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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Giesecke & Devrient Gmbh, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Peter Schiffmann, Munich, DE;
Jan Domke, Vaterstetten, DE;
Friederike Lichtenegger, Pullach im Isartal, DE;
Assignee:
GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY GMBH, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 17/02 (2006.01); G01B 11/06 (2006.01); B42D 25/30 (2014.01); G01B 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 17/02 (2013.01); B42D 25/30 (2014.10); G01B 11/06 (2013.01); G01B 21/08 (2013.01); G01B 2210/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for detecting the fitness for circulation of a value document, includes the steps of: a) carrying out a measurement of the thickness on a tactile structure of the value document, and b) comparing the measured thickness with a previously known target thickness of the tactile structure in order to establish the fitness for circulation.