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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. 01, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Randall David Mayo, Georgetown, KY (US);
Herman Anthony Smith, Winchester, KY (US);
Assignee:
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/186 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/186 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting media type by aligning a media type detector onto a media, with sufficient force, in a media manipulation or sensing apparatus, such that the media type detector will accurately detect a type of media of a media when the media is tilted. A media manipulation or sensing apparatus, where the media type detector is arranged before a picking mechanism, with the media type detector including a force applying mechanism to apply force to a housing sled that is aligned onto the media, and with the housing sled being able to rotate with the media as the media tilts.