	US 12,303,610 B2
	System and method for applying ultra violet light doses to currency bills
David Kelly Wurmfeld, Fairfax, VA (US); and Kevin Osborn, Newton Highlands, MA (US)
Assigned to Capital One Services, LLC, McLean, VA (US)
Filed by Capital One Services, LLC, McLean, VA (US)
Filed on Jul. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/356,040.
Application 18/356,040 is a continuation of application No. 17/204,529, filed on Mar. 17, 2021, granted, now 11,771,788.
Prior Publication US 2023/0372566 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61L 2/24 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01); G06K 7/12 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); G07F 19/00 (2006.01)

CPC A61L 2/24 (2013.01) [A61L 2/10 (2013.01); G06K 7/12 (2013.01); G06K 7/1413 (2013.01); G07F 19/202 (2013.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

14. A method, comprising:

determining, by a processor, from at least one sensor output of at least one sensor: at least one property of a bill held in a housing comprising a bill feeder that controls the bill moving in the housing;

activating, by the processor, a UV lamp that emits ultraviolet light to illuminate a portion of the bill; and

transmitting, by the processor, at least one instruction to at least one of:

a UV shutter that controls a power of the ultraviolet light on the portion of the bill,

the bill feeder,

or both,

so as to apply to the bill as the bill moves in the housing, a UV dose rate based at least in part on the at least one property of the bill.