Patent ID: 6065822
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An ink-jet printhead comprising a plurality of ink-delivery nozzles, a supply of ink coupled to said nozzles for supplying ink to said nozzles, a platen associated with said nozzles, a controller coupled to said nozzles for selectively actuating each of said nozzles to deliver ink therefrom, and a moving mechanism connected to said nozzles for translating said nozzles with respect to said platen, wherein a first one of said nozzles is adapted to produce a predetermined density spot when activated, a second one of said nozzles adjacent to said first nozzle is adapted to produce a spot of approximately twice said predetermined density when activated, a third one of said nozzles adjacent to said second nozzle is adapted to produce a spot of approximately four times said predetermined density when activated, and so on for all of said plurality of nozzles.