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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1997
Yoshua Sheinman, Raanana, IL;
Meyer Weksler, Mazkeret Batia, IL;
Jemtex Ink Jet Printing Ltd., Tel Aviv, IL;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for sensing improper operation of an ink jet printer having a plurality of nozzles each emitting, towards a substrate, a series of ink drops broken-off from a continuous ink jet filament, and selectively charging and deflecting said drops according to a pattern of marks to be printed by a respective nozzle on the substrate by: controlling the plurality of nozzles to print test marks on a test strip including a plurality of marks for each nozzle produced by a series of drops from the nozzle while at different charge levels: sensing the test marks for each nozzle; analyzing the test marks for all the nozzles for proper operation of the ink jet printer; and producing an output signal indicating errors in the operation of the printer.