Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.p.

Hewlett-Packard Company

First Aid Only, Inc.

Richard Lee Brinkly

Kevin Lo

Matthew Raisanen

Steve Orrin Rasmussen

Alan Shibata

Robert M Yraceburu

Mark H MacKenzie

Bruce G Johnson

Elliott Downing

Stephen G Brown

Jeffrey C Madsen

Steven P Downing

Mark J Miller

Jake Mintz

Christopher J Jensen

Thomas Cocklin

Kevin Bensel

In some examples, a media conditioner includes a conveying component to convey a sheet of printable media, a heating element to heat the conveying component, a temperature sensor to measure a temperature of the conveying component, a media sensor to detect the sheet of printable media, and a controller to provide a power level to the heating element. A temperature set-point is set to a pre-established value. Based on data from the temperature sensor, the controller is to maintain the temperature of the conveying component at the temperature set-point by varying the power level. The controller is to apply a boost to the power level based on a signal from the media sensor while the temperature set-point remains at the pre-established value.

Control of heating elements for media conditioners

In one example, a heated pressure roller can include a structural element positioned within a belt roller, a platen coupled to the structural element, wherein the platen comprises: a first side to guide a belt of the belt roller to form a first angle on the first side, and a second side to guide the belt of the belt roller to form a second angle on the second side that is different than the first angle.

Belt roller platens

An inkjet printing system may include an inkjet printing device, a print media finishing device, and a conditioner selectively coupled within a housing of the print media finishing device and in alignment with a print media exit of the inkjet printing device where the conditioner includes a number of heated pressure rollers to condition the print media prior to introduction into the print media finishing device.

Inkjet print media conditioner

In one example, an output tension zone can include a first tension roller assembly to receive partially dried inkjet media at an output of a heated pressure roller, wherein the first tension roller assembly includes a first continuous roller to receive a first side of the partially dried inkjet media and a second continuous roller to receive a second side of the partially dried inkjet media and a second tension roller assembly to receive the partially dried inkjet media from the first tension roller assembly, wherein the second tension roller assembly includes a third continuous roller to receive the first side of the partially dried inkjet media and a fourth continuous roller to receive the second side of the partially dried inkjet media.

Output tension zones

In one example, a partially dried inkjet media conditioner can include: a print engine that encases a print zone within a housing, and a media path to provide partially dried inkjet media from the print zone to a conditioner within the print engine, wherein the conditioner comprises a heated pressure roller.

Partially dried inkjet media conditioner

In one example in accordance with the present disclosure an object transportation device is described. The device includes a continuous belt having an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface interacts with a belt transport system. The device also includes a number of attachment devices disposed on the outer surface of the belt. An object attaches to the belt via an attachment device. An attachment device includes two angled protrusions extending from the outer surface from a common joint.

Object transportation with V-shaped attachment devices

Document feeder

Emergency preparedness kit container

An apparatus and method are disclosed herein for enabling dual-loading of print media through a printzone of a printing device. Further characteristics and features of the present invention are additionally disclosed herein, as are exemplary alternative embodiments. This abstract is not to be used in the interpretation of any of the claims.

Apparatus and method for transporting print media through a printzone of a printing device

An apparatus and method for drying printing composition on a print medium are disclosed. A method embodiment for use in a printing device includes depositing printing composition onto a print medium and enclosing the print medium in a sealed environment. The method additionally includes reducing a pressure in the sealed environment below an ambient pressure and heating the print medium in the sealed environment to dry the printing composition on the print medium. An apparatus embodiment for use in a printing device having a print engine for depositing printing composition onto a print medium includes an enclosure configured to provide a sealed environment around the print medium. The apparatus additionally includes a vacuum source fluidly coupled to the enclosure and configured to reduce a pressure in the sealed environment below an ambient pressure and a heater configured to apply heat energy to the print medium in the sealed environment to dry the printing composition on the print medium. Further characteristics and features of the apparatus and method are disclosed herein.

Apparatus and method for drying printing composition on a print medium

An ink jet printing system having a vacuum hold down, a vacuum source, and a particulate filtering muffler for trapping ink aerosol particles and muffling noise produced by the vacuum source.

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Vancouver, WA, United States of America

Richard Lee Brinkly