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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2008
Applicants:
David K. Biegelsen, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Lars Erik Swartz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Armin R. Volkel, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ashish V. Pattekar, San Mateo, CA (US);
Inventors:
David K. Biegelsen, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Lars Erik Swartz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Armin R. Volkel, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ashish V. Pattekar, San Mateo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fusing system and a method of operating the fusing system, including a first heating zone to heat marking material and a substrate using a non-condensing heat source to less than a target temperature; and a second heating zone to heat the marking material and the substrate to about the target temperature to fuse the marking material to the substrate.