Inkjet printer having switched firing of adjacent nozzles applying common color

US9079397B1 · US · B1

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Publication numberUS-9079397-B1
Application numberUS-201414325035-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB1
Filing dateJul 7, 2014
Priority dateApr 5, 2007
Publication dateJul 14, 2015
Grant dateJul 14, 2015

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Abstract

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A printing system includes a printhead having adjacent inkjet nozzles for dispensing a common colored ink and a controller adapted to direct firing of the adjacent inkjet nozzles so that adjacent local areas using the common colored ink are printed on a printing medium with alternate firings of the adjacent inkjet nozzles.

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What is claimed is: 1. A controller in a printing system, comprising: an interface to a first inkjet nozzle and a second inkjet nozzle, wherein the first inkjet nozzle and the second inkjet nozzle are included in an array of nozzles forming a printhead, and are aligned in a column direction, that comprise a nozzle pair, wherein the nozzle pair is arranged such that the second inkjet nozzle is the closest inkjet nozzle to the first inkjet nozzle in the column direction and the fir…

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  • B41J2/07Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B41J2/2139Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9079397B1 cover?
A printing system includes a printhead having adjacent inkjet nozzles for dispensing a common colored ink and a controller adapted to direct firing of the adjacent inkjet nozzles so that adjacent local areas using the common colored ink are printed on a printing medium with alternate firings of the adjacent inkjet nozzles.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Marvell World Trade Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B41J2/07. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 14 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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