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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. 14, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1989
John M Hammond, Ontario, NY (US);
Robert W Nolley, Rochester, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for curing cylindrical and belt-like substrates include a curing chamber defining a horizontal central axis; a support structure selectively receivable within the curing chamber for supporting at least one substrate along a horizontal axis radially offset from and parallel to the central horizontal axis and for rotating the at least one substrate about the offset horizontal axis; and a curing device located within the curing chamber for expelling temperature controlled air toward the at least one substrate as the at least one substrate rotates about its offset horizontal axis. Preferably, the curing device is located along the central horizontal axis for expelling air radially outward. In a preferred embodiment, the support structure supports a plurality of substrates in a planetary configuration surrounding the central horizontal axis, each substrate being located along an offset horizontal axis radially spaced from and parallel to the central horizontal axis.