(under subclass 9) Subject matter wherein a means or method is provided for analyzing a movement of a sheet medium through a traveled path of an electrophotos:graphic device or component; or for analyzing the presence or absence of a sheet or recording medium, or holder therefor.
(1) Note. For example, this subject matter may include forms of movement such as feeding, inverting, stacking, sorting, collating, and conveying.
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361+, for normal machine operation for handling documents.
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226, Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length, appropriate subclasses for means to advance electrophotos:graphic photoresponsive copy paper.
236, Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation,
44+, for means to control the humidity of paper used in an electrophotos:graphic copier, or the atmosphere within the copier to improve performance of the apparatus. 242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding, appropriate subclasses for subject matter related to winding and unwinding electrophotos:graphic photoresponsive webs, etc.
270, Sheet-Material Associating,
1.1+, for related document handling subject matter.
271, Sheet Feeding or Delivering, appropriate subclasses for related subject matter.
OTHER CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS:
ipc{2}G03G15/00, for an electros:graphic process using a
charge pattern.
jpofiG03G15/00 526, by detecting and correcting malfunctions related to paper handling. G03G15/00 530, by measuring the characteristics of a means of discharging copies, of a sorter, and of a collator.
epcG03G15/00J, for detecting malfunctions relating to paper handling (e.g., jams). G03G15/00J1, for detecting multiple sheets.
