Method of printing with an ink jet printer to inhibit the formation of a print artifact
US5971518A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/0457
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention is directed to a method of printing on a print medium using an ink jet printer. The ink jet printer includes a printhead assembly having a plurality of ink emitting nozzles. Ink is jetted onto the print medium from the printhead assembly during a first mode of operation using a first available set of the nozzles. Ink is jetted onto the print medium from the printhead assembly during a second mode of operation using a second available set of the nozzles, dependent upon a physical operating parameter of the ink jet printer. The second available set of nozzles has a smaller number of the nozzles than the first available set of nozzles.
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