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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:
Aug. 23, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Hirokazu Yamada, Kobe, JP;
Inventor:
Hirokazu Yamada, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F015/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for performing image formation in overlapping relation on a single sheet by using a plurality of print heads arranged in a row, wherein the apparatus has a first correction portion for correcting image data on one line basis in a sub-scanning direction based on the amount of relative inclination between the print heads; and a second correction portion for correcting the image data corrected by the first correction portion on a unit basis smaller than one line.