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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2008
Gary A. Kneezel, Webster, NY (US);
R. Winfield Trafton, Brockport, NY (US);
Frederick A. Donahue, Walworth, NY (US);
Gary A. Kneezel, Webster, NY (US);
R. Winfield Trafton, Brockport, NY (US);
Frederick A. Donahue, Walworth, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method that enables image quality of a printed image to be maintained by reducing unintended variations in drop volume, through the adjustment of ink drop ejecting conditions depending on the amount of ink remaining in an ink tank chamber or reservoir, and/or the ink demand for printing an image. The method of printing of the present invention comprises: providing a printhead in fluid communication with an ink chamber or reservoir; detecting at least one parameter related to an amount of negative pressure provided to the printhead; and adjusting an ink drop ejecting condition of the printhead as a function of the parameter so that an amount of variation in size of ejected ink drop is reduced.