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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:
Apr. 16, 1985
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Craig A Smith, Pittsford, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355 / ;
Abstract
An arrangement for continuously monitoring the time to completion of a programmed reproduction run for a copier by utilizing the counters in a document handling apparatus and exiting the copier either to a sorting arrangement or finisher. Signals generated in accordance with the number of copies required to realize the run are applied to signals indicative of time to produce a single copy, whether simplex or duplex, and the resultant signal is applied to a duplexing or a countdown monitoring indication of time to completion.