Patents by Inventor Noriyasu Nagai

Noriyasu Nagai 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: 11111061
    Abstract: A liquid storage bottle includes a nozzle which has an inlet through which a liquid is injected, a cylindrical cap which is mountable on the nozzle to open or close the inlet, a slit valve which is provided in the inlet and includes a plurality of slits intersecting each other, and a sealing unit which seals the inlet when the cap is mounted on the nozzle. The cap includes a protrusion which protrudes from a surface facing the inlet toward the slit valve when the cap is mounted on the nozzle, and a tip portion of the protrusion faces the slit valve at a position separated in a radial direction of the nozzle from an intersection of the plurality of slits in a state where the inlet is sealed by the sealing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Noriyasu Nagai, Kenta Udagawa, Hiroshi Koshikawa, Hiroki Hayashi, Manabu Ohara, Shoki Takiguchi
  • Patent number: 11090944
    Abstract: A liquid storage bottle includes a bottle main body, a nozzle having a discharge port through which a liquid stored in the bottle main body is discharged, a cap mountable on the nozzle and a sealing unit sealing the discharge port when the cap is mounted on the nozzle. The sealing unit includes an annular first rib, an annular second rib and an annular third rib. The outer peripheral surface of the first rib is inclined with respect to the axial direction of the nozzle so that a diameter decreases toward a tip portion of the first rib and the inner peripheral surface of the third rib is inclined with respect to the axial direction of the cap so that a diameter increases toward a tip portion of the third rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shoki Takiguchi, Kenta Udagawa, Hiroki Hayashi, Hiroshi Koshikawa, Noriyasu Nagai, Manabu Ohara
  • Publication number: 20210146690
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes an ejection opening; a passage in which an energy generation element is disposed; an ejection opening portion that allows communication between the ejection opening and the passage; a supply passage for allowing the liquid to flow into the passage; and an outflow passage for allowing the liquid to flow out to the outside. An expression of H?0.34×P?0.66×W>1.7 is satisfied when a height of the passage is set to H [?m], a length of the ejection opening portion is set to P [?m], and a length of the ejection opening portion is set to W [?m].
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Shingo Okushima, Seiichiro Karita, Takatsuna Aoki, Noriyasu Nagai, Eisuke Nishitani, Yoshiyuki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 10919301
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes an ejection opening; a passage in which an energy generation element is disposed; an ejection opening portion that allows communication between the ejection opening and the passage; a supply passage for allowing the liquid to flow into the passage; and an outflow passage for allowing the liquid to flow out to the outside. An expression of H0.34×P?0.66×W>1.7 is satisfied when a height of the passage is set to H, a length of the ejection opening portion is set to P, and a length of the ejection opening portion is set to W.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shingo Okushima, Seiichiro Karita, Takatsuna Aoki, Noriyasu Nagai, Eisuke Nishitani, Yoshiyuki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 10870279
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a liquid supply unit includes a first molding step and a second molding step. In a first molding step, a resin is injected into different positions inside a mold assembly and a first member having a first contact portion, a second member having a second contact portion and an intermediate passage member having a passage structure to connect the first contact portion to the second contact portion are molded. In a second molding step, the mold assembly is disassembled, a die slide mold disposed inside the mold assembly is moved for positioning the members. Then, the mold assembly is clamped again and a resin is injected into the mold assembly. The first contact portion and the second contact portion are respectively held on the same surfaces inside the mold assembly during a period from the first molding step to completion of the second molding step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Soji Kondo, Yukuo Yamaguchi, Toshiaki Hirosawa, Hiromasa Amma, Takuya Iwano, Noriyasu Nagai
  • Publication number: 20200307228
    Abstract: A liquid storage bottle includes a bottle main body, a nozzle having a discharge port through which a liquid stored in the bottle main body is discharged, a cap mountable on the nozzle and a sealing unit sealing the discharge port when the cap is mounted on the nozzle. The sealing unit includes an annular first rib, an annular second rib and an annular third rib. The outer peripheral surface of the first rib is inclined with respect to the axial direction of the nozzle so that a diameter decreases toward a tip portion of the first rib and the inner peripheral surface of the third rib is inclined with respect to the axial direction of the cap so that a diameter increases toward a tip portion of the third rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Shoki Takiguchi, Kenta Udagawa, Hiroki Hayashi, Hiroshi Koshikawa, Noriyasu Nagai, Manabu Ohara
  • Publication number: 20200307872
    Abstract: A liquid storage bottle includes a nozzle which has an inlet through which a liquid is injected, a cylindrical cap which is mountable on the nozzle to open or close the inlet, a slit valve which is provided in the inlet and includes a plurality of slits intersecting each other, and a sealing unit which seals the inlet when the cap is mounted on the nozzle. The cap includes a protrusion which protrudes from a surface facing the inlet toward the slit valve when the cap is mounted on the nozzle, and a tip portion of the protrusion faces the slit valve at a position separated in a radial direction of the nozzle from an intersection of the plurality of slits in a state where the inlet is sealed by the sealing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Noriyasu Nagai, Kenta Udagawa, Hiroshi Koshikawa, Hiroki Hayashi, Manabu Ohara, Shoki Takiguchi
