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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2004
Applicants:
Amin M. Godil, Vancouver, WA (US);
Larry E. Hindman, Woodbrun, OR (US);
Inventors:
Amin M. Godil, Vancouver, WA (US);
Larry E. Hindman, Woodbrun, OR (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); G01D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ink melt heater is disposed in a phasing printing system for heating a solid ink stick for melting the ink stick from a solid to a liquid phase. The heater includes a trace assembly having a plurality of power zones having different wattage densities respectively. The heat transfer plate is adhered to the trace assembly for mating engagement against the solid ink stick. The heater has a low thermal mass for enhanced and rapid heat transfer from the trace assembly through the transfer to the ink stick.