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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2014
Michael J. Piatt, Dayton, OH (US);
Eric Karl Zeise, Pittsford, NY (US);
Michael J. Piatt, Dayton, OH (US);
Eric Karl Zeise, Pittsford, NY (US);
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for printing a plurality of image planes on a substrate, the method includes providing a plurality of print head for depositing material on the substrate as the substrate moves along a transport path; providing a first sensor in a predetermined position along a transport path relative to predetermined positions of the plurality of print heads; providing an indication of position of the substrate along the transport path; providing a plurality of cue marks at predetermined positions or intervals on the substrate which are detected by the first sensor; and determining placement of an image plane printed by at least one of the plurality of print heads upstream of the first sensor based on the detection of position of the cue marks on the substrate by the first sensor.