Patents Examined by Kristal Feggins
  • Patent number: 11358402
    Abstract: Disclosed is a printing device including a main body portion including a body portion configured to provide an internal space in which recording paper for printing certain information thereon is transferred and an opening or closing portion configured to control opening or closing of the internal space, a printing portion configured to print the certain information on the recording paper transferred in the internal space, and a recording paper separation portion located on a downstream side of the printing portion and configured to cut or cut off and separate recording paper on which particular information is printed by the printing portion from the other recording paper. Here, the main body portion includes a protruding portion configured to prevent an adhesive attached to the surface opposite the adhesive surface from being accumulated by decreasing a contact area with the surface opposite the adhesive surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: BIXOLON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Gwan Kim, Jin Kook Kim
  • Patent number: 11351781
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge head including: a communication plate formed with a descender connected to a nozzle, a pressure chamber plate including a plurality of pressure chambers aligning in an array direction, a piezoelectric element, and a discharge common channel. The discharge common channel extends in the array direction, is connected to the plurality of pressure chambers, and has a first discharge portion and a second discharge portion. The discharge common channel is configured to discharge liquid toward one side in the array direction. The second discharge portion includes an expansion portion to expand beyond the first discharge portion in a width direction orthogonal to the stacking direction and to the array direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuo Kato
  • Patent number: 11351782
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head having a channel member which includes an ejection hole surface and a pressurization chamber surface opposite thereto. An actuator substrate overlaps the pressurization chamber surface. The channel member includes a plurality of ejection holes opening in the ejection hole surface, a plurality of pressurization chambers individually communicating with the plurality of ejection holes and arranged in plan view of the pressurization chamber surface, and a plurality of dummy pressurization chambers positioned outside of the predetermined region in plan view of the pressurization chamber surface. The actuator substrate includes a plurality of pressurization portions that individually pressurize the pressurization chambers, and a plurality of dummy pressurization portions that individually pressurize the dummy pressurization chambers. The dummy pressurization chambers communicate with each other via a plurality of communication paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Kobayashi, Kenko Gejima
  • Patent number: 11351784
    Abstract: A liquid droplet ejection device includes at least one first liquid droplet ejection unit including a first liquid holding unit and a first tip, the first tip to eject the first liquid in the first liquid holding unit as a first liquid droplet onto an object; at least one second liquid droplet ejection unit including a second liquid holding unit and a second tip, the second tip to eject the second liquid in the second liquid holding unit as a second liquid droplet onto the object; an object holding unit to hold the object; and a driving unit to move the first tip and the second tip in a first direction. An inner diameter of the second tip is larger than an inner diameter of the first tip. The first tip and the second tip are arranged along the first direction. The second tip is arranged behind the first tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SIJTECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Murata
  • Patent number: 11351787
    Abstract: A curved fluid ejection device may include a plurality of fluid ejection dies overmolded with at least one layer of epoxy mold compound (EMC). Each of the fluid ejection dies and the EMC include a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE). The combination of the CTE of the fluid ejection dies and the CTE of the at least one layer of EMC defines a curve within the curved fluid ejection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Chien-Hua Chen, Michael W. Cumbie, Si-Iam J. Choy
  • Patent number: 11351778
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a flow channel structure, a supply channel structure, and a particular heater. The flow channel structure defines an ejection channel that leads liquid toward a plurality of nozzles arranged in a nozzle row along a first direction. The supply channel structure defines a supply channel configured to allow liquid to flow therefrom to the ejection channel. The particular heater is configured to heat liquid. The flow channel structure is made of inorganic material having a higher thermal conductivity than material used for the supply channel structure. The flow channel structure includes an end portion protruding outward relative to a side surface of the supply channel structure. The particular heater is disposed at the end portion of the flow channel structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Taisuke Mizuno
