Printhead calibration and printing

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9630401
APP PUB NO 20160114578A1
SERIAL NO

14892141

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The invention relates to a method of printing a two-dimensional bit-mapped image having a number of pixels per row, the printhead having a row of ejection channels and each ejection channel having associated ejection electrodes to which voltages are applied in use. During printing, in order to cause volumes of fluid to be ejected from selected ejection channels of the printhead for printing, voltage pulses having values of predetermined amplitude and duration as determined by respective image pixel bit values generated by a raster image processor are applied, at a given pulse period, to the electrodes of the selected ejection channels. The part of the raster image corresponding to an ejection channel is scanned to determine the number of adjacent non-printing pixel periods prior to a pixel to be printed and, immediately prior to the printing of said pixel, a voltage pulse, having a value predetermined in accordance with the time, measured in units of the given pixel period, between the last pixel to be printed and said pixel to be printed, is applied to the ejection electrode.

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TONEJET LIMITEDMELBOURN SCIENCE PARK MELBOURN ROYSTON SG8 6EE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bacon, Robin Timothy Royston, GB 5 16
Brown, Peter James Royston, GB 4 0
Clippingdale, Andrew John Royston, GB 11 9
Conradie, Ewan Hendrik Royston, GB 4 9
Lecheheb, Ammar Royston, GB 38 262
Sharp, John Lawton Royston, GB 10 37

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