Compensating platen defects based on printhead-to-platen spacing

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PATENT NO 10112383
APP PUB NO 20170361606A1
SERIAL NO

15541392

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In one example, an apparatus is described, which includes a platen locating the print medium, at least one printhead for marking on the print medium, a carriage holding the at least one printhead, a sensor at least partially mounted to the carriage to measure a printhead-to-platen spacing (PPS) along scanning axis during scanning, and an integrated circuit including a dynamic compensation module and a PPS analysis module to delay firing of printing fluid drops from the at least one printhead to compensate platen defects based on the measured PPS.

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  • HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barnel, Frederic Sant Cugat del Valles, ES 4 2
Toussaint, David Barcelona, ES 20 60

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