The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2015
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Jason Matthew LeFevre, Penfield, NY (US);
Santokh Badesha, Pittsford, NY (US);
David VanKouwenberg, Avon, NY (US);
Varun Sambhy, Pittsford, NY (US);
Eric Dudek, Webster, NY (US);
XEROX CORPORATION, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Provided is a printing apparatus that includes: a sheet path for moving a print substrate; a decurling station positioned along the sheet path and the decurling station. The decurling station includes an indenting roller mounted for rotation around a first longitudinal axis thereof and on a first side of the sheet path, and an elastomeric roller mounted for rotation around a second longitudinal axis thereof and on a second side of the sheet path. The indenting roller includes an indenter shaft and a an anti-contamination coating disposed on the indenter shaft, wherein a drop of aqueous ink exhibits a sliding angle of less than about 30° and a contact angle of greater than about 40° with a surface of the anti-contamination coating.