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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2003
Applicants:
Duane Koehler, Vancouver, WA (US);
Volker Smektala, Camas, WA (US);
Inventors:
Duane Koehler, Vancouver, WA (US);
Volker Smektala, Camas, WA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J029/393 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The turn-on energy of a printhead is determined. The printhead is fired at a first firing frequency over an initial range of print energies to detect an approximate range of print energies in which the turn-on energy is located. The printhead is fired at a second firing frequency over the approximate range of print energies in which the turn-on energy is located in order to determine a value for the turn-on energy of the printhead. The second firing frequency is higher than the first firing frequency.