Patents by Inventor Ryouichi Shimada

Ryouichi Shimada 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).

  • Cloth feeding drum for ink-jet printing
    Patent number: 5847739
    Abstract: A method of carrying out ink Jet printing includes the steps of: introducing a cloth on which ink Jet printing is to be carried out onto a cloth feeding drum having a plurality of support pins for holding the cloth on the cloth feeding drum; and moving the support pins in the radial direction of the cloth feeding drum at least when the cloth is introduced onto the cloth feeding drum. Further, the method may also include the step of moving the support pins in the axial direction of the cloth feeding drum to apply a tension to the cloth held by the support pins on the cloth feeding drum after the cloth is introduced onto the cloth feeding drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Seiren Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Kanaya, Ryouichi Shimada, Kouichi Sugioka