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EP 0614417 B1 19960306 - CONTINUOUS INK JET PRINTING

Title (en)

CONTINUOUS INK JET PRINTING

Title (de)

KONTINUIERLICH ARBEITENDER TINTENSTRAHLDRUCKER

Title (fr)

PROCEDE D'IMPRESSION A JET D'ENCRE CONTINU

Publication

EP 0614417 B1 19960306 (EN)

Application

EP 92923915 A 19921125

Priority

GB 9125466 A 19911129
GB 9202180 W 19921125

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9310977A1] High speed printing of postal bar codes by means of a continuous ink jet printer may be achieved by real time switching of rasters between strokes for different bars.

IPC 1-7

B41J 2/075; G06K 1/12

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/075 (2006.01); B41J 3/01 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/075 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9310977 A1 19930610; CA 2124328 A1 19930610; DE 69208890 D1 19960411; EP 0614417 A1 19940914; EP 0614417 B1 19960306; GB 9125466 D0 19920129; JP H07501281 A 19950209

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9202180 W 19921125; CA 2124328 A 19921125; DE 69208890 T 19921125; EP 92923915 A 19921125; GB 9125466 A 19911129; JP 50993393 A 19921125