Patents by Inventor Sukehiro Ito

Sukehiro Ito 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: 11958289
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head control circuit controls a liquid ejecting head and a switching circuit. The liquid ejecting head control circuit includes a drive signal output circuit, and a switching control circuit. The switching control circuit outputs an ejection control signal defining an amount of a liquid to be ejected from a nozzle, a switching timing signal defining switching timing of the switching circuit, and a state selection signal defining a state of the switching circuit in a control period defined by the switching timing signal. The state selection signal for a first time period for which the liquid ejecting head is controlled so as to eject the liquid from the nozzle is different from the state selection signal for a second time period for which the liquid ejecting head is controlled so as not to eject the liquid from the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sukehiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20240109293
    Abstract: In the liquid ejection apparatus, when first temperature information detected by a first ejection module includes information regarding a temperature in a first temperature range and first ejection data is a first value, a first switch circuit of the first ejection module outputs a first drive voltage signal including a second drive waveform, when second temperature information detected by a second ejection module includes the information regarding the temperature in the first temperature range and second ejection data is the first value, a second switch circuit of the second ejection module outputs a second drive voltage signal including a first drive waveform, and when the second temperature information includes information regarding a temperature in a second temperature range and the second ejection data is the first value, the second switch circuit outputs the second drive voltage signal including a second drive waveform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventor: Sukehiro ITO
  • Publication number: 20240109305
    Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus includes a drive signal output circuit that outputs a drive signal and a print head that ejects a liquid, in which the print head includes a temperature detection portion that detects temperature information, the drive signal output circuit includes an amplification circuit that outputs an amplification modulation signal, a smoothing circuit that outputs the drive signal, and a basic drive signal output circuit that outputs a basic drive signal that is corrected based on the temperature information, and a frequency of the amplification modulation signal when the temperature detection portion detects the temperature information used for the basic drive signal output circuit to correct the basic drive signal is higher than a frequency of the amplification modulation signal when the temperature detection portion detects the temperature information not used for the basic drive signal output circuit to correct the basic drive signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Sukehiro ITO, Masayuki KAWAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20240109318
    Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus includes a control circuit, a drive signal output circuit that outputs a drive signal, and a print head that ejects a liquid, in which the print head includes a piezoelectric element that is driven by receiving the drive signal, a pressure chamber substrate that is provided with a plurality of pressure chambers of which volumes change due to deformation, a switch circuit that switches whether or not to supply the drive signal to the piezoelectric element, a wiring substrate that is provided with the switch circuit, and a temperature detection portion that detects temperature information of the pressure chamber, and the temperature information detected by the temperature detection portion in a period in which the switch circuit does not supply the drive signal to the piezoelectric element is input to the control circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Sukehiro ITO, Masayuki KAWAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20240109304
    Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus includes a control circuit that outputs a control signal, a first drive signal output circuit that outputs a first drive signal, and a print head that ejects a liquid, in which the print head includes a piezoelectric element that is driven by receiving the first drive signal, a pressure chamber substrate that is provided with a plurality of pressure chambers of which volumes change due to deformation, a switch circuit that switches whether or not to supply the first drive signal to the piezoelectric element, a wiring substrate that is provided with the switch circuit, and a temperature detection portion that detects temperature information of the first pressure chamber, and the temperature information detected by the temperature detection portion is input to the control circuit in a period in which a voltage value of the first drive signal is constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Sukehiro ITO, Masayuki KAWAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20220203674
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head control circuit controls a liquid ejecting head and a switching circuit. The liquid ejecting head control circuit includes a drive signal output circuit, and a switching control circuit. The switching control circuit outputs an ejection control signal defining an amount of a liquid to be ejected from a nozzle, a switching timing signal defining switching timing of the switching circuit, and a state selection signal defining a state of the switching circuit in a control period defined by the switching timing signal. The state selection signal for a first time period for which the liquid ejecting head is controlled so as to eject the liquid from the nozzle is different from the state selection signal for a second time period for which the liquid ejecting head is controlled so as not to eject the liquid from the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventor: Sukehiro ITO
