Patents by Inventor Yuichiro Akama
Yuichiro Akama 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).
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Patent number: 10730299Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing a liquid discharge head including a liquid discharge head substrate and a flow path forming member, the liquid discharge head substrate having a base, a pressure generation portion provided at a front surface of the base to generate pressure for discharging a liquid, and a supply port for supplying the liquid to the pressure generation portion, and the flow path forming member forming a flow path for feeding the liquid supplied from the supply port to the pressure generation portion. The method includes removing a sacrificial layer by etching the base from a back surface of the base, in a state in which an end covering portion of a cover layer for covering the sacrificial layer is covered with the resin layer. The method suppresses formation of a crack in the end covering portion that covers the end portion of the sacrificial layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuji Tamaru, Yuichiro Akama, Naoko Tsujiuchi, Sayaka Seki, Yasuaki Kitayama, Yusuke Hashimoto, Takanobu Manabe
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Publication number: 20190168509Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing a liquid discharge head including a liquid discharge head substrate and a flow path forming member, the liquid discharge head substrate having a base, a pressure generation portion provided at a front surface of the base to generate pressure for discharging a liquid, and a supply port for supplying the liquid to the pressure generation portion, and the flow path forming member forming a flow path for feeding the liquid supplied from the supply port to the pressure generation portion. The method includes removing a sacrificial layer by etching the base from a back surface of the base, in a state in which an end covering portion of a cover layer for covering the sacrificial layer is covered with the resin layer. The method suppresses formation of a crack in the end covering portion that covers the end portion of the sacrificial layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Yuji Tamaru, Yuichiro Akama, Naoko Tsujiuchi, Sayaka Seki, Yasuaki Kitayama, Yusuke Hashimoto, Takanobu Manabe
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Patent number: 10300699Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a recording element substrate having first to fourth discharge port groups, each of which includes a plurality of discharge ports for discharging liquid, first flow path connecting a first liquid tank to the first discharge port group, a second flow path connecting a second liquid tank to the second discharge port group, and a third flow path connecting a third liquid tank to the third discharge port group and the fourth discharge port group, wherein a flow resistance in the first flow path is smaller than a flow resistance in the second flow path and larger than a flow resistance in the third flow path, and wherein a ratio of the flow resistance in the second flow path to the flow resistance in the third flow path is 4 or less.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Sayaka Seki, Yuichiro Akama, Yuji Tamaru, Naoko Tsujiuchi, Yasuaki Kitayama
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Patent number: 10259222Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a substrate in which at least four inlets to which a liquid is supplied are arranged, and an ejection port forming member provided with an ejection port from which the liquid supplied to the inlets is ejected and provided in the substrate. The inlets are each formed along a first direction and are arranged in a second direction which crosses the first direction. A plurality of inter-inlet areas sandwiched between the inlets adjacent to each other has at least two types of areas different in distance between the inlets adjacent to each other, and, among the inter-inlet areas, an area positioned on each of both ends of the substrate is different from an area in which the distance between the inlets is the shortest.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuji Tamaru, Yuichiro Akama, Naoko Tsujiuchi, Sayaka Seki
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Patent number: 10252521Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a recording element substrate including energy generating elements configured to generate energy for discharging liquid and a driving circuit configured to drive the energy generating elements, and a wiring unit including a plurality of connection terminals for connection with the main body side and electrically connected to the recording element substrate. In the wiring unit, wiring lines are respectively connected to the plurality of connection terminals, and a functional element configured to regulate an applied voltage to a predetermined voltage or less is provided between at least one signal wiring line connected to the driving circuit and used to transmit a signal for driving the energy generating element among the wiring lines and the wiring line having a relatively larger electric capacitance than that of the signal wiring line.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuichiro Akama, Yuji Tamaru, Naoko Tsujiuchi, Sayaka Seki, Yasuaki Kitayama
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Patent number: 10239317Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing a liquid discharge head including a liquid discharge head substrate and a flow path forming member, the liquid discharge head substrate having a base, a pressure generation portion provided at a front surface of the base to generate pressure for discharging a liquid, and a supply port for supplying the liquid to the pressure generation portion, and the flow path forming member forming a flow path for feeding the liquid supplied from the supply port to the pressure generation portion. The method includes removing a sacrificial layer by etching the base from a back surface of the base, in a state in which an end covering portion of a cover layer for covering the sacrificial layer is covered with the resin layer. The method suppresses formation of a crack in the end covering portion that covers the end portion of the sacrificial layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuji Tamaru, Yuichiro Akama, Naoko Tsujiuchi, Sayaka Seki, Yasuaki Kitayama, Yusuke Hashimoto, Takanobu Manabe
