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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:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2002
Otto K Sievert, Oceanside, CA (US);
David C Tribolet, San Diego, CA (US);
Stephan W. Emmenegger, San Diego, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of printing on a household surface can comprise the steps of selecting a household surface for ink-jet printing; preparing the household surface by applying a pre-coat material to the household surface, wherein the pre-coat material can be configured to adhere to the household surface and accept a water-based ink-jet ink composition to a degree greater than the household surface in an uncoated condition; optionally, allowing the pre-coat material to substantially dry on the household surface; and ink-jet printing a color-containing ink-jet ink onto the pre-coat material after the pre-coat material has substantially dried on the household surface. Additionally, a method of reducing color to color bleed when ink-jet printing on a household surface can comprise the steps of providing a digital image having a first color pixel pattern and a second color pixel pattern; digitally masking the first color pixel pattern by removing pixels and causing the first color pixel pattern and the second color pixel pattern to be separated by a distance of at least one pixel, thereby forming a modified digital image; and ink-jet printing the modified digital image.