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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:
Oct. 03, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1994
Ronald L Adams, Portland, OR (US);
Charles Bradford, Garland, TX (US);
Edward F Burke, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Eldon P Hoffman, West Linn, OR (US);
Rodney B Gilbert, West Linn, OR (US);
James D Rise, Beaverton, OR (US);
Arthur C Van Horne, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Tektronix, Inc., Wilsonville, OR (US);
Abstract
A printer accurately controls the passage of print media therethrough and maintains the print media taut as the print media passes through a printing zone while the media is printed by an ink jet printer. The print media sheet is preferably carried by a rotating drum in a first direction through the printing zone, with the drum being reversed to cause the exiting of the print media sheet from the printer. A pressure fixing or fusing apparatus may be positioned to flatten ink spots on the print media as the print media exits from the printer. The pressure fixing or fusing mechanism is preferably used in the case of a hot-melt or phase-change ink jet printer.