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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher Alan Adkins, Lexington, KY (US);
Michael Anthony Marra, III, Lexington, KY (US);
Jay William Vessels, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/22 ; G01D 5/34 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/22 ; G01D 5/34 ;
Abstract
A method of analog encoder initialization involves repeatedly adjusting an encoder light element energization level and dc offsets of the encoder channels to produce desired signals.