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

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10486929
APP PUB NO 20180208420A1
SERIAL NO

15933874

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Systems and methods for detecting the presence of metallic objects in media to be conveyed in a medium transport system are disclosed. One or more induction sensors are included in the medium transport system to detect the presence of metal in the transported media, with detection signals sent from the sensors to a system processing unit. An ultrasonic detector is employed in some embodiments to output another detection signal. One or more microphones may also be included, for detecting the sound created as the medium is being transported. The system processing unit analyzes various detection signals and analyzes computed sound values from the microphones, to determine the presence and location of metal in the media. A position jam detector may assist in determining jams of the media along 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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