Maintenance on a hand-held printer
US7604320B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16526
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Method of printing from a printer, where the printer includes one or more maintenance firings from a printhead nozzle. Formatting a print job to be printed in determining which nozzles on a printhead require maintenance during printing of the print job. Modifying the formatted print job to include one or more maintenance firings for the nozzles requiring maintenance.
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