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Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017

Filed:

Jun. 16, 2016
Applicant:

Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);

Inventors:

David B. Montfort, Webster, NY (US);

Barry K. Ayash, Webster, NY (US);

Mark Rule, Rochester, NY (US);

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 13/0009 (2013.01); B41J 11/0005 (2013.01);
Abstract

Beam strength and curl characteristics of sheets of print media change based not only on paper weight, but also on environmental conditions, such as humidity. Printers herein include a printing engine positioned to receive sheets of print media from a storage container. Sheet transport elements are positioned to transport the sheets from the storage through the printing engine. A sensor contacts one of the sheets, and the sensor detects a beam strength and curl characteristics signature profile of the sheet tested. Then, a processor (that is electrically connected to the sensor and the sheet transport elements) adjusts how the sheet transport elements contact the sheets (adjusts the angle, speed of, and force applied by, the sheet transport elements) based on the beam strength and curl characteristics signature profile.


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