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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Erick Kinas, Camas, WA (US);
David M. Wetchler, Vancouver, WA (US);
Iranpour Khormaei, Vancouver, WA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/918 ; B41J 1/142 ; B41J 2/315 ; B41J 2/05 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/918 ; B41J 1/142 ; B41J 2/315 ; B41J 2/05 ;
Abstract
A system is provided for use in a printer, the system including a media width sensor which is configured to sense the presence of media at a predetermined transverse position within the media path. By sensing media at such predetermined transverse position, it is possible to determine media width, and thus to identify media type. Correspondingly, it is possible to adapt media handling to address particular characteristics of the media, namely, thickness of the media and width of the media sheets.