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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:
Aug. 12, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Xeikon International N.V., Lier, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 1/14 ; G03G 1/516 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 1/14 ; G03G 1/516 ;
Abstract
The printer comprises image-forming stations at which developed toner images are formed and electrostatically transferred in register to an endless primary belt. A heat transfer minimizing nip contact is formed between the primary belt and an intermediate belt. The intermediate belt is heated downstream of the nip to heat the image thereon and to transfer the image from the intermediate belt to a substrate.