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Patent number: 10150295Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes an energy generating element configured to generate energy used for ejection of a liquid, a print element board including an electroconductive anti-cavitation film provided to cover the energy generating element, and a connection board electrically connected to the anti-cavitation film and including a connection pad electrically connectable from outside.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2017Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tokuji Kudo, Chiaki Muraoka, Shimpei Yoshikawa, Yuichiro Akama, Yuji Tamaru, Yosuke Takagi, Takaaki Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 10144219Abstract: In a liquid discharge head, a third discharge port array group C1 which discharges a liquid of cyan, a second discharge port array group M1 which discharges a liquid of magenta, a fourth discharge port array group G which discharges a liquid of gray, a first discharge port array group Y which discharges a liquid of yellow, a second discharge port array group M2 which discharges a liquid of magenta, a third discharge port array group C2 which discharges a liquid of cyan are arranged in this order, in a direction. Each of discharge port arrays of the fourth discharge port array group G is formed of a plurality of discharge ports having a diameter smaller than that of a plurality of discharge ports which constitute first discharge port arrays of the second and third discharge port array groups C1, C2, M1 and M2.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2017Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Sayaka Seki, Yuichiro Akama, Yuji Tamaru, Naoko Tsujiuchi
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Patent number: 10093098Abstract: A liquid discharging head includes a print element substrate including an energy-generating element that generates energy used to discharge a liquid from a discharge port, and an electric wiring member including a plurality of contact pads arranged thereon. The plurality of contact pads are disposed in a contact area and include a first contact pad to which power for driving the energy-generating element is supplied and a second contact pad that has an electrostatic capacity lower than an electrostatic capacity of the first contact pad and that is disposed on an outer circumferential side of the contact area. The electric wiring member is connected to a ground of the print element substrate and includes a guard pad extending linearly outside the second contact pad.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yosuke Takagi, Yuichiro Akama, Satoshi Kimura
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Patent number: 10081184Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a recording element substrate for discharging a liquid and a housing with the recording element substrate attached thereto. A plurality of holes having openings on a back side of an attachment surface of the housing to be attached to the carriage, are juxtaposed in a direction intersecting with a vertical direction in a state where the liquid discharge head is attached to the carriage. Two positioning bosses, on the attachment surface, are formed above two holes at both end sides of a plurality of the juxtaposed holes or above portions on an inner side than the two holes, and configured to contact the carriage to determine a position of the liquid discharge head on the carriage.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2017Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuichiro Akama, Yuji Tamaru, Naoko Tsujiuchi, Sayaka Seki, Yasuaki Kitayama
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Publication number: 20180029358Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a recording element substrate including energy generating elements configured to generate energy for discharging liquid and a driving circuit configured to drive the energy generating elements, and a wiring unit including a plurality of connection terminals for connection with the main body side and electrically connected to the recording element substrate. In the wiring unit, wiring lines are respectively connected to the plurality of connection terminals, and a functional element configured to regulate an applied voltage to a predetermined voltage or less is provided between at least one signal wiring line connected to the driving circuit and used to transmit a signal for driving the energy generating element among the wiring lines and the wiring line having a relatively larger electric capacitance than that of the signal wiring line.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Yuichiro Akama, Yuji Tamaru, Naoko Tsujiuchi, Sayaka Seki, Yasuaki Kitayama
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Publication number: 20180029363Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a recording element substrate for discharging a liquid and a housing with the recording element substrate attached thereto. A plurality of holes having openings on a back side of an attachment surface of the housing to be attached to the carriage, are juxtaposed in a direction intersecting with a vertical direction in a state where the liquid discharge head is attached to the carriage. Two positioning bosses, on the attachment surface, are formed above two holes at both end sides of a plurality of the juxtaposed holes or above portions on an inner side than the two holes, and configured to contact the carriage to determine a position of the liquid discharge head on the carriage.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Yuichiro Akama, Yuji Tamaru, Naoko Tsujiuchi, Sayaka Seki, Yasuaki Kitayama
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Publication number: 20180029367Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing a liquid discharge head including a liquid discharge head substrate and a flow path forming member, the liquid discharge head substrate having a base, a pressure generation portion provided at a front surface of the base to generate pressure for discharging a liquid, and a supply port for supplying the liquid to the pressure generation portion, and the flow path forming member forming a flow path for feeding the liquid supplied from the supply port to the pressure generation portion. The method includes removing a sacrificial layer by etching the base from a back surface of the base, in a state in which an end covering portion of a cover layer for covering the sacrificial layer is covered with the resin layer. The method suppresses formation of a crack in the end covering portion that covers the end portion of the sacrificial layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Yuji Tamaru, Yuichiro Akama, Naoko Tsujiuchi, Sayaka Seki, Yasuaki Kitayama, Yusuke Hashimoto, Takanobu Manabe