  • Patent number: 11351788
    Abstract: A liquid absorber includes a container that has an opening and that recovers liquid and a first absorbing unit that is constituted by an aggregate of porous absorbing body blocks and that is housed in the container such that a gap exists between the porous absorbing body blocks. The porous absorbing body blocks have a density of 0.05 [g/cm3] or more and 0.50 [g/cm3] or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichi Miyasaka, Nobutaka Urano, Kaneo Yoda
  • Patent number: 11351793
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a carriage, a liquid container provided on the carriage and in which a liquid is to be injected, the liquid container having a liquid level check portion through which a level of the liquid in the liquid container is visually checked, a recording head disposed in the carriage, and an operation panel disposed on a front surface of the apparatus along the width direction, the operation panel and an exposure section through which the liquid level check portion is exposed are disposed such that the operation panel and the exposure section are visually checked, and the carriage is moved from a home position toward the exposure section and the operation panel and the liquid level check portion are arranged in the width direction when the apparatus side surface is viewed from the front side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Miyazawa, Hisayuki Akahane, Shintaro Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 11351792
    Abstract: A liquid cartridge configured to be inserted into a cartridge-attachment section in an insertion direction includes a casing, and a lever supported by the casing. The lever is pivotable about a pivot axis between a first position and a second position. The lever includes a light-blocking portion configured to block or attenuate light traveling in a widthwise direction crossing the insertion direction and a gravitational direction, and a force-receiving portion positioned closer to a front wall of the casing than the light-blocking portion is to the front wall in the insertion direction. The light-blocking portion is positioned lower at the second position than at the first position. The pivot axis is positioned frontward of the light-blocking portion and rearward of the force-receiving portion in the insertion direction. The lever pivots from the second position to the first position upon application of an external force to the force-receiving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takahashi, Takahiro Miyao, Akihito Ono, Tetsuro Kobayashi, Fumio Nakazawa, Kosuke Nukui
  • Patent number: 11351774
    Abstract: A printing apparatus, which uses a printhead including a circuit configured to inspect an ink discharge status of a selected nozzle using a temperature detection element, causes the printhead to inspect the ink discharge status by changing a threshold value for judging a detection result of the temperature detection element, in order to judge the ink discharge status in a state in which a heater in the selected nozzle is driven by each of a first pulse and a second pulse whose waveform is different from that of the first pulse, obtains first information about a change point where a judgment result obtained by the first pulse changes, and second information about a change point where a judgment result obtained by the second pulse changes, and sets the threshold value, based on the first and second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuhei Oikawa, Toshiyuki Chikuma, Yutaka Kano, Kohei Sato
  • Patent number: 11345167
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a storage section configured to store a learnt model obtained by machine learning on a condition for an adjustment interval in accordance with a use state of a print apparatus, based on a data set in which use state information of the print apparatus and adjustment interval information indicating an interval of performing an adjustment process for a print position on a print medium are associated with each other, a reception section configured to receive the use state information of the print apparatus, and a processor configured to perform a process of estimating the adjustment interval, based on the use state information received and the learnt model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masanari Shinkai
  • Patent number: 11345158
    Abstract: A logic circuitry package for a replaceable print apparatus component includes an interface to communicate with a print apparatus logic circuit and at least one logic circuit to transmit, via the interface, a limit parameter and a count threshold parameter. The logic circuit is to receive, via the interface, initial requests to read sensor IDs with the component connected to the apparatus and the apparatus not pneumatically actuating the component. The logic circuit is to transmit, via the interface, a resting state digital value in response to each initial request. The logic circuit is to receive, via the interface, further requests to read the sensor IDs with the component connected to the apparatus and the apparatus pneumatically actuating the component. The logic circuit is to transmit, via the interface, a further digital value in response to each further request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Quinton B. Weaver, James Michael Gardner, David N. Olsen, Anthony D. Studer
