Patents by Inventor Tomohiro YASUFUKU

Tomohiro YASUFUKU 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: 10604373
    Abstract: There is provided a recording system that can suppress a reduction in throughput when post-processing is performed in a post-processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Kodama, Tomohiro Yasufuku
  • Patent number: 10343429
    Abstract: A medium after recording is more effectively dried in a recording apparatus and improvement of throughput is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Kodama, Tomohiro Yasufuku
  • Publication number: 20180311975
    Abstract: There is provided a recording system that can suppress a reduction in throughput when post-processing is performed in a post-processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Kodama, Tomohiro Yasufuku
  • Publication number: 20180311981
    Abstract: A medium after recording is more effectively dried in a recording apparatus and improvement of throughput is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Hidetoshi KODAMA, Tomohiro YASUFUKU
  • Patent number: 9834001
    Abstract: There is provided a recording apparatus including a recording head that can eject an ink onto a sheet, a transport unit that transports the sheet to the recording head, a housing that contains the recording head and the transport unit, a case that is arranged on an outer surface of the housing so that the bottom portion thereof is positioned higher than a bottom surface of the housing, and that serves as a holder which holds an ink container containing an ink, and a supply unit that supplies the ink from the ink container to the recording head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Tanaka, Takaichi Wada, Tetsuya Takamoto, Katsumi Okamoto, Yasuhiro Matsuo, Isao Momose, Yoshisada Aoki, Tomohiro Yasufuku
  • Patent number: 9815302
    Abstract: A printer includes a housing, a cover, and a movable unit. The housing has a space and an opening. The space accommodates a transportation path section that is at least part of a transportation path for transporting a paper sheet. The opening allows the space to communicate with the outside of the housing. The cover is in any one of positions relative to the opening including a closed position where the cover covers the opening and an open position where the cover uncovers the opening. The movable unit has the transportation path section and is movable between a storage position where the transportation path section is stored in the space and a pulled-out position where the transportation path section is pulled out of the space. The movable unit in the pulled-out position is restrained from moving toward the storage position when the cover is in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shun Hara, Shinichiro Yoshikawa, Tomohiro Yasufuku
  • Publication number: 20170274674
    Abstract: A printer includes a housing, a cover, and a movable unit. The housing has a space and an opening. The space accommodates a transportation path section that is at least part of a transportation path for transporting a paper sheet. The opening allows the space to communicate with the outside of the housing. The cover is in any one of positions relative to the opening including a closed position where the cover covers the opening and an open position where the cover uncovers the opening. The movable unit has the transportation path section and is movable between a storage position where the transportation path section is stored in the space and a pulled-out position where the transportation path section is pulled out of the space. The movable unit in the pulled-out position is restrained from moving toward the storage position when the cover is in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Shun HARA, Shinichiro YOSHIKAWA, Tomohiro YASUFUKU
  • Patent number: 9333772
    Abstract: A printing apparatus which includes at least a first tray and a second tray as a tray which accommodates a printing sheet, and can be mounted with a sheet supply unit which supplies the printing sheet by being switched to any one of the first tray and the second tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Yasufuku, Yoshisada Aoki
  • Publication number: 20160059592
    Abstract: A printing apparatus which includes at least a first tray and a second tray as a tray which accommodates a printing sheet, and can be mounted with a sheet supply unit which supplies the printing sheet by being switched to any one of the first tray and the second tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Tomohiro YASUFUKU, Yoshisada AOKI
  • Patent number: 9199490
    Abstract: A printer includes a device main body, a recording section, and a mounting section. The recording section is provided at the device main body and configured to record on a first recording medium and a second recording medium having lenticular lenses. The mounting section is configured to selectively mount a first conveyance unit configured to convey the first recording medium and a second conveyance unit configured to convey the second recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Yamada, Katsuhito Suzuki, Tomohiro Yasufuku, Nobuhisa Nomoto
  • Publication number: 20150258800
    Abstract: There is provided a recording apparatus including a recording head that can eject an ink onto a sheet, a transport unit that transports the sheet to the recording head, a housing that contains the recording head and the transport unit, a case that is arranged on an outer surface of the housing so that the bottom portion thereof is positioned higher than a bottom surface of the housing, and that serves as a holder which holds an ink container containing an ink, and a supply unit that supplies the ink from the ink container to the recording head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki TANAKA, Takaichi WADA, Tetsuya TAKAMOTO, Katsumi OKAMOTO, Yasuhiro MATSUO, Isao MOMOSE, Yoshisada AOKI, Tomohiro YASUFUKU
  • Patent number: 9067419
    Abstract: There is provided a recording apparatus including a recording head that can eject an ink onto a sheet, a transport unit that transports the sheet to the recording head, a housing that contains the recording head and the transport unit, a case that is arranged on an outer surface of the housing so that the bottom portion thereof is positioned higher than a bottom surface of the housing, and that serves as a holder which holds an ink container containing an ink, and a supply unit that supplies the ink from the ink container to the recording head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Tanaka, Takaichi Wada, Tetsuya Takamoto, Katsumi Okamoto, Yasuhiro Matsuo, Isao Momose, Yoshisada Aoki, Tomohiro Yasufuku
  • Publication number: 20150174923
    Abstract: A printer includes a device main body, a recording section, and a mounting section. The recording section is provided at the device main body and configured to record on a first recording medium and a second recording medium having lenticular lenses. The mounting section is configured to selectively mount a first conveyance unit configured to convey the first recording medium and a second conveyance unit configured to convey the second recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Katsumi YAMADA, Katsuhito SUZUKI, Tomohiro YASUFUKU, Nobuhisa NOMOTO
  • Publication number: 20140362133
    Abstract: There is provided a recording apparatus including a recording head that can eject an ink onto a sheet, a transport unit that transports the sheet to the recording head, a housing that contains the recording head and the transport unit, a case that is arranged on an outer surface of the housing so that the bottom portion thereof is positioned higher than a bottom surface of the housing, and that serves as a holder which holds an ink container containing an ink, and a supply unit that supplies the ink from the ink container to the recording head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki TANAKA, Takaichi WADA, Tetsuya TAKAMOTO, Katsumi OKAMOTO, Yasuhiro MATSUO, Isao MOMOSE, Yoshisada AOKI, Tomohiro YASUFUKU