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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2006
Applicants:
Orlando E. Ruiz, Rincon, PR (US);
Patricia A. Beck, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Janice H. Nickel, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Orlando E. Ruiz, Rincon, PR (US);
Patricia A. Beck, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Janice H. Nickel, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/05 (2006.01); H05B 3/03 (2006.01); H05B 3/16 (2006.01); H05B 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A microheater for heating at least one target area, the microheater comprising a substrate, a resistive material adjacent to the substrate and connector traces connected to the resistive material. The microheater is formed so that when a predetermined current flows through the resistive material, the target area is heated to a substantially isothermal temperature.