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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2008
Robert Herloski, Webster, NY (US);
Douglas Proctor, Rochester, NY (US);
John Juhasz, Fairport, NY (US);
Eric Dudley, Rochester, NY (US);
Robert Herloski, Webster, NY (US);
Douglas Proctor, Rochester, NY (US);
John Juhasz, Fairport, NY (US);
Eric Dudley, Rochester, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A system for detecting reflectance from an image bearing surface in a printer or electronic copier includes an illuminator array, positioned adjacent to the image bearing surface, comprising a plurality of discrete illuminator elements that are spaced in a linear arrangement; a light diffuser positioned between the illuminator array and the image bearing surface, the light diffuser being positioned with respect to the illuminator array to receive the light beams emitted by the illuminator elements and to diffuse the light beams for transmission to the image bearing surface at an incidence angle; and a linear sensor array positioned adjacent to the image bearing surface such that specular and diffuse portions of the light beams reflecting off the image bearing surface at a reflectance angle bearing are received by the sensors.