  • Publication number: 20200307224
    Abstract: A liquid storage bottle includes a bottle body having a resin-made first cylindrical part at one end, the first cylindrical part having an opening at its front end, and a tubular nozzle for pouring out the liquid contained in the inside of the bottle body by way of the opening, the tubular nozzle having a resin-made second cylindrical part bonded to the bottle body. The inner peripheral surface of the second cylindrical part is welded to the outer peripheral surface of the first cylindrical part. The outer peripheral surface of the first cylindrical part is provided with an annular groove extending in the circumferential direction and the annular groove is made to contain a part of the resin that is molten during the bonding operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Manabu Ohara, Kenta Udagawa, Hiroki Hayashi, Hiroshi Koshikawa, Noriyasu Nagai, Shoki Takiguchi
  • Publication number: 20200307230
    Abstract: A liquid storage bottle includes a bottle main body having a first cylindrical portion formed of a resin and a nozzle and has a second cylindrical portion formed of a resin and welded to the first cylindrical portion on an outer peripheral side of the first cylindrical portion. The first cylindrical portion includes an outer peripheral surface and a first annular surface extending radially outward from an axial end portion of the outer peripheral surface, the second cylindrical portion includes an inner peripheral surface facing the outer peripheral surface of the first cylindrical portion and a second annular surface which extends radially outward from an axial end portion of the inner peripheral surface and faces the first annular surface of the first cylindrical portion, and a peripheral wall portion extending in an axial direction is formed radially outside the second annular surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Noriyasu Nagai, Kenta Udagawa, Hiroki Hayashi, Hiroshi Koshikawa, Manabu Ohara, Shoki Takiguchi
  • Publication number: 20200276812
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid ejection head comprising: an ejection opening row along a first direction; a pressure chamber with print-element; a passage communicating with the pressure chamber; a supply opening row along the first direction with supply openings extending in a second direction to supply liquid to the passage; a collection opening row along the first direction with collection openings extending in the second direction to collect a liquid from the passage; a first common supply passage along the first direction to supply a liquid to the supply opening row; a first common collection passage along the first direction to collect a liquid from the collection opening row; a first supply side communication opening extending in the second direction to supply a liquid to the first common supply passage; and a first collection side communication opening extending in the second direction to collect a liquid from the first common collection passage, wherein at least one of the first supply side communication openi
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Shingo Okushima, Seiichiro Karita, Takatsuna Aoki, Noriyasu Nagai, Eisuke Nishitani, Yumi Komamiya
  • Patent number: 10717273
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes an ejection orifice through which a liquid is ejected, a first liquid flow path which is in communication with the ejection orifice and through which the liquid flows, a second liquid flow path which is in communication with the ejection orifice on the opposite side of the first liquid flow path with respect to the ejection orifice 12 and through which the liquid flows, a first electrode positioned in the first liquid flow path 13, and a second electrode which is positioned in the second liquid flow path and generates an electro-osmotic flow in the liquid together with the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Nakagawa, Kazuhiro Yamada, Noriyasu Nagai, Takuro Yamazaki, Toru Nakakubo, Akira Yamamoto, Masafumi Morisue, Ryo Kasai
  • Patent number: 10703105
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head is provided with an ejection orifice array having multiple ejection orifices in order to eject a liquid; multiple energy-generating elements for generating energy in order to eject the liquid; a substrate provided with the energy-generating elements; a through-port array having multiple through-ports penetrating the substrate; multiple linear liquid flow paths positioned between the through-port array and the ejection orifice array and connected to respective ejection orifices of the ejection orifice array and respective through-ports of the through-port array; and first and second electrodes arranged in each of the multiple liquid flow paths for generating an electroosmotic flow in the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Nakagawa, Kazuhiro Yamada, Noriyasu Nagai, Takuro Yamazaki, Toru Nakakubo, Akira Yamamoto, Masafumi Morisue, Ryo Kasai
  • Patent number: 10688788
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid ejection head comprising: an ejection opening row along a first direction; a pressure chamber with print-element; a passage communicating with the pressure chamber; a supply opening row along the first direction with supply openings extending in a second direction to supply liquid to the passage; a collection opening row along the first direction with collection openings extending in the second direction to collect a liquid from the passage; a first common supply passage along the first direction to supply a liquid to the supply opening row; a first common collection passage along the first direction to collect a liquid from the collection opening row; a first supply side communication opening extending in the second direction to supply a liquid to the first common supply passage; and a first collection side communication opening extending in the second direction to collect a liquid from the first common collection passage, wherein at least one of the first supply side communication openi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shingo Okushima, Seiichiro Karita, Takatsuna Aoki, Noriyasu Nagai, Eisuke Nishitani, Yumi Komamiya
