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Circuit for adapting 4-color image signals to an 8-color digital printing apparatus

Patent 5960161 Issued on September 28, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject March 28, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 827590 filed on 03/28/1997

US Classes:

358/1.9, Attribute control346/45, PLURAL-FUNCTION RECORDER, DISTINGUISHABLE RECORDINGS346/46, Records distinguishable by color346/140.1, With ink supply to marker347/96, Reactive347/98, Colorless347/100Ink

Examiners

Primary: Coles, Edward L.
Assistant: Lamb, Twyler

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

B41B 015/00
G01D 015/16
G01D 011/00
B41J 002/17

Abstract

In an ink-jet printing apparatus, an arrangement of logic gates disposed between a source of rasterized image signals and printing hardware allows real-time conversion of CMYK image signals for application to an ink-jet printhead which is capable of CMY, RGB, and process and pure black outputs.

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