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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jean-Michel Guerin, Glendale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
346108 ; 346160 ;
Abstract
In a write white color xerographic system which builds up layers of color toner on a web prior to transfer to paper, the method of generating a toner mark on the belt on the first pass by use of the scanning laser, and of detecting that mark on subsequent passes to ensure registration of the first and subsequent passes. The marks are made on the photoreceptor slightly before and after the image area to indicate the area and shape of the image area, and are used in conjunction with ordinary start and end of scan detectors which are used to determine scan speed.