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Heating element suitable for preconditioning print media

  • US 6,233,398 B1
  • Filed: 03/24/1999
  • Issued: 05/15/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An ink-jet heater assembly for heating a printing media for an ink-jet printer comprising:

  • a. an electrical resistance heating member for generating resistance heating when electrically activated;

    b. a fibrous support layer disposed over said electrical resistance heating member; and

    c. a polymeric layer substantially encapsulating said fibrous support layer and said electrical resistance heating member said polymeric layer being integrally formed into a polymeric media pathway component of an ink-jet printer by cross-linking, melt-bonding or adhesive bonding.

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