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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2010
Applicants:
Gregory John Mcavoy, Dublin, IE;
Emma Rose Kerr, Dublin, IE;
Rónán Pádraig Seán O'reilly, Dublin, IE;
Vincent Patrick Lawlor, Dublin, IE;
Misty Bagnat, Dublin, IE;
Inventors:
Gregory John McAvoy, Dublin, IE;
Emma Rose Kerr, Dublin, IE;
Rónán Pádraig Seán O'Reilly, Dublin, IE;
Vincent Patrick Lawlor, Dublin, IE;
Misty Bagnat, Dublin, IE;
Assignee:
Zamtec Ltd, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of compensating for a dead nozzle in a stationary pagewidth printhead. The method includes the steps of: (i) identifying the dead nozzle; (ii) selecting a functioning nozzle in a same nozzle row as the dead nozzle; and firing ink droplets from the selected functioning nozzle at a primary dot position associated with the dead nozzle.