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Color image forming apparatus

US6118557A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 12, 1997
Grant dateSep 12, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/0177
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a color image forming apparatus, a test pattern is formed by a color toner and provided with multiple tones by a dither method. The toner density of the test pattern is accurately read by a simple structure and faithfully corresponds to the actual toner density.

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