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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. 18, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akihiko Hamamoto, Irvine, CA (US);
Peter L. Cheng, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Takao Aichi, Irvine, CA (US);
Kazuyuki Masumoto, Irvine, CA (US);
Akitoshi Yamada, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03H 1/500 ; B65H 5/34 ; B65H 2/966 ; B65H 5/968 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03H 1/500 ; B65H 5/34 ; B65H 2/966 ; B65H 5/968 ;
Abstract
A printer in which the speed at which the recording medium is loaded into the printer prior to printing, at which the recording medium is moved through the printer during printing, and at which the recording medium is ejected from the printer after printing, are automatically selected based upon existing print modes and printing-related conditions, and which provides for concurrent pre-printing processes and tasks to occur during the loading of the recording medium.