  • Patent number: 10625504
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid ejection head comprising: an ejection opening row along a first direction; a pressure chamber with print-element; a passage communicating with the pressure chamber; a supply opening row along the first direction with supply openings extending in a second direction to supply liquid to the passage; a collection opening row along the first direction with collection openings extending in the second direction to collect a liquid from the passage; a first common supply passage along the first direction to supply a liquid to the supply opening row; a first common collection passage along the first direction to collect a liquid from the collection opening row; a first supply side communication opening extending in the second direction to supply a liquid to the first common supply passage; and a first collection side communication opening extending in the second direction to collect a liquid from the first common collection passage, wherein at least one of the first supply side communication openi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shingo Okushima, Seiichiro Karita, Takatsuna Aoki, Noriyasu Nagai, Eisuke Nishitani, Yumi Komamiya
  • Patent number: 10569558
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a liquid ejection portion configured to eject a liquid and a liquid supplying member. The liquid supplying member includes a first face, a second face that is the back face of the first face, a first connecting portion provided on the first face and fluidly connected to a main body, a second connecting portion provided on the second face and fluidly connected to the liquid ejection portion, and an interior channel communicating the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion. The interior channel includes a portion extending toward the first face and a portion extending toward the second face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Noriyasu Nagai, Koichi Kubo, Naozumi Nabeshima, Soji Kondo, Kazuya Yoshii
  • Patent number: 10538094
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a pressure adjusting mechanism that communicates with a supply flow path that supplies a liquid to an element substrate including an ejection port ejecting a liquid, and adjusts a pressure of the liquid flowing in the supply flow path, a pressure adjusting mechanism that communicates with a collection flow path that collects a liquid from the element substrate, and adjusts a pressure of the liquid flowing in the collection flow path, and a filter storage chamber including therein a filter that captures foreign matter in the liquid. Further, the liquid ejection head includes upstream flow paths and a connection section that causes the upstream flow paths to communicate with each other, and is provided downstream of the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koichi Kubo, Naozumi Nabeshima, Soji Kondo, Kazuya Yoshii, Noriyasu Nagai
  • Patent number: 10532574
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a liquid ejecting method includes: a first step of injection molding passage members collectively constituting a passage for a liquid in the liquid ejecting head; a second step of moving the passage members to bring the passage members into contact with each other; and a third step of injecting a sealing material into a space between the passage members held in contact with each other, and filling the space with the sealing material. The sealing material is injected and filled, from a gate on a longitudinal side of the passage members, in a direction intersecting with a longitudinal direction of the passage members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuya Iwano, Yukuo Yamaguchi, Toshiaki Hirosawa, Hiromasa Amma, Soji Kondo, Noriyasu Nagai
  • Patent number: 10525711
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a liquid ejecting head has a first molding step, a step of performing positioning and a second molding step. In the first molding step, a first member, a second member, and a third member are molded by injecting a resin at different locations inside of a set of a fixed mold, an intermediate movable mold, and a movable mold. In the step of performing positioning, the set is detached in a first direction and the intermediate movable mold and the movable mold are moved in a second direction. In the second molding step, a resin is injected to the inside of the set that is clamped to bond. During a period from the first molding step to completion of the second molding step, the first member, the second member, and the third member are held by insert mold pieces used for molding the members, respectively, in the first molding step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiromasa Amma, Yukuo Yamaguchi, Toshiaki Hirosawa, Soji Kondo, Takuya Iwano, Noriyasu Nagai
  • Patent number: 10518548
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head has a plurality of ejection modules having a recording element substrate equipped with a plurality of ejection orifices for ejecting a liquid, a plurality of first flow path members that supports at least one of the ejection modules and a second flow path member provided in common with the first flow path members and supporting the first flow path members. The first flow path members and the second flow path member are equipped with a flow path for supplying a plurality of recording element substrates with a liquid. The first flow path members are joined with the second flow path member via an adhesive layer without being brought into direct contact with the second flow path member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yamada, Shuzo Iwanaga, Seiichiro Karita, Shingo Okushima, Zentaro Tamenaga, Noriyasu Nagai, Tatsurou Mori, Akio Saito, Akira Yamamoto, Asuka Horie, Masao Furukawa, Takatsuna Aoki
  • Patent number: D925647
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Inventors: Hitomi Ogasawara, Manabu Ohara, Shoki Takiguchi, Akihisa Shiozaki, Hiroki Hayashi, Noriyasu Nagai, Hiroshi Koshikawa, Kenta Udagawa