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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Steven M Gern, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355208 ; 118689 ; 355246 ; 355326 ;
Abstract
An applicator for a development unit is precisely positioned with respect to an image member, such as a photoconductive drum. The signal strength of the toner monitor is used to accurately locate each developer unit under a stationary photoconductor. The incremental distance from a home position required to position each development unit precisely under a stationary photoconductor is placed in a non-volatile memory so that the information can be used to control the drive motor to repeat the precise positioning at a later time.