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AU2001249191A1 - Optical sensor arrangement for start of scan detection and improved vertical beam alignment range - Google Patents

Optical sensor arrangement for start of scan detection and improved vertical beam alignment range

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AU2001249191A1
AU2001249191A1 AU2001249191A AU4919101A AU2001249191A1 AU 2001249191 A1 AU2001249191 A1 AU 2001249191A1 AU 2001249191 A AU2001249191 A AU 2001249191A AU 4919101 A AU4919101 A AU 4919101A AU 2001249191 A1 AU2001249191 A1 AU 2001249191A1
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optical sensor
sensor arrangement
vertical beam
beam alignment
improved vertical
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AU2001249191A
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William Paul Cook
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Lexmark International Inc
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Lexmark International Inc
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