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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2012
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Michael John Wilsher, Letchworth, GB;
Christopher D. Olliffe, Berkhamsted, GB;
Duncan Ian Stevenson, Smallford, GB;
Brian Reid, Welwyn, GB;
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
What is disclosed is a multi-function inkjet print system which prints with inks having thermo-reactive properties and which can further process media printed with thermo-reactive inks such that the various properties of the inks can be activated. One embodiment of the present print device comprises at least one thermo-changing element which resides in proximity to a transport path along which the media travels. The thermo-changing element effectively changing a temperature T of the media to: T≦Tor T≧T, as desired. In various embodiments, a sensor is used for sensing a temperature of the media. A temp-normalizing element is positioned along the transport path and downstream of the thermo-changing element for changing a temperature of the media such that the media's temperature T can be normalized back to a range of T<<T<<Tprior to the media being deposited into an output tray. Various embodiments of a user interface are disclosed.