Document validator with locking cassette
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United States of America Patent
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May 29, 2007
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Oct 28, 2004
app pub date -
Mar 8, 2004
filing date -
Mar 24, 2003
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for authenticating a document. The apparatus includes a profile processor adapted to collect a plurality of data profiles from a suspect document, a comparator adapted to compare the plurality of data profiles with a set of envelopes of a library document and to determine that the document is authentic when the plurality of profiles conforms with the plurality of envelopes and a push-in lock that locks a cassette that holds authenticated documents to a body of the apparatus for authenticating the document.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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MEI INC | 1301 WILSON DRIVE WEST CHESTER PA 19380 |
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- 2004 Application Filing Year
- G07F Class
- 291 Applications Filed
- 140 Patents Issued To-Date
- 48.11 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Liu, Donald Pakman | Las Vegas, NV | 6 | 76 |
# of filed Patents : 6 Total Citations : 76 | |||
Lui, Raymond Waiman | Las Vegas, NV | 4 | 69 |
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 69 |
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- 2 Citation Count
- G07F Class
- 3.66 % this patent is cited more than
- 18 Age
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Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |
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