Patents by Inventor Akio Nomura
Akio Nomura 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).
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Patent number: 9969190Abstract: A cutter can move a movable knife by two cutter drive gears without the movable knife becoming skewed. The cutter 10 of a mobile printer 1 has a fixed knife 11, and a cutter drive mechanism 32 that moves the movable knife 31 straight to and away from the fixed knife 11. The cutter drive mechanism 32 has two cutter drive gears 51 that are driven synchronously, and a cutter drive plate 54 disposed between the two cutter drive gears 51 and the movable knife 31. The two cutter drive gears 51 cause the cutter drive plate 54 to move to and away from the movable knife 31 on a longitudinal axis Y (direction of travel), thereby moving the movable knife 31 to and away from the cutter drive plate 54. If the cutter drive plate 54 becomes skewed when the two cutter drive gears 51 move the cutter drive plate 54, the guide mechanism 81 prevents skewing of the movable knife 31.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2015Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akio Nomura, Rikuo Yamada
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Publication number: 20160052307Abstract: A cutter can move a movable knife by two cutter drive gears without the movable knife becoming skewed. The cutter 10 of a mobile printer 1 has a fixed knife 11, and a cutter drive mechanism 32 that moves the movable knife 31 straight to and away from the fixed knife 11. The cutter drive mechanism 32 has two cutter drive gears 51 that are driven synchronously, and a cutter drive plate 54 disposed between the two cutter drive gears 51 and the movable knife 31. The two cutter drive gears 51 cause the cutter drive plate 54 to move to and away from the movable knife 31 on a longitudinal axis Y (direction of travel), thereby moving the movable knife 31 to and away from the cutter drive plate 54. If the cutter drive plate 54 becomes skewed when the two cutter drive gears 51 move the cutter drive plate 54, the guide mechanism 81 prevents skewing of the movable knife 31.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Akio Nomura, Rikuo Yamada
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Patent number: 8992001Abstract: Problems related to being unable to convey recording paper in a printer due to the tension guide that guides the recording paper while tensioning the paper are eliminated. A removable guide 40 can be removably installed to the tension guide 26 of the printer 1. The removable guide 40 has a second guide surface that is defined by a pair of rollers 45, 46. When printing on recording paper 25A that has a high friction coefficient for making wrist bands, the removable guide 40 is installed to the tension guide 26, the recording paper 25A is passed over the rollers 45, 46, and the recording paper 25A is guided to the paper feed roller 30 while tension is maintained. The recording paper 25A can be reliably conveyed because the paper feed load of the removable guide 40 pressed to the recording paper 25A by the tension guide 26 is small.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Wanibuchi, Akio Nomura
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Publication number: 20140210937Abstract: A printer with excellent anti-static protection removes static electricity from the paper guide and recording paper and protects a paper detector from static. A printer 1 has a plastic frame 19 disposed facing the paper path A, and a stainless steel anti-static guard member 20 attached to the plastic frame 19 on one edge in the paper width direction X. The anti-static guard member 20 includes a protective plate 21 that shields the area around the detection unit 18a of a paper detector 18 from the paper path A; a paper guide 22 protruding from a side edge of the protective plate 21 to the paper path A side; and a ground part 24 connected to the protective plate 21 through a connecting part 23. The connecting part 23 and ground part 24 form a flat spring pressed against a case-side ground member 25.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Akio Nomura
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Publication number: 20120044309Abstract: Problems related to being unable to convey recording paper in a printer due to the tension guide that guides the recording paper while tensioning the paper are eliminated. A removable guide 40 can be removably installed to the tension guide 26 of the printer 1. The removable guide 40 has a second guide surface that is defined by a pair of rollers 45, 46. When printing on recording paper 25A that has a high friction coefficient for making wrist bands, the removable guide 40 is installed to the tension guide 26, the recording paper 25A is passed over the rollers 45, 46, and the recording paper 25A is guided to the paper feed roller 30 while tension is maintained. The recording paper 25A can be reliably conveyed because the paper feed load of the removable guide 40 pressed to the recording paper 25A by the tension guide 26 is small.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2011Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi WANIBUCHI, Akio NOMURA
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Publication number: 20060214026Abstract: A slightly acid solution nebulizer comprises a gas generator, a reservoir device, a nebulization device and a cleaning device, wherein the gas generator generates chlorine gas by electrolyzing diluted hydrochloric acid, the reservoir device reserves water to be mixed with the chlorine gas to produce a hypochlorous acid solution, the nebulization device nebulizes the hypochlorous acid solution, and the cleaning device cleans the gas generator by leading the water reserved in the reservoir device to the gas generator after production of the hypochlorous acid solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2006Publication date: September 28, 2006Applicants: Toray Ireeve Corporation, Hokuetsu Co., Ltd., Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akio Nomura, Tadao Katsura, Kosuke Mita, Masaki Suzuki, Hirotsugu Sato, Tetsuo Nakagawa, Takashi Nemoto, Kazuhiko Takano
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Patent number: 6706533Abstract: A concentration detection method and a concentration detection apparatus, and an agent diluting preparation apparatus capable of accurately estimating the concentration of a solution without the need of strict temperature control, and of estimating the concentration of the solution in real time, and further of cost reduction of diluting and preparing an agent and of simplification of diluting and preparing work are provided herein.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2001Date of Patent: March 16, 2004Assignee: Kanto Kagaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akio Nomura, Tomoaki Iwao
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Patent number: 6405625Abstract: A printer is provided with a cutter for cutting recording paper in arbitrary lengths or cutting recording paper with a part left after cutting. A pair of movable blades, at least one of which is displaced in a direction approximately orthogonal to the paper path, are driven in a cooperative relationship to effect a cutting operation with a fixed blade. The dispersion of force required for tearing off the cut recording paper is reduced, a torn trace of a left part after cutting the recording paper looks nice, and the position of a left part after cutting the recording paper can be arbitrarily set respectively without increasing the size in the direction of the recording paper width.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2000Date of Patent: June 18, 2002Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akio Nomura, Keiji Murakoshi
