US Patent No: 4,977,459

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Ink-jet recording apparatus with mechanism for automatically regulating a recording head

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Abstract

An ink-jet apparatus in which a recorded image is read to provide a image reference signal for comparison with an image recording signal, the resulting comparison being used as a basis for diagnosing an ink injection state of a recording head nozzles in order to determine and implement an ink injection recovery process.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHATOKYO50099

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chiba, Yuji Tokyo, JP 33 574
Ebinuma, Ryuichi Machida, JP 74 1526
Mizusawa, Nobutoshi Yamato, JP 43 984

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA (2)
4,610,202 Ink reservoir 31 1984
4,737,801 Ink supply device and an ink jet recording apparatus having the ink supply device 71 1986
 
NCR CORPORATION (1)
4,328,504 Optical sensing of ink jet printing 51 1980

Patent Citation Ranking

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CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA (27)
5,132,710 Image communicating apparatus having ink jet printer with discharge recovery timing determined by data reception rate 11 1991
5,189,521 Image forming apparatus and method for correction image density non-uniformity by reading a test pattern recorded by the apparatus 44 1991
5,140,429 Ink-jet recording apparatus with mechanism for automatically regulating a recording head 16 1991
5,289,207 Enhanced discharge recovery for ink jet recording apparatus 16 1991
5,861,897 Inkjet recording apparatus with a memory device disposed substantially within boundaries if a recording head unit 73 1992
5,343,231 Image recording apparatus capable of correcting density unevenness 36 1993
5,404,229 Facsimile apparatus with ink ejection recording means recoverable between the transmission of consecutive pages of image data by another facsimile apparatus 14 1993
5,576,744 Recording apparatus and method compensating for varying gap between recording head and recording medium 25 1993
5,428,379 Image forming apparatus 14 1993
5,485,286 Image communication system using ink jet recorder with recovery processing and capping device 6 1993
5,428,380 Dual mode ink ejection for discharge recovery of an inkjet recording apparatus 35 1994
5,565,899 Ink jet apparatus having an ink passage divided into regions by a filter 19 1994
5,459,496 Electronic typewriter 9 1994
5,475,404 Ink jet recording apparatus with controlled recovery operation 34 1994
5,623,289 Facsimile apparatus with ink ejection recording means recoverable prior to transmission of image data by another facsimile apparatus 1 1994
6,082,846 Ink jet recording with recovery operation and associated test printing 2 1994
5,596,353 Image reading apparatus with a function for correcting nonuniformity in recording density 39 1995
5,701,146 Ink head recovery method and apparatus 20 1995
5,736,996 Image reading apparatus with a function for correcting nonuniformity in recording density 27 1995
5,650,804 Method for judging recording state and recording apparatus capable of judging the recording state 13 1995
6,109,724 Ink jet recording apparatus 10 1995
6,536,866 Ink jet recovery system having variable recovery 4 1996
5,724,078 Ink jet apparatus with control of recording head cleaning 3 1996
5,798,773 Recording apparatus and method for correction of discharge failure and density unevenness 40 1997
6,132,023 Ink head recovery method and apparatus for carrying out such method 2 1997
6,652,056 Ink-jet recording apparatus and recording method 9 2000
7,011,386 Printing apparatus and preliminary discharge control method 5 2003
 
GOOGLE INC. (11)
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HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. (6)
5,710,581 Inkjet printhead having intermittent nozzle clearing 4 1994
6,623,095 Print-quality control method and system 4 1996
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6,938,971 Method of servicing a pen when mounted in a printing device 5 2001
6,547,365 Printhead end of life detection system 3 2001
 
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION (5)
5,153,614 Apparatus for declogging an ink jet recording apparatus 9 1990
5,296,876 Apparatus for declogging an ink jet recording apparatus 8 1992
5,379,061 Apparatus for declogging an ink jet recording apparatus 19 1993
6,494,560 Ink jet printer and printing system using the same 12 1999
8,403,451 Cleaning apparatus and printing apparatus 0 2009
 
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY (4)
5,115,250 Wiper for ink-jet printhead 116 1990
5,103,244 Method and apparatus for cleaning ink-jet printheads 125 1990
5,517,217 Apparatus for enhancing ink-flow reliability in a thermal-inkjet pen; method for priming and using such a pen 9 1992
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FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (2)
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SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY LTD (2)
7,969,477 Camera sensing device for capturing and manipulating images 0 2010
8,096,642 Inkjet nozzle with paddle layer arranged between first and second wafers 0 2010
 
XEROX CORPORATION (2)
5,627,571 Drop sensing and recovery system for an ink jet printer 45 1994
7,623,254 Systems and methods for detecting inkjet defects 0 2004
 
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. (1)
7,571,976 Nozzle check pattern and liquid droplet ejection apparatus 0 2006
 
YONEDA, TSUTOMU (1)
6,106,094 Printer apparatus and printed matter inspecting apparatus 32 1997