Item handling system and method
CA 2500319 A1 · Owner: Mattern, James Michael · Inventors: Mattern, James Michael
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An item handling system for and method of handling items in an item stream the system comprising: a validation unit for validating an element containing an authentication code on each item in an item stream wherein an item is , assigned as being spoiled where the element does not satisfy at least one validation criterion; and a sorting unit for separating spoiled items from the item stream.
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- Filed September 26, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 26, 2023.
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