Patent ID: 9527275
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A liquid application system comprising: at least one print head that includes: a first liquid ejector to deposit a pigmented liquid on a surface; a second liquid ejector to deposit a liquid on the surface; and at least one image acquisition device; a plurality of actuateable elements operably coupled to the at least one print head; and a print head controller communicably coupled to the first liquid ejector, the second liquid ejector, the plurality of actuateable elements, and the at least one image acquisition device, the print head controller to: align the first liquid ejector with an encoder pattern on a first portion of the surface, the alignment based at least in part on image data received from the at least one image acquisition device; cause the first liquid ejector to selectively deposit the pigmented liquid as a graphic swathe across at least a portion of the encoder pattern on the first portion of the surface; and cause the second liquid ejector to selectively deposit the liquid as the encoder pattern on a second portion of the surface.