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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Haruhiko Moriguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Nobuhiko Takekoshi, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ; B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347 10 ; 347211 ; 347191 ; 347 11 ;
Abstract
A recording head using thermal energy includes a plurality of heat generating elements for producing thermal energy; a waveform storing circuit for storing waveform data for a driving signal or signals applied to one or more predetermined number of heat generating elements; and a driving signal applying device for applying to each of the predetermined number of heat generating elements the driving signal or signals on the basis of the waveform data stored in said storing circuit, in accordance with a record image signal or signals.