Xerox Corporation

Amy R Bartlett

Trevor James Snyder

Jennifer Misae Miyamoto

Donald R Titterington

David Lyell Knierim

Bo Wu

Jule W Thomas, Jr

Randall Ray Bridgeman

Steven V Korol

Andrew V Hill

David Paul Platt

Jasper Kent Wong

David Russel Sponable

Marcia Dawn Haney

Debra Ranee Koehler

Mark Harris Tennant

Timothy Rob Golik

Andrew W Hill

A method of operating a printer turns off a support structure heater when the printer enters standby mode. The print head is then moved away from an intermediate transfer surface supported by a support structure. Heat settings used to heat a print head are then varied to heat the print head and the support structure. Another method of operating a printer turns off a support structure heater when the printer enters standby mode and holds a print head adjacent to an intermediate transfer surface while the printer is in standby mode.

Faster warm-up, lower energy, and quieter modes for solid ink printers

A system and process enable a device to adjust the duration of various power modes based on usage of the device. The process includes operating a device at a fully operational power level, counting a first wait time, modifying a first wait time modifier in response to detection of image generating device use prior to expiration of the first wait time, and reducing power consumption from the fully operational level to a low power level in response to expiration of the first wait time.

System and method for reducing power consumption in a device

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Tigard, OR, United States of America

Amy R Bartlett