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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:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2005
Applicants:
Lucas D. Barkley, Lexington, KY (US);
David G. King, Shelbyville, KY (US);
Randall D. Mayo, Georgetown, KY (US);
George K. Parish, Winchester, KY (US);
Inventors:
Lucas D. Barkley, Lexington, KY (US);
David G. King, Shelbyville, KY (US);
Randall D. Mayo, Georgetown, KY (US);
George K. Parish, Winchester, KY (US);
Assignee:
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/145 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Printheads configured to operate in accordance with a plurality of print modes. For example, one of the plurality of print modes can be selected in accordance with a bit of address data received by the printhead. In an exemplary embodiment, the selection of print mode can be accomplished by switching one or more actuator (e.g., heater) circuit addresses on the printhead.