Title:
DIGITAL PRESS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001063551
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A control device manages an electronically actuated device for the purpose of ejecting liquids onto a substrate in a controlled manner (i.e. a print head). This device will be used in parallel with other similar control devices also controlling print heads. The operation of more than one of these devices in parallel will constitute a single printer control system. This printer control system will normally be managed by an external computer system to cause individual print heads controlled by the print head controllers and operating under the direction of the external computer system to digitally place fluids onto appropriate substrates and at high speed. Each print element is responsible for printing a swathe of print representing a strip through the original image. This swathe is aligned very precisely such that each adjacent strip aligns precisely with its neighbors. This device employs means that allow for strips to overlap thus allowing the strips of output to be digitally stitched together in order to avoid visually unattractive artifacts.
Inventors:
SNAPE TIMOTHY (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/006205
Publication Date:
March 28, 2002
Filing Date:
February 26, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
WINSLOW INC (US)
SNAPE TIMOTHY (GB)
SNAPE TIMOTHY (GB)
International Classes:
G06K15/10; (IPC1-7): G06K15/00; B41J3/54
Foreign References:
| US5833375A | 1998-11-10 | |||
| EP0622757A2 | 1994-11-02 | |||
| US5119108A | 1992-06-02 | |||
| EP0914950A2 | 1999-05-12 |
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