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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. 05, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Ishinaga, Tokyo, JP;
Sadayuki Sugama, Tsukuba, JP;
Toshio Kashino, Chigasaki, JP;
Takeshi Okazaki, Sagamihara, JP;
Aya Yoshihira, Yokohama, JP;
Kiyomitsu Kudo, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshie Asakawa, Hotaka-machi, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/05 ; B41J 2/14 ; B41J 2/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/05 ; B41J 2/14 ; B41J 2/16 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed a liquid discharging method and apparatus in which a bubble is formed and grown in the liquid communicated with atmosphere at an area of a discharge opening, and in which a movable member having a free end which guides the bubble toward the discharge opening while regulating growth of the bubble.