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Patent US7946514 - Shredder with thickness detector - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA shredder includes a thickness detector device having a contact portion in a throat of a housing. The contact portion is movable by a thickness between opposing major surfaces of at least one article being received by the throat. The thickness detector device includes a detectable portion movable by...http://www.google.com/patents/US7946514?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7946514 - Shredder with thickness detectorAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7946514 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/578,292Publication dateMay 24, 2011Priority dateSep 10, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7631822, US7631823, US7631824, US7635102, US7712689, US7963468, US8757526, US8783592, US20060219827, US20070246580, US20070246581, US20070246585, US20070246586, US20100051731, US20100084496, US20100213300, US20110297769, US20130146693, WO2007109753A2, WO2007109753A3Publication number12578292, 578292, US 7946514 B2, US 7946514B2, US-B2-7946514, US7946514 B2, US7946514B2InventorsTai Hoon K. Matlin, Eric GachOriginal AssigneeFellowes, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (221), Non-Patent Citations (38), Referenced by (4), Classifications (19), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetShredder with thickness detector
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