) | The CF-400 series machines were used in the US since the early 1980s and are relevant to show, e.g., Single output pocket with an overflow pocket and a reject bin, high speed operation at 600 bpm, Stacker Wheel with Flexible Blades and totaling and reporting deposits. The early date of the CF-400 machines make them particularly relevant to Cummins’ patents claiming an early priority date, including US Patent No. 6,459,806 (reexamination control no. 90/010,060). |
 | Depositon Transcript of Mr. Douglas Magge, President of Magner Corporation (taken on 04-09-2009) | Mr. Douglas Magge, President of Magner Corporation testified on Mosler / Toshiba CF-400 / 401 / 420 Currency Discriminators and their sales activities in USA market since 1980's. |
| Deposition Transcript of Mr. John Stoides - Former Senior Vice-President of Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (taken on 01-17-2007) | Mr. John Stoides, former Senior Vice-President of Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond testified on an RFP and proposed "Offer to Sale" of Delarue 3000 Series Used Note Sorters by Delarue Company in 1982. |
| Deposition Transcripts of Former Delarue Executives testifying on Delarue 3000 Series Used Note Sorters and Offer to sell them in US market in 1982 | The De La Rue 3000 machines were offered for sale in the US since at least 1982 and are relevant to show, e.g., multiple output receptacles, high speed operation at 1,200 bpm, and totaling and reporting deposits. The early date of the De La Rue 3000 machines also make them particularly relevant to Cummins’ patents claiming an early priority date, including US Patent No. 6,459,806 (reexamination control no. 90/010,060) and US Patent No. 5,966,456 (reexamination control no. 90/010,057). |
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PRIOR ARTS - a collection
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Billcon, Glory Japan - Early Currency Discriminators / Patents (1977 - 1989)
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BILLCON Japan - Currency Discriminators
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GLORY, JAPAN - Currency Discriminators (1979 - 2000)
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MOSLER-TOSHIBA CF-400 / 401 / 420 / 6600 CURRENCY DISCRIMINATORS AND SORTERS
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DE LA RUE CURRENCY SORTER MODEL 3000 SERIES / 3100 /3400 AND OTHERS
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Document Library
| Name | Description |
| De La Rue 3000 Series Brochure | De La Rue 3000 Series Currency Sorting Machines Brochure (date showed 1982 on Page 10) |
| De La Rue 3100MKII - US Dollar Sorter | De la rue 3100MKII US Dollar Sorter Brochure, Dated 1987 |
| De La Rue 3100 MK2 - Federal Reserve Bank | De La Rue 3100 MK2 - Federal Reserve Bank - Manual, Dated 1988 |
| De La Rue 3100 Operator Manual | De La Rue 3100 Currency Sorter Operator Manual, Dated June 1985 |
| De La Rue 3400 Catalogue | De La Rue 3400 Currency Sorter Catalogue (date shows 1979 on page 4 under VDU) |
| De La Rue MKIV Pattern Detection | De La Rue MKIV Pattern Detection -Engineering Specification (dated 1983 & 1984) |
| DeLaRue 3110 Series US Dollar Sorter - User Manual dated 1987 | DeLaRue 3110, 3110MK II, 3120 US Dollar Sorter and Fitness Counter - User Manuals copyrighted 1987 |
| Delarue 3700 Operating Manual | Delarue 3700 Note Sorter Operating Manual dated March 1992 |
| Delarue 3700 Service Manual Volume 1 | Delarue 3700 Note Sorter Service Manual Volume 2 - dated September 1990 |
| Delarue 3700 Service Manual Volume 2 | Delarue 3700 Note Sorter Service Manual Volume 2 - dated Sep 1990 |
| Declaration of Stephen Emery dated Jan 10, 2008 | Declaration of Former Delarue Engineer Stephen Emery dated Jan 10, 2008 describing Delarue 3000 series Note Sorters and advancement of Microprocessor and counting Speed. |
| Declaration of Paul D Lacey (dated Jan 10, 2008) | Declaration of former Delarue Engineer Paul D Lacey regarding Delarue 3000 series note sorters and authentications. |
| Declaration of Paul D Lacey dated June 27, 2008 | Declaration of former Delarue Engineer Paul D Lacey concerning Delarue 3000 series Note Sorters and authentication detectors. |
| Delarue 2800VB Two pocket Discriminator- Catalogue | Delarue 2800VB Two Pocket Sorter Dated 2002 (earlier dated document may be available in public) |
| Delarue 2800VB Discriminator Operating Manual dated 02-1997 | Delarue 2800VB Currency Discriminator 2 pocket - Operating Manual dated Feb, 1997 |
