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Inkjet printing using protective ink

US7210753B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 24, 2004
Grant dateMay 1, 2007
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/2114
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of determining and applying a protective ink amount to be printed in addition to a plurality of colored ink amounts to make colored pixels in an image including determining the protective ink amount such that the sum of the protective ink amount and the colored ink amounts is greater than or equal to a minimum ink amount necessary to provide adequate durability for the image, and applying using an inkjet printer the colored ink amounts and the protective ink amount to make the colored image pixels.

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