EP0867284A3 - Imaging apparatus and method adapted to control ink droplet volume and void formation - Google Patents
Imaging apparatus and method adapted to control ink droplet volume and void formation Download PDFInfo
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- Particle Formation And Scattering Control In Inkjet Printers (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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US82635797A | 1997-03-26 | 1997-03-26 | |
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EP0867284A3 true EP0867284A3 (en) | 1999-08-25 |
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EP98200819A Withdrawn EP0867284A3 (en) | 1997-03-26 | 1998-03-16 | Imaging apparatus and method adapted to control ink droplet volume and void formation |
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US6488349B1 (en) | 1999-09-21 | 2002-12-03 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Ink-jet head and ink-jet type recording apparatus |
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JPS5811169A (en) * | 1981-07-10 | 1983-01-21 | Canon Inc | Liquid-injection recording method |
EP0288044A2 (en) * | 1987-04-24 | 1988-10-26 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Ink jet recording apparatus with density control function |
JPH05238010A (en) * | 1992-03-02 | 1993-09-17 | Seiko Instr Inc | Driving device for bubble jet recording |
EP0609997A2 (en) * | 1993-02-05 | 1994-08-10 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Method of reducing drive energy in a high speed thermal ink jet printer |
EP0649746A1 (en) * | 1993-10-26 | 1995-04-26 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Variable halftone operation inkjet printheads |
EP0709213A2 (en) * | 1994-10-28 | 1996-05-01 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Method and apparatus for correcting printhead and printer using this printhead |
WO1996032289A1 (en) * | 1995-04-12 | 1996-10-17 | Eastman Kodak Company | Apparatus for printing multiple drop sizes and fabrication thereof |
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US4563689A (en) | 1983-02-05 | 1986-01-07 | Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd. | Method for ink-jet recording and apparatus therefor |
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JPS5811169A (en) * | 1981-07-10 | 1983-01-21 | Canon Inc | Liquid-injection recording method |
EP0288044A2 (en) * | 1987-04-24 | 1988-10-26 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Ink jet recording apparatus with density control function |
JPH05238010A (en) * | 1992-03-02 | 1993-09-17 | Seiko Instr Inc | Driving device for bubble jet recording |
EP0609997A2 (en) * | 1993-02-05 | 1994-08-10 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Method of reducing drive energy in a high speed thermal ink jet printer |
EP0649746A1 (en) * | 1993-10-26 | 1995-04-26 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Variable halftone operation inkjet printheads |
EP0709213A2 (en) * | 1994-10-28 | 1996-05-01 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Method and apparatus for correcting printhead and printer using this printhead |
WO1996032289A1 (en) * | 1995-04-12 | 1996-10-17 | Eastman Kodak Company | Apparatus for printing multiple drop sizes and fabrication thereof |
Non-Patent Citations (2)
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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 007, no. 085 (M - 206) 8 April 1983 (1983-04-08) * |
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 017, no. 694 (M - 1531) 17 December 1993 (1993-12-17) * |
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