Asami YOKOE 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).
Abstract: The disclosure discloses a printer comprising: a fixed part and an opening/closing part; a feeding roller configured to feed the print-receiving medium; a print head; a discharging exit configured to discharge the print-receiving medium; a fixed blade fixed to the fixed part so as to follow along an edge part of the discharging exit; a fixed blade cover; and a support device configured to support in a relatively displaceable manner the print head and the fixed blade cover, forming a first state wherein the fixed blade cover covers the blade edge of the fixed blade and the print head separates from the feeding roller when the opening/closing part changes to an open state, and a second state wherein the fixed blade cover does not cover the blade edge of the fixed blade and the print head presses against the feeding roller when the opening/closing part changes to a closed state.
Abstract: A printer that includes a cassette mounting portion into which a tape cassette is mounted and from which is removed a tape cassette in an up-down direction, a printing head that performs printing on the tape, a platen roller that faces the printing head, a roller holder that rotatably supports the platen roller, a sensor that detects the type of the tape, a sensor holder that holds the sensor, and a protective portion that is provided on the roller holder and is provided above the sensor.