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US 2003/0142188 A1Published application
Heated roll system for drying printed media
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJ. Grady Jurrens, Eric L. Burch, Vladek P. Kasperchik, Dan M. Weeks, Shilin Guo
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Abstract
A system and method for drying a printed medium includes a heated roll and a transport mechanism which moves the printed medium against the heated roll to dry the printed medium.
Claims30
A system for drying a printed medium, comprising:
- a heated roll;
- and
- a transport mechanism which moves the printed medium against the heated roll to dry the printed medium.
An inkjet printing mechanism having a system for drying a printed medium, comprising:
- a heated roll;
- a backing roll;
- and
- a transport mechanism which moves the printed medium between the heated roll and the backing roll to dry the printed medium.
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A method for drying a printed medium, comprising:
- disposing a heated roll in a medium transport path;
- and
- transporting the printed medium along the medium transport path against the heated roll to dry the printed medium.
An inkjet printing apparatus, comprising:
- means for transporting the printed medium along a medium transport path;
- and
- means for drying the printed medium in the medium transport path, the drying means including a heated roll.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.