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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 1983
Filed:
Mar. 22, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Hanamoto, Toyokawa, JP;
Yoshihiro Horie, Toyokawa, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Higashi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355 / ; 271258 ;
Abstract
An improved copying machine is provided to eliminate problems associated with an erroneous indication of paper misfeed. Control means is provided for rendering a jam detection circuit inoperative when it is determined the copy paper is absent in the storage tray after the start of the copying cycle and before the introduction of the copy paper into the copying machine.