The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015

Filed:

Aug. 09, 2013
Applicant:

Pfu Limited, Kahoku-shi, Ishikawa, JP;

Inventors:

Masanobu Hongo, Kahoku, JP;

Tetsuo Funada, Kanazawa, JP;

Nobuhisa Yamazaki, Kahoku-gun, JP;

Assignee:

PFU Limited, Kahoku-shi, unknown;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/02 (2006.01); B65H 5/00 (2006.01); B65H 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/00 (2013.01); B65H 2515/82 (2013.01); B65H 7/06 (2013.01); B65H 2511/528 (2013.01); B65H 2553/30 (2013.01);
Abstract

There are provided a paper conveying apparatus, a jam detection method and a computer-readable, non-transitory medium that can suppress erroneous detection of a jam. The paper conveying apparatus includes a sound signal generator, provided with a sound detector near a conveyance path of a paper, for generating a sound signal, and a sound jam detector for determining whether a jam has occurred based on a variation of a component of the sound signal.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…