Depositing print agent

US10864759B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. · US

Inventors

• Leticia Rubio · Sant Cugat del Vallès, ES
• Raul Rodriguez Alonso · Barcelona, ES
• Marti Rius Rossell · Sant Cugat del Vallès, ES
• Utpal Kumar Sarker · Sant Cugat del Vallès, ES
• Xavier Quintero Ruiz · Sant Cugat del Vallès, ES

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 24, 2016
• Grant date: Dec 15, 2020
• Expiry date: Oct 24, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B41J11/06
• WIPO field: Textile and paper machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of printing is disclosed. The printing may involve printing on a printable medium using a print head having a plurality of nozzles, the printable medium having a leading edge and a defined zone adjacent to the leading edge. The print head may be to deposit print agent onto the printable medium via the plurality of nozzles during successive printing passes. The method may comprise: during a first printing pass, depositing print agent from a subset of the plurality of nozzles onto the printable medium outside the defined zone. The method may further comprise: advancing the printable medium by a defined distance. The method may further comprise: during a second printing pass, depositing print agent from a subset of the plurality of nozzles onto the printable medium within the defined zone.