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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2013
Casey E. Walker, Boulder, CO (US);
Scott Johnson, Erie, CO (US);
Sean K. Fitzsimons, Thornton, CO (US);
Stuart J. Boland, Denver, CO (US);
William Edward Manchester, Erie, CO (US);
Casey E. Walker, Boulder, CO (US);
Scott Johnson, Erie, CO (US);
Sean K. Fitzsimons, Thornton, CO (US);
Stuart J. Boland, Denver, CO (US);
William Edward Manchester, Erie, CO (US);
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for generating flush lines for printers. The system includes a flush line generator able to receive a print job, to determine a drying limit that defines a maximum areal density of ink for the print job that may be dried by a dryer, and to generate a flush line based on the drying limit that does not exceed the drying limit. The system further includes a marking engine able to mark the print job and the flush line onto a web of printable media upstream from the dryer.