The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2010
Applicants:
Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Yokohama, JP;
Hidehiko Kanda, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Yokohama, JP;
Hidehiko Kanda, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/393 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01); B41J 29/38 (2006.01); B41J 2/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/38 (2013.01); B41J 2/2142 (2013.01); B41J 2029/3935 (2013.01); B41J 2/04558 (2013.01); B41J 2/0451 (2013.01); B41J 29/393 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pattern forming method that includes forming a pattern for detecting defective discharges of a plurality of ink discharging nozzles and recording a first dot pattern with the plurality of ink discharging nozzles. The pattern forming method also includes recording a second dot pattern to be adjacent to at least one side of the first dot pattern in the predetermined direction.