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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Videojet Technologies Inc., Wood Dale, IL (US);
Inventor:
Jeremy Ellis, Notingham, GB;
Assignee:
Videojet Technologies Inc., Wood Dale, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/35 (2006.01); B41J 2/355 (2006.01); B41J 2/375 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/355 (2013.01); B41J 2/375 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling a thermal printhead of a printer. The printhead comprises an array of printing elements. The method may comprise performing a plurality of printing operations, each printing operation comprising energization of one or more printing elements. A respective energization value is determined for each printing element based upon energizations of that printing element during said printing operations. A printhead control signal is generated for the printhead for a subsequent printing operation based upon the energization values of a predetermined subset of the printing elements.