High definition thermal ink-jet printer
CA 2471970 A1 · Owner: Nguyen, Michael A. · Inventors: Vincent, Kent D.; Nguyen, Michael A.; Ertel, John P.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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A thermal ink-jet printer (10) including a paper advancing mechanism (14) and a pen traversing mechanism (18) and a pen (20) is disclosed. The pen (20) includes a nozzle plate portion (22) which includes irregularly spaced columns of nozzles (24) for staggering application of inks onto the print medium (16) such that a drying time is provided between applications of differing inks to adjacent areas. The printer (10) further includes a platen heater assembly (68) as a means of fixing and drying the ink on the print medium (16) and a vacuum fan, (62) and an associated plurality of platen vacuum holes (74) as a means of holding the print medium (16) in close contact with the heater plate …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed August 20, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 20, 2011.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by August 20, 2013.
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