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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2005
Darryl T. Rathbun, Stratford, CT (US);
Larry F. Eisner, Farmington, CT (US);
Ralph A. Rapillo, Trumbull, CT (US);
Darryl T. Rathbun, Stratford, CT (US);
Larry F. Eisner, Farmington, CT (US);
Ralph A. Rapillo, Trumbull, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for presenting a substrate/print media having favorable surface conditions and optimum spatial orientation for printing purposes. The apparatus/method includes a mechanism for maintaining the substrate/print media in a substantially orthogonal spatial orientation relative to the direction of ink deposition, and a pressurization device for developing a pressure differential across a face surface of the substrate/print media such that positive pressure is applied to a surface opposing the face surface. The pressurization device provides a cushion of air to support the substrate/print media during ink deposition. The apparatus/method may further include a system for transporting the substrate/print media beneath or across a print head assembly for in-line printing on a mailpiece.