Method and apparatus for increasing inkjet printing speed

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6938972
APP PUB NO 20040113964A1
SERIAL NO

10667412

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In an inkjet printer there is a trade off between speed and quality. Higher speed can be achieved at the expense of quality as inkjet droplets deposited are distorted in shape and or placement position if the relative velocity between the inkjet nozzles and the printing medium is simply increased. The velocity above which distortion occurs is termed threshold velocity. A feed mechanism that varies the printing medium advance rate to allow printing at below threshold velocity while maintaining a high average feed rate is described. By advancing the printing medium at a periodically varying velocity, with the printing medium velocity lower than the threshold velocity, the problem is avoided.

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CREO SRLC/O CREO PRODUCTS INC 3700 GILMORE WAY BURNABY BC V5G 4

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Booth, Andrew J S Qualicum Beach, CA 5 71
Gelbart, Daniel Vancouver, CA 209 10173
Voth, Carl A Surrey, CA 1 3

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