B41J 2/5056
Using dot arrays providing selective dot disposition modes
Official title: {using dot arrays providing selective dot disposition modes, e.g. different dot densities for high speed and high-quality printing, array line selections for multi-pass printing, or dot shifts for character inclination (B41J2/2132 takes precedence)}
B41J2/5056 (Using dot arrays providing selective dot disposition modes) appears on 315 US grants and 110 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for improved printing22 Sep 2026US 12,741,476 B2
- Large area laser printing system and method17 Feb 2026US 12,552,179 B2Reophotonics, Ltd.
- Inkjet printer system17 Feb 2026US 12,552,188 B2Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
- Build material splash control19 Sep 2023US 11,759,997 B2Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P.
- Printed matter creating device performing adjustment of ON dots in connecting part of first print and second print8 Aug 2023US 11,718,104 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Printer for identifying a type of thermal printhead (tph) and a method thereof25 Dec 2025US 2025/0388027 A1Hand Held Products, Inc.
- Printer, method, and storage medium2 Oct 2025US 2025/0303747 A1Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium22 May 2025US 2025/0162327 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Printing apparatus and printing method5 Dec 2024US 2024/0399763 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Inspection apparatus, control method for inspection apparatus, inspection system, control method for inspection system and storage medium30 May 2024US 2024/0179247 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-resolution roofshooter printheads102US 5,208,605 AXerox Corporation · 1993
- Arrangement for recording characters using mosaic recording mechanisms90US 4,044,879 ASiemens Aktiengesellschaft · 1977
- Ink jet printer having interlaced print scheme89US 4,198,642 AThe Mead Corporation · 1980
- Automatic print cartridge alignment sensor system78US 5,289,208 AHewlett-Packard Company · 1994
- Print-controlling method and print-controlling device for printer72US 6,857,716 B1Seiko Epson Corporation · 2005