The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2023
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shuji Yonekubo, Matsumoto, JP;
Takuya Sonoyama, Fujimi-machi, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing system includes a pretreatment unit that applies a pretreatment liquid to a fabric, a printing unit that ejects a printing liquid to the fabric to which the pretreatment liquid was applied, a storage unit that stores a data table indicating a correspondence relationship between a time elapsed from manufacture of the pretreatment liquid and a rubbing fastness of the fabric on which the pretreatment liquid was used, and a control unit. The control unit includes an acquisition unit that acquires freshness information regarding freshness of the pretreatment liquid to be applied by the pretreatment unit and use date information indicating a time to use the pretreatment liquid, and an estimation unit that outputs, based on the freshness information, the use date information, and the data table, an estimation level of the rubbing fastness to be obtained by using the pretreatment liquid at the time indicated by the use date information.