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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2017
Applicants:
Yoshitaka Akiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinari Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Honriku JO, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/393 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01); B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01); G01N 21/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/393 (2013.01); B41J 2/01 (2013.01); B41J 2/16579 (2013.01); B41J 2/16585 (2013.01); B41J 2/2114 (2013.01); G01N 21/84 (2013.01); B41J 2029/3935 (2013.01);
Abstract
An inspection apparatus includes a liquid discharge head and a first light source. The liquid discharge head is configured to discharge a transparent liquid onto a discharged object. The first light source is configured to irradiate a pattern formed by the transparent liquid discharged onto the discharged object with light having a single peak wavelength to cause a difference between brightness and darkness.