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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Manish Agarwal, Singapore, SG;
Michael Nordlund, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 ;
Abstract
In a method for independently wiping a first and a second printhead of an inkjet printing mechanism, a first and a second wiping assembly separated from each other are provided in the printing mechanism. Furthermore, the wiping of the first printhead by the first wiper and the wiping of the second printhead by the second wiper are separately controlled.