EP0674993A3 - System, control circuit and method for electronic correction of pen misalignment in ink jet printers. - Google Patents
System, control circuit and method for electronic correction of pen misalignment in ink jet printers. Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- EP0674993A3 EP0674993A3 EP95302069A EP95302069A EP0674993A3 EP 0674993 A3 EP0674993 A3 EP 0674993A3 EP 95302069 A EP95302069 A EP 95302069A EP 95302069 A EP95302069 A EP 95302069A EP 0674993 A3 EP0674993 A3 EP 0674993A3
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- control circuit
- ink jet
- jet printers
- electronic correction
- misalignment
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Withdrawn
Links
Classifications
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J25/00—Actions or mechanisms not otherwise provided for
- B41J25/001—Mechanisms for bodily moving print heads or carriages parallel to the paper surface
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
- B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
- B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
- B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
- B41J2/04505—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits aiming at correcting alignment
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
- B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
- B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
- B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
- B41J2/04541—Specific driving circuit
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
- B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
- B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
- B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
- B41J2/04543—Block driving
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
- B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
- B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
- B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
- B41J2/04573—Timing; Delays
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
- B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
- B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
- B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
- B41J2/0458—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits controlling heads based on heating elements forming bubbles
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
- B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
- B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
- B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
- B41J2/04581—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits controlling heads based on piezoelectric elements
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US22134294A | 1994-03-31 | 1994-03-31 | |
US221342 | 1998-12-28 |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
EP0674993A2 EP0674993A2 (en) | 1995-10-04 |
EP0674993A3 true EP0674993A3 (en) | 1997-06-25 |
Family
ID=22827415
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
EP95302069A Withdrawn EP0674993A3 (en) | 1994-03-31 | 1995-03-28 | System, control circuit and method for electronic correction of pen misalignment in ink jet printers. |
Country Status (2)
Country | Link |
---|---|
EP (1) | EP0674993A3 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH07309007A (en) |
Families Citing this family (60)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US5777638A (en) * | 1996-02-22 | 1998-07-07 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Print mode to compensate for microbanding |
DE19755874C1 (en) | 1997-12-04 | 1999-07-15 | Francotyp Postalia Gmbh | Method for tolerance compensation in an ink print head composed of several modules according to the non-interlaced principle |
DE19755873C2 (en) * | 1997-12-04 | 1999-10-14 | Francotyp Postalia Gmbh | Arrangement for tolerance compensation in an ink print head |
US6213580B1 (en) | 1998-02-25 | 2001-04-10 | Xerox Corporation | Apparatus and method for automatically aligning print heads |
US6350004B1 (en) * | 1998-07-29 | 2002-02-26 | Lexmark International, Inc. | Method and system for compensating for skew in an ink jet printer |
WO2000030857A1 (en) | 1998-11-20 | 2000-06-02 | Seiko Epson Corporation | Dot forming timing-adjustable printer |
US6231160B1 (en) | 1999-06-02 | 2001-05-15 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Ink jet printer having apparatus for reducing systematic print quality defects |
US6585339B2 (en) | 2001-01-05 | 2003-07-01 | Hewlett Packard Co | Module manager for wide-array inkjet printhead assembly |
EP1221372B1 (en) | 2001-01-05 | 2005-06-08 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Integrated programmable fire pulse generator for inkjet printhead assembly |
US6726300B2 (en) * | 2002-04-29 | 2004-04-27 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Fire pulses in a fluid ejection device |
US6773086B2 (en) * | 2002-08-02 | 2004-08-10 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Misalignment reduction of staggered fluid ejector assemblies along axis along which assemblies are positioned |
US6942311B2 (en) | 2002-11-26 | 2005-09-13 | Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha | Ink-jet recording apparatus |
US7350888B2 (en) | 2003-12-15 | 2008-04-01 | Lexmark International, Inc. | Composite printhead fire signals |
US7448707B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2008-11-11 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Method of expelling ink from nozzels in groups, starting at outside nozzels of each group |
US7757086B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2010-07-13 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Key transportation |
US8011747B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2011-09-06 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printer controller for controlling a printhead with horizontally grouped firing order |
ATE501857T1 (en) * | 2004-05-27 | 2011-04-15 | Silverbrook Res Pty Ltd | METHOD FOR AT LEAST PARTIALLY COMPENSATING ERRORS IN INK DOT POSITIONING DUE TO INCORRECT ROTATIONAL SHIFT |
US7631190B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2009-12-08 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Use of variant and base keys with two entities |
US7607757B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2009-10-27 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printer controller for supplying dot data to at least one printhead module having faulty nozzle |
