EP1483749A4 - Coin processing system - Google Patents

Coin processing system

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Publication number: EP1483749A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: processing system; coin processing; coin; processing
Prior art date: 2002-03-11
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP03711423A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1483749A1 (en

EP1483749B1 (en

Inventor

Joseph J Geib

John R Blake

David J Wendell

Scott D Casanova

David J Mecklenburg

Eric J Strauts

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Cummins Allison Corp

Original Assignee

Cummins Allison Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2002-03-11

Filing date

2003-03-05

Publication date

2007-11-14

2002-03-11 Priority claimed from US10/095,256 external-priority patent/US6892871B2/en

2002-03-11 Priority claimed from US10/095,164 external-priority patent/US6755730B2/en

2003-03-05 Application filed by Cummins Allison Corp filed Critical Cummins Allison Corp

2004-12-08 Publication of EP1483749A1 publication Critical patent/EP1483749A1/en

2007-11-14 Publication of EP1483749A4 publication Critical patent/EP1483749A4/en

2010-07-28 Application granted granted Critical

2010-07-28 Publication of EP1483749B1 publication Critical patent/EP1483749B1/en

2023-03-05 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
- G07D3/00—Sorting a mixed bulk of coins into denominations
- G07D3/12—Sorting coins by means of stepped deflectors
- G07D3/128—Rotary devices
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
- G07D3/00—Sorting a mixed bulk of coins into denominations
- G07D3/12—Sorting coins by means of stepped deflectors
- G07D3/121—Sorting coins by means of stepped deflectors arranged on inclined paths
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
- G07D3/00—Sorting a mixed bulk of coins into denominations
- G07D3/16—Sorting a mixed bulk of coins into denominations in combination with coin-counting
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
- G07D5/00—Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of coins, e.g. for segregating coins which are unacceptable or alien to a currency
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
- G07D5/00—Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of coins, e.g. for segregating coins which are unacceptable or alien to a currency
- G07D5/02—Testing the dimensions, e.g. thickness, diameter; Testing the deformation
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
- G07D5/00—Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of coins, e.g. for segregating coins which are unacceptable or alien to a currency
- G07D5/08—Testing the magnetic or electric properties

EP03711423A 2002-03-11 2003-03-05 Coin processing system Expired - Lifetime EP1483749B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US95256		1998-06-10
US95164		2002-03-11
US10/095,256 US6892871B2 (en)	2002-03-11	2002-03-11	Sensor and method for discriminating coins of varied composition, thickness, and diameter
US10/095,164 US6755730B2 (en)	2002-03-11	2002-03-11	Disc-type coin processing device having improved coin discrimination system
PCT/US2003/006762 WO2003079300A1 (en)	2002-03-11	2003-03-05	Coin processing system

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1483749A1 EP1483749A1 (en)	2004-12-08
EP1483749A4 true EP1483749A4 (en)	2007-11-14
EP1483749B1 EP1483749B1 (en)	2010-07-28

Family

ID=28044128

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP03711423A Expired - Lifetime EP1483749B1 (en)	2002-03-11	2003-03-05	Coin processing system

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1483749B1 (en)
AU (1)	AU2003213735A1 (en)
DE (1)	DE60333552D1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2003079300A1 (en)

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2003
- 2003-03-05 EP EP03711423A patent/EP1483749B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2003-03-05 WO PCT/US2003/006762 patent/WO2003079300A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2003-03-05 DE DE60333552T patent/DE60333552D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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EP1483749A1 (en)	2004-12-08
DE60333552D1 (en)	2010-09-09
EP1483749B1 (en)	2010-07-28
WO2003079300A1 (en)	2003-09-25
AU2003213735A1 (en)	2003-09-29

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