Patents by Inventor Yumi Komamiya

Yumi Komamiya 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: 10336073
    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 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shingo Okushima, Seiichiro Karita, Takatsuna Aoki, Noriyasu Nagai, Eisuke Nishitani, Yumi Komamiya
  • Publication number: 20190084301
    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: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Shingo Okushima, Seiichiro Karita, Takatsuna Aoki, Noriyasu Nagai, Eisuke Nishitani, Yumi Komamiya
  • Patent number: 10214014
    Abstract: In a liquid ejection head, it is possible to suppress generation of a temperature distribution of liquid in a direction in which ejection openings are arranged in a print element board. Specifically, a liquid ejection head, which is provided with an ejection opening row in which a plurality of ejection openings for ejecting a liquid are arranged, includes a pressure chamber that communicates with the ejection openings and includes a pressure generation element, a passage which is provided with an opening and extends along the ejection opening row to supply the liquid flowing into the passage through the opening to the pressure chamber, a heater provided around the opening, and a temperature sensor provided in a region along the ejection opening row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yumi Komamiya, Takatsuna Aoki, Shingo Okushima, Takuto Moriguchi
  • Publication number: 20190047287
    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: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Shingo Okushima, Seiichiro Karita, Takatsuna Aoki, Noriyasu Nagai, Eisuke Nishitani, Yumi Komamiya
  • Patent number: 10201980
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes discharge orifices, recording elements that generate energy, supply channels that supply liquid to the recording elements, a common supply channel communicating with the supply channels, recovery channels that recover liquid supplied to the recording elements, a common recovery channel that recovers liquid from the recovery channels, a first inlet port that supplies liquid to the common supply channel, a first recovery port that recovers liquid from the first common supply channel, a second inlet port that supplies liquid to the common recovery channel, and a second recovery port that recovers liquid from the second common recovery channel. The first inlet port and the first recovery port communicate without going through channel portions where recording elements are disposed, and the second inlet port and the second recovery port communicate without going through channel portions where recording elements are disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takatsuna Aoki, Seiichiro Karita, Shingo Okushima, Eisuke Nishitani, Yumi Komamiya, Kazuhiro Yamada, Zentaro Tamenaga, Noriyasu Nagai, Tatsurou Mori, Shuzo Iwanaga, Akio Saito, Akira Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10179453
    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: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shingo Okushima, Seiichiro Karita, Takatsuna Aoki, Noriyasu Nagai, Eisuke Nishitani, Yumi Komamiya
  • Patent number: 10160204
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a support member extending in a first direction, a print element board having an ejection port through which liquid is ejected, and first and second members arranged in the support member adjacent to each other along the first direction, each having a supply path extending in the first direction. The print element board element generates energy used for ejection of the supply paths supplied liquid. The first member includes an outlet port through which the supplied liquid flows out. The second member includes an inlet port through which the liquid from the outlet port flows. The outlet port is provided near a first member supply path end portion on the support member side on which the second member is provided. The inlet port is provided near a second member supply path end portion on the support member side on which the first member is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsurou Mori, Shuzo Iwanaga, Seiichiro Karita, Kazuhiro Yamada, Akio Saito, Zentaro Tamenaga, Shingo Okushima, Yumi Komamiya, Noriyasu Nagai, Takatsuna Aoki, Akira Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10144217
    Abstract: Gas is ejected toward a region between a liquid ejection head and a recording medium so as to enlarge and stabilize a vortex generated by an airflow generated by liquid droplets ejected from ejection ports. Accordingly, an airflow turbulence generated between the liquid ejection head and the recording medium is reduced and displacements of positions at which the liquid droplets are applied due to the airflow turbulence are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Arihito Miyakoshi, Ken Tsuchii, Nobuhito Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Arimizu, Yumi Komamiya, Koichi Ishida
  • Patent number: 10131146
    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: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shingo Okushima, Seiichiro Karita, Takatsuna Aoki, Noriyasu Nagai, Eisuke Nishitani, Yumi Komamiya
