公开(公告)号：US20180281304A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US15477404

申请日：2017-04-03

Applicant: Xerox Corporation

Inventor： Jonathan IRELAND ,  Michael N. SOURES ,  Bruce H. SMITH ,  Donald E. THRESH ,  James D. VANBORTEL

IPC: B29C67/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y50/02

Abstract: What is disclosed is an object holder for securely retaining an object while it is being printed in a direct-to-object print system and a direct-to-object print system configured to use various embodiments of the object holder of the present invention. In one embodiment, the object holder comprises a metallic shuttle mount configured to slideably traverse a support member positioned parallel to a plane formed by at least one printhead configured to eject marking material on to a surface of an object. A plurality of magnetic retainers are each shaped to physically secure the object to the metallic shuttle mount while the object is being moved.

公开(公告)号：US20220412878A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-29

申请号：US17355692

申请日：2021-06-23

Applicant: Xerox Corporation

Inventor： Donald THRESH ,  Jonathan IRELAND ,  Bruce H. SMITH ,  Michael N. SOURES ,  James D. VANBORTEL

IPC: G01N21/21 ,  B41N3/08 ,  B41F7/24

Abstract: An optical light reflectance measurement system above an imaging member surface measures fountain solution surface light reflectance interference on reflective substrate portions of the imaging member surface in real-time during a printing operation. The measured light reflectance interference corresponds to a thickness of the fountain solution layer and may be used in a feedback loop to actively control fountain solution layer thickness by adjusting the volumetric feed rate of fountain solution added onto the imaging member surface during a printing operation to reach a desired uniform thickness for the printing. This fountain solution monitoring system may be fully automated.

公开(公告)号：US20180281463A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US15477375

申请日：2017-04-03

Applicant: XEROX Corporation

Inventor： Jonathan IRELAND ,  Michael N. SOURES ,  Bruce H. SMITH ,  Donald E. THRESH ,  James D. VANBORTEL

IPC: B41J3/407 ,  G06K7/10 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06K19/06 ,  G06K19/07

CPC classification number: B41J3/4073 ,  G06K7/10366 ,  G06K7/1413 ,  G06K19/06028 ,  G06K19/0723

Abstract: What is disclosed is an object holder for securely retaining an object while it is being printed in a direct-to-object print system and a direct-to-object print system configured to use various embodiments of the object holder of the present invention. In one embodiment, the object holder comprises a shuttle mount configured to slideably traverse a support member positioned parallel to a plane formed by at least one printhead configured to eject in onto a surface of an object. The mount has a plurality of receptacles, each has a shape for receiving a retainer in one of a plurality of orientations. A head of each retainer is shaped to retain an edge of the object on the mount. A base of each retainer is shaped such that, when the base is pressed into a receptacle, the head assumes a desired orientation. The removable retainers retain the object on the shuttle mount.