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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2013
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Stefan M Atay, Lexington, KY (US);
Timothy L Brown, Dayton, OH (US);
Daniel L. Carter, Georgetown, KY (US);
Marc Alan Herwald, Lexington, KY (US);
Niko Jay Murrell, Lexington, KY (US);
Jeremy Payne, Lexington, KY (US);
Kevin Dean Schoedinger, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A method of determining a media weight using a media stiffness sensor in an imaging device. A media sheet is staged having a cantilevered portion which is deflected by a contact member translated into the cantilevered portion. Based on the energy used to move the contact member through a travel distance, a media weight can be determined. An operating parameter of the imaging device may be adjusted based on the media weight that was determined.