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Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 02, 2013
Applicants:

Carl R Bildstein, Lafayette, CO (US);

Stuart J. Boland, Denver, CO (US);

Scott R. Johnson, Erie, CO (US);

Casey E. Walker, Boulder, CO (US);

Inventors:

Carl R Bildstein, Lafayette, CO (US);

Stuart J. Boland, Denver, CO (US);

Scott R. Johnson, Erie, CO (US);

Casey E. Walker, Boulder, CO (US);

Assignee:

Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 23/02 (2006.01); B41J 29/38 (2006.01); B65H 20/00 (2006.01); B41J 15/04 (2006.01); B65H 23/032 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 20/00 (2013.01); B41J 15/046 (2013.01); B65H 23/032 (2013.01); B65H 23/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for predictively compensating for frequency-based shifts of the position of a web of print media in a continuous-forms printer. The system comprises a sensor and a controller. The sensor is able to detect lateral shifts of the web of print media traveling through the continuous-forms printer. The controller is able to identify a frequency of the lateral shifts of the web, and to steer the web based on the frequency.


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