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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2007
Charles Brandon Langrel, Lexington, KY (US);
Chengwu Cui, Lexington, KY (US);
Charles Brandon Langrel, Lexington, KY (US);
Chengwu Cui, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
The present application is directed to embodiments for moving a media sheet within a scanning device. The methods include moving the media sheet through a separation mechanism that prevents multiple media sheets from being moved simultaneously along the media path. Further, a buckle is formed in the sheet at a point upstream from a scanner. The buckle acts as a buffer to absorb any load release that could occur as the media sheet exits the separation mechanism. The load release could cause a change in the velocity of the media sheet as it moves across the scanner.