Sheet feeding or delivering – Feeding – Pack holders
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-20
2008-05-20
Mackey, Patrick (Department: 3653)
Sheet feeding or delivering
Feeding
Pack holders
Reexamination Certificate
active
10970774
ABSTRACT:
A media stack height sensor in an image forming apparatus with a flag arm that is in contact with a top surface a media stack. The arm is coupled to a flag characterized by varying transmissivity. The flag is moveable by the flag arm so that as the position of the arm changes in relation to the stack height, a different portion of the flag is positioned between a transmitter and receiver of an optical sensor disposed within the body of the image forming apparatus. The flag accordingly reduces the amount of optical energy received by the receiver. The receiver output signal indicates the height of the media stack. The flag also includes features that further limit light transmission to the receiver to provide discrete stack height indications such as low, empty, full, or intermediate states.
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Barry Raymond J.
Carter Daniel L.
Cook Willliam P.
Murrell Niki J.
Coats & Bennett PLLC
Lexmark International Inc.
Mackey Patrick
Severson Jeremy R
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