Patents by Inventor Katsumi Togo

Katsumi Togo 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).

  • Patent number: 10315446
    Abstract: A recording apparatus including a housing, an apparatus main body that constitutes an inside of the housing, the apparatus main body including a recording member that performs recording, a feed roller that feeds a medium, the medium being set at an inclined position, towards the recording member, an opening/closing body that opens/closes a portion above an area in which the recording member is disposed, and a damper that applies damping force to the opening/closing body when the opening/closing body is closed. The opening/closing body and the damper are attached to the apparatus main body through an attaching member disposed at an area above the feed roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Togo, Hisayuki Akahane, Kenichi Shirota
  • Publication number: 20180281484
    Abstract: A recording apparatus including a housing, an apparatus main body that constitutes an inside of the housing, the apparatus main body including a recording member that performs recording, a feed roller that feeds a medium, the medium being set at an inclined position, towards the recording member, an opening/closing body that opens/closes a portion above an area in which the recording member is disposed, and a damper that applies damping force to the opening/closing body when the opening/closing body is closed. The opening/closing body and the damper are attached to the apparatus main body through an attaching member disposed at an area above the feed roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Katsumi TOGO, Hisayuki AKAHANE, Kenichi SHIROTA
  • Patent number: 9180696
    Abstract: A main substrate which is arranged in one end section of a main apparatus body in the width direction is horizontally arranged using a free space in one end section of the mechanical component arrangement area in a main apparatus body in the width direction. A plurality of relay substrates are vertically provided in the upper-side position of the main substrate in the mechanical component arrangement area, and the main substrate is connected to the plurality of relay substrates through FFCs connected to respective connectors. A plurality of connectors are provided on the two relay substrates in order to connect to wirings from a printer mechanism section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Togo, Daisuke Imai, Kazunori Takabayashi
  • Publication number: 20140009550
    Abstract: A main substrate which is arranged in one end section of a main apparatus body in the width direction is horizontally arranged using a free space in one end section of the mechanical component arrangement area in a main apparatus body in the width direction. A plurality of relay substrates are vertically provided in the upper-side position of the main substrate in the mechanical component arrangement area, and the main substrate is connected to the plurality of relay substrates through FFCs connected to respective connectors. A plurality of connectors are provided on the two relay substrates in order to connect to wirings from a printer mechanism section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Katsumi TOGO, Daisuke IMAI, Kazunori TAKABAYASHI
  • Patent number: D649183
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroto Miyauchi, Yusuke Yamashita, Yoshiaki Takama, Katsumi Togo, Satoshi Iwaya