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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Michael Mehanik, Nes Ziona, IL;
Elad Fodor, Nes Ziona, IL;
Ayal Galili, Beit Elazari, IL;
Ittai Wiener, Even Yehuda, IL;
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Indigo B.V., Maastricht, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 21/00 (2006.01); B41F 5/02 (2006.01); B65H 5/02 (2006.01); G03G 15/01 (2006.01); G03G 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 13/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Image forming apparatus and methods are disclosed which include an intermediate transfer member to transfer images to media, an impression roller including a gripping device to receive the media, and a determination module to determine the length of the media held by the at least one gripper unit based on respective detections by first and second set of sensors.