The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 28, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher Alan Adkins, Lexington, KY (US);
Lucas David Barkley, Lexington, KY (US);
Hugh Edwin Gilbert, Versailles, KY (US);
Michael Anthony Marra, III, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/918 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/918 ;
Abstract
An analog encoder system repeatedly switches back and forth between monitoring of first and second encoder output signals to track movement of a structure associated with the encoder. An energization level of an encoder light element may be controlled in accordance with which encoder output signal is being monitored.