  • Patent number: 10093107
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes: a recording element board including a discharge orifice configured to discharge liquid, a recording element configured to generate energy to discharge liquid, a pressure chamber having the recording element within, a liquid supply channel configured to supply liquid to the pressure chamber, and a liquid recovery channel configured to recover liquid from the pressure chamber; and a support member configured to support the recording element board, the support member including a supply chamber configured to supply liquid to the liquid supply channel, and a recovery chamber configured to recover liquid from the liquid recovery channel. An inner volume of the recovery chamber is smaller than an inner volume of the supply chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiichiro Karita, Takuto Moriguchi, Takatsuna Aoki, Shingo Okushima, Yumi Komamiya, Noriyasu Nagai
  • Publication number: 20180244039
    Abstract: In a printing apparatus including a circulation system circulating a liquid, a volatile component included in the liquid evaporates from an ejection opening and thus characteristics of the liquid involving with concentration or viscosity change. The invention provides a printing apparatus that uses a liquid ejection head including an ejection opening ejecting a liquid, a print element generating energy for ejecting a liquid, and a pressure chamber having the print element provided therein, the printing apparatus including: a circulator configured to circulate the liquid so that the liquid passes through the pressure chamber; and a concentration adjustment unit configured to adjust a concentration of a liquid inside a liquid circulation system by discharging the liquid from the inside of the liquid circulation system and replenishing the liquid into the liquid circulation system from the outside of the liquid circulation system in response to the amount of the discharged liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: SEIICHIRO KARITA, Shuzo Iwanaga, Kazuhiro Yamada, Takatsuna Aoki, Shingo Okushima, Zentaro Tamenaga, Yumi Komamiya, Noriyasu Nagai, Tatsurou Mori, Yoshiyuki Nakagawa, Akira Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10040292
    Abstract: A first passage layer is provided with a plurality of supply passages each communicating with one portion of each of a plurality of pressure chambers and a plurality of collection passages each communicating with the other portion of each of the plurality of pressure chambers. A second passage layer is provided with a common supply passage communicating with the plurality of supply passages and a common collection passage communicating with the plurality of collection passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shingo Okushima, Seiichiro Karita, Takatsuna Aoki, Noriyasu Nagai, Yumi Komamiya
  • Publication number: 20180154650
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes discharge orifices, recording elements that generate energy, supply channels that supply liquid to the recording elements, a common supply channel communicating with the supply channels, recovery channels that recover liquid supplied to the recording elements, a common recovery channel that recovers liquid from the recovery channels, a first inlet port that supplies liquid to the common supply channel, a first recovery port that recovers liquid from the first common supply channel, a second inlet port that supplies liquid to the common recovery channel, and a second recovery port that recovers liquid from the second common recovery channel. The first inlet port and the first recovery port communicate without going through channel portions where recording elements are disposed, and the second inlet port and the second recovery port communicate without going through channel portions where recording elements are disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Takatsuna Aoki, Seiichiro Karita, Shingo Okushima, Eisuke Nishitani, Yumi Komamiya, Kazuhiro Yamada, Zentaro Tamenaga, Noriyasu Nagai, Tatsurou Mori, Shuzo Iwanaga, Akio Saito, Akira Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9981464
    Abstract: In a printing apparatus including a circulation system circulating a liquid, a volatile component included in the liquid evaporates from an ejection opening and thus characteristics of the liquid involving with concentration or viscosity change. The invention provides a printing apparatus that uses a liquid ejection head including an ejection opening ejecting a liquid, a print element generating energy for ejecting a liquid, and a pressure chamber having the print element provided therein, the printing apparatus including: a circulator configured to circulate the liquid so that the liquid passes through the pressure chamber; and a concentration adjustment unit configured to adjust a concentration of a liquid inside a liquid circulation system by discharging the liquid from the inside of the liquid circulation system and replenishing the liquid into the liquid circulation system from the outside of the liquid circulation system in response to the amount of the discharged liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiichiro Karita, Shuzo Iwanaga, Kazuhiro Yamada, Takatsuna Aoki, Shingo Okushima, Zentaro Tamenaga, Yumi Komamiya, Noriyasu Nagai, Tatsurou Mori, Yoshiyuki Nakagawa, Akira Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9975340
