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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2017
Applicants:
Kartheek Chandu, Fremont, CA (US);
Carl Bildstein, Lafayette, CO (US);
Inventors:
Kartheek Chandu, Fremont, CA (US);
Carl Bildstein, Lafayette, CO (US);
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/2142 (2013.01); B41J 2/16526 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is disclosed. The method includes analyzing an image of a first flushing pattern applied on a medium during production of a print job to detect presence of one or more defective ink jet nozzles and adjusting to a second flushing pattern during the production of the print job upon detecting the presence of one or more defective print head nozzles.