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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2015
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Paul M. Fromm, Rochester, NY (US);
Steven M. Russel, Bloomfield, NY (US);
Brian C. Cyr, Penfield, NY (US);
Jorge M. Rodriguez, Webster, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A printer comprises at least one printhead having a plurality of inkjets, a dryer having an array of radiators including a plurality of rows of radiators and a plurality of columns of radiators, a media transport configured to move media past the at least one printhead and the dryer, and a controller operatively connected to the at least one printhead, the dryer, and the media transport. The controller is configured to activate selectively the radiators in the array of radiators to heat the portions of the surface of the media on which ink has been ejected. A method for operating the printer is also disclosed.