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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Isidoro Maya Agudo, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Marcel Llorach To, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Eduardo Martin Orue, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Assignee:
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 11/06 (2006.01); B65H 5/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/0085 (2013.01); B41J 11/06 (2013.01); B65H 5/224 (2013.01); B65H 2406/31 (2013.01); B65H 2406/3223 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed comprising a print engine in a print zone. A platen opposes the print engine to support print media. The platen includes a plurality of openings in communication with at least one vacuum source. The platen includes a non-vacuum region, comprising a surface devoid of openings in communication with the at least one vacuum source. The non-vacuum region underlies at least a portion of the print zone.