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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:
Sep. 22, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Terry L Morris, Eagan, MN (US);
Thomas A Speckhard, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Yoshinori Akichika, Yokohama, JP;
Kenneth D Wilson, Stillwater Township, MN (US);
Michael E Kaszynski, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399251 ; 399348 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus to improve toner drying on electrostatic printing media is disclosed. A drying apparatus placed between two print stations in a single pass electrostatic printer provides air from two different drying assemblies, one adjacent to one print station and a second adjacent to a second print station.