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US 7,252,448 B2Granted
Platen
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsAngela Krauskopf, Robert M. Yraceburu, Steve O. Rasmussen
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Abstract
Embodiments of a platen are shown and described.
Claims12
A method, comprising:
- positioning a medium on a drum platen, the drum platen having an undulating surface and rotatable about an axis;
- first ejecting fluid onto the medium;
- rotating the drum at least 360 degrees after the first ejecting;
- second ejecting a fluid onto the medium after the rotating;
- permitting the medium to expand in a direction radial to the axis after the first ejecting and before the second ejecting.
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A method comprising:
- positioning a medium on a platen, the platen having an undulating surface including peaks and valleys;
- depositing first ink at a portion of the medium;
- rotating the platen at least 360 degrees after the depositing the first ink;
- expanding the portion of the medium into at least one of the valleys after the rotating;
- depositing additional ink at the portion of the medium after the expanding;
- maintaining the medium at the platen using a hold down system during the depositing the first ink and the depositing the additional ink.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.