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Method and apparatus for high resolution ink jet printing

CA 1250785 A · Owner: Samuelsson, Bo A. · Inventors: Samuelsson, Bo A.; Hertz, C. Hellmuth

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Method and apparatus for making high resolution color prints using ink jet techniques. The method and apparatus of providing for precise control of the number of droplets of printing fluid which is deposited in a pixel on recording paper. The precise control is achieved by incremental control of the print pulse width or time duration. Further precision can be obtained by synchronizing droplet formation with for example, the leading edge of the print pulse. The number of droplets charged during the time duration of the print pulse are the number of droplets which impinge on the paper and at the pixel location. The number of droplets creates therefore a color density. Use of a plurality of …

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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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FiledDecember 9, 1985
GrantedMarch 7, 1989
Term endedMarch 7, 2006
Patent numberCA 1250785 A
Classification (IPC)H04N1/40 +1 more

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1986198919921995199820012004Application filedDec 9, 1985Patent grantedMarch 7, 1989Term endedMarch 7, 2006

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