  • Patent number: 11198289
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head control circuit that includes a conversion circuit that converts a base diagnosis signal being a base of a first diagnosis signal into a pair of first differential signals, a first wiring, a second wiring for propagating a second reference voltage signal to be supplied to a restoration circuit, a third wiring for propagating the second reference voltage signal to be supplied to the restoration circuit, a fourth wiring for propagating one signal of a pair of first differential signals, and a fifth wiring for propagating the other signal of a pair of first differential signals. The fourth wiring and the second wiring are located to be adjacent to each other, the fifth wiring and the third wiring are located to be adjacent to each other, and the fourth wiring and the fifth wiring are located between the second wiring and the third wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sukehiro Ito, Hideaki Nishimura
  • Patent number: 11034146
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head control circuit includes a first wiring for propagating a first reference voltage signal to be supplied to a driving signal selection circuit, a second wiring for propagating a second reference voltage signal to be supplied to a restoration circuit, a third wiring for propagating the second reference voltage signal to be supplied to the restoration circuit, a fourth wiring for propagating one signal of a pair of first differential signals, and a fifth wiring for propagating the other signal of a pair of first differential signals. The fourth wiring and the fifth wiring are arranged side by side. The fourth wiring and the second wiring are located to be adjacent to each other, the fifth wiring and the third wiring are located to be adjacent to each other, and the fourth wiring and the fifth wiring are located between the second wiring and the third wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sukehiro Ito, Hideaki Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20210162743
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a drive circuit that outputs a drive signal, in which the drive circuit includes an amplifier circuit that outputs an amplified modulation signal, and the amplifier circuit includes a first driver circuit electrically coupled to a first node to which a first voltage is supplied, a second driver circuit electrically coupled to a second node to which a second voltage is supplied, a first transistor electrically coupled to an output point from which the amplified modulation signal is output, a second transistor electrically coupled to the output point, a power supply node to which a third voltage is supplied, a capacitor electrically coupled to the output point and the first node, a first diode electrically coupled to the power supply node and the first node, and a step-down circuit electrically coupled to the power supply node and the second node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventor: Sukehiro ITO
  • Patent number: 10773519
    Abstract: The first cable and the second cable are disposed to at least partially overlap with each other in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the first terminal and the second terminal are lined up. The second terminal and the fourth terminal are disposed between the first terminal and the third terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Sukehiro Ito
  • Patent number: 10773521
    Abstract: The second terminal is disposed between the first terminal and the third terminal. The fifth terminal is disposed between the fourth terminal and the sixth terminal. The first cable and the second cable are disposed to at least partially overlap with each other in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the first terminal and the second terminal are lined up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Sukehiro Ito
  • Patent number: 10744761
    Abstract: A first wiring supplies a first driving signal to one end of a first piezoelectric elements; a second wiring supplies a first voltage to the other end of the first piezoelectric element to allow the first voltage to maintain the other end of the first piezoelectric element to a common electric potential; a third wiring supplies a second driving signal to one end of a second piezoelectric elements; and a fourth wiring supplies a second signal to the other end of the second piezoelectric element to allow the second signal to maintain the other end of the second piezoelectric element to the common electric potential. The second wiring is arranged between the first wiring and the fourth wiring, the fourth wiring is arranged between the second wiring and the third wiring, and the second wiring and the fourth wiring are arranged between the first wiring and the third wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Sukehiro Ito, Kazunori Hiramatsu
  • Publication number: 20200198333
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head control circuit includes a first wiring for propagating a first reference voltage signal to be supplied to a driving signal selection circuit, a second wiring for propagating a second reference voltage signal to be supplied to a restoration circuit, a third wiring for propagating the second reference voltage signal to be supplied to the restoration circuit, a fourth wiring for propagating one signal of a pair of first differential signals, and a fifth wiring for propagating the other signal of a pair of first differential signals. The fourth wiring and the fifth wiring are arranged side by side. The fourth wiring and the second wiring are located to be adjacent to each other, the fifth wiring and the third wiring are located to be adjacent to each other, and the fourth wiring and the fifth wiring are located between the second wiring and the third wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sukehiro ITO, Hideaki NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20200198334
