Data collection
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11052691B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-06

    申请号:US16958849

    申请日:2018-01-08

    IPC分类号: B41J2/045 B41J29/393 B41J2/21

    摘要: Examples of the present disclosure relate to a calibration method for a printing system. The method comprises printing a diagnostic pattern representative of decap time. The diagnostic pattern comprises the firing of nozzles after an exposure to ambient air during a first predetermined time period to produce a first pattern element and the firing of nozzles after an exposure to ambient air during a second predetermined time period to produce a second pattern element. The method includes scanning the resulting diagnostic pattern with a sensor to collect decap data in a digital form, digitally analyzing the decap data, the digital analysis comprising identifying a quantitative difference between the first and second pattern elements, and modifying a servicing process of the printing system if the quantitative difference passes a predetermined threshold.

    PRINTHEAD NOZZLE USAGE
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220126571A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-28

    申请号:US17419345

    申请日:2019-07-15

    IPC分类号: B41J2/045 B41J2/21

    摘要: In an example, a printing apparatus includes a controller, wherein the controller may be to compare a historic usage of a first printhead nozzle with a historic usage of a second printhead nozzle which is located on a same printhead as the first nozzle. The controller may be to determine that the historic usage of the first nozzle is higher than the historic usage of the second nozzle, and in response identify a currently operational third printhead nozzle, for which the second nozzle is able to compensate; and turn off the third nozzle, and operate the second nozzle at a higher firing frequency to compensate for the third nozzle.

    Printhead nozzle usage
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11745502B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-05

    申请号:US17419345

    申请日:2019-07-15

    IPC分类号: B41J2/045 B41J2/21

    摘要: In an example, a printing apparatus includes a controller, wherein the controller may be to compare a historic usage of a first printhead nozzle with a historic usage of a second printhead nozzle which is located on a same printhead as the first nozzle. The controller may be to determine that the historic usage of the first nozzle is higher than the historic usage of the second nozzle, and in response identify a currently operational third printhead nozzle, for which the second nozzle is able to compensate; and turn off the third nozzle, and operate the second nozzle at a higher firing frequency to compensate for the third nozzle.

    PRINTERS AND CONTROLLERS
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220088922A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-24

    申请号:US17419408

    申请日:2019-06-07

    IPC分类号: B41J2/045

    摘要: Example implementations relate to a method to manage printhead operational life; the method comprising firing at least one nozzle of a printhead according to an associated firing parameter to produce a respective drop of print liquid, measuring a parameter associated with the drop of print liquid, and adjusting the firing parameter in response to the measuring to reduce the measured parameter associated with the drop of print liquid on a subsequent firing while maintaining the firing parameter at or above a predetermined parameter limit to maintain print image quality.