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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:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dewey H. Hauman, Penn Yan, NY (US);
Shyshung S. Hwang, Penfield, NY (US);
William M. Harney, Rochester, NY (US);
Joseph S. Vetromile, Rochester, NY (US);
Susan M. Aurand, Fairport, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ; G03G 2/120 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ; G03G 2/120 ;
Abstract
A method of reducing condensation in an image forming apparatus wherein after the image forming apparatus is turned on and the fuser is being heated, a device is used to heat post Fuser paper path elements to reduce the possibility of condensation within the copier.