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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Kodak Alaris Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Gregory James Garbacz, Rochester, NY (US);
Robert Fredric Mindler, Churchville, NY (US);
Marcus M. Townsend, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Kodak Alaris Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/325 (2006.01); G01J 3/46 (2006.01); B41J 29/393 (2006.01); B41M 5/382 (2006.01); B41J 31/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/325 (2013.01); B41J 29/393 (2013.01); B41J 31/14 (2013.01); B41M 5/38235 (2013.01); B41M 5/38292 (2013.01); G01J 3/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
Novel methods for calibrating a thermal printer by adjusting a look up table comprising the steps of receiving a test pattern to be printed on a receiver medium, printing the test pattern on the receiver medium, using a sensor to measure a depletion amount of donor material, and using a processor to adjust the lookup table based on the measured depletion amount are disclosed.