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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2005
Kiri B. Amarakoon, Pittsford, NY (US);
Jodi F. Aboujaoude, Henrietta, NY (US);
Kiri B. Amarakoon, Pittsford, NY (US);
Jodi F. Aboujaoude, Henrietta, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A system and method of estimating the thickness of the individual sheets in a stack of sheets in a print media sheet input stacking tray before printing with an electronic sensing system for electronically detecting individual sheet edges in the stack thereof and a movement system providing a known traversal distance of the sheet edge sensing system relative to one side of the stack to produce multiple signals corresponding to multiple detected individual sheet edges, and dividing that multiplicity of signals into the known traversal movement to estimate the thickness of the individual print media sheets in the stack and provide a corresponding electrical output can be used for automatic control of sheet feeder, printer or finisher functions. A relatively simple contacting or non-contacting sensor may be used.