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Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024

Filed:

Feb. 19, 2021
Applicant:

Cricut, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);

Inventors:

Kristy Lynn Barney, Lehi, UT (US);

Desmond Kavanagh, Wicklow, IE;

Bayden Filleul, Taumarunui, NZ;

Jerome Tobin, Wicklow, IE;

Mathew Bates, Dublin, IE;

Peter Bevan, Wicklow, IE;

Norman Stevenson, Dublin, IE;

Assignee:

Cricut, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 5/035 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 5/0358 (2013.01); B41P 2217/62 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of operating a sublimating device includes providing heat to a cavity of the sublimating device by increasing (i) a temperature of a heater to a predetermined target temperature and (ii) a temperature of a base heater to a predetermined standby temperature. The method further includes determining a difference between the predetermined target temperature and a reduced temperature of the heater. The method also includes determining whether a workpiece is arranged in the cavity based on the difference between the predetermined target temperature and a reduced temperature.


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