Patents Assigned to Seiko Epson
  • Patent number: 11985284
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a separating roller that is capable of switching between a separation state in which an original document is separated and a non-separation state in which the original document is not separated, and determines whether or not the original document is fed in the separation state or the non-separation state based on the types of the original document set through a user interface for instructing a select of the types of the original document to be read and a start of reading the original document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Mokuo, Noriyuki Koyanagi, Keiichiro Fukumasu, Keisuke Miyauchi, Naoki Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 11985282
    Abstract: Provided is an image reading system that divides, with respect to image data obtained by performing a double sided reading in a state where a booklet is opened, cover sheet image data into two parts corresponding to a pair of cover sheets to arrange the two parts at a front and an end, respectively, and arranges main text image data between the front and the end, and then generates an image file from each of the arranged image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Nobutaka Suzuki, Nao Sato, Osamu Koyama, Masatomo Kanamitsu, Hideaki Tokuda
  • Patent number: 11985281
    Abstract: A reading apparatus includes a reading unit that reads a document, a transport path, an output path for outputting the document read by the reading unit, a display unit that displays a setup screen, and a control unit configured to control the reading unit and the display unit. The output path includes a first output path and a second output path that separately lead to different document output destinations, and the output path is formed such that a use path used to output the document is changed between the first output path and the second output path. The control unit is configured to obtain path information indicating the use path and a reading setup. The control unit is configured to, based on the reading setup and the path information, cause the display unit to display a suggestion indication suggesting changing the reading setup or suggesting changing the use path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Haruya Eguchi, Nobu Tagawa
  • Publication number: 20240149590
    Abstract: A printing material cartridge mounted by being inserted into a cartridge mounting portion of a printing apparatus, includes: an identification portion on which identification information for identifying the printing material cartridge is recorded, in which the identification portion is formed at a readable position that is optically readable by a reading portion formed inside a cartridge mounting portion of the printing apparatus in an insertion process of inserting the printing material cartridge into the cartridge mounting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriyuki FUKASAWA
  • Publication number: 20240149588
    Abstract: A printing system includes: a printing material cartridge that accommodates a printing material and has an identification portion on which identification information for identifying the printing material cartridge is recorded; a printing apparatus including a cartridge mounting portion in which the printing material cartridge is mounted, an apparatus reading portion that is formed inside the cartridge mounting portion and optically reads the identification portion, a consumption value calculation portion that calculates a consumption value indicating a consumption amount of the printing material, and an apparatus storage portion; and a server apparatus that includes a server storage portion and is communicatively connected to the printing apparatus, in which the consumption value is stored in any one storage portion of the apparatus storage portion and the server storage portion in association with the identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriyuki FUKASAWA
  • Publication number: 20240155089
    Abstract: A method of controlling a projector includes performing tiling projection in a first area and a second area by a first projector and a first projector group projecting image light beams in the first area and the second projector group projecting image light beams in the second area, performing first adjustment processing of applying a second adjustment amount smaller than a first adjustment amount to the first projector group and projecting the image light beams when projection by the first projector stops and first processing is selected, and performing second adjustment processing of applying a third adjustment amount no larger than a difference between the first adjustment amount and the second adjustment amount to the first projector group after the first adjustment processing, and projecting the image light beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenji KAWADA
  • Publication number: 20240149589
    Abstract: A printing system includes: a printing material cartridge that accommodates a printing material and has an identification portion on which identification information for identifying the printing material cartridge is recorded; a printing apparatus including a cartridge mounting portion in which the printing material cartridge is mounted, and an apparatus reading portion that is formed inside the cartridge mounting portion and optically reads the identification portion; a compatibility determination portion that determines whether or not the printing material cartridge is compatible with the cartridge mounting portion by using the identification information obtained by reading the identification portion with the apparatus reading portion; and a portable terminal including a terminal display portion that displays the identification information obtained by reading the identification portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriyuki FUKASAWA
  • Patent number: 11977789
    Abstract: A display screen generation apparatus includes: an acquisition portion acquiring for each of a plurality of print products produced through a plurality of processes, progress of the processes; and a display portion generating a display screen that displays for each of the plurality of print products, the process waiting to be executed, the process being executed, the process already executed, and the process not intended to be executed in a distinguishable manner from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuyuki Minamihara, Kana Ogawa, Toshiaki Kimura, Yoshiki Katsuma, Yuto Fukuchi, Ayako Kobayashi, Satoru Ono, Yuichi Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11978745
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a pixel electrode disposed in a display area, a first wiring line, a second wiring line, an insulating layer disposed between the first wiring line and the second wiring line, a capacitor disposed in the display area, and including a first electrode, a capacitance insulation film, and a second electrode stacked in this order on the second wiring layer side surface of the insulating layer, with the first electrode being electrically connected to the second wiring line, and a relay electrode disposed outside the display area, and through the insulating layer, contacted with the first wiring line at the insulating layer side surface of the first wiring layer line and the second wiring line at an opposite side surface of the second wiring line with respect to the insulating layer side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoshi Ito
  • Patent number: 11979138
