Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Controller
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-18
2008-08-19
Nguyen, Thinh H (Department: 2861)
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Ink jet
Controller
C347S011000, C347S015000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07413272
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for controlling the quantity of fluid output (e.g., drop size) by individual nozzles of a print head to a very high precision at a frequency equal to the frequency at which fluid is normally dispensed. This is achieved by mapping fluid quantity control information into the data that represents the image to be printed. Data representative of an image is received and converted into pixel data. In at least one embodiment, the pixel data includes pixels represented by N bits, and the N bits may represent a drop size for the pixel and a union of the N bits may represent a nozzle status. A print head may be controlled based on the pixel data, and the print head may include nozzles that are each adapted to deposit at least one drop size quantity of a fluid on a substrate.
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Ji Hongbin
Jozwiak Janusz
Shamoun Bassam
Shang Quanyuan
Applied Materials Inc.
Dugan & Dugan
Nguyen Thinh H
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