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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2006
Applicant:
Daniel H. Burnett, Fairport, NY (US);
Inventor:
Daniel H. Burnett, Fairport, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/40 (2006.01); B41J 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrostatic marking system is provided having a power source(s) in each of its processing stations. A specialized power source is made up of two stepper motors in operative connection to a planetary gearset. This gearset is comprised of a sun gear, a set of planet gears supported by a carrier, and a ring gear. This power source provides a continuously variable gear ratio between each stepper motor and its load.