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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yutaro Harada, Shiojiri, JP;
Kohei Ueno, Matsumoto, JP;
Nobuyuki Mizushima, Shiojiri, JP;
Shunpei Yamaguchi, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 3/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/002 (2013.01); B41J 3/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medium drying device includes a heat roller pair that dries a medium recorded and transported by a line head, and a perforation portion that forms a plurality of holes on an area including a recorded area of the medium. The perforation portion includes a plurality of piercing portions configured to pierce the medium, and the piercing portions are provided on an outer peripheral surface of a drying driving roller of the heat roller pair.