ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,179, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to BROTHER KOGYO K.K. (Nagoya, Japan).

"Image formation method and image formation apparatus" was invented by Akira Akazawa (Nagoya, Japan) and Masashi Kuno (Nagoya, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided image formation method for forming image on medium by discharging liquid from head having nozzles arranged in first direction and actuators corresponding respectively to the nozzles. The method includes: discharging the liquid onto the medium from the nozzles by applying first voltage to the actuators while performing relative displacement between the head and the medium in second...