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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2008
Joan Jorba, Barcelona, ES;
Sergio Puigardeu, Barcelona, ES;
Jordi Sender, Barcelona, ES;
Alex Andrea, Barcelona, ES;
Silvia Miramanda, Barcelona, ES;
Angel Martinez, Barcelona, ES;
David Gaston, Barcelona, ES;
Ramon Vega, Sabadell, ES;
Marti Rius, Barcelona, ES;
Joan Jorba, Barcelona, ES;
Sergio Puigardeu, Barcelona, ES;
Jordi Sender, Barcelona, ES;
Alex Andrea, Barcelona, ES;
Silvia Miramanda, Barcelona, ES;
Angel Martinez, Barcelona, ES;
David Gaston, Barcelona, ES;
Ramon Vega, Sabadell, ES;
Marti Rius, Barcelona, ES;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of printing on a substrate and a printer are provided. The method uses a printer comprising a print head and a mask having a hole therethrough, the mask being disposed between the print head and the substrate, and comprises aligning the hole with the print head; printing on the substrate through the hole; and misaligning the hole with the print head so that the print head is covered by the mask. The method may allow the servicing of a print head in the array while the printer is printing on the substrate using at least one of the remainder of the print heads in the array.