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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2005
Filed:
May. 15, 2003
Applicant:
Paul Wouters, Bonheiden, BE;
Inventor:
Paul Wouters, Bonheiden, BE;
Assignee:
Agfa-Gevaert, Mortsel, BE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J002/165 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
After purging an inkjet print head, large drops are formed on the nozzle plate of the inkjet printer. In order to provide sufficient wiping before printing, drops are first removed by skimming the print head. A skimmer, such as a wiper of A wiping system, just touches the drops that are drained from the print head.