Patents by Inventor Thompson Colin L.

Thompson Colin L. 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).

  • Sheet handling apparatus
    Patent number: 4913360
    Abstract: A system for destroying sheets, particularly banknotes, comprises a first feed system (13) for feeding sheets at a first feed speed to sheet destruction apparatus, a second feed system (2) upstream of the first system (13) for feeding sheets at a second feed speed faster than the first feed speed, and a buffer system comprising a stacking wheel (9) positioned between the first and second feed systems to transfer sheets from the second system to the first system and to compensate for the difference in feed speeds. Typically, the sheet destruction apparatus is a low speed shreeder (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1990
    Assignee: De La Rue Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Martin Lane, Thompson Colin L.