Global Patent Index - EP 0650836 B1

EP 0650836 B1 20000705 - Temperature control of thermal ink-jet print heads by using synchronous non-nucleating pulses

Title (en)

Temperature control of thermal ink-jet print heads by using synchronous non-nucleating pulses

Title (de)

Temperatursteuerung für thermische Tintenstrahldruckköpfe mittels Nichtnukleirungsimpulssignale

Title (fr)

Réglage de la température pour têtes d'enregistrement thermique à jet d'encre au moyen d'impulsions de non-nucléation synchronisées

Publication

EP 0650836 B1 20000705 (EN)

Application

EP 94116902 A 19941026

Priority

US 14406993 A 19931027

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0650836A2] Method and apparatus for heating a printhead by application of ink firing print pulses or non-nucleating heating pulses to ink firing resistors (38) during selected print firing periods wherein either an ink firing print pulse or a heating pulse, but not both, occurs during a selected print firing period.

IPC 1-7

B41J 2/05

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/05 (2006.01); B41J 2/125 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01); H04N 1/23 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/04528 (2013.01); B41J 2/04563 (2013.01); B41J 2/0458 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0650836 A2 19950503; EP 0650836 A3 19970312; EP 0650836 B1 20000705; DE 69425103 D1 20000810; DE 69425103 T2 20001116; JP 3521976 B2 20040426; JP H07178927 A 19950718

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 94116902 A 19941026; DE 69425103 T 19941026; JP 28432394 A 19941024