Ex Parte Bates et al - Page 7

           Appeal Number: 2007-0385                                                                  
           Application Number: 10/375,067                                                            

                 Fact 4:  Hence, in tabbed paper insertion mode, in order to execute                 
                    continuous copying without generating paper jamming and                          
                       with good processing efficiency, when an ordinary paper or                    
                       tabbed paper are fed continuously respectively, it can be done                
                       with the paper feeding interval Ta or paper  feeding interval Tb              
                       which corresponds with ordinary papers or tabbed papers, however,             
                       when the papers are switched between the ordinary paper and                   
                       tabbed paper, it is necessary that the ordinary paper or tabbed               
                       paper are fed by special Paper feeding interval Ta', Tb' different            
                       from above described Ta, Tb. (Sugiyama: translation; p 32 l.17 to             
                       p 33 l. 2)                                                                    
                 From the disclosure of Sakamaki we make the following findings of fact:             
                 Fact 1:   The present invention relates to generally a device for detecting         
                          the jamming of a copy material in a photocopying machine or the            
                          like and more particularly a device for detecting the jamming of           
                          copy material in a photocopying machine.  (col. 1, ll.4-6)                 
                 Fact 2:  One of the objects of the present invention is therefore to                
                       provide a device for detecting the jamming of copy material                   
                       in a photocopying machine or the like capable of giving a warning             
                       signal upon the occurrence of jamming in the whole path of the                
                       copy material through the photocopying machine or the like by                 
                       detecting a difference between a reference time interval required             
                       for the copy material to pass through the whole path and an actual            
                       time interval required. (col.1, ll. 51-59)                                    
                 Fact 3:  The device for detecting the jamming of copy paper in a                    
                       photocopying machine in accordance with the present invention                 
                       is characterized by the fact that the difference between a reference          
                       time interval counted by a timer 5 (See FIG. 2) which is actuated             
                       in synchronism with the actuation of the switch 3 and an actual               
                       time interval from the time when the switch 3 is actuated to the              
                       time when the switch 4 is actuated is used to detect whether the              
                       jamming of copy paper exists or not in the photocopying machine.              
                       (col. 2, ll. 39-49)                                                           



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