Appeal 2006-3398
Application 10/132,199
THE INVENTION
Appellants invented a method and apparatus for processing sheet material,
such as bank notes, wherein different groups of sheet material are separated for
processing by separation means (Specification 1). The method and apparatus of
the invention allow the different groups of sheet material to be processed without
sheet material from different groups of sheet material being mixed
(Specification 2). In particular, the invention restrains the apparatus from singling
a recognized separation means until all of the pieces of sheet material from a
previously-processed group of sheet material are completely concluded
(Specification 2).
Claims 1 and 17 are reproduced below.
1. A method for processing sheet material, wherein
different groups of sheet material separated by at least one separator
are processed one after the other, the sheet material and the separator
being singled to permit each piece of sheet material and each
separator to be processed singly, the method comprising the steps of
restraining from singling and then releasing for singling each
separator and at least the associated group of sheet material;
wherein the at least one separator is individually distinguishable
and separate from the sheet material.
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