Method of tracking the virtual location of a sheet of media to improve first copy time
US7787791B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/20
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to printers and media fixing mechanisms such as fusers and management of fuser performance. An article, device, method, and system are provided in which the time to the fuser nip of a sheet of media may be calculated and may be compared to the fuser ramp time. When the fuser ramp time exceeds the time for the sheet of media to reach the fuser nip, the fuser may be turned on.
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