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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
May. 31, 2013
Applicant:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Inventor:
Stephen M. Kroon, Sherwood, OR (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/393 (2006.01); B41J 2/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/0451 (2013.01); B41J 2/04508 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of solid ink printer operation compensates for missing black ink in solid fill areas. The method includes ejecting at least one other color of ink into a black solid fill area at a predetermined distance to the area missing the black ink. The additional non-black ink urges black ink between the non-black ink and the area missing the black ink to migrate into the area in which the black ink is missing.