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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2001
Trudy Benjamin, Portland, OR (US);
Blair M. Kent, Vancouver, WA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A controller is provided for an inkjet airbrush system which uses inkjet printing technology for color mixing in airbrush painting, and for other fluid application systems. The controller is used to select a desired fluid blend or custom color which is blown by the inkjet airbrush onto an object. Firing signals, generated in response to the controller input, cause a printhead to eject a custom blend of colors which are combined in a mixing chamber and then atomized. The controller may be a remote device, or provided on-board the inkjet airbrush unit, preferably, as a joystick toggling device. The amount of colorant passing through the airbrush may be varied by varying the firing signal frequency in response to joystick motion or a separate adjustment mechanism. The inkjet airbrush system provides fast color changes and faster clean-up than conventional airbrushes. A method of controlling an inkjet airbrush is also provided.