Patents Examined by Anh T Vo
  • Patent number: 12145373
    Abstract: A print liquid supply apparatus comprising a container to hold print liquid and an interface structure to fluidically connect the container to a receiving station wherein the interface structure projects outwards with respect to the container and comprises a liquid interface to fluidically connect to a corresponding fluidic interface of the receiving station and a liquid channel fluidically connecting the container and the liquid interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Judson M. Leiser, Miquel Boleda Busquets, Bernd Karlsboeck, David Olsen, Michael E. Peterschmidt
  • Patent number: 12138936
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid storage container comprising a liquid reservoir part holding liquid, an air communication part including an air communication port communicating with the atmosphere, an inner port communicating the liquid reservoir part with the air communication part, a seal member closing the inner port from the inside of the air communication part, a first biasing member biasing the seal member in a first direction from a first position away from the inner port toward a second position of closing the inner port, and a pressure receiving part including a protruding portion protruding from the air communication port to the outside of the air communication part, and joined to the seal member or the first biasing member. The seal member is separated from the inner port when the protruding portion of the pressure receiving part is pushed in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shoki Wakatsuki, Hiroki Hayashi
  • Patent number: 12134272
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus for forming an image on a medium by discharging a liquid, including: a first discharge head that discharges a liquid; and a first temperature indicating section provided in the first surface, in which the first temperature indicating section indicates that a temperature of the first temperature indicating section is lower than a first threshold value in a first state, and indicates that the temperature of the first temperature indicating section is equal to or higher than the first threshold value in a second state, and the first state and the second state change reversibly, and at least a part of the first temperature indicating section overlaps at least a part of the first propagation wiring in a normal direction of the wiring substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Wasamoto
  • Patent number: 12122165
    Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes an ink tank including an ink storage chamber configured to store ink to be supplied to a recording head configured to discharge ink. An injection portion is provided through which ink is injected from an ink bottle into the ink storage chamber. An ink reception portion is configured to receive ink inside the injection portion. A communication portion is configured to communicate with the ink storage chamber inside the injection portion. A guide portion is configured to guide ink received by the ink reception portion to the communication portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koki Shimada
  • Patent number: 12122158
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head in the present disclosure includes a first channel member including a first surface, a plurality of ejection ports in the first surface, a plurality of pressurizing chambers individually communicated with the plurality of ejection ports, and a second surface on the opposite side to the first surface; with a pressurizing member on the second surface; and with a second channel member including a third surface, a fourth surface on the opposite side to the third surface, a raised part which protrudes from the fourth surface, and a first through hole in the raised part. The second channel member is provided on a region in the second surface of the first channel member, in which the pressurizing member is not arranged. When viewed on a plane, an outer circumference of the raised part is located on inner side from an outer circumference of the fourth surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Kenko Gejima
  • Patent number: 12122150
    Abstract: A recording device includes a recording unit configured to discharge liquid onto a medium to perform recording, a transport unit configured to transport the medium at a position facing the recording unit, a transport unit downstream roller pair located downstream the transport unit in a medium transport path and configured to transport the medium, a restricting roller being a roller configured to restrict movement of a medium back end region upstream the transport unit downstream roller pair in the medium transport path toward the recording unit side, and including a plurality of teeth along an outer periphery thereof, and a guide member being a member configured to support the restricting roller, and guiding the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Taiki Akiyama
  • Patent number: 12115795
