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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1990
Michael A Butler, Rochester, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An electrophotographic apparatus having a densitometer, which measures material density located on a substrate by detecting and analyzing only a single diffuse electromagnetic energy signal reflected off of the density of material located on the substrate. Specifically, the apparatus must first be compensated for environmental and individual machine differences using a high density of the material. Moreover, once compensated, the apparatus is calibrated to determine the relationship between diffuse signals and material density. This relationship is calculated by sampling a clean substrate and low densities of the material. Once the relationship is determined, densities of material can be calculated given a corresponding diffuse signal. The calibrated and compensated density calculations enable accurate monitoring and adjustment of the electrophotographic apparatus color toner development systems.