ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,109, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to TIDEL ENGINEERING LP (Carrollton, Texas).
"Banknote processing" was invented by Robert Wright (Essex, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Banknote processing equipment is disclosed, which comprises a chamber having an open end for insertion of a bag into the chamber and an extractor adapted to establish a lower ambient pressure between the chamber and the hag to that within the bag to cause the bag to expand into an open configuration during a banknote filling operation, whereby the banknote processing equipment can deposit banknotes in the bag."
The patent was filed on Nov. 13, 2023,...