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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:
Jun. 22, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tamotsu Okada, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399371 ; 27125804 ; 399374 ;
Abstract
An automatic original feeding device has a mounting unit for mounting originals, a first sheet conveying path for conveying an original mounted on the mounting unit to a predetermined position, and a second sheet conveying path for guiding the original output from the predetermined position to a discharging unit. The device can be opened to expose the first and second sheet conveying paths. The device also includes display units, each provided in the vicinity of the corresponding one of the first and second sheet conveying paths, for displaying information about originals remaining in the first and second sheet conveying paths.