WO2003069430A3 - Storage of total ink drop fired count in an imaging device - Google Patents

Storage of total ink drop fired count in an imaging device Download PDF

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WO2003069430A3
WO2003069430A3 PCT/US2003/003214 US0303214W WO03069430A3 WO 2003069430 A3 WO2003069430 A3 WO 2003069430A3 US 0303214 W US0303214 W US 0303214W WO 03069430 A3 WO03069430 A3 WO 03069430A3
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imaging device
count
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ink drop
total ink
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Eric Todd Debusschere
David Nolan Mattingly
Stephen Kelly Cunnagin
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Lexmark Int Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17566—Ink level or ink residue control

Abstract

Discloses is a method of providing a number approximating a total number of ink drops fired by an imaging device (16).The method includes the steps of incrementing a COUNT variable associated with a color of ink if an ink drop of that color is fired by a printhead (24) in the imaging device (16), evaluating the value of the COUNT variable and incrementing a TOTAL INK CONSUMED variable associated with the color, dependent upon the evaluating step.
PCT/US2003/003214 2002-02-11 2003-02-03 Storage of total ink drop fired count in an imaging device WO2003069430A2 (en)

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