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Ink jet printing apparatus

CA 1250783 A · Owner: Metromedia Company · Inventors: Rich, Leonard G.; Logan, David J.

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Ink jet printing apparatus is provided for vertically randomizing the flight paths of ink drops ejected from an ink jet printing head to print dots at positions randomly deviated vertically with respect to a line scanned by the printing head. Ejected ink drops are passed through an electric field having a randomly varying intensity and direction to randomly deflect the ink drop flight path with respect to a line scanned by the printing head.

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  • Granted March 7, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 7, 2006.
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FiledSeptember 16, 1985
GrantedMarch 7, 1989
Term endedMarch 7, 2006
Patent numberCA 1250783 A
Classification (IPC)G01D15/18 +1 more

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1986198919921995199820012004Application filedSep 16, 1985Patent grantedMarch 7, 1989Term endedMarch 7, 2006

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