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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2006
Applicant:
Yuji Iwata, Suwa, JP;
Inventor:
Yuji Iwata, Suwa, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/38 (2006.01); B41J 25/308 (2006.01); B41J 2/015 (2006.01); B41J 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for forming a mark includes ejecting a droplet of a liquid containing a mark forming material onto a surface of an object; radiating a laser beam from a radiation port to a predetermined radiation target position; moving at least one of the object and the radiation port relative to the other in such a manner that the laser beam radiated from the radiation port is radiated onto the droplet on the surface, wherein the droplet forms a mark on the surface by being irradiated with the laser beam; and pivoting the radiation port about the radiation target position as a pivot axis so as to set a radiation angle of the laser beam.