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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2002
Applicants:
Roberto Polidoro, Geneva, CH;
Guillermo Garcia, Geneva, CH;
Inventors:
Roberto Polidoro, Geneva, CH;
Guillermo Garcia, Geneva, CH;
Assignee:
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H009/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Manually-insert banknotes are aligned by using a fan to reduce the air pressure above a banknote so that it is pulled into engagement with a drive means which drives the edge of the banknote to a guide, causing the banknote to rotate until the edge is aligned with the guide.