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Rick M. Tanaka
Also filed as: TANAKA RICK M · TANAKA RICK MINORU
15 granted patents·2 pending applications·263 citations·filing 1997–2007
93Inventor score
Files withHEWLETT PACKARD CO9HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO4TANAKA RICK M2GROSSE JASON1GROSSE JASON C1
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17 records- 0192US6234602B1Automated ink-jet printhead alignment systemHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1999·Granted May 22, 2001·84 cites·29 claims
- 0291US6580244B2Active damping and backlash control for servo systemsHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 17, 2003·43 cites·7 claims
- 0380US6345876B1Peak-valley finder process for scanned optical relative displacement measurementsHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 12, 2002·26 cites·22 claims
- 0479US7431421B2Printing system and methodHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 7, 2008·6 cites·30 claims
- 0575US6447089B1Techniques for using a linear array to detect media top/bottom edges for full bleed printingHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 10, 2002·16 cites·34 claims
- 0675US6409305B1Full bleed printmode to minimize oversprayHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 25, 2002·15 cites·19 claims
- 0773US6267466B1Optical encoder system and method for use in printing devicesHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 31, 2001·31 cites·16 claims
- 0864US5758981APrint media ejection kicking after paper dropHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 2, 1998·13 cites·24 claims
- 0962US6843549B2Lubricating system including a lubricating structureHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 18, 2005·8 cites·27 claims
- 1061US8182065B2Apparatus and methods for compensation of thermal and hydroscopic expansion effects in a low cost motion control systemGROSSE JASON·Filed 2005·Granted May 22, 2012·3 cites·25 claims
- 1157US5890821APrint media ejection kicking after paper dropHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 6, 1999·14 cites·19 claims
- 1252US6345877B2Automated ink-jet printhead alignment systemHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 12, 2002·4 cites·15 claims
- 1340US7654629B2Carriage positioningHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 2, 2010·0 cites·20 claims
- 1439US8388104B2Determining encoder strip expansionTANAKA RICK M·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 5, 2013·0 cites·20 claims
- 1537US2009026265A1Determining a position of a print carriageGROSSE JASON C·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 1635US7699435B2Uniquely spaced markingsHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 20, 2010·0 cites·13 claims
- 1729US2008228293A1System and method for tuning positioning mechanisms for printing apparatusTANAKA RICK M·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
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