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Printhead for color printer providing image edge enhancement

US5057852A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 1989
Grant dateOct 15, 1991
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J11/06
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus and method of producing image edge enhancement in four-color printers. The true black color is aligned for printing between the cyan, magenta, and yellow colors. When a black edge is desired, process black and true black are both used to produce the pixels along the edge. Because the process and true black pixels are interleaved with each other along the edge, the effective resolution is doubled and the sharpness is enhanced along the edge.

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