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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 01, 2022
Applicant:

Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);

Inventors:

Seemit Praharaj, Webster, NY (US);

Jason Lefevre, Penfield, NY (US);

Douglas K. Herrmann, Webster, NY (US);

Jorge A. Alvarez, Webster, NY (US);

Chu-Heng Liu, Penfield, NY (US);

Yumeng Wu, West Lafayette, IN (US);

Assignee:

XEROX CORPORATION, Norwalk, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/377 (2006.01); B41J 3/60 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 11/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/377 (2013.01); B41J 3/60 (2013.01); B41J 11/0015 (2013.01); B41J 11/42 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed is a system and method for cooling paper within a printer assembly that includes at least one misting assembly designed to mist an aqueous solution onto an unprinted surface of paper stock after a first side is printed. At least one convection accelerator assembly is designed to accelerate evaporation of the aqueous solution before the printed paper stock arrives at the at least one printing station for printing on the unprinted surface. At least one or more of a paper temperature, machine temperature, printhead temperature, and humidity sensor are operationally coupled to at least one controller assembly programmed to control at least one or more of misting, humidity, and airflow. The at least one controller assembly is designed to determine the heat to be dissipated into the airflow from the printed paper stock to obtain a targeted paper temperature and, therefore, the amount and placement of aqueous solution misted.


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