US 11,903,446 B2
Image registration for printing
Michael D. Collier, Portland, OR (US); Amie Evans, Beaverton, OR (US); Laurel Manville, Beaverton, OR (US); and Todd W. Miller, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Feb. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/591,454.
Application 17/005,732 is a division of application No. 16/176,867, filed on Oct. 31, 2018, granted, now 10,759,190, issued on Sep. 1, 2020.
Application 17/591,454 is a continuation of application No. 17/005,732, filed on Aug. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,247,490.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/579,769, filed on Oct. 31, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0153037 A1, May 19, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B41J 3/407 (2006.01); A43B 3/00 (2022.01); B41J 3/46 (2006.01); G06F 9/30 (2018.01); B41F 33/00 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); A43D 95/00 (2006.01); G06V 10/22 (2022.01)
CPC A43B 3/0078 (2013.01) [A43D 95/00 (2013.01); B41F 33/0081 (2013.01); B41J 3/407 (2013.01); B41J 3/4078 (2013.01); B41J 3/46 (2013.01); B41J 11/008 (2013.01); G06F 9/30003 (2013.01); G06V 10/225 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for printing on an article, comprising:
positioning the article within a field of view of an image sensor;
positioning a fiducial within the field of view of the image sensor;
generating, with the image sensor, an image of the article and the fiducial;
determining a print location on the article based on a position of the fiducial within the image; and
printing a graphic on the article at the print location.