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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yasuhiro Takeuchi, Nagano, JP;
Toru Takahashi, Nagano, JP;
Tsuneo Kasai, Nagano, JP;
Akira Akazawa, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/393 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01); B41J 2/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/393 (2013.01); B41J 2/0459 (2013.01); B41J 2/04558 (2013.01); B41J 2/04581 (2013.01); B41J 2/2142 (2013.01); B41J 2/2146 (2013.01); B41J 11/002 (2013.01); B41J 2029/3935 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for setting a voltage applied to a head in an ink jet printer including the head that discharges ink according to an applied voltage includes a step of forming a test pattern on a medium by the ink discharged from the head, a step of measuring a film thickness of the test pattern, and a step of setting a voltage to be applied to the head based on the measured film thickness.