| Delarue 2800VB Release Letter and Sales Guide dated April 1997 | Delarue 2800VB Currency Discriminator Release Letter adn Sales Guide - Dated April 1997 |
| Delarue 2700 Single Pocket Discriminator | Delarue 2700 Single Pocket USD Discriminator Operator Manual (no date) |
| Delarue 3700e USD Note Sorter Brochure | Delarue 3700e US Dollar Note Sorters Brochure (No dated) |
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CRITICAL CURRENCY DISCRIMINATORS AND CURRENCY AUTHENTICATION PATENTS (1970 - 1995)
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Document Library
| Name | Description |
| US Patent 4179685 (O'Maley) dated Dec 18, 1979 | Automatic Currency Identification System (Currency Discriminator having Single Pocket and a Separate bin) |
| US Patent 4114804 (Jones. et al.) - Banknote Counter. Issued: September 19, 1978 | Abstract: "counting operation is being performed, at speeds of the order of 1250 bills per minute, each bill or note currency is tested for certain properties of genuineness, including fluorescence and magnetic characteristics." |
| US Patent 4288781 (Sellner. et al) - September 8, 1981 | abstract: "A currency discriminator for determining the denomination of a bank note or the like is disclosed." |
| US Patent 4694963 (Takesako), dated Sep 22, 1987 | Abstract: "An apparatus for sorting sheets is disclosed," |
| US Patent 4542829 (Emery. et al.) dated: September 24, 1985 | Abstract: "Apparatus for sorting banknotes in accordance with the printed patterns on their surfaces" |
| US Patent 4296326 (Haslop. et al.) dated October 20, 1981 | The '326 Patent describes a device for determining the genuineness of bill having an ultraviolet light source for illuminating the bill to be tested (col.4 ll 10-11) |
| US Patent 5358088 (Barnes. et al.) dated Oct 25, 1994 | The '088 (Barnes) patent describes an apparatus and a method for detecting magnetic data using an array or arrays of magnetoresistive sensors, and such apparatus and method may employed in a currency validator. (Abstract) |
| US Patent 4628194 (Dobbins, et al) Issued: December 9, 1986 | The ‘194 Patent (Dobbins) states "…the principles of the present invention may also be utilized in identifying and distinguishing among higher denomination bills, as well as paper currency of countries other than the United States". (col. 17, l. 13 - col. 18, l. 2). |
| US Patent 4592090 (Curl et al.) dated May 27, 1986 | Abstract: "An apparatus is disclosed for scanning a banknote (33)". Patent also descrebes "scanning at the rate of 20-30 notes per second (a common speed for banknote transport systems)" Col 1, l 40 - 43 |
| Japanese Patent No. 61-41439 (Glory patent w/English Translation) (Hatanaka) issued on Sep 16, 1986 | Hatanaka discloses a paper currency discriminator machine which transports currency bills from a stack on a placement platform, one bill at a time. The machine discriminates multiple denominations and delivers the denominated bills to a single output stacker. Hatanaka also discloses a rejection aperature equipped separately for receiving “mismatch” bills. |
| U.S. Patent No. 4,464,786 (Nishito) issued on Aug 7, 1984 | Nishito describes a currency note identification system for U.S. currency. The machine uses a line sensor to generate a scanning signal corresponding to the printed pattern on a currency note (Abstract). The system is intended for processing U.S. currency (Fig. 1). |
| U.S. Patent No. 5,680,472 (Conant) | Conant discloses a method and apparatus for automatically determining the denomination of a plurality of U.S. currency bills. The apparatus receives a stack of currency bills in an input receptacle. The bills may have mixed or single denominations. The apparatus can process bills at a rapid rate on the order of at least 1,000 per minute. |
| U.S. Patent No. 4,830,742 (Takesako) issued on May 16, 1989 | Takesako discloses a currency processing device for receiving a stack of U.S bills and rapidly processing all the bills in the stack, wherein the device comprises an input receptacle adapted to receive a stack bills of a plurality of denominations. Takesako also discloses a denominated bill output receptacle to receive bills whose denomination have been determined and totaled. |
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OTHER PRIOR ARTS (NOTE COUNTERS)
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Last Updated on June 26, 2009
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