Patents by Inventor Marc Serra Vall
Marc Serra Vall has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11535029Abstract: An example of a printing system is disclosed. The example disclosed herein comprises a plurality of nozzles and a controller. The plurality of nozzles is to eject a printing agent on a substrate to print a print job. The controller is to receive the print job comprising an outline and a fill area to be printed. The controller is also to define a first subset of the plurality of nozzles as a first printing mode to print the outline. The controller is further to define a second subset of the plurality of nozzles as a second printing mode to print the fill area, wherein the second subset comprises more nozzles than the first subset. The controller is further to print the print job based on the first printing mode and the second printing mode.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2018Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Marc Serra Vall, M. Isabel Borrell Bayona
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Publication number: 20210008877Abstract: An example of a printing system is disclosed. The example disclosed herein comprises a plurality of nozzles and a controller. The plurality of nozzles is to eject a printing agent on a substrate to print a print job. The controller is to receive the print job comprising an outline and a fill area to be printed. The controller is also to define a first subset of the plurality of nozzles as a first printing mode to print the outline. The controller is further to define a second subset of the plurality of nozzles as a second printing mode to print the fill area, wherein the second subset comprises more nozzles than the first subset. The controller is further to print the print job based on the first printing mode and the second printing mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2018Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Marc Serra Vall, M. Isabel Borrell Bayona
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Patent number: 9873245Abstract: Operations of printing systems are disclosed. According to examples, a deposition sequence for depositing printing fluids onto a substrate location is dynamically controlled. Sub-groups of nozzles in nozzle arrays are selected according to the deposition sequence.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jacint Humet, Eduardo Amela, Jaime Fernandez, Marc Serra Vall
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Publication number: 20170008276Abstract: Operations of printing systems are disclosed. According to examples, a deposition sequence for depositing printing fluids onto a substrate location is dynamically controlled. Sub-groups of nozzles in nozzle arrays are selected according to the deposition sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: Jacint Humet, Eduardo Amela, Jaime Fernandez, Marc Serra Vall
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Patent number: 9469125Abstract: Operations of printing systems are disclosed. According to examples, a deposition sequence for depositing printing fluids onto a substrate location is dynamically controlled. Sub-groups of nozzles in nozzle arrays are selected according to the deposition sequence.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2012Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Jacint Humet, Jaime Fernandez, Marc Serra Vall, Eduardo Amela
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Patent number: 9004642Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling a printing device are described. In examples, a printing device has a first printhead interface, a first printhead for use in applying a treatment fluid to a print medium and a second printhead interface, a second printhead for use in applying ink to the print medium. The first and second printhead interfaces are consecutively aligned along a common axis and each printhead has a plurality of nozzles that extend in a direction of relative movement of the print medium in relation to said printheads. An example apparatus then has a controller arranged to, when the printheads are installed, configure activation of nozzles of at least one of the first and second printheads in the direction of relative movement to spatially offset useable nozzles of the first printhead with respect to useable nozzles of the second printhead in said direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2013Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jaime Fernandez Del Rio, Jacint Humet Pous, Eduardo Amela Conesa, Marc Serra Vall
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Patent number: 8985735Abstract: The present disclosure is related to deposition of print treatments. In an example, treatment is to be deposited on substrate dot locations to receive ink according to selected treatment-to-ink regimes. The selected treatment-to-ink regimes include a variable treatment-to-ink regime and a constant treatment-to-ink regime. The variable treatment-to-ink regime is for depositing a variable amount of treatment dependent on the amount of ink to be deposited in a substrate dot location when the ink amount in the substrate dot location is below a threshold. The constant treatment-to-ink regime is for depositing a selected constant amount of treatment in a substrate dot location and an area surrounding the substrate dot location when the ink amount in the substrate dot location is above the threshold. Other examples are illustrated herein.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jaime Fernandez del Rio, Eduardo Amela Conesa, Jacint Humet Pous, Marc Serra Vall
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Patent number: 8922838Abstract: Application of treatments for treating a colorant for printing an image is described herein. In an example, an amount of a treatment to be applied on a substrate portion is determined considering color calibration of a printing system for specific conditions of printing the image. The treatment is for treating the amount of colorant on the substrate portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jaime Fernandez del Rio, Jacint Humet Pous, Eduardo Amela Conesa, Marc Serra Vall
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Patent number: 8899712Abstract: A method performed by a printing system is described herein. A request is provided to a user to enter data related to print quality of a mark or marks printed on a portion of a background region. The background region includes an area or areas treated with a fixer fluid applied by a printhead. A user input is received associated to the request. A misalignment of the printhead is estimated in accordance with the user input. A printing system and a tangible machine readable storage medium are also described herein.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2011Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Marc Serra Vall, Maria Elizabeth Zapata, Eduardo Amela Conesa, Jacint Humet Pous, Jaime Fernández del Rio
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Publication number: 20140292843Abstract: The present disclosure is related to deposition of print treatments. In an example, treatment is to be deposited on substrate dot locations to receive ink according to selected treatment-to-ink regimes. The selected treatment-to-ink regimes include a variable treatment-to-ink regime and a constant treatment-to-ink regime. The variable treatment-to-ink regime is for depositing a variable amount of treatment dependent on the amount of ink to be deposited in a substrate dot location when the ink amount in the substrate dot location is below a threshold. The constant treatment-to-ink regime is for depositing a selected constant amount of treatment in a substrate dot location and an area surrounding the substrate dot location when the ink amount in the substrate dot location is above the threshold. Other examples are illustrated herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2013Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jaime Fernandez del Rio, Eduardo Amela Conesa, Jacint Humet Pous, Marc Serra Vall
