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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1997
Thomas F Szlucha, Fairport, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A liquid ink printer for depositing liquid ink to form an image on a recording medium moving along a path including a contact heater and a printhead. The printhead, disposed adjacent to the path, is adapted to deposit ink on the recording medium in a print zone including a dimension being defined by the printhead. The contact heater, disposed adjacently to the path, includes a positive temperature coefficient material, generating heat energy for heating the recording medium. In one embodiment, the positive coefficient material comprises a doped ceramic material. A first portion of the heater is disposed substantially opposite said printhead and a second portion is disposed at a position located before the printhead along the path direction.