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Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026

Filed:

May. 29, 2024
Applicants:

Osamu Kawazoe, Kanagawa, JP;

Dan Ozasa, Kanagawa, JP;

Yohhei Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;

Kohei Shimbo, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Osamu Kawazoe, Kanagawa, JP;

Dan Ozasa, Kanagawa, JP;

Yohhei Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;

Kohei Shimbo, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/60 (2006.01); G01J 3/50 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/6044 (2013.01); G01J 3/502 (2013.01); H04N 1/00045 (2013.01); H04N 1/00063 (2013.01); H04N 1/00068 (2013.01);
Abstract

A colorimeter includes a reference plate having a reference reading surface having multiple heights; a reader to read color information on a recording medium having a thickness; and read a white reference from the reference reading surface having one of the multiple heights corresponding to the thickness of the recording medium; and circuitry configured to perform calculation on the color information on the recording medium read by the reader using the white reference read from the reference reading surface by the reader.


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Kawazoe, Osamu. (2026). Colorimeter having a reference plate with multiple heights corresponding to recording medium thickness and image forming apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 12786341). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12786341

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