IP Library Granted Patent US 6,738,162
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US 6,738,162 · App. 09/457,325

Digital printer for avoiding moire patterns by using a dithering mask and angular rotation between print head and print medium to simulate analog printer halftoning of color images

Inventors: Marco Martens, Ravishankar Rao, Gerhard Robert Thompson, Charles Tresser, Chai Wah Wu
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Granted: May 18, 2004 Filed: Dec 9, 1999
Inventors
Marco Martens
Ravishankar Rao
Gerhard Robert Thompson
Charles Tresser
Chai Wah Wu
Assignee (at issue)
International Business Machines Corporation

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 6,738,162
App. No.
09/457,325
Filed
1999-12-09
Granted
2004-05-18
Kind
B1