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Publication number: 20020020273Abstract: The present invention relates to a printer such as an electronic cash register used for POS, particularly relates to a printer provided with a cutter for cutting recording paper in arbitrary length or cutting recording paper with a part left after cutting and the above printer is provided in that the dispersion of force required for tearing off recording paper is reduced, a torn trace of a left part after cutting of recording paper looks nice and in addition, the position of a left part after cutting of recording paper can be arbitrarily set respectively without increasing the size in the direction of the width of recording paper.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2000Publication date: February 21, 2002Inventors: AKIO NOMURA, KEIJI MURAKOSHI
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Publication number: 20010031501Abstract: A concentration detection method and a concentration detection apparatus, and an agent diluting preparation apparatus capable of accurately estimating the concentration of a solution without the need of strict temperature control, and of estimating the concentration of the solution in real time, and further of cost reduction of diluting and preparing an agent and of simplification of diluting and preparing work are provided herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2001Publication date: October 18, 2001Applicant: Kanto Kagaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akio Nomura, Tomoaki Iwao
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Patent number: 5884861Abstract: A paper termination detecting apparatus for detecting an amount of a paper roll that is below a predetermined amount of paper, having: a detecting lever including a detecting piece being movable within a space of a core part of the paper roll, and a protruding piece spaced a predetermined distance apart from the detecting piece, the protruding piece being allowed to come in contact with a side of the paper roll; and a detecting switch for converting a motion of the detecting lever into an electrical signal when the detecting piece moves into the space of the core part of the paper roll.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 1997Date of Patent: March 23, 1999Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Hosomi, Toru Takami, Akio Nomura, Satoshi Nakajima, Yoshiharu Matsumoto
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Patent number: 5877872Abstract: When there is a call from outside while a conversation is being had between handsets through an extension line on the called side, a facsimile communication control module is connected with a communication line if a facsimile machine is set to a facsimile signal reception mode whereas users of the handsets are informed of arrival of a call from outside and one handset which is still off hooked after a predetermined period is connected with the communication line if the facsimile machine is set to another mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 1997Date of Patent: March 2, 1999Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akio Nomura, Hiroaki Funai
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Patent number: 5833380Abstract: A printer comprising a cutting device for cutting the recording paper with a clean, straight edge is achieved. The printer comprises a pair of separable cutting blades, a fixed blade 14 and a movable blade 9, disposed with the cutting edges thereof mutually opposed in a substantially facing relationship on opposite sides of the paper exit 15 from which the recording paper is ejected. The movable blade 9 contacts fixed blade 14 at a point, and is driven with a scissors-like sliding action across fixed blade 14 by means of movable blade drive 10. Fixed blade 14 is supported on an openable cover frame 8 by support member 16 with a certain amount of play. Movable blade 9 is housed inside cutter unit frame 11. The cover frame supporting the fixed blade can be displaced between a cutting position wherein the fixed blade and the movable blade are disposed in an adjacent, substantially facing relationship and a non-cutting position wherein the fixed blade and movable blade are disposed at a distance from one another.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1996Date of Patent: November 10, 1998Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Hosomi, Akio Nomura, Toru Takami, Satoshi Nakajima, Yoshiharu Matsumoto
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Patent number: 5834370Abstract: An element including a polycide electrode is formed on a silicon substrate, and after a BPSG film is deposited as an interlevel insulating film and a contact hole is formed therein, the substrate is lamp annealed in an atmosphere containing oxygen to reflow the BPSG film. After an HF process, an Al wiring is formed on the BPSG film, contacting the polycide electrode via the contact hole. It is possible to prevent an increase in the contact resistance of the polycide electrode.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 1996Date of Patent: November 10, 1998Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventor: Akio Nomura
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Patent number: 5820068Abstract: A printer in which a rolled recording paper is housed in a main unit, the printer includes: a housing unit which houses the recording paper, and which has plural guiding portions which cause the recording paper to be located at a predetermined position as a roll diameter of the recording paper becomes smaller; and paper end detecting unit having a detecting element, for, when the detecting element enters a space in a core portion of the recording paper, detecting that remaining amount of the recording paper is reduced to a fixed level or less, wherein the paper end detecting unit is rotatably attached to the housing unit such that the detecting element corresponds to one of the guiding portions.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 1997Date of Patent: October 13, 1998Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Hosomi, Toru Takami, Akio Nomura, Satoshi Nakajima, Yoshiharu Matsumoto
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Patent number: 5224155Abstract: A change-over system for automatic answering telephony and facsimile reception in a facsimile apparatus capable of connecting an automatic answering telephone set thereto. The time interval until the automatic answering telephone set reaches an off-hook state from the beginning of the ringing is detected, thereby allowing the time of the beginning of the ringing of the said automatic answering telephone set to be altered by a correction function.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 1990Date of Patent: June 29, 1993Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mitsuo Satomi, Akio Nomura, Kazuaki Oshita, Tetsuya Kuwahara
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Patent number: D344996Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1990Date of Patent: March 8, 1994Assignee: Taito CorporationInventor: Akio Nomura
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Patent number: D370934Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 1994Date of Patent: June 18, 1996Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Akio Nomura
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Patent number: D730978Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiki Kinoshita, Ayumu Nakamura, Akio Nomura
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Patent number: D751636Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiki Kinoshita, Ayumu Nakamura, Hiroto Miyauchi, Akio Nomura, Takehiro Kobayashi