    Abstract: A liquid supply apparatus includes a liquid storage tank in communication with a liquid ejecting head that ejects liquid and a cartridge configured to be detachably provided to the liquid storage tank. The liquid storage tank includes an atmosphere communication portion in communication with the atmosphere and a first connecting portion that, in a state where the cartridge is attached to the liquid storage tank, enables the cartridge to be in liquid communication with the liquid storage tank. The liquid storage tank also includes a second connecting portion that, in the state where the cartridge is attached to the liquid storage tank, is connected to the cartridge so as to be liquid-tight with the cartridge and enables the cartridge to be in gaseous communication with the atmosphere communication portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasunori Takei, Hiroki Hayashi, Hiroshi Koshikawa
  • Patent number: 12117756
    Abstract: An image processing system includes an image forming device, a sensor, and processing circuitry. The image forming device forms an image on a first conveyance medium. The sensor acquires information about the image formed on the first conveyance medium by the image forming device. The processing circuitry performs ejection control to eject a second conveyance medium according to predetermined setting information in a case where the image formed on the first conveyance medium is a defective image, based on the information acquired by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takuya Yamakawa
  • Patent number: 12115794
    Abstract: A fluid tank comprises a rigid container and a bag to receive a fluid. The bag is arranged within the container and comprises a fluid opening to allow a fluid to flow therethrough. A perimeter of the bag extends in a first direction and in a second direction and is supported within the container, such that the perimeter of the bag is movable in no more than the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Jose Antonio Lopez Abancens, Curt Gonzales, Miquel Boleda Busquets
  • Patent number: 12110405
    Abstract: An aqueous dispersion contains emulsion resin particles that contains pigment enclosing emulsion resin particles enclosing an inorganic pigment, wherein the pigment enclosing emulsion resin particles have a 50 percent cumulative volume particle diameter (D50) of from 40 to 300 nm as measured by laser diffraction scattering method, wherein the pigment enclosing emulsion resin particles have an average aspect ratio of from 1.0 to 1.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryo Miyakoshi, Takuya Yamazaki, Chikako Hatta
  • Patent number: 12109814
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head that has an ejection surface including a first nozzle row configured to eject a first ink and a second nozzle row configured to eject a second ink. The liquid ejecting head is configured to be held in a first posture in which the ejection surface is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane. The dynamic surface tension of the first ink is higher than the dynamic surface tension of the second ink. In the first posture, the first nozzle row is positioned above the second nozzle row with respect to a gravity direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Haruki Kobayashi, Atsushi Muto
  • Patent number: 12103312
    Abstract: There is provided an ink replenishment container for replenishing ink into an ink tank via an ink inlet flow path member having a plurality of flow paths, the ink replenishment container including a container main body, an ink outlet forming portion, and an outlet valve unit. The outlet valve unit includes a valve housing mounted to provide a gap with an inner peripheral surface of a tubular portion in the tubular portion, a sealing member, and a valve body movable between a valve close state in contact with the sealing member and a valve open state separated from the sealing member. The valve body has a partition contact portion capable of contacting a partition of the ink inlet flow path member. The valve housing has a through-hole that communicates with the gap, and the through-hole communicates with the ink inlet flow path member in the valve open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadahiro Mizutani, Yoshihiro Koizumi, Taku Ishizawa, Tadashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 12103307
    Abstract: A linear motion extensible device (21) includes: rod-shaped members (31); and a rotating plate (42) rotating in a wind-up direction to wind up the rod-shaped members (30) while rotating them around a coupling rotational shaft (32) and rotating in a wind-off direction to push out the rod-shaped members (31) so as to arrange them in a line, wherein the rod-shaped member (31) has: an intermediate shaft (33) and an angle regulating part (34) which regulates widening an angle between the adjacent rod-shaped members (31), the rotating plate (42) has engagement grooves (44) engaged with the coupling rotational shaft (32) and the intermediate shaft (33), and when the rotating plate (42) is rotated in the wind-off direction, the coupling rotational shaft (32) and the intermediate shaft (33) come into contact with an inner surface (45) of the engagement groove (44), are pushed out, and leave the engagement grooves (44).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Daisuke Eto
  • Patent number: 12103306
    Abstract: Printheads for a jetting apparatus. In one embodiment, a printhead comprises a plurality of flow-through jetting channels each configured to jet a print fluid out of a nozzle. The printhead further includes a supply manifold fluidly coupled to the flow-through jetting channels, a return manifold fluidly coupled to the flow-through jetting channels, and one or more bypass manifolds fluidly coupled between the supply manifold and the return manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Nishimura
