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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2007
Randolph C. Brost, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Randolph C. Brost, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for forming a liquid pattern including forming non-print drops by applying non-print drop forming energy pulses during a unit time period, τ, and forming print drops by applying print drop forming energy pulses during a large drop time period, τ, wherein the large drop time period is a multiple, m, of the unit time period, τ=mτ, and m≧2; and a corresponding plurality of drop forming energy pulses sequences are formed so as to form non-print drops and print drops according to the liquid pattern data. The corresponding drop forming energy pulse sequences applied to adjacent drop forming transducers are substantially shifted in time so that the print drops formed in adjacent streams of drops are not aligned along the nozzle array direction.