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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2008
Gregory Joseph Kovacs, Webster, NY (US);
Ashish Pattekar, Cupertino, CA (US);
David K. Biegelsen, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Lars Erik Swartz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jennifer L. Belelie, Oakville, CA;
Peter Gordon Odell, Mississauga, CA;
Gregory Joseph Kovacs, Webster, NY (US);
Ashish Pattekar, Cupertino, CA (US);
David K. Biegelsen, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Lars Erik Swartz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jennifer L. Belelie, Oakville, CA;
Peter Gordon Odell, Mississauga, CA;
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A system enables ink on an image receiving member to be re-distributed to reduce banding effects in the image. The system includes an ink applicator for applying ink to form an ink image on an image receiving member as it passes by the ink applicator; a plenum chamber for receiving a flow of pressurized fluid from a fluid source, and at least one opening in the plenum chamber to direct the flow of pressurized fluid from the plenum towards the ink image on the image receiving member to re-distribute the ink on the image receiving member.