Copying with auto sort/stack selection
CA 1308128 C · Owner: Xerox Corporation · Inventors: Garofalo, Michael A.
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In a copier with a sorter with plural bins for collating the copier output copies, and an alternate copy output tray (which may be separated or comprise one bin of the sorter) and a document feeder for sequentially feeding one or more document sheets placed therein to the copier to be copied and a copy count control, for selecting one or more copies to be made by the copier and copy sheet output switching for switching the copy output to the sorter for collation or to the alternate copy output tray for stacking; an automatic document sheet sensing system provides signals indicative of whether or not more than one document sheet had been placed into the document feeder by sensing the feeding …
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- Granted September 29, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 29, 2009.
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