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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Inx International Ink Company, Owens Cross Roads, AL (US);
Inventor:
John Randel LaCaze, Hampton Cove, AL (US);
Assignee:
INX INTERNATIONAL INK COMPANY, Owens Cross Roads, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/14 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41J 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/1433 (2013.01); B41J 2/2132 (2013.01); B41J 3/4073 (2013.01); B41J 25/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for printing a digitally-stored image on the surface of a cylindrical object comprises the steps of axially moving the object along a line of travel that is aligned with the object's long axis until it is underneath one or more printheads, each of which have a plurality of ink nozzles that may be arranged in one or more columns while simultaneously rotating the object with respect to the printheads and simultaneously causing a pre-determined number of nozzles to eject ink onto the surface of the object.