Patents by Inventor Dirk T. A. M. Lubbers

Dirk T. A. M. Lubbers has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of sorting documents of value
    Patent number: 8403148
    Abstract: A method of sorting documents of value includes a) forming a stack of documents of value, the including two or more batches of documents of value, each batch of documents of value being provided with first and second separators to separate the batch from an adjacent batch; and, b) sequentially feeding all the documents in the stack through a sorting machine to inspect the documents and to sort the documents into one or more output stations in dependence upon the results of the inspection, and sorting all first separators to a separator output station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: De La Rue International Limited
    Inventor: Dirk T. A. M. Lubbers
  • Method of sorting documents of value
    Publication number: 20090026116
    Abstract: A method of sorting documents of value includes a) forming a stack of documents of value, the including two or more batches of documents of value, each batch of documents of value being provided with first and second separators to separate the batch from an adjacent batch; and, b) sequentially feeding all the documents in the stack through a sorting machine to inspect the documents and to sort the documents into one or more output stations in dependence upon the results of the inspection, and sorting all first separators to a separator output station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: DE LA RUE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventor: Dirk T.A.M. Lubbers