  • Patent number: 11345165
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses an electronic apparatus including a charging device, a plurality of operation mechanisms, and a CPU. The CPU is configured to execute an information acquisition process, a voltage decision process, and a charging control process. In the information acquisition process, capacity-related information corresponding to a charging capacity required for operation of the operating mechanisms is acquired. In the voltage decision process, a charge stop voltage is decided in accordance with the capacity-related information acquired. In the charging control process, the charging device is controlled to stop the charging process by using as a trigger an attainment of the charge stop voltage decided after start of the charging process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryohei Murabayashi, Masakazu Nakano, Yuki Hiramatsu
  • Patent number: 11338312
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a printhead for the application of a coating agent to a component, in particular for painting a vehicle body component with a paint. The disclosure provides that the printhead is designed in such a way that it enables a color change during coating operation and can be rinsed with a rinsing agent during a color change in order to rinse out coating agent residues from the printhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Fritz, Benjamin Wöhr, Marcus Kleiner, Moritz Bubek, Timo Beyl, Frank Herre, Steffen Sotzny
  • Patent number: 11341870
    Abstract: An adhesive label is provided. The adhesive label includes an adhesive patch that covers at least 50% but less than 85% of a backside surface of the adhesive label and that is at least partially horizontally and vertically centered on the backside surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Iconex LLC
    Inventors: Pamela Sue Hill, Stephen Cameron Van Winkle, Austin Daniel Anderson, Tom Edward Zagaya, Robert L. Shinkle, II
  • Patent number: 11338573
    Abstract: An inkjet image forming apparatus includes a transferer and a hardware processor. The transferer transfers, onto a recording medium, ink that is ejected from an inkjet head and is borne on a transfer member. The hardware processor performs control for reducing transferability of the ink in a case where the ink borne on the transfer member is not-to-be-transferred ink, compared with a case where the ink is to-be-transferred ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Midori Shimomura, Yukimasa Azuma
  • Patent number: 11338585
    Abstract: A liquid supply, may include a bag and a box to maintain the bag therein, the box including a number of alignment structures formed along an edge of a first wall of the box to mate with a support element. A carton fold structure for a print liquid supply, the fold structure to support and hold a liquid bag including a liquid bag interface, the carton fold structure including multiple planes that, together, form a cuboid shape, each plane to form an outer wall of the carton fold structure, with edges between respective planes; a cut out in one of the edges, the cut out including: a channel extending inwards into a first plane to allow the liquid bag interface to pass through the first plane; and slots extending into the first plane between the channel and the edge associated with the first plane to align to a support element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Judson M. Leiser, Peter R. Stokes, Bernd Karlsboeck
  • Patent number: 11331915
    Abstract: A fluid ejection device may include a fluid ejection die embedded in a moldable material, a number of fluid actuators within the fluid ejection die to recirculate fluid within a number of firing chambers of the fluid ejection die, and a number of cooling channels defined in the moldable material thermally coupled to the fluid ejection die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Chien-Hua Chen, Michael W. Cumbie
  • Patent number: 11331920
    Abstract: In an example of the disclosure, a cleaning system for a printhead includes a web of material movable in a web direction. The web has a first side for wiping a printhead face. The cleaning system includes a dispensing apparatus to dispense a liquid upon the web. The cleaning system includes a scraper element for scraping liquid from the web and includes a collector element with a trough. The collector element is to cause collection of liquid scraped from the web to collect in the trough. The cleaning system includes a pusher element to push against the second side of the web and thereby cause the first side of the web to wipe the printhead face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: HP SCITEX LTD.
    Inventors: Alberto Borrego Lebrato, Jordi Lluch, Gabriel Teijeiro
  • Patent number: 11331923
    Abstract: An assembly, in an example, may include at least one die, a substrate comprising at least one electrical trace, a lid coupled to a first side of the substrate to contain an amount of fluid between the substrate and lid, and an adhesive film coupled to a second side of the substrate to protect the at least one electrical trace wherein the lid further comprises a main chamber for each of at least two distinct fluids and an overflow chamber fluidically coupled to each of the main chambers via an overflow channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Si-Lam Choy