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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Mark H. MacKenzie, Vancouver, WA (US);
Wesley R. Schalk, Vancouver, WA (US);
Paul Coffin, Vancouver, WA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 25/308 (2006.01); B41J 3/60 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 25/308 (2013.01); B41J 2/04501 (2013.01); B41J 3/60 (2013.01); B41J 11/009 (2013.01); B41J 25/3082 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of printing includes directing print media to a print zone between a printhead and a platen for printing; and adjusting a spacing between the printhead and the platen based on a combination of at least two of environmental conditions of the printing, a print mode of the printing, an orientation of the print media for the printing, and a characteristic of the print media for the printing.