Abstract: A wide area printer is capable of printing large images on non-typical surfaces such as pavement, grass, or soil. The printer is a wheeled device that is capable of multiple configurations including a plurality of drop nozzle arrays and a plurality of spray nozzle arrays. Each nozzle is independently addressable. Alternately, a group of nozzles may be addressed simultaneously. Each array of nozzles contains a carrier and a colorant. The colorant may be pre-mixed in the carrier, or may be mixed in-situ.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 14, 2016
Publication date:
August 18, 2016
Applicant:
Tungsten IP
Inventors:
Ronald Trissel, John R. Creasy, JR., David Charles Weatherly, Frank Edward Anderson, Agnes K. Zimmer, Curtis Ray Droege