Patent ID: 7431419

Claim:
A method for free spraying of nozzles of a stationary inkjet printhead, with print media being directed past the stationary printhead, said method comprising the steps of: with regard to a current information-conveying print image to be printed on at least one of said print media using nozzles of said inkjet printhead, identifying at least nozzles that are not participating in the printing of said current information-conveying print image; and free spraying at least some of said nozzles that are not participating in the printing of said current information-conveying print image onto one of said print media on which said current information-conveying print image is being printed, in a mode that is irrelevant for evaluation of said information-conveying print image, with said one of said print media, while said one of said print media is in a print position relative to said stationary inkjet printhead for printing said information-conveying print image.