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APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING SUBSTRATE ALIGNMENT DURING A PRINTING PROCESS

  • US 20160290781A1
  • Filed: 11/08/2013
  • Published: 10/06/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A printer apparatus comprising:

  • a print assembly comprising at least one conductive alignment sensor having a plurality of inductive coils configured to generate an electromagnetic field;

    wherein the print assembly is configured to receive at least one substrate comprising at least one conductive portion printed thereon and align the at least one substrate such that the plurality of inductive coils and the at least one conductive portion substantially overlap with each other to form an electromagnetic field having a direction from the at least one conductive alignment sensor to the at least one conductive portion, wherein the direction of the electromagnetic field with respect to the at least one conductive alignment sensor forms an angle; and

    wherein the at least one conductive alignment sensor is configured to detect a movement of the at least one conductive portion when a change to the angle causes a change in a current through the plurality of inductive coils.

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