Inkjet printing using protective ink
US7210753B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 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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