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Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 17, 2021
Applicant:

Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);

Inventors:

Jack T. Lestrange, Macedon, NY (US);

Joseph C. Sheflin, Macedon, NY (US);

Palghat S. Ramesh, Pittsford, NY (US);

Anthony S. Condello, Webster, NY (US);

Brian M. Balthasar, N Tonawanda, NY (US);

Seemit Praharaj, Webster, NY (US);

Chu-heng Liu, Penfield, NY (US);

Paul J. Mcconville, Webster, NY (US);

Douglas K. Herrmann, Webster, NY (US);

Jason M. Lefevre, Penfield, NY (US);

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 33/00 (2006.01); B41M 1/06 (2006.01); G01F 1/28 (2006.01); G01N 33/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 33/0063 (2013.01); B41M 1/06 (2013.01); G01F 1/28 (2013.01); G01N 33/32 (2013.01);
Abstract

A drag force sensor on a fountain solution carrier roller surface measures drag force of a fountain solution layer on the fountain solution carrier roller surface in real-time during a printing operation. The measured drag force is used in a feedback loop to actively control the fountain solution layer thickness by adjusting the volumetric feed rate of fountain solution added onto the imaging member surface during a printing operation to reach a desired uniform thickness for the printing. This fountain solution monitoring system may be fully automated.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Lestrange, Jack. (2023). Fountain solution thickness control system in a digital printing device using a drag force sensor (U.S. Patent No. 11577503). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11577503

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