    Abstract: In a printing apparatus including a circulation system circulating a liquid, a volatile component included in the liquid evaporates from an ejection opening and thus characteristics of the liquid involving with concentration, viscosity and the like change. The invention provides a printing apparatus including: a page wide type liquid ejection head that includes an ejection opening ejecting a liquid, a print element generating energy for ejecting a liquid, and a pressure chamber having the print element provided therein; a cap that covers the ejection opening; and a circulator configured to circulate the liquid so that the liquid passes through the pressure chamber, wherein a circulation of the liquid is started after the cap is opened and the circulation of the liquid is stopped in a case where an image forming operation of ejecting the liquid from the ejection opening on the basis of a job is ended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiichiro Karita, Shuzo Iwanaga, Kazuhiro Yamada, Akio Saito, Zentaro Tamenaga, Shingo Okushima, Yumi Komamiya, Tatsurou Mori, Takatsuna Aoki, Noriyasu Nagai, Akira Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20180126740
    Abstract: A first passage layer is provided with a plurality of supply passages each communicating with one portion of each of a plurality of pressure chambers and a plurality of collection passages each communicating with the other portion of each of the plurality of pressure chambers. A second passage layer is provided with a common supply passage communicating with the plurality of supply passages and a common collection passage communicating with the plurality of collection passages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Shingo Okushima, Seiichiro Karita, Takatsuna Aoki, Noriyasu Nagai, Yumi Komamiya
  • Patent number: 9925792
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes discharge orifices, recording elements that generate energy, supply channels that supply liquid to the recording elements, a common supply channel communicating with the supply channels, recovery channels that recover liquid supplied to the recording elements, a common recovery channel that recovers liquid from the recovery channels, a first inlet port that supplies liquid to the common supply channel, a first recovery port that recovers liquid from the first common supply channel, a second inlet port that supplies liquid to the common recovery channel, and a second recovery port that recovers liquid from the second common recovery channel. The first inlet port and the first recovery port communicate without going through channel portions where recording elements are disposed, and the second inlet port and the second recovery port communicate without going through channel portions where recording elements are disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takatsuna Aoki, Seiichiro Karita, Shingo Okushima, Eisuke Nishitani, Yumi Komamiya, Kazuhiro Yamada, Zentaro Tamenaga, Noriyasu Nagai, Tatsurou Mori, Shuzo Iwanaga, Akio Saito, Akira Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9914308
    Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus of the invention is a liquid ejection apparatus including a liquid storage container that stores liquid, a circulation mechanism that circulates liquid in a circulation path, and a liquid ejection head fluidly-connected to the liquid storage container, the liquid ejection head having a plurality of ejection openings, wherein the liquid ejection head includes at least a pair of common passages and a plurality of individual passages that connect one of the pair of common passages to the other one of the pair of common passages and communicate with the plurality of ejection openings, respectively, and at least a pair of pressure adjustment mechanisms whose pressures are set to different control pressures is connected to respective upstream sides or downstream sides of the pair of common passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yamada, Takatsuna Aoki, Seiichiro Karita, Shuzo Iwanaga, Akio Saito, Shingo Okushima, Zentaro Tamenaga, Yumi Komamiya, Noriyasu Nagai, Tatsurou Mori, Akira Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9902157
    Abstract: A first passage layer is provided with a plurality of supply passages each communicating with one portion of each of a plurality of pressure chambers and a plurality of collection passages each communicating with the other portion of each of the plurality of pressure chambers. A second passage layer is provided with a common supply passage communicating with the plurality of supply passages and a common collection passage communicating with the plurality of collection passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shingo Okushima, Seiichiro Karita, Takatsuna Aoki, Noriyasu Nagai, Yumi Komamiya
  • Publication number: 20180043688
    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: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Shingo Okushima, Seiichiro Karita, Takatsuna Aoki, Noriyasu Nagai, Eisuke Nishitani, Yumi Komamiya