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Publication number: 20180029364Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a recording element substrate having first to fourth discharge port groups, each of which includes a plurality of discharge ports for discharging liquid, first flow path connecting a first liquid tank to the first discharge port group, a second flow path connecting a second liquid tank to the second discharge port group, and a third flow path connecting a third liquid tank to the third discharge port group and the fourth discharge port group, wherein a flow resistance in the first flow path is smaller than a flow resistance in the second flow path and larger than a flow resistance in the third flow path, and wherein a ratio of the flow resistance in the second flow path to the flow resistance in the third flow path is 4 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Sayaka Seki, Yuichiro Akama, Yuji Tamaru, Naoko Tsujiuchi, Yasuaki Kitayama
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Publication number: 20180015721Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a substrate in which at least four inlets to which a liquid is supplied are arranged, and an ejection port forming member provided with an ejection port from which the liquid supplied to the inlets is ejected and provided in the substrate. The inlets are each formed along a first direction and are arranged in a second direction which crosses the first direction. A plurality of inter-inlet areas sandwiched between the inlets adjacent to each other has at least two types of areas different in distance between the inlets adjacent to each other, and, among the inter-inlet areas, an area positioned on each of both ends of the substrate is different from an area in which the distance between the inlets is the shortest.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Yuji Tamaru, Yuichiro Akama, Naoko Tsujiuchi, Sayaka Seki
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Publication number: 20170334202Abstract: In a liquid discharge head, a third discharge port array group C1 which discharges a liquid of cyan, a second discharge port array group M1 which discharges a liquid of magenta, a fourth discharge port array group G which discharges a liquid of gray, a first discharge port array group Y which discharges a liquid of yellow, a second discharge port array group M2 which discharges a liquid of magenta, a third discharge port array group C2 which discharges a liquid of cyan are arranged in this order, in a direction. Each of discharge port arrays of the fourth discharge port array group G is formed of a plurality of discharge ports having a diameter smaller than that of a plurality of discharge ports which constitute first discharge port arrays of the second and third discharge port array groups C1, C2, M1 and M2.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Sayaka Seki, Yuichiro Akama, Yuji Tamaru, Naoko Tsujiuchi
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Publication number: 20170313064Abstract: A liquid discharging head includes a print element substrate including an energy-generating element that generates energy used to discharge a liquid from a discharge port, and an electric wiring member including a plurality of contact pads arranged thereon. The plurality of contact pads are disposed in a contact area and include a first contact pad to which power for driving the energy-generating element is supplied and a second contact pad that has an electrostatic capacity lower than an electrostatic capacity of the first contact pad and that is disposed on an outer circumferential side of the contact area. The electric wiring member is connected to a ground of the print element substrate and includes a guard pad extending linearly outside the second contact pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Yosuke Takagi, Yuichiro Akama, Satoshi Kimura
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Publication number: 20170190176Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes an energy generating element configured to generate energy used for ejection of a liquid, a print element board including an electroconductive anti-cavitation film provided to cover the energy generating element, and a connection board electrically connected to the anti-cavitation film and including a connection pad electrically connectable from outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2017Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: Tokuji Kudo, Chiaki Muraoka, Shimpei Yoshikawa, Yuichiro Akama, Yuji Tamaru, Yosuke Takagi, Takaaki Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 9533504Abstract: A liquid discharge head, the liquid discharge head including a liquid chamber and two electrode pins that are inserted in the liquid chamber from an upper portion of the liquid chamber. The two electrode pins are used to detect a remaining amount of liquid inside the liquid chamber on a basis of a communication state between the two electrode pins and are disposed on a centerline that is a line extending through a center of an upper surface of the liquid chamber in a moving direction of the liquid discharge head or a single electrode pin is disposed on each side of the centerline with the centerline interposed in between. An expression X1?Z1/0.4 is satisfied, where X1 is an interval between the two electrode pins and Z1 is a difference in projection lengths of the two electrode pins in the liquid chamber.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2015Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yosuke Takagi, Yuichiro Akama, Kyosuke Toda
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Patent number: 9446592Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a liquid ejection section including an element substrate having ejection ports for ejecting liquid and an electrical wiring substrate connected to a contact of the liquid ejection apparatus to transmit signals to the element substrate, a liquid tank loading section including a containing space for containing a liquid tank storing liquid to be supplied to the element substrate and a lock member having an engaging part for engaging with a holding part of the liquid tank and a fixation means for rigidly securing the liquid election section and the liquid tank loading section in position.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2015Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Sayaka Seki, Kiyomitsu Kudo, Yuichiro Akama, Satoshi Kimura, Tomotsugu Kuroda, Kyosuke Toda, Naoko Tsujiuchi, Yosuke Takagi