Global Patent Index - EP 0476860 A2

EP 0476860 A2 19920325 - Ink drop placement for improved imaging.

Title (en)

Ink drop placement for improved imaging.

Title (de)

Tintentropfenpositionierung für den Bildaufbau.

Title (fr)

Positionnement de gouttelettes d'encre pour améliorer l'image.

Publication

EP 0476860 A2 19920325 (EN)

Application

EP 91307849 A 19910828

Priority

US 58378590 A 19900917

Abstract (en)

Ink-jet images are improved by printing groups (45) of adjacent pixels (40) with clusters (44) of overlapping ink drops for resisting random ink drop coalescence that would lead to a mottled image. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B41J 2/205

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/07 (2006.01); B41J 2/205 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/2054 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0476860 A2 19920325; EP 0476860 A3 19920930; EP 0476860 B1 19950823; CA 2048048 A1 19920318; CA 2048048 C 20001128; DE 69112323 D1 19950928; DE 69112323 T2 19960125; JP H04234664 A 19920824

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 91307849 A 19910828; CA 2048048 A 19910729; DE 69112323 T 19910828; JP 23597091 A 19910917