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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2005
Douglas Anthony Able, Shelbyille, KY (US);
William Thomas Kearney, Iii, Lexington, KY (US);
Thomas Paul Maddux, Lexington, KY (US);
Kevin Dean Schoedinger, Lexington, KY (US);
Douglas Anthony Able, Shelbyille, KY (US);
William Thomas Kearney, III, Lexington, KY (US);
Thomas Paul Maddux, Lexington, KY (US);
Kevin Dean Schoedinger, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A system, method and article for adjusting the time interval between feeding of successive sheets of media in a printer or copier. The method comprises initiating a first pick signal for a sheet of the media and identifying a feed time for the sheet of media, and identifying an expected feed time for said media. The system compares feed times to an expected feed time and adjusts according to such comparison to substantially correct for slippage or other problems feeding diverse media.