Patents by Inventor Florian Hitzlsperger
Florian Hitzlsperger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11820152Abstract: A method and an arrangement for calibrating a delivery rate of an ink pump of a printing device with the aid of an ink container including a sensor unit for detecting at least a first fill level value. Based on the initial fill level of the ink container below the first fill level value, the ink pump conveys ink from an ink reservoir into the ink container up to a final fill level above the first fill level value, so that at least a predetermined volume between the initial fill level and the first fill level value is filled. Upon conveying the ink into the ink container, an ink pump parameter is determined as of reaching the initial fill level and until the first fill level value is reached. A delivery rate of the ink pump is determined based on the predetermined volume and the ink pump parameter.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.Inventors: Jochen Reinders, Florian Hitzlsperger, Christoph Rummelsberger
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Patent number: 11820156Abstract: In a method and system for increasing print quality, activation pulses are activated with which a nozzle of an inkjet printing device to print dots on a recording medium. The activation pulses may be adapted based on sensor data with respect to already printed dots. The method and system can further include an automatic adaptation of the activation pulses to increase print quality even given the presence of soiling at the nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.Inventors: Florian Hitzlsperger, Ulrich Stöckle
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Patent number: 11685151Abstract: In a method and device for ascertaining print data for a print image to be printed, the print data is adapted and/or determined such that the time curve of the ink flow quantity, exhibits no quantity changes or flow rates due to which ink ejection errors might be produced, in particular nozzle failures. The device includes: a communication interface configured to receive the print data; and processing circuitry that ascertains, based on the print data, a time curve of an ink flow quantity of ink that, during the printing of the print image, flows in the print bar and/or is ejected from the one or more nozzles of the print bar; and determine, based on the time curve of the ink flow quantity, whether an ink ejection error will be produced.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.Inventors: Florian Hitzlsperger, Jochen Reinders, Ulrich Stöckle, Eva Pichlmeier
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Patent number: 11511542Abstract: A device may be configured to check, via evaluation of resistance data of a cleaning sensor arranged on a print bar of an inkjet printing device, whether a cleaner for cleaning the one or more print heads of the print bar exhibits a negative effect. The state of a cleaner may be reliably and efficiently monitored via the installation of a cleaning sensor in a print bar.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.Inventors: Ulrich Stöckle, Christoph Rummelsberger, Florian Hitzlsperger
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Publication number: 20220324236Abstract: A method and an arrangement for calibrating a delivery rate of an ink pump of a printing device with the aid of an ink container including a sensor unit for detecting at least a first fill level value. Based on the initial fill level of the ink container below the first fill level value, the ink pump conveys ink from an ink reservoir into the ink container up to a final fill level above the first fill level value, so that at least a predetermined volume between the initial fill level and the first fill level value is filled. Upon conveying the ink into the ink container, an ink pump parameter is determined as of reaching the initial fill level and until the first fill level value is reached. A delivery rate of the ink pump is determined based on the predetermined volume and the ink pump parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Jochen Reinders, Florian Hitzlsperger, Christoph Rummelsberger
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Publication number: 20220234360Abstract: A modular print bar may include at least one first print head module and at least one second print head module. Each print head module may include a base plate with which at least one print head can be connected. At least one first ink supply line for supplying ink to the respective print head may respectively run in the base plates. The print head modules may be firmly connected to a print bar such that a connection can be established between the first ink supply line of the first print head module and the first ink supply line of the second print head module.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.Inventors: Florian Hitzlsperger, Ulrich Stöckle
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Patent number: 11376842Abstract: A controller for operating a print head is described, which controller is designed to shift the activation points in time of the print head for printing of different lines of a print image on a recording medium relative to the line signal points in time, said line signal points in time being dependent on the transport velocity of the recording medium, such that the print head is operated with quantized operating frequencies from a set of predefined quantized operating frequencies. The print quality of the print head may thus be increased.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.Inventors: Ulrich Stöckle, Florian Hitzlsperger
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Publication number: 20220143974Abstract: A controller for a print head of an inkjet printing device is described that is configured to generate a virtual timing signal during a printing pause of the printing device, and to use the virtual timing signal for the generation of pre-ejection pulses in order to produce a reliable regeneration of the nozzles of the print head during the printing pause.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.Inventors: Markus Keller, Martin Wilhelm, Martin Stockmar, Florian Hitzlsperger, Christoph Rummelsberger
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Publication number: 20220040972Abstract: In a method and device for ascertaining print data for a print image to be printed, the print data is adapted and/or determined such that the time curve of the ink flow quantity, exhibits no quantity changes or flow rates due to which ink ejection errors might be produced, in particular nozzle failures.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.Inventors: Florian Hitzlsperger, Jochen Reinders, Ulrich Stöckle, Eva Pichlmeier
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Publication number: 20220040981Abstract: A device may be configured to check, via evaluation of resistance data of a cleaning sensor arranged on a print bar of an inkjet printing device, whether a cleaner for cleaning the one or more print heads of the print bar exhibits a negative effect. The state of a cleaner may be reliably and efficiently monitored via the installation of a cleaning sensor in a print bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.Inventors: Ulrich Stöckle, Christoph Rummelsberger, Florian Hitzlsperger
