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US 8,075,099 B2Granted
Printer with controller for generating combined print data and clock signal
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorsJohn Robert Sheahan, Mark Jackson Pulver, Brian Christopher Morahan, Alireza Moini, Timothy Peter Gillespie, Michael John Webb, Kia Silverbrook
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Abstract
An inkjet printer that has a printhead IC an array of nozzles for ejecting drops of printing fluid onto a media substrate and drive circuitry for driving the array of nozzles and, a print engine controller (PEC) for sending print data to the printhead IC. The drive circuitry is configured to extract a clock signal from the data transmission from the PEC.
Claims20
An inkjet printer comprising:
- a printhead IC having:
- an array of nozzles for ejecting drops of printing fluid onto a media substrate;
- and,
- drive circuitry for driving the array of nozzles;
- and,
- a print engine controller (PEC) for sending print data to the printhead IC;
- wherein,
- the drive circuitry is configured to extract a clock signal from the data transmission from the PEC.
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