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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2007
Nicholas Kladias, Flushing, NY (US);
Gerald a Domoto, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Igor a Podzorov, Webster, NY (US);
Paul M Fromm, Rochester, NY (US);
Anthony S Condello, Webster, NY (US);
Augusto Barton, Webster, NY (US);
Charles D Rizzolo, Fairport, NY (US);
Elias Panides, Whitestone, NY (US);
Nicholas Kladias, Flushing, NY (US);
Gerald A Domoto, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Igor A Podzorov, Webster, NY (US);
Paul M Fromm, Rochester, NY (US);
Anthony S Condello, Webster, NY (US);
Augusto Barton, Webster, NY (US);
Charles D Rizzolo, Fairport, NY (US);
Elias Panides, Whitestone, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A pre-heater system and adapted to be used on an electrostatic marking apparatus for improving gloss on media having marking thereon at a location in the apparatus prior to a conventional fuser roll assembly or station, the system including a primary heater adapted to blow pressurized hot air into a surface of an image receiving media in order to substantially dispense hot air throughout an entire paper or media surface; and a preheat media transport for transporting media from the location in the apparatus prior to the conventional fuser roll assembly or station through the primary heater, the preheat media transport includes means for maintaining the preheat media transport at a substantially uniform predefined temperature.