Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Nishiwake

Kazuhiro Nishiwake 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: 10518565
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes: a frame; a substrate that is fixed to the frame and has a first surface and a second surface; a first circuit that is provided on the first surface; a second circuit that is provided on the second surface; a heat conductive sheet; and a head unit that is driven by a driving signal and is capable of discharging liquid, in which the first circuit includes a driving signal generation circuit that generates the driving signal using a first transistor and a second transistor, the heat conductive sheet is in contact with the frame, the first surface, the first transistor, and the second transistor, and a distance between a portion of the first circuit farthest from the first surface and the first surface is shorter than a distance between a portion of the second circuit farthest from the second surface and the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tomonori Yamada, Kazuhiro Nishiwake, Toru Matsuyama
  • Patent number: 10493751
    Abstract: A liquid discharging apparatus includes a head unit driven by a drive signal to discharge a liquid; a substrate; and a first transistor and a second transistor provided on the substrate and configured to generate the drive signal. In the substrate, a screw hole is provided between the first transistor and the second transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tomonori Yamada, Koji Kurioka, Kazuhiro Nishiwake, Toru Matsuyama
  • Publication number: 20190092061
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes: a frame; a substrate that is fixed to the frame and has a first surface and a second surface; a first circuit that is provided on the first surface; a second circuit that is provided on the second surface; a heat conductive sheet; and a head unit that is driven by a driving signal and is capable of discharging liquid, in which the first circuit includes a driving signal generation circuit that generates the driving signal using a first transistor and a second transistor, the heat conductive sheet is in contact with the frame, the first surface, the first transistor, and the second transistor, and a distance between a portion of the first circuit farthest from the first surface and the first surface is shorter than a distance between a portion of the second circuit farthest from the second surface and the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Tomonori YAMADA, Kazuhiro NISHIWAKE, Toru MATSUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20180170039
    Abstract: A liquid discharging apparatus includes a head unit driven by a drive signal to discharge a liquid; a substrate; and a first transistor and a second transistor provided on the substrate and configured to generate the drive signal. In the substrate, a screw hole is provided between the first transistor and the second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Tomonori YAMADA, Koji KURIOKA, Kazuhiro NISHIWAKE, Toru MATSUYAMA
  • Patent number: 9434173
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a cartridge, and a wiring cable which can transmit an electrical signal to the cartridge. The carriage is provided with a connector unit and a wiring board in a holder unit on which the cartridge is mounted. First and second electrode portions, and a connector unit are arranged on a first face of the wiring board. The wiring board is arranged at a position of being overlapped with the cartridge in a direction which goes along an arrow Y. A width of the wiring board in an arrow X direction is the same as a width of a cartridge arranging region in the holder unit, or is smaller than that.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoo Kubota, Takayuki Shiota, Noriyuki Koyanagi, I, Atsushi Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Nishiwake, Tadahiro Mizutani
  • Publication number: 20150375544
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a cartridge, and a wiring cable which can transmit an electrical signal to the cartridge. The carriage is provided with a connector unit and a wiring board in a holder unit on which the cartridge is mounted. First and second electrode portions, and a connector unit are arranged on a first face of the wiring board. The wiring board is arranged at a position of being overlapped with the cartridge in a direction which goes along an arrow Y. A width of the wiring board in an arrow X direction is the same as a width of a cartridge arranging region in the holder unit, or is smaller than that.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Tomoo Kubota, Takayuki Shiota, Noriyuki Koyanagi, I, Atsushi Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Nishiwake, Tadahiro Mizutani