H04N 1/4055
Producing a clustered dots or a size modulated halftone pattern
Official title: {producing a clustered dots or a size modulated halftone pattern}
H04N1/4055 (Producing a clustered dots or a size modulated halftone pattern) appears on 1,275 US grants and 603 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 1,275
- Published applications
- 603
- Assignees
- 259
- Inventors
- 1,585
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Determination method and recovery method15 Sep 2026US 12,736,898 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Halftone screen tiles9 Dec 2025US 12,495,118 B2Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P.
- Image forming apparatus to perform reading operation in image size of image greater than size of sheet on which predetermined pattern is formed, control method thereof, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium24 Dec 2024US 12,177,397 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Method of generating a secure image24 Sep 2024US 12,101,450 B2Assa Abloy AB
- Ink deposition uniformity compensation mechanism25 Jun 2024US 12,017,462 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Method of generating dot data and printing apparatus2 Apr 2026US 2026/0095538 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Printing device, printing method, and image processing device2 Oct 2025US 2025/0310463 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Determination method and recovery method21 Aug 2025US 2025/0264827 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Method for imaging a mask layer with two imaging settings and associated imaging system26 Jun 2025US 2025/0208514 A1Xsys Prepress NV
- Method for color correcting a digital print29 Aug 2024US 2024/0291930 A1Akzenta Paneele + Profile GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Halftone correction systems163US 5,854,882 AUniversity of Rochester · 1998
- Scanning apparatus for halftone image screen writing145US 4,965,599 AEastman Kodak Company · 1990
- Apparatus and methods for digital halftoning127US 5,166,809 ASeeColor Corporation · 1992
- Method and apparatus for gray level signal processing120US 4,547,811 ANippon Telegraph & Telephone Public Corporation · 1985
- System for reproducing mixed images120US 4,668,995 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1987