Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Eugene Palazzo, Esq.
  • Curved infrared foil heater for drying images on a recording medium
    Patent number: 6783226
    Abstract: A print head for a liquid ink printer deposits liquid ink droplets on a recording medium. A curved infrared foil heater is disposed adjacent to the recording medium path opposite the print head, for heating the recording medium to dry the liquid ink droplets. The foil heater is an infrared emitting, etched foil circuit heater mounted within a channel in a frame to curve and thus self-tension to prevent wrinkling of the foil heater despite any thermal expansion of the foil heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas F. Szlucha