US Patent Issued to Seiko Epson on July 15 for "Image reading device, multi-feed detecting method, and multi-feed detecting program" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,743, issued on July 15, was assigned to Seiko Epson Corp. (Tokyo).

"Image reading device, multi-feed detecting method, and multi-feed detecting program" was invented by Yasunori Fukumitsu (Kitakyushu, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image reading device includes: a transport unit configured to transport a medium; an emission unit configured to emit an ultrasonic wave in accordance with a driving voltage and a reception unit configured to receive the ultrasonic wave, the emission unit and the reception unit being disposed so that a transport path for the medium transported by the transport unit is interposed therebetween; a re...