Global Patent Index - EP 1447776 B1

EP 1447776 B1 20060927 - Apparatus for verifying the authenticity of bank notes

Title (en)

Apparatus for verifying the authenticity of bank notes

Title (de)

Vorrichtung für die Überprüfung der Echtheit von Banknoten

Title (fr)

Dispositif pour vérifier l'authenticité de billets de banque

Publication

EP 1447776 B1 20060927 (DE)

Application

EP 03027716 A 20031202

Priority

DE 10259293 A 20021218

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1447776A1] Device for checking the validity of documents (13), especially banknotes has a light source (20) that generates light of a first wavelength and a detector (45) that detects light of a second wavelength that is generated by interaction of light of the first wavelength with material incorporated in the document surface. The documents are passed between light source and detector, which are arranged opposite to each other.

IPC 8 full level

G07D 7/00 (2006.01); G07D 7/06 (2006.01); G07D 7/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07D 7/1205 (2017.04)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1447776 A1 20040818; EP 1447776 B1 20060927; AT E341050 T1 20061015; DE 10259293 A1 20040722; DE 50305170 D1 20061109; ES 2271461 T3 20070416

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03027716 A 20031202; AT 03027716 T 20031202; DE 10259293 A 20021218; DE 50305170 T 20031202; ES 03027716 T 20031202