  • Patent number: 12090765
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes an ink tank and a flow channel member. The tank includes an ink chamber that stores ink, an injection port through which the ink is injected into the chamber, and a first shape portion formed near the injection port. The flow channel member is configured to be disposed inside the injection port and form a channel through which the ink is injected into the chamber. The ink is injected to the chamber from an ink supply container which includes a second shape portion formed near an outlet port of the container and configured to engage the first shape portion. The flow channel member is displaceable in a direction intersecting an inserting direction of inserting the outlet port into the injection port. The container is fixed to the tank by engagement between the first and second shape portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Taiji Maruyama
  • Patent number: 12092530
    Abstract: A material cartridge arrangement (100, 101) for a dispensing system, comprising a material cartridge (2) having a first end (2a), an opposing second end (2b) and an ink material channel (5) extending between the first and second ends in the material cartridge (2), the ink material channel (5) being bounded by an ink material channel wall/walls (9) extending between the first (2a) and second ends (2b). An ink material pressurising device (3) is arranged to cause ink material hold in the ink material channel (5) to flow in a direction from said first end (2a) towards said second end (2b) and through an ink material outlet. At least one temperature sensing element (16) is arranged at a position along the direction of extension of the ink material channel (5) and arranged to measure a temperature at the ink material channel wall (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Cellink Bioprinting AB
    Inventors: Erik Gatenholm, Hector Martinez, Ginger Lohman, Mateusz Piotrzkowski, Bryan Jones, Eric Bronnenkant, Kyung Hun Jung
  • Patent number: 12083812
    Abstract: A laser processing apparatus includes: a conveyor to convey a container containing a content in a container body in a conveying direction at a predetermined conveying speed; and a light emitter to emit laser light to a predetermined processing region in the container body conveyed in the conveying direction by the conveyor. A frequency of a vibration of the container body conveyed, in which an amplitude of the vibration of the container body is maximized, is v/L or less, where v is the predetermined conveying speed, and L is a length of the predetermined processing region in the conveying direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Sonoda, Hiromichi Matsuda
  • Patent number: 12083803
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a carriage configured to move in a width direction intersecting a medium transport direction, a recording head mounted on the carriage, a liquid storage section configured to store a liquid to be supplied to the recording head, the liquid storage section including an injection port configured to receive the liquid from a refill container and a liquid-level visual-check section through which a liquid level of the liquid is visually checked, and a display section configured to accept various setting operations, in which the liquid-level visual-check section and the display section are disposed on an apparatus front surface side, and the display section is disposed above the liquid-level visual-check section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Yamashita, Satoshi Kaminaga
  • Patent number: 12083809
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid ejecting apparatus including: a head that ejects a liquid; a supply unit that supplies a liquid to the head; a maintenance unit for maintaining the head; a selector unit that selects a unit to be opened to an atmosphere from the supply unit and the maintenance unit; and a housing that accommodates the supply unit, the maintenance unit, and the selector unit, in which the housing has an opening surface to which an exposure opening is open and a cover that closes the exposure opening, the exposure opening exposes the supply unit, the maintenance unit, and the selector unit, and when the exposure opening is viewed from a position facing the opening surface, the supply unit, the maintenance unit, and the selector unit are positioned not to overlap each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Tojo, Eiji Miyashita, Seiya Sato
  • Patent number: 12077675
    Abstract: A print method includes a) applying an activator composition onto a recording medium, the activator composition comprising a photoinitiator; b) applying an inkjet ink composition onto the recording medium, the inkjet ink composition comprising a curable monomer and a gellant, the inkjet ink composition comprising no photo initiator or comprising a photo initiator in an amount of 1.0 wt % or less, based on the total amount of the ink composition; and c) curing the ink and the activator composition. Step c is started within a time period of 2 s-1000 s after applying the ink composition onto the recording medium. an ink set comprising an activator composition and an inkjet ink composition, a software product, and an inkjet printing apparatus are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: CANON PRODUCTION PRINTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Luc Van Keulen, Pim Van Der Asdonk