Patents
US 12611879 B2: Cross-track stitching error correction
- Granted
- 2026-04-28
- Filed
- 2023-12-20 application 18390140
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Cross-track stitch errors in an inkjet printer are reduced by printing test patterns for a plurality of stitch gaps. A first test pattern portion to be printed with a first jetting module includes a uniform region on a left side of a stitching boundary having a predefined boundary pattern, and a first reference feature within the first uniform density region spaced apart from and parallel to the stitching boundary. A second test pattern portion to be printed with a second jetting module includes a uniform region on a right side of the stitching boundary, and a second reference feature within the second uniform density region spaced apart from and parallel to the stitching boundary. Wherein the first and second test pattern portions are spaced apart by the predefined stitch gap. The printed test pattern is analyzed to determine an aim stitch gap that minimizes a visibility of the stitch boundary.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 (ipgb20260428.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2,417 patents | US company or organization | Rochester, NY | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state EASTMAN KODAK CO SEC filer FUZZY low confidence: same name (legal endings aside), one of each nationally | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney G. Mader | Springfield, OH | 6 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 | |
| John E. Ludwicki | The Villages, FL | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B41J | Typewriters; selective printing mechanisms, i.e. mechanisms printing otherwise than from a forme; correction of typographical errors | B41J29/393 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-24 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2024-03-14 EASTMAN KODAK INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL COMPANY, INC. signed 2024-03-14 FAR EAST DEVELOPMENT LTD. signed 2024-03-14 KODAK (NEAR EAST), INC. signed 2024-03-14 KODAK AMERICAS, LTD. signed 2024-03-14 KODAK PHILIPPINES, LTD. signed 2024-03-14 GRAPHIC SYSTEMS SERVICES, INC. signed 2024-03-14 KODAK REALTY, INC. signed 2024-03-14 KODAK PE TECH, LLC signed 2024-03-14 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT BOSTON, MA | 67203/989 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-03-26 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the assignee name previously recorded at reel: 66213 frame: 51. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment. | MADER, RODNEY G. signed 2024-01-21 LUDWICKI, JOHN E. signed 2024-01-11 | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER, NY | 66908/687 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-01-25 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MADER, RODNEY G. signed 2024-01-21 LUDWICKI, JOHN E. signed 2024-01-11 | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER, NY | 66241/616 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-01-23 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MADER, RODNEY G. signed 2024-01-21 LUDWICKI, JOHN E. signed 2024-01-11 | COMPANY, EASTMAN K, COMP ROCHESTER, NY | 66213/51 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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