Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Medium and processing means
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-07
2008-12-09
Matthew, Luu (Department: 2861)
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Ink jet
Medium and processing means
C347S101000, C347S262000, C355S027000, C355S073000, C360S128000, C360S245100, C399S156000, C399S380000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07461933
ABSTRACT:
An air bearing sheet heater assembly is provided for heating a sheet in an ink imaging printer. It includes a heater plate that has a heating element and defines a first side of a sheet path through the heater assembly. It also includes at least one movable platelet that defines a second side of the sheet path, as well as, an air bearing assembly mounted to the at least one platelet. The air bearing assembly controllably creates an air bearing between the second side and the first side of the sheet path for moving and pneumatically spacing the front surface of the at least one movable platelet from the front side of the heater plate, thereby reducing stiction forces and friction along the sheet path through the air bearing sheet heater assembly.
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Deily Michael F.
Hall Danielle R.
Matthew Luu
Nguti Tallam I.
Xerox Corporation
Zimmermann John P
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