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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2014
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Antonio Gracia Verdugo, Barcelona, ES;
Oriol Borrell Avila, Sabadell, ES;
Francisco Javier Perez Gellida, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In an embodiment, a method of maintaining nozzles in a print-ready condition includes determining image content to be printed in an upcoming print swath, and for each ink color present within the image content, constructing an inked portion of an associated spit bar adjacent to the upcoming print swath to include the present ink color. For each ink color not present within the image content, an empty portion of an associated spit bar is constructed adjacent to the upcoming print swath.