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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2004
Applicants:
Alan W. Tennant, Kinross, GB;
Eric G. Lyons, Dundee, GB;
Inventors:
Alan W. Tennant, Kinross, GB;
Eric G. Lyons, Dundee, GB;
Assignee:
NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical media detector, for use in a media transport mechanism, the detector comprising a light source and an optical sensor, is described. The light source and sensor are optically coupled via two distinct optical paths which are formed in part by a pair of optical light guides, each of which is formed into part of a pinch roller adapted to contact or being close to contacting media being transported.