US 12,138,947 B2
Sublimation systems and related methods
John Dalton, South Jordan, UT (US); Cole Chamberlain, American Fork, UT (US); and Ashish Arora, South Jordan, UT (US)
Assigned to Cricut, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US)
Filed by Cricut, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US)
Filed on Feb. 13, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/440,536.
Application 18/440,536 is a continuation of application No. 17/809,499, filed on Jun. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,932,040.
Application 17/809,499 is a continuation of application No. 17/177,965, filed on Feb. 17, 2021, granted, now 11,407,245, issued on Aug. 9, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0181796 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. H05B 1/00 (2006.01); B41F 16/00 (2006.01); B41M 5/035 (2006.01); F24H 9/18 (2022.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC B41M 5/0358 (2013.01) [B41F 16/0086 (2013.01); F24H 9/18 (2013.01); H05B 1/00 (2013.01); H05B 1/0227 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device comprising:
a workpiece-engaging component comprising a heater, wherein the workpiece-engaging component defines a first gap and has a tube-shaped structure that at least partially defines a cylindrical cavity, wherein the cylindrical cavity comprises a central axis and the tube-shaped structure defines a length that extends along the central axis from a first end of the tube-shaped structure to a second end of the tube-shaped structure; and
an outer housing extending along the central axis from a first surface of the outer housing to a second surface of the outer housing, the outer housing defining a second gap that is substantially aligned with the first gap, wherein the first end of the tube-shaped structure and the second end of the tube-shaped structure are each axially disposed between the first surface of the outer housing and the second surface of the outer housing,
wherein the workpiece-engaging component is configured to selectively move relative to the outer housing, and
wherein a circumferential dimension of the second gap is fixed and thus remains unchanged in response to the workpiece-engaging component moving relative to the outer housing.