Patent ID: 8531652

Claim:
A counterfeit detection apparatus, comprising: a base, defining an interior therein and an open top, said open top being covered by a horizontally extending, translucent cover, said translucent cover having a shape and dimensions approximating a bill to be tested; a source of white light inside the interior and directed at a bottom surface of the translucent cover; a UV lamp assembly attached to and supported by the base by at least one leg and having a generally horizontally extending bottom facing surface juxtaposed to said cover, said lamp assembly supporting a plurality of UV LEDs located at said bottom facing surface and said UV LEDs projecting their UV light from above and directly onto the translucent cover on which the bill to be tested is positioned, wherein the UV lights are located such that the UV light which they project cannot reach the eyes of a human facing the counterfeit detection apparatus from above or from sideways directions.