    Abstract: A quartz crystal resonator includes a quartz crystal resonator element, a thermistor, and a package base having a first principal surface and a second principal surface having an opposed surface relationship with each other, the quartz crystal resonator element is mounted on the first principal surface side, the thermistor is housed in a recessed section of the second principal surface side of the package base, a plurality of electrode terminals connected to the quartz crystal resonator element or the thermistor is disposed on the second principal surface side of the package base, and a distance in a first direction perpendicular to the first principal surface from a mounting surface of the electrode terminals to the thermistor is equal to or longer than 0.05 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Go Yamashita
  • Patent number: 11976415
    Abstract: A storage portion includes a case which includes an internal space configured to accommodate raw material pieces having fibers, a discharge pipe coupled to a side wall of the case, and a transport motor which rotates the discharge pipe on an axis, in which one end in an axial direction of the discharge pipe communicates with the internal space and the other end has an outlet for discharging the raw material pieces, and a spiral member is provided on an inner peripheral surface of the discharge pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Motohashi, Makoto Sato, Takashi Abe
  • Patent number: 11977794
    Abstract: An information processing device connecting to a print server via a network and connectable to a printing device is provided. The information processing device determines whether the printing device is a compatible printing device compatible with the print server or an incompatible printing device incompatible with the print server, and causes registration processing corresponding to a result of the determination to be executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Genki Nozaki, Hideyoshi Itokawa, Motomu Miyajima, Tomoki Matsuzawa
  • Patent number: 11979526
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes an operation panel and a controller configured to control display of the operation panel. The controller is configured to cause a first button, a second button, and a display area for displaying a numerical value received by a first operation on one or both of the first button and the second button to be displayed on the operation panel. In response to receiving a second operation on the first button or the second button, the controller is configured to change the amount of change in the numerical value to be received by the first operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kikuo Ueno
  • Patent number: 11979530
    Abstract: There is configured a carrying device including a sensor for detecting presence of a medium, a carrying mechanism capable of making the transition between a carrying state capable of carrying the medium and a retreat state incapable of carrying the medium, and a processor, wherein when making the transition to a power-off state, the processor sets power off in the retreat state when the sensor detects the medium, and sets the power off in the carrying state when the sensor does not detect the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuki Nakazawa
  • Patent number: 11975454
    Abstract: A program generation device generating an operation program causing a robot to execute a task is provided. The program generation device includes: a display control unit displaying an input screen including an operation block, display area where an operation block relating to an operation of the robot is displayed, an operation block arrangement area where the operation block selected from the operation block display area is arranged to generate the operation program, and a text display area where the operation program is displayed in a text format; and a text editing unit editing the operation program in the text format and displaying the edited operation program in the text display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki Hagio, Akifumi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11979531
    Abstract: A scanner includes an apparatus main body, a stand, and a switching mechanism. The apparatus main body includes a transport unit that transports a document along a transport path, and a reading unit that reads an image of the document. The stand supports the apparatus main body. The switching mechanism switches the posture of the apparatus main body with respect to the stand so that the transport path extends along an intersecting direction intersecting an installation surface. The switching mechanism includes a switching motor that imparts a driving force to the apparatus main body when switching the posture. The switching motor is located inside the apparatus main body on the lower side of the transport path in the vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriyuki Koyanagi, Keiichiro Fukumasu
  • Patent number: 11975531
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a cutter unit that includes a first blade that moves in a first direction from a standby position to a cutting position to cut a printing medium and a drive pin that moves integrally with the first blade, a drive cam which has a cylindrical shape and on a side surface of which a guide groove engaged with the drive pin is provided, and a driving motor that rotates the drive cam, in which, when the drive cam rotates, the guide groove guides, via the drive pin, the first blade in the first direction from the standby position to the cutting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Ryohei Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 11979524
    Abstract: An image forming device includes: a scanner section; a print section; an operation panel; a communication section configured to communicate with a cloud server; and a controller, wherein the controller transmits document data scanned by using the scanner section to the cloud server and causes the cloud server to store the document data in storage in accordance with an operation performed on the operation panel, and when the document data is specified in accordance with data identifying the document data kept in the storage of the cloud server in accordance with an operation performed on the operation panel, the controller displays a two-dimensional code enabling access to the document data stored in the storage of the cloud server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Norihiko Nakajima
  • Patent number: 11975538
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a plurality of ejecting unit groups each including nozzles configured to eject liquid. The ejecting unit group configured to eject a liquid to be used in the printing is referred to as a to-be-used ejecting unit group. The ejecting unit group configured to eject a liquid not to be used in the printing is referred to as the non-use ejecting unit group. In a print mode with a non-use nozzle group in which any of the plurality of kinds of liquids is not used, the driving elements of the to-be-used ejecting unit group is supplied with the in-printing micro-vibration pulse in a period without ejection of the ink, and the driving elements of the non-use ejecting unit group is not supplied with the micro-vibration pulse even in the period without ejection of the ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenichiro Matsuo
  • Patent number: 11975532
    Abstract: Provided are: a holding unit configured to rotatably hold a roll body on which a medium is wound; a transport unit configured to transport the medium unwound from the roll body; a tension applying unit configured to press the medium between the holding unit and the transport unit to apply tension to the medium; a driving portion configured to provide driving force to the tension applying unit; a control unit configured to control the transport unit and the driving portion; and a detector configured to detect a load applied to the transport unit, and the control unit controls the driving force by the driving portion on the basis of the load detected by the detector to adjust the tension applied to the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Fujiwara, Ryo Hamano