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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2017
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Ana Cristina Garcia Alvarez, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Antonio Gracia Verdugo, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Mauricio Seras Franzoso, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In some examples, a method includes, in response to a fluid firing unit being operated according to a normal printing mode, applying a first voltage to the fluid firing unit to fire the fluid firing unit during a printing operation. The method further includes determining, using a sensor, whether a predetermined condition is met, and in response to determining that the predetermined condition is met, operating the fluid firing unit according to a recovery mode in which a second voltage higher than the first voltage is applied to the fluid firing unit to clean the fluid firing unit.