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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
Brian Allen Blair, Richmond, KY (US);
Dustin Daniel Fichter, Lexington, KY (US);
Derek Masami Inouye, Lexington, KY (US);
Terry Lee Parker, Versailles, KY (US);
Jeffrey Lawrence Tonges, Versailles, KY (US);
Edward Lynn Triplett, Lexington, KY (US);
Brian Allen Blair, Richmond, KY (US);
Dustin Daniel Fichter, Lexington, KY (US);
Derek Masami Inouye, Lexington, KY (US);
Terry Lee Parker, Versailles, KY (US);
Jeffrey Lawrence Tonges, Versailles, KY (US);
Edward Lynn Triplett, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A method for positioning and feeding media into a media feed path according to one embodiment includes moving a first media sheet from the top of a stack of media sheets in a media storage location in a media process direction from an initial pick position into a media feed path leaving a second media sheet at the top of the stack of media sheets. In the media storage location, the second media sheet is moved opposite the media process direction away from an entrance to the media feed path until a leading edge of the second media sheet reaches a known predetermined position in the media storage location. After the leading edge of the second media sheet reaches the known predetermined position, the second media sheet is moved in the media process direction from the stack of media sheets into the media feed path.