Patent №
US 4,677,682
Granted
1987-06-30
Filed 1984
Owner
LAUREL BANK MACHINE CO., LTD.
Lab
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AI components
1
vision
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
06685032
A bill counting machine includes a holder for supporting bills thereon and suction heads for turning over the bills, one at a time, to count them. A projector is provided for emitting a ray of light onto the surface of each bill. A receptor is provided for detecting a ray of light reflected from the surface of the bill and for rectilinearly reading the surface pattern of the bill. The rectilinear reading allow judgments as to the denomination and obverse/reverse side of the bills.
AI classification
Ownership
LAUREL BANK MACHINE CO., LTD.
assignment · 43500723
Assignors
MIYAGAWA, TUYOSHI, HIBARI, EIKO, KAGAMI, MITSUHARU
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.