Patents Assigned to Graphtec Corporation
  • Patent number: 10279503
    Abstract: A cutting pen includes a cutting pen main body including a blade projecting from one end, a medium pressing member inserted into the cutting pen main body to be movable in a state in which a cap portion projects from the one end of the cutting pen main body, and a knock mechanism configured to change the position of the medium pressing member with respect to the cutting pen main body stepwise by causing the medium pressing member to repetitively reciprocally move with respect to the cutting pen main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: GRAPHTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoichi Oka, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Tsutomu Ohira
  • Patent number: 10173364
    Abstract: A blade of a cutting tool is stuck into a medium adhered on a support member and is stopped in a state in which a blade edge is positioned between upper and lower surfaces of the medium. A cut line is formed in the medium by the support member and the cutting tool being moved. The blade is pulled out from the medium. An embossing tool is pressed against a position along the cut line of the medium. A continuous recess extending along the cut line is formed in the medium by the support member and the embossing tool being moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Graphtec Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoichi Oka, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Tsutomu Ohira
  • Patent number: 10137630
    Abstract: A blade of a cutting tool is stuck into a medium adhered on a support member and is stopped in a state in which a blade edge is positioned between upper and lower surfaces of the medium. A cut line is formed in the medium by the support member and the cutting tool being moved. The blade is pulled out from the medium. An embossing tool is pressed against a position along the cut line of the medium. A continuous recess extending along the cut line is formed in the medium by the support member and the embossing tool being moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Graphtec Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoichi Oka, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Tsutomu Ohira
  • Patent number: 10011034
    Abstract: A cutting plotter includes a driving roller, a rotating shaft, pinch rollers, a cutter, and a press roller. The driving roller extends in a direction of a first axis and rotates around the first axis. The rotating shaft extends in a direction of a second axis parallel to the first axis, and is configured to be rotatable around the second axis. A passage through which a cutting target passes is formed between the driving roller and the rotating shaft. The pinch rollers are provided on the rotating shaft. The cutter is selectively pressed to the cutting target. The press roller is provided on the rotating shaft between the pinch rollers, and presses the cutting target against the driving roller. The press roller is formed by a coil spring into which the rotating shaft is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Graphtec Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Ryoichi Oka
  • Patent number: 9694507
    Abstract: There are provided a shape data generation apparatus and shape data generation program capable of arranging, on one sheet-like medium, parts obtained by slicing one cutting shape. A shape data generation apparatus includes a slicing unit (11) configured to slice a cutting shape represented by supplied shape data into a plurality of parts in accordance with a closed shape prepared in advance, an arrangement unit (12) configured to arrange, of the cutting shape, a part protruding from the closed shape to fit in a free space within the closed shape, and a generation unit (13) configured to generate shape data representing a plurality of parts fitted in the closed shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Graphtec Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru Yokoyama, Hirohito Hori
  • Patent number: D795338
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Graphtec Corporation
    Inventors: Takahisa Umezawa, Kazuhiro Watanabe
  • Patent number: D797585
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Graphtec Corporation
    Inventors: Takahisa Umezawa, Makoto Iwadare
  • Patent number: D797586
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Graphtec Corporation
    Inventors: Takahisa Umezawa, Makoto Iwadare
  • Patent number: D802657
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: GRAPHTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahisa Umezawa, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Ryoichi Oka
  • Patent number: D837290
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Graphtec Corporation
    Inventors: Takahisa Umezawa, Kazuhiro Watanabe
  • Patent number: D848877
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Graphtec Corporation
    Inventors: Takahisa Umezawa, Makoto Iwadare
  • Patent number: D852269
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Graphtec Corporation
    Inventors: Takahisa Umezawa, Kazuhiro Watanabe
  • Patent number: D864286
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Graphtec Corporation
    Inventors: Takahisa Umezawa, Nobuyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: D874559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Graphtec Corporation
    Inventors: Takahisa Umezawa, Yuzuru Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: D951341
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: GRAPHTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahisa Umezawa, Hiroshi Ohtsuka
  • Patent number: D956134
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: GRAPHTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahisa Umezawa, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Ryoichi Oka
  • Patent number: D972006
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: GRAPHTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahisa Umezawa, Hiroshi Ohtsuka
  • Patent number: D976721
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: GRAPHTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahisa Umezawa, Makoto Iwadare
  • Patent number: D977002
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: GRAPHTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahisa Umezawa, Hiroshi Ohtsuka
  • Patent number: D1013029
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Graphtec Corporation
    Inventors: Mayumi Sato, Kazuhiro Watanabe