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Publication number: 20140232783Abstract: A printing method is described herein. A fixer fluid is applied to a print area. The areal density of fixer fluid in a boundary region of the print area is different than the areal density of fixer fluid in an interior region of the print area. The print area corresponds to an image portion to be printed with a uniform color.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2011Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Jaime Fernandez del Rio, Eduardo Amela Conesa, Marc Serra Vall, Jacint Humet Pous
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Publication number: 20140210887Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling a printing device are described. In examples, a printing device has a first printhead interface, a first printhead for use in applying a treatment fluid to a print medium and a second printhead interface, a second printhead for use in applying ink to the print medium. The first and second printhead interfaces are consecutively aligned along a common axis and each printhead has a plurality of nozzles that extend in a direction of relative movement of the print medium in relation to said printheads. An example apparatus then has a controller arranged to, when the printheads are installed, configure activation of nozzles of at least one of the first and second printheads in the direction of relative movement to spatially offset useable nozzles of the first printhead with respect to useable nozzles of the second printhead in said direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jaime Fernandez del Rio, Jacint Humet Pous, Eduardo Amela Conesa, Marc Serra Vall
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Patent number: 8789907Abstract: According to one example, a printer includes an inkjet printhead, and the printhead comprises nozzles through which printing fluid is ejectable during a pass of the printhead across a print zone. Processing printhead control data includes obtaining printhead control data describing pixel locations in an image to be printed on a media, and allocating, for a swath of the image, each of the pixel locations to a printhead nozzle and to a print pass of a set of print passes in accordance with a print mask. The print mask defines sections associated different groups of the nozzles.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2012Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Marc Serra Vall, Eduardo Amela Conesa, Jaime Fernandez Del Rio, Jacint Humet Pous
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Publication number: 20140152727Abstract: According to one example, a printer includes an inkjet printhead, and the printhead comprises nozzles through which printing fluid is ejectable during a pass of the printhead across a print zone. Processing printhead control data includes obtaining printhead control data describing pixel locations in an image to be printed on a media, and allocating, for a swath of the image, each of the pixel locations to a printhead nozzle and to a print pass of a set of print passes in accordance with a print mask. The print mask defines sections associated different groups of the nozzles.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Marc Serra VALL, Eduardo Amela Conesa, Jaime Fernandez Del Rio, Jacint Humet Pous
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Patent number: 8727476Abstract: According to one example, there is provided a method of calibrating a printing system. The printing system is configured to supply print media and calibration media to a print zone. The method comprises controlling the printing system to position calibration media in the print zone, printing a predetermined set of color patches on the calibration media, measuring color characteristics of the printed set of color patches, and comparing the measured color characteristics with a set of reference color characteristics. The method further comprises calibrating the printing system based on the compared characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2012Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jacint Humet Pous, Marc Serra Vall, Jesús García Maza, Eduardo Amela Conesa, Jaime Fernandez del Rio
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Publication number: 20140071465Abstract: Application of treatments for treating a colorant for printing an image is described herein. In an example, an amount of a treatment to be applied on a substrate portion is determined considering color calibration of a printing system for specific conditions of printing the image. The treatment is for treating the amount of colorant on the substrate portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2012Publication date: March 13, 2014Inventors: Jaime FERNANDEZ DEL RIO, Jacint Humet Pous, Eduardo Amela Conesa, Marc Serra Vall
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Publication number: 20130321514Abstract: According to one example, there is provided a method of calibrating a printing system. The printing system is configured to supply print media and calibration media to a print zone. The method comprises controlling the printing system to position calibration media in the print zone, printing a predetermined set of color patches on the calibration media, measuring color characteristics of the printed set of color patches, and comparing the measured color characteristics with a set of reference color characteristics. The method further comprises calibrating the printing system based on the compared characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Inventors: Jacint Humet Pous, Marc Serra Vall, Jesús García Maza, Eduardo Amela Conesa, Jaime Fernandez del Rio
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Patent number: 8430471Abstract: A method for automated alignment adjustment of a printing head includes determining a current drop velocity for the printing head based on a cumulative amount of ink that was dispensed by the printing head. An alignment adjustment on the printing head is performed to compensate for a change in the drop velocity based on the current drop velocity. A computer readable medium containing executable instructions and a system are also described.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2011Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Ana Maria Cardells Tormo, Angel Martinez Barambio, Marc Serra Vall
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Publication number: 20130050322Abstract: A method performed by a printing system is described herein. A request is provided to a user to enter data related to print quality of a mark or marks printed on a portion of a background region. The background region includes an area or areas treated with a fixer fluid applied by a printhead. A user input is received associated to the request. A misalignment of the printhead is estimated in accordance with the user input. A printing system and a tangible machine readable storage medium are also described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Inventors: Marc Serra Vall, Maria Elizabeth Zapata, Eduardo Amela Conesa, Jacint Humet Pous, Jaime Fernández del Rio
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Publication number: 20130016147Abstract: A method for automated alignment adjustment of a printing head includes determining a current drop velocity for the printing head based on a cumulative amount of ink that was dispensed by the printing head. An alignment adjustment on the printing head is performed to compensate for a change in the drop velocity based on the current drop velocity. A computer readable medium containing executable instructions and a system are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2011Publication date: January 17, 2013Inventors: Ana Maria CARDELLS TORMO, Angel Martinez Barambio, Marc Serra Vall