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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 07, 2022
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Shuichi Nakano, Shiojiri, JP;

Motonori Chikamoto, Shiojiri, JP;

Jun Sato, Shiojiri, JP;

Toshihito Takagi, Chino, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/045 (2006.01); B41J 2/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/04541 (2013.01); B41J 2/04581 (2013.01); B41J 2/14201 (2013.01); B41J 2002/14491 (2013.01);
Abstract

In a printhead control circuit causing a printhead to execute printing, the printhead performing abnormality detection in response to a first signal inputted to a second terminal in a state in which the potential of a first terminal is a first potential and a second signal inputted to the second terminal in a state in which the potential of the first terminal is a second potential, one of the first and second potentials is higher than the potentials of the first and second signals, and a signal circuit is configured to output the first and second signals. The signal circuit outputs the first signal to the second wire electrically coupled to the second terminal in a state in which the first wire is being supplied with a first voltage signal at the first potential and outputs the second signal to the second wire after outputting the first signal in a state in which the first wire is being supplied with a second voltage signal at the second potential, which is different from the first potential, to cause the printhead to execute the abnormality detection in response to the first signal, the second signal, the first voltage signal, and the second voltage signal.


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