A skip stroke wiping method of cleaning an inkjet printhead in an inkjet printing mechanism cleans a printhead that has an orifice plate, and first and second outboard regions located along two opposing sides of the orifice plate. In a bidirectional wiping routine, the ink residue is first wiped...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US5774140?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5774140 - Skip stroke wiping system for inkjet printheads
