GB0027420D0 - Faulty nozzle mapping in an ink jet printer - Google Patents

Faulty nozzle mapping in an ink jet printer

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Publication number
GB0027420D0
GB0027420D0 GB0027420A GB0027420A GB0027420D0 GB 0027420 D0 GB0027420 D0 GB 0027420D0 GB 0027420 A GB0027420 A GB 0027420A GB 0027420 A GB0027420 A GB 0027420A GB 0027420 D0 GB0027420 D0 GB 0027420D0
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
ink jet
jet printer
faulty nozzle
nozzle mapping
mapping
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Application number
GB0027420A
Other versions
GB2356601A (en
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Lexmark International Inc
Original Assignee
Lexmark International Inc
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Publication of GB0027420D0 publication Critical patent/GB0027420D0/en
Publication of GB2356601A publication Critical patent/GB2356601A/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
    • B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
    • B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
    • B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
    • B41J2/04508—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits aiming at correcting other parameters
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
    • B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
    • B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
    • B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
    • B41J2/0451—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits for detecting failure, e.g. clogging, malfunctioning actuator
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
    • B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
    • B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
    • B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
    • B41J2/0458—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits controlling heads based on heating elements forming bubbles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/165—Preventing or detecting of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
    • B41J2/16579—Detection means therefor, e.g. for nozzle clogging
GB0027420A 1999-11-10 2000-11-09 Faulty nozzle mapping in an ink jet printer Withdrawn GB2356601A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US43811799A 1999-11-10 1999-11-10

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GB0027420D0 true GB0027420D0 (en) 2000-12-27
GB2356601A GB2356601A (en) 2001-05-30

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Family Cites Families (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5124720A (en) * 1990-08-01 1992-06-23 Hewlett-Packard Company Fault-tolerant dot-matrix printing
US6283572B1 (en) * 1997-03-04 2001-09-04 Hewlett-Packard Company Dynamic multi-pass print mode corrections to compensate for malfunctioning inkjet nozzles
US6010205A (en) * 1997-03-12 2000-01-04 Raster Graphics Inc. Method and apparatus for improved printing
WO1999008875A1 (en) * 1997-08-01 1999-02-25 Encad, Inc. Ink-jet printer, method and system compensating for nonfunctional print elements
US20020008723A1 (en) * 1998-07-21 2002-01-24 Xin Wen Printer and method of compensating for malperforming and inoperative ink nozzles in a print head

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