Image forming apparatus, and method and computer-readable medium therefor

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PATENT NO 9873275
APP PUB NO 20170232771A1
SERIAL NO

15433315

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An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to, each time an unpaired first pattern element formed on a recording medium is conveyed over a particular distance in a conveyance direction in response to a conveyor rotating by a first amount, control an image former to form a second pattern element to be paired with the unpaired first pattern element thereby forming a first test pattern, and each time an unpaired third pattern element formed on the recording medium is conveyed over a specific distance in the conveyance direction in response to the conveyor rotating by a second amount, control the image former to form a fourth pattern element to be paired with the unpaired third pattern element thereby forming a second test pattern. At least one of the first and second amounts is a non-integer multiple of a rotation amount of the conveyor that makes a single rotation.

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BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA15-1 NAESHIRO-CHO MIZUHO-KU NAGOYA 467-8561

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ito, Tsuyoshi Aichi, JP 252 1215
Terada, Kohei Kiyosu, JP 111 474

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