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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2009
Trevor James Snyder, Newberg, OR (US);
James Matthew Cunnington, Tualatin, OR (US);
Rodney Bryant Hill, Mt. Angel, OR (US);
Kathleen M. Faraci, Newberg, OR (US);
Trevor James Snyder, Newberg, OR (US);
James Matthew Cunnington, Tualatin, OR (US);
Rodney Bryant Hill, Mt. Angel, OR (US);
Kathleen M. Faraci, Newberg, OR (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A method of performing maintenance on a printhead of an imaging device includes the application of a purge pressure to ink in an on-board reservoir of the printhead to cause ink to be burped through a plurality of apertures in an aperture plate of the printhead. A wiper blade is then dabbed on the aperture plate at least once after the application of the purge pressure. After the dabbing, the wiper blade is drawn across the aperture plate. The wiper blade is then dabbed against the dabbing position at least once after wiping the aperture plate.