US Patent Issued to Seiko Epson on Sept. 23 for "Dielectric heating device and liquid ejection system" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,566, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Seiko Epson Corp. (Tokyo).

"Dielectric heating device and liquid ejection system" was invented by Tadashi Aizawa (Nagano, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dielectric heating device includes a first heater, configured to heat and dry the liquid, having first electrode and the second electrode facing a medium on which is deposited a liquid containing water, and a first coil electrically coupled in series with the first electrode, and a voltage application section that applies an AC voltage having a predetermined driving frequency to the first electrode and the second electrode. The first ...