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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2005
Applicants:
Nicholas Lamendola, Lima, NY (US);
Kenneth P. Moore, Rochester, NY (US);
Brian R. Ford, Walworth, NY (US);
Maurice Soucy, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas Lamendola, Lima, NY (US);
Kenneth P. Moore, Rochester, NY (US);
Brian R. Ford, Walworth, NY (US);
Maurice Soucy, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a sheet feeding apparatus including a blower for blowing air through a stack of sheets, and a controller configured to operate the blower at a high power setting for a predetermined time period based upon elapsed off time and to subsequently operate the blower at a target power setting. A printer, a method of controlling blower power, and a method of minimizing misfeeds are also disclosed.