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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey J. Folkins, Rochester, NY (US);
Patricia J. Donaldson, Pittsford, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/045 (2006.01); B29C 67/00 (2017.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 67/0059 (2013.01); B29C 67/0088 (2013.01); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12);
Abstract
A controller in a printer operates one or more printheads in the printer with reference to a predetermined height of material above a surface of a member and a height of a top layer of material above the surface of the member. The height of the top layer is identified with reference to a first sensor that generates data corresponding to a height of a face of one of the printheads above the surface of the member and a second sensor that generates data corresponding to a distance between the face of one of the printheads and the top layer of material.