Droplet size in inkjet printing
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Mar 19, 2013
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May 6, 2010
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Jan 25, 2008
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Abstract
A printer control unit (3) is described for controlling the size of droplets emitted by a nozzle of a printhead (8) in an inkjet printer. The control unit (3) receives information about an image to be printed by the printer, for example from a raster image processor (5), the information including droplet size information regarding the size of droplet required to be emitted by the nozzle to print the image. Print parameter information for printing the image is determined on the basis of the received droplet size information, the print parameter information including information for use in setting the printer such that droplets emitted by the nozzle during the printing of the image have the required droplet size.
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AGFA NV | 2640 MORTSEL |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Smith, Philip Russell James | Cambridge, GB | 4 | 4 |
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 4 |
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Sep 22, 2009 | AS | ASSIGNMENT | free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:SMITH, PHILIP RUSSELL JAMES;REEL/FRAME:023321/0055 Owner name: INCA DIGITAL PRINTERS LIMITED,UNITED KINGDOM Effective Date: Sep 22, 2009 free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:SMITH, PHILIP RUSSELL JAMES;REEL/FRAME:023321/0055 Owner name: INCA DIGITAL PRINTERS LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOM Effective Date: Sep 22, 2009 |
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