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Method and apparatus for image registration

US7703873B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 15, 2007
Grant dateApr 27, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 4, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J11/0095
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of registering an image onto a sheet of media on an imaging surface of a printer having a printhead for imaging onto the sheet, comprising: detecting a position of said sheet of media being advanced onto the imaging surface using a first sensor positioned along said media path upstream of the printhead; and firing the printhead at a time based on the detected position and a calibrated distance between the sensor and the printhead.

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