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Publication number: 20220024221Abstract: In a method and system for increasing print quality, activation pulses are activated with which a nozzle of an inkjet printing device to print dots on a recording medium. The activation pulses may be adapted based on sensor data with respect to already printed dots. The method and system can further include an automatic adaptation of the activation pulses to increase print quality even given the presence of soiling at the nozzle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.Inventors: Florian Hitzlsperger, Ulrich Stöckle
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Patent number: 11230117Abstract: In a method for adjusting a setup for an encoder for printing to a recording medium of unknown thickness with a multi-row inkjet print head in a printing system, a continuous test line is printed onto the recording medium, transversal to a feed direction of said recording medium, a varied width of the test line is measured, and the adjustment of the setup is modified to minimize the width of the test line.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.Inventors: Ulrich Stoeckle, Christoph Rummelsberger, Florian Hitzlsperger
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Patent number: 11173720Abstract: An ink supply system for a print bar of an inkjet printing device includes two supply lines that travel along the longitudinal axis of the print bar and direct ink with opposite flow direction. The print heads of the print bar are respectively connected to both supply lines via a connecting line in order to supply ink to said print heads. A uniform mean hydraulic pressure is produced in all print heads via the opposite flow directions in the two supply lines.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.Inventors: Wolfgang Hettler, Florian Hitzlsperger, Christoph Rummelsberger
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Patent number: 11161339Abstract: In order to determine the nip between a print head and a printing substrate in an ink printing apparatus, ink droplets of a first and second size are simultaneously fired toward the printing substrate by different nozzles of a nozzle row of the print head given a predetermined feed velocity of the printing substrate, whereby print dots of a first size are generated on the printing substrate in a first two print dot row and print dots of a second size are generated on the printing substrate in a second two print dot row. The clearance of the first two print dot row from the second two print dot row is subsequently measured, and the size of the nip is determined from the measured clearance.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.Inventors: Ulrich Stoeckle, Christoph Rummelsberger, Florian Hitzlsperger
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Publication number: 20210283901Abstract: A controller for operating a print head is described, which controller is designed to shift the activation points in time of the print head for printing of different lines of a print image on a recording medium relative to the line signal points in time, said line signal points in time being dependent on the transport velocity of the recording medium, such that the print head is operated with quantized operating frequencies from a set of predefined quantized operating frequencies. The print quality of the print head may thus be increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.Inventors: Ulrich Stöckle, Florian Hitzlsperger
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Publication number: 20210053363Abstract: In a method for adjusting a setup for an encoder for printing to a recording medium of unknown thickness with a multi-row inkjet print head in a printing system, a continuous test line is printed onto the recording medium, transversal to a feed direction of said recording medium, a varied width of the test line is measured, and the adjustment of the setup is modified to minimize the width of the test line.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.Inventors: Ulrich Stoeckle, Christoph Rummelsberger, Florian Hitzlsperger
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Patent number: 10919308Abstract: A closed supply container that is filled with air and ink is associated with a print head in a one-to-one association. During a printing process, ink is drawn from the supply container into the print head via a connecting line, such that a negative pressure in the supply container is increased. A sensor in the supply container measures the negative pressure and transmits a measurement value to a controller that switches a valve associated with the supply container so that ink is conveyed from an ink storage container into the supply container of the measurement value falls below a predetermined first lower limit value of the pressure such that the fluid pressure in the supply container increases.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.Inventor: Florian Hitzlsperger
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Patent number: 10919303Abstract: A device for supplying a print bar (10) with ink has a distributor tank (16) that is connected with all print heads (12). Degassed and tempered ink is supplied to the distributor tank (16). In the distributor tank (16), a ring line (36) extends through which flows ink at the nominal temperature, and the ink (19) in the distributor tank (16) is thereby tempered. In addition to this, the distributor tank (16) has a supply line (38) via which fresh ink may be fed into the distributor tank (16). A changeover switch (42) switches between the two lines depending on the negative pressure in the distributor tank (16).Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.Inventor: Florian Hitzlsperger
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Publication number: 20200290364Abstract: An ink supply system for a print bar of an inkjet printing device comprises two supply lines that travel along the longitudinal axis of the print bar and direct ink with opposite flow direction. The print heads of the print bar are respectively connected to both supply lines via a connecting line in order to supply ink to said print heads. A uniform mean hydraulic pressure is produced in all print heads via the opposite flow directions in the two supply lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.Inventors: Wolfgang Hettler, Florian Hitzlsperger, Christoph Rummelsberger
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Publication number: 20200238714Abstract: A device for supplying a print bar (10) with ink has a distributor tank (16) that is connected with all print heads (12). Degassed and tempered ink is supplied to the distributor tank (16). In the distributor tank (16), a ring line (36) extends through which flows ink at the nominal temperature, and the ink (19) in the distributor tank (16) is thereby tempered. In addition to this, the distributor tank (16) has a supply line (38) via which fresh ink may be fed into the distributor tank (16). A changeover switch (42) switches between the two lines depending on the negative pressure in the distributor tank (16).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.Inventor: Florian Hitzlsperger