Patents by Inventor Ichiro Yoshioka

Ichiro Yoshioka 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).

  • Publication number: 20230403360
    Abstract: A printing device includes: a case covering a printing mechanism; and an electrostatic touch panel provided at the case. The touch panel is provided at an angle from horizontal. At a bottom side of the touch panel, a wall for stopping a touch pen rolling down a surface of the touch panel is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Makoto HOSHINA, Ichiro YOSHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20220388311
    Abstract: A recording apparatus 101 includes a carriage 21 mounted with a liquid storage portion 46 and a recording head 22, the carriage 21 being movable to a visual check position, where liquid in the liquid storage portion 46 is visually checkable through a front surface 43F, and to a recording position, where the recording head 22 ejects the liquid to a medium, and light emitting units 81 and capable of illuminating the inside of the liquid storage portion 46 at least when the carriage 21 is positioned at the visual check position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Takaho NAGUMO, Kazuaki TAKAHASHI, Ichiro YOSHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20220371328
    Abstract: A recording apparatus 101 includes a liquid storage portion 46 configured to store liquid, a recording head 22 that ejects liquid supplied from the liquid storage portion 46 onto the medium, and a light emitting unit 301 configured to emit light, wherein the liquid storage portion 46 has a float 48 configured to float on liquid in the liquid storage portion 46 and to move according to movement of liquid surface LS while maintaining a posture, and a front surface 43F in which the liquid in the liquid storage portion 46 is visually checkable from outside the liquid storage portion 46, wherein the float 48 has a front surface 48a that by receiving the light from the light emitting unit 301, appears luminous when viewed from a direction facing the front surface 43F.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Takaho NAGUMO, Kazuaki TAKAHASHI, Ichiro YOSHIOKA
  • Patent number: 10728410
    Abstract: A reading device includes an imaging sensor that reads a document; a document-transporting unit that transports the document to a position facing the imaging sensor; a control unit that controls the imaging sensor and the document-transporting unit; a housing that covers the imaging sensor, the document-transporting unit, and the control unit; and a power switch electrically connected to the control unit; where a recessed portion is formed in the housing and the power switch is disposed in the recessed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ichiro Yoshioka, Makoto Hoshina, Yoriko Hama
  • Patent number: 10538095
    Abstract: There is provided a printer that functions as a droplet ejecting apparatus including: a tank which is configured of at least a part having light transmission property; a tank cover which functions as a cover portion that covers the tank; and a light transmitting portion which is provided at least at a part of the tank cover, and through which liquid accommodated on the inside of the tank can be visually confirmed, in which at least one of gradations and reference marks is provided in the light transmitting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Tanaka, Koji Kawai, Tomoyuki Higuchi, Ichiro Yoshioka, Yusuke Yamashita, Masahide Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20190222705
    Abstract: A reading device includes an imaging sensor that reads a document; a document-transporting unit that transports the document to a position facing the imaging sensor; a control unit that controls the imaging sensor and the document-transporting unit; a housing that covers the imaging sensor, the document-transporting unit, and the control unit; and a power switch electrically connected to the control unit; where a recessed portion is formed in the housing and the power switch is disposed in the recessed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Ichiro YOSHIOKA, Makoto HOSHINA, Yoriko HAMA
  • Publication number: 20180194142
    Abstract: There is provided a printer that functions as a droplet ejecting apparatus including: a tank which is configured of at least a part having light transmission property; a tank cover which functions as a cover portion that covers the tank; and a light transmitting portion which is provided at least at a part of the tank cover, and through which liquid accommodated on the inside of the tank can be visually confirmed, in which at least one of gradations and reference marks is provided in the light transmitting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki TANAKA, Koji KAWAI, Tomoyuki HIGUCHI, Ichiro YOSHIOKA, Yusuke YAMASHITA, Masahide NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 9485373
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes an image reading unit that reads a document mounted on a document table, a printing unit that performs printing on a print medium fed from a feed opening, and a document cover which is supported openably/closably with respect to the document table and which supports the print medium inserted into the feed opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Yamashita, Takaaki Ishikawa, Ichiro Yoshioka, Tsuyoshi Himeno
  • Publication number: 20160037007
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes an image reading unit that reads a document mounted on a document table, a printing unit that performs printing on a print medium fed from a feed opening, and a document cover which is supported openably/closably with respect to the document table and which supports the print medium inserted into the feed opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Yusuke YAMASHITA, Takaaki ISHIKAWA, Ichiro YOSHIOKA, Tsuyoshi HIMENO
  • Patent number: 8913305
    Abstract: There is a problem in that, when a handle section is provided in a recording device, the handle section protrudes from a casing and the size of the recording apparatus is increased. A recording apparatus is provided with a recording head which records on paper and a discharge tray which is provided to be able to slide with regard to a casing and holds the paper which is recorded upon using the recording head and discharged, where the discharge tray has a through section which is formed on the downstream side in a discharge direction and a handle section which is formed at an edge section more to the downstream side in the discharge direction than the through section, the handle section is accommodated inside of the casing in a state where the discharge tray is accommodated in the casing, the through section and the handle section are positioned outside of the casing in a state where the discharge tray is drawn out from the casing, and the discharge tray is supported in a state of hanging down from the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ichiro Yoshioka, Seiichi Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20140078562
    Abstract: There is a problem in that, when a handle section is provided in a recording device, the handle section protrudes from a casing and the size of the recording apparatus is increased. A recording apparatus is provided with a recording head which records on paper and a discharge tray which is provided to be able to slide with regard to a casing and holds the paper which is recorded upon using the recording head and discharged, where the discharge tray has a through section which is formed on the downstream side in a discharge direction and a handle section which is formed at an edge section more to the downstream side in the discharge direction than the through section, the handle section is accommodated inside of the casing in a state where the discharge tray is accommodated in the casing, the through section and the handle section are positioned outside of the casing in a state where the discharge tray is drawn out from the casing, and the discharge tray is supported in a state of hanging down from the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ichiro YOSHIOKA, Seiichi TANIGUCHI
  • Patent number: D754787
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ichiro Yoshioka, Seiji Kimura, Kazuhiko Tsuyama, Hidenori Harada
  • Patent number: D809059
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Yamashita, Ichiro Yoshioka, Makoto Sato
  • Patent number: D823940
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Himeno, Ichiro Yoshioka
  • Patent number: D827022
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Yamashita, Ichiro Yoshioka, Hisayuki Akahane
  • Patent number: D864289
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Higuchi, Yusuke Yamashita, Ichiro Yoshioka, Natsumi Watarai
  • Patent number: D867366
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ichiro Yoshioka, Makoto Hoshina, Yoriko Hama, Takashi Makino
  • Patent number: D1021904
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoriko Hama, Kazuaki Takahashi, Ichiro Yoshioka
  • Patent number: D1025072
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoriko Hama, Kazuaki Takahashi, Ichiro Yoshioka
  • Patent number: D1029095
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Hoshina, Wataru Suzuki, Ichiro Yoshioka