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EP 3 723 987 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 21.10.2020 Bulletin 2020/43 (21) Application number: 18807663.2 (22) Date of filing: 30.11.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B41J 2/045(2006.01) B41J 2/14(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2018/083175 (87) International publication number: WO 2019/115257 (20.06.2019 Gazette 2019/25)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 15.12.2017 EP 17207753 (71) Applicant: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V. 5914 CA Venlo (NL)	(72) Inventors: KLEIN KOERKAMP, Koen Joan 5914 CA Venlo (NL) HEIJNEN, Roel M.P. 5914 CA Venlo (NL) VAN MIL, Marcellus T. 5914 CA Venlo (NL) GOLLATZ, Johannes A.T. 5914 CA Venlo (NL) (74) Representative: Canon Production Printing IP Department  P.O. Box 101 St. Urbanusweg 43 5914 CA Venlo 5914 CA Venlo (NL)