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head control circuit that includes a conversion circuit that converts a base diagnosis signal being a base of a first diagnosis signal into a pair of first differential signals, a first wiring, a second wiring for propagating a second reference voltage signal to be supplied to a restoration circuit, a third wiring for propagating the second reference voltage signal to be supplied to the restoration circuit, a fourth wiring for propagating one signal of a pair of first differential signals, and a fifth wiring for propagating the other signal of a pair of first differential signals. The fourth wiring and the second wiring are located to be adjacent to each other, the fifth wiring and the third wiring are located to be adjacent to each other, and the fourth wiring and the fifth wiring are located between the second wiring and the third wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sukehiro ITO, Hideaki NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20190351676
    Abstract: The first cable and the second cable are disposed to at least partially overlap with each other in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the first terminal and the second terminal are lined up. The second terminal and the fourth terminal are disposed between the first terminal and the third terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: Sukehiro ITO
  • Publication number: 20190351679
    Abstract: The second terminal is disposed between the first terminal and the third terminal. The fifth terminal is disposed between the fourth terminal and the sixth terminal. The first cable and the second cable are disposed to at least partially overlap with each other in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the first terminal and the second terminal are lined up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: Sukehiro ITO
  • Patent number: 10464314
    Abstract: A liquid discharging apparatus includes a print head that has a driving element and discharges a liquid, a drive signal generation circuit that generates the drive signal based on a drive signal generation control signal for controlling generation of the drive signal, and a drive circuit substrate on which the drive signal generation circuit is provided. The drive circuit substrate has an input connector that inputs the drive signal generation control signal into the drive circuit substrate and an output connector that outputs the drive signal from the drive circuit substrate. A distance between the input connector and the output connector is shorter than a distance between the drive signal generation circuit and the input connector. The distance between the input connector and the output connector is shorter than a distance between the drive signal generation circuit and the output connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Sukehiro Ito, Masashi Asakawa, Kazunori Hiramatsu
  • Publication number: 20190232646
    Abstract: A first wiring supplies a first driving signal to one end of a first piezoelectric elements; a second wiring supplies a first voltage to the other end of the first piezoelectric element to allow the first voltage to maintain the other end of the first piezoelectric element to a common electric potential; a third wiring supplies a second driving signal to one end of a second piezoelectric elements; and a fourth wiring supplies a second signal to the other end of the second piezoelectric element to allow the second signal to maintain the other end of the second piezoelectric element to the common electric potential. The second wiring is arranged between the first wiring and the fourth wiring, the fourth wiring is arranged between the second wiring and the third wiring, and the second wiring and the fourth wiring are arranged between the first wiring and the third wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Sukehiro ITO, Kazunori HIRAMATSU
  • Patent number: 10241062
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate the effort in placement and extraction of samples in observations using transmitted charged particles. A charged particle beam device (601) is characterized by having: a charged particle optical lens tube that irradiates a sample (6) with a primary charged particle beam; a sample stage on which a light emitting member (500) that emits light because of charged particles that have come by transmission internally in the sample (6) or scattering therefrom or a sample platform (600) having the light emitting member (500) is attachably and detachably disposed; and a detector (503) that detects the light emitted by the light emitting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Ominami, Mitsugu Sato, Kenko Uchida, Sadamitsu Aso, Taku Sakazume, Hideo Morishita, Sukehiro Ito, Takashi Ohshima
  • Patent number: 10160202
    Abstract: A liquid discharging apparatus includes a print head that discharges a liquid, a carriage that is mounted on the print head, a control signal generation circuit, a drive signal generation circuit, a first cable through which a drive signal generation control signal is transmitted to the drive signal generation circuit, a second cable through which a drive signal is transmitted to the print head, a control circuit substrate on which the control signal generation circuit is provided, and a drive circuit substrate on which the drive signal generation circuit is provided. The shortest distance between the control circuit substrate and the carriage is longer than the shortest distance between the drive circuit substrate and the carriage. The drive circuit substrate is provided at a position where a region in which the carriage moves and at least a part of the drive circuit substrate overlap each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Sukehiro Ito, Naoto Hayakawa, Kazunori Hiramatsu