US7266661B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2007-09-04 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Method of storing bit-pattern in plural devices |
US7281777B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2007-10-16 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printhead module having a communication input for data and control |
US7188928B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2007-03-13 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printer comprising two uneven printhead modules and at least two printer controllers, one of which sends print data to both of the printhead modules |
US7275805B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2007-10-02 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printhead comprising different printhead modules |
US7314261B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2008-01-01 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printhead module for expelling ink from nozzles in groups, alternately, starting at outside nozzles of each group |
US7390071B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2008-06-24 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printer controller for supplying data to a printhead module having a dropped row |
US7549715B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2009-06-23 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printer controller for causing expulsion of ink from nozzles in groups, starting at outside nozzles of groups |
US7267417B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2007-09-11 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printer controller for supplying data to one or more printheads via serial links |
US7370932B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2008-05-13 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Cartridge having integrated circuit for enabling validation thereof by a mobile device |
US7549718B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2009-06-23 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printhead module having operation controllable on basis of thermal sensors |
US7427117B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2008-09-23 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Method of expelling ink from nozzles in groups, alternately, starting at outside nozzles of each group |
US7866778B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2011-01-11 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printhead module having nozzle redundancy for faulty nozzle tolerance |
US7832842B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2010-11-16 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printer controller for supplying data to a printhead module having interleaved shift registers |
US7252353B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2007-08-07 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printer controller for supplying data to a printhead module having one or more redundant nozzle rows |
US7290852B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2007-11-06 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printhead module having a dropped row |
US7758143B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2010-07-20 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printhead module having nozzle redundancy |
US7517036B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2009-04-14 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printhead module capable of printing a maximum of n channels of print data |
US7484831B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2009-02-03 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printhead module having horizontally grouped firing order |
US7735944B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2010-06-15 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printer comprising two printhead modules and at least two printer controllers |
US7600843B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2009-10-13 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printer controller for controlling a printhead module based on thermal sensing |
US7281330B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2007-10-16 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Method of manufacturing left-handed and right-handed printhead modules |
US7374266B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2008-05-20 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Method for at least partially compensating for errors in ink dot placement due to erroneous rotational displacement |
US7377609B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2008-05-27 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printer controller for at least partially compensating for erroneous rotational displacement |
US7328956B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2008-02-12 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printer comprising a printhead and at least two printer controllers connected to a common input of the printhead |
US7243193B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2007-07-10 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Storage of program code in arbitrary locations in memory |
US7557941B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2009-07-07 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Use of variant and base keys with three or more entities |
US7093989B2 (en) | 2004-05-27 | 2006-08-22 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printer comprising two uneven printhead modules and at least two printer controllers, one which spends print data to the other |
JP5058523B2 (en) * | 2005-06-28 | 2012-10-24 | キヤノン株式会社 | Recording method and recording apparatus |
JP4693528B2 (en) | 2005-07-08 | 2011-06-01 | キヤノン株式会社 | Recording apparatus and recording position control method |
JP4717535B2 (en) | 2005-07-08 | 2011-07-06 | キヤノン株式会社 | Recording apparatus and tilt correction method |
JP5020555B2 (en) * | 2005-07-08 | 2012-09-05 | キヤノン株式会社 | Ink jet recording apparatus and dot pattern recording method thereof |
JP5093999B2 (en) * | 2005-07-08 | 2012-12-12 | キヤノン株式会社 | Recording apparatus and recording position adjusting method |
JP5027999B2 (en) | 2005-07-08 | 2012-09-19 | キヤノン株式会社 | Recording apparatus and control method thereof |
JP2007038649A (en) | 2005-07-08 | 2007-02-15 | Canon Inc | Ink jet recording apparatus and ink jet recording method |
US7862149B2 (en) | 2006-05-26 | 2011-01-04 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Ink jet printing apparatus and printing method |
