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Patent No.:

US 9688066 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 06, 2016
Applicant:

Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Jun Yamanobe, Kanagawa, JP;

Tadashi Kyoso, Kanagawa, JP;

Katsuto Sumi, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/393 (2006.01); B41J 2/045 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01); B41J 25/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/0451 (2013.01); B41J 2/01 (2013.01); B41J 2/04558 (2013.01); B41J 2/2142 (2013.01); B41J 2/2146 (2013.01); B41J 2025/008 (2013.01); B41J 2029/3935 (2013.01);
Abstract

A plurality of recording elements included in a printed head are grouped into a plurality of groups, a test order is set in units of groups, and a test of the recording elements is periodically performed in units of groups in the set test order. In a case where an abnormality is detected in the recording element as a result of the test, the recording element in which an abnormality is detected is recognized as a retest target, an order of tests is changed through interruption, and a retest of a group including the recording element recognized as a retest target is performed. In a case where an abnormality is detected again in the recording element that is a retest target as a result of the retest, the recording element that is a retest target is recognized as an abnormal recording element.


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Yamanobe, Jun. (2017). Method of testing print head, printing method, device for testing print head, and printer (U.S. Patent No. 9688066). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9688066

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