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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Andrew David Norte, Westminster, CO (US);
Inventor:
Andrew David Norte, Westminster, CO (US);
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41M 7/00 (2006.01); F26B 3/347 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 7/0081 (2013.01); F26B 3/347 (2013.01);
Abstract
Microwave dryers that utilize multi-path and/or space saving configurations are disclosed. In a multi-path configuration, a print medium makes two or more passes through the passage(s) of microwave waveguide(s) in a microwave dryer, thereby increasing the exposure time of the print medium to electromagnetic energy within the waveguide(s). In a space saving configuration, the print medium takes a non-linear path through the microwave dryer, thereby reducing a footprint of the microwave dryer.