US7552984B2 (en) | 2006-06-20 | 2009-06-30 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Inkjet recording apparatus and inkjet recording method |
JP5031462B2 (en) | 2007-06-29 | 2012-09-19 | キヤノン株式会社 | Recording device |
JP2009006677A (en) * | 2007-06-29 | 2009-01-15 | Canon Inc | Recording apparatus |
US10052897B2 (en) | 2014-05-28 | 2018-08-21 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Arranging image data segments in printing devices |
CN110650846B (en) | 2017-07-17 | 2021-04-09 | 惠普发展公司,有限责任合伙企业 | Fluidic cartridge and replaceable printhead |
JP7381222B2 (en) * | 2019-05-22 | 2023-11-15 | キヤノン株式会社 | Element substrate, liquid ejection head, and recording device |
Citations (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
JPS526418A (en) * | 1975-07-07 | 1977-01-18 | Toshiba Corp | Dot system printer |
JPS62181156A (en) * | 1986-02-05 | 1987-08-08 | Nec Corp | Printer |
EP0257570A2 (en) * | 1986-08-25 | 1988-03-02 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Method to align print nozzles in an ink jet printer head of an ink jet printer and electronic circuit for carrying out this method |
EP0396982A2 (en) * | 1989-04-28 | 1990-11-14 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Recording device and recording method |
JPH03278960A (en) * | 1990-03-28 | 1991-12-10 | Fuji Xerox Co Ltd | Thermal ink-jet print head |
JPH05220948A (en) * | 1992-02-12 | 1993-08-31 | Ricoh Co Ltd | Serial printer and image forming method thereof |
JPH05294015A (en) * | 1992-04-22 | 1993-11-09 | Fuji Xerox Co Ltd | Ink jet printer |
EP0630750A2 (en) * | 1993-06-22 | 1994-12-28 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Recording apparatus having deviation adjusting mechanism |
-
1995
- 1995-03-28 EP EP95302069A patent/EP0674993A3/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1995-03-29 JP JP7154795A patent/JPH07309007A/en active Pending
Patent Citations (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
JPS526418A (en) * | 1975-07-07 | 1977-01-18 | Toshiba Corp | Dot system printer |
JPS62181156A (en) * | 1986-02-05 | 1987-08-08 | Nec Corp | Printer |
EP0257570A2 (en) * | 1986-08-25 | 1988-03-02 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Method to align print nozzles in an ink jet printer head of an ink jet printer and electronic circuit for carrying out this method |
EP0396982A2 (en) * | 1989-04-28 | 1990-11-14 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Recording device and recording method |
JPH03278960A (en) * | 1990-03-28 | 1991-12-10 | Fuji Xerox Co Ltd | Thermal ink-jet print head |
JPH05220948A (en) * | 1992-02-12 | 1993-08-31 | Ricoh Co Ltd | Serial printer and image forming method thereof |
JPH05294015A (en) * | 1992-04-22 | 1993-11-09 | Fuji Xerox Co Ltd | Ink jet printer |
US5442383A (en) * | 1992-04-22 | 1995-08-15 | Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. | Ink jet printer with a device for determining a printing interval |
EP0630750A2 (en) * | 1993-06-22 | 1994-12-28 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Recording apparatus having deviation adjusting mechanism |
Non-Patent Citations (4)
Title |
---|
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 001, no. 066 (E - 026) 27 June 1977 (1977-06-27) * |
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 012, no. 027 (M - 662) 27 January 1988 (1988-01-27) * |
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 016, no. 103 (M - 1221) 13 March 1992 (1992-03-13) * |
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 017, no. 664 (M - 1523) 8 December 1993 (1993-12-08) * |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
JPH07309007A (en) | 1995-11-28 |
EP0674993A2 (en) | 1995-10-04 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
EP0674993A3 (en) | System, control circuit and method for electronic correction of pen misalignment in ink jet printers. | |
EP0670219A3 (en) | Thermal ink jet printing method and apparatus. | |
EP1100682A4 (en) | Method and system for compensating for skew in an ink jet printer | |
EP0613780A3 (en) | Apparatus and method for heating ink in an ink-jet printhead. | |
EP0658429A3 (en) | Control circuit for regulating temperature in an ink-jet print-head. | |
EP0624476A3 (en) | Ink supply in an ink jet printing apparatus. | |
EP0623472A3 (en) | Ink jet printing system. | |
EP0600712A3 (en) | Method and apparatus for ink transfer printing. | |
IL117278A (en) | Method for operating an ink jet printer | |
EP0694407A3 (en) | Ink-jet printing apparatus, ink-jet printing method and printed product | |
EP0604029A3 (en) | Printing system including an ink jet printer. | |
HK152295A (en) | Thermal ink jet printhead having driver circuitry thereon and method for making the same | |
EP0468762A3 (en) | A data printing system and method, and a controller and printer therefor | |
EP0684147A3 (en) | Ink jet recording method, ink jet recording apparatus and printed product. | |
EP0709192A3 (en) | Method and apparatus for correcting printhead, printhead corrected by this apparatus, and printing apparatus using this printhead | |
EP0733683A4 (en) | Photosolder resist ink, printed circuit board, and process for producing the same | |
EP0609076A3 (en) | Emulsion inks for stencil printing. | |
EP0625425A3 (en) | Thermal printer and printing method thereof. | |
EP0688835A3 (en) | Jet printing ink and printing method using the ink | |
EP0705706A3 (en) | Ink jet printing system | |
EP0694392A3 (en) | Ink jet printing method and apparatus therefor | |
EP0674995A3 (en) | Substrate for ink jet head, ink jet head, ink jet pen, and ink jet apparatus. | |
EP0671282A3 (en) | Recording sheets for ink jet printing processes. | |
EP0726150A3 (en) | Method and apparatus for ink jet printing | |
EP0694403A3 (en) | Recovery method for ink jet printer |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
PUAI | Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: A2 Designated state(s): DE FR GB IT |
|
RIN1 | Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected) |
Inventor name: KLAUS, RICHARD I. Inventor name: DEMBICZAK, PAUL Inventor name: EMAD, PIROOZ Inventor name: MILLER, GARY L. |
|
PUAL | Search report despatched |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: A3 Designated state(s): DE FR GB IT |
|
17P | Request for examination filed |
Effective date: 19971201 |
|
17Q | First examination report despatched |
Effective date: 19980324 |
|
STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN |
|
18D | Application deemed to be withdrawn |
Effective date: 19981005 |