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Ink-jet printing and servicing by predicting and adjusting ink-jet component performance

US6354687B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 24, 1999
Grant dateMar 12, 2002
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Expiry dateNov 24, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/04591
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Ink-jet pen drop firing elements having extended use—namely, printheads used with a plurality of replaceable reservoirs—are provided with a more accurate life span and performance gauge by monitoring energy accumulations over time and using monitored data for certain printer activity or maintenance.

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