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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2014
Applicants:
Kartheek Chandu, Longmont, CO (US);
Larry Ernst, Longmont, CO (US);
Inventors:
Kartheek Chandu, Longmont, CO (US);
Larry Ernst, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Ricoh Production Print Solutions LLC, Boulder, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/2132 (2013.01); B41J 2002/16529 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving print job data, rasterizing the print job data to generate image data for each page of the print job data to be printed, calculating a coverage per unit area for two or more color planes of each page of the image data and calculating a flushing mask to flush nozzles of the inkjet print head.