Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Controller
Patent
1996-01-11
1999-02-02
Wong, Peter S.
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Ink jet
Controller
347180, 347182, B41J 2938, G01D 1510
Patent
active
058671838
ABSTRACT:
An ink jet printing apparatus includes a printhead controller including a printhead driver circuit having a set of ink jet nozzle control outputs and a printhead select circuit having a plurality of printhead select outputs. A plurality of printheads are provided, wherein each printhead includes a plurality of ink jet nozzles, a plurality of individually controllable ink jet nozzle firing circuits, and a printhead enable circuit, wherein the printhead enable circuit is electrically coupled between the plurality of individually controllable ink jet nozzle firing circuits and the set of ink jet nozzle control outputs, and wherein the printhead enable circuit is electrically coupled to one of the plurality of printhead select outputs and enables the electrical conduction of the plurality of controllable ink jet nozzle firing circuits upon receipt of a printhead select signal from one of the printhead select outputs of the printhead select circuits.
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Cornell Robert Wilson
Parish George Keith
Steward Lawrence Russell
Waldrop David Steven
Aust Ronald K.
Lexmark International Inc.
McArdle, Jr. John J.
Vu Bao Q.
Wong Peter S.
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