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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2012
M. Isabel Borrell Bayona, Barcelona Manresa, ES;
Sergio Puigardeu Aramendia, Barcelona, ES;
Luis Garcia Garcia, Les Roquetes, ES;
Angel Martinez Barambio, Barcelona, ES;
M. Isabel Borrell Bayona, Barcelona Manresa, ES;
Sergio Puigardeu Aramendia, Barcelona, ES;
Luis Garcia Garcia, Les Roquetes, ES;
Angel Martinez Barambio, Barcelona, ES;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a normal consumption state, a low consumption state, and a fluid applicator unit. The fluid applicator unit may selectively provide a first set of drops of fluid to perform a printing routine in a print mode. The fluid applicator unit may also selectively provide a second set of drops of fluid to perform a service routine in a maintenance mode. An amount of the first set of drops of fluid to perform the printing routine and an amount of the second set of drops of fluid to perform the service routine may be less in the low consumption state than in the normal consumption state.