Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Ejector mechanism
Reexamination Certificate
2011-02-01
2011-02-01
Nguyen, Lam S (Department: 2853)
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Ink jet
Ejector mechanism
C347S040000, C347S005000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07878626
ABSTRACT:
A printing method includes: preparing a printing apparatus provided with a carry unit that carries a medium in a carrying direction, and a plurality of nozzle groups that have respectively a plurality of nozzles lined up in the carrying direction; and printing an image to be printed on the medium by alternately repeating a dot forming process for forming dots on the medium by ejecting ink from each nozzle of a plurality of the nozzle groups that move in a moving direction, and a carrying process for carrying the medium in the carrying direction, and forming a plurality of rows of dots, lined up in the carrying direction, that are configured by a plurality of dots lined up in the moving direction, wherein in a case a certain row of dots is formed by a plurality of the nozzles, if, of a plurality of the nozzles that form the certain row of dots, the number of nozzles of a certain nozzle group is smaller than, of a plurality of the nozzles that form the certain row of dots, the number of nozzles of another nozzle group, each nozzle of the certain nozzle group forms a larger number of dots configuring the certain row of dots than each nozzle of the another nozzle group.
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Nguyen Lam S
Seiko Epson Corporation
Sughrue & Mion, PLLC
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