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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2005
Robert P. Cloutier, Spencerport, NY (US);
David J. Cornell, Scottsville, NY (US);
Michael J. Ehmann, Geneseo, NY (US);
Robert P. Cloutier, Spencerport, NY (US);
David J. Cornell, Scottsville, NY (US);
Michael J. Ehmann, Geneseo, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A thermal printer and method for operating a thermal printer are provided. The thermal printer has a receiver medium path leading past a print nip between a print head and platen. A processor causes an urge roller to move the receiver medium in the forward direction until a trailing edge of the receiver medium is moved to a point where reverse movement of the receiver medium causes the receiver medium to located against a stop surface. The processor then enables the receiver medium to travel in the reverse direction to engage the stop surface wherein the receiver medium path guides the receiver medium along a path of known length from the stop surface to a print line at the print nip.