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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:
Feb. 08, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2003
Paul K. Mui, Boise, ID (US);
Gustavo Guillemin, Jalisco, MX;
Roberto Obregon, Jalisco, MX;
Russell A. Mendenhall, Boise, ID (US);
David J. Arcaro, Boise, ID (US);
Paul K. Mui, Boise, ID (US);
Gustavo Guillemin, Jalisco, MX;
Roberto Obregon, Jalisco, MX;
Russell A. Mendenhall, Boise, ID (US);
David J. Arcaro, Boise, ID (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A representative embodiment provides for a sheet media level detection system, including a first level detector configured to provide a first signal corresponding to a first predetermined level of a first sheet media from a first source within an output tray, and a second level detector configured to provide a second signal corresponding to a second predetermined level of a second sheet media from a second source within the output tray. Another embodiment provides for a method including routing a first sheet media and a second sheet media from respective sources into a common output tray, and issuing a first signal in response to detecting a first predetermined level of the first sheet media using a first level detector, and issuing a second signal in response to detecting a second predetermined level of the second sheet media in the output tray using a second level detector.