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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2021
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Randy L. Blankley, Jr., Springfield, OH (US);
Robert S. Davis, Tipp City, OH (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A printing device includes a thermal printhead with a plurality of print elements. A controller is configured to identify an out of specification status of at least one print element, wherein the controller is further configured to determine whether printing of a specific print field requires use of the print element having the out of specification status and, if so, to determine whether a print location of the specific print field can be shifted such that the print element having out of specification status will be one of (i) aligned with a gap in the specific print field or (ii) offset to one side of the specific print field. A weighing scale incorporating the printing device is also provided.