System and method for metallic object detection in a media transport system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10150633
APP PUB NO 20170158447A1
SERIAL NO

15439665

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A system and method of detecting the presence of metallic objects in media to be conveyed in a medium transport system is disclosed. One or more metal detectors are included in the medium transport system to detect the presence of metal in the medium being transported. Signals from the metal detectors are sent to a system processor, which analyzes the signals, and produces proximity, duration, and/or intensity values therefrom. One or more microphones may also be included which detect the sound created as the medium is being transported. The processor computes sound values from the microphone signals, and analyzes the computed sound values along with the proximity, duration, and/or intensity values in order determine if the conveyance of the medium along the transport path should be stopped due to the presence of metal in the media or a jam occurring within the medium transport path.

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KODAK ALARIS LLC1209 ORANGE STREET CORPORATION TRUST CENTER WILMINGTON DE 19801

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Fagan, John Honeoye Falls, US 9 49
Link, Bruce Rochester, US 8 46
Middleton, Thomas Scottsville, US 16 298
Phinney, Daniel Rochester, US 6 38

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