Patents by Inventor Dai Nozawa

Dai Nozawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20240066859
    Abstract: A liquid ejection system includes a first head unit and a second head unit. The first head unit includes a first determining circuit that determines whether a first power supply voltage is normal, a first drive circuit that outputs a first drive signal based on the first power supply voltage, and a first ejecting head that ejects liquid The second head unit includes a second determining circuit that determines whether a second power supply voltage is normal, a second drive circuit that outputs a second drive signal based on the second power supply voltage, and a second ejecting head that ejects liquid When the first determining circuit determines that the first power supply voltage is not normal, or when the second determining circuit determines that the second power supply voltage is not normal, the first ejecting head and the second ejecting head stop ejecting the liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Kunio TABATA, Noritaka IDE, Dai NOZAWA, Rika TANIMOTO, Yukihiro HANAOKA
  • Patent number: 11904608
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus includes a first transistor in which a second terminal and a third terminal are electrically coupled to according to a first terminal, a second transistor in which a fifth terminal and a sixth terminal are electrically coupled to according to a fourth terminal, and a coil that has one end electrically coupled to the second terminal and the sixth terminal, and the other end electrically coupled to the discharge head, a shortest distance between the second terminal and the one end of the coil is shorter than that between the third terminal and the one end of the coil, a shortest distance between the sixth terminal and the one end of the coil is shorter than that between the fifth terminal and the one end of the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Dai Nozawa, Toru Matsuyama
  • Patent number: 11884067
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus includes a first transistor in which a second terminal and a third terminal are electrically coupled to according to a first terminal, and a second transistor in which a fifth terminal and a sixth terminal are electrically coupled to according to a fourth terminal, a first contact portion where the first terminal is in contact is smaller than a second contact portion where the second terminal is in contact, the second contact portion is smaller than a third contact portion where the third terminal is in contact, a fourth contact portion where the fourth terminal is in contact is smaller than a fifth contact portion where the fifth terminal is in contact, and the fifth contact portion is smaller than a sixth contact portion where the sixth terminal is in contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Dai Nozawa, Toru Matsuyama
  • Patent number: 11820138
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus includes an integrated circuit that has a first output terminal outputting a first control signal and a second output terminal outputting a second control signal, a first transistor in which a second terminal and a third terminal are electrically coupled to each other is made according to the first control signal input to a first terminal, and a second transistor in which a fifth terminal and a sixth terminal are electrically coupled to each other is made according to the second control signal input to a fourth terminal, a shortest distance between the first output terminal and the first terminal is shorter than that between the first output terminal and the second terminal, and a shortest distance between the second output terminal and the fourth terminal is shorter than that between the second output terminal and the fifth terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Dai Nozawa, Toru Matsuyama
  • Publication number: 20230264500
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head that ejects a printing liquid to form an image on a medium, a circuit board provided with a drive circuit for driving the liquid ejecting head, and a storage mechanism for storing a cooling liquid in a liquid storage space. The storage mechanism stores the cooling liquid in the liquid storage space in which all of the drive circuit and a circuit arrangement portion of the circuit board are immersed in the cooling liquid. The circuit arrangement portion of the circuit board is provided with the drive circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventor: Dai NOZAWA
  • Patent number: 11559986
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a drive element, and a drive circuit that outputs a drive signal that drives the drive element, wherein the drive circuit includes a modulation circuit that modulates a base drive signal to output a modulation signal, an amplifier circuit that amplifies the modulation signal to output an amplified modulation signal, a demodulation circuit that demodulates the amplified modulation signal to output the drive signal, and a substrate on which the modulation circuit, the amplifier circuit, and the demodulation circuit are provided, wherein the substrate includes a base material includes a metal and a first layer laminated on the base material, wherein the first layer includes a first propagation wire through which at least one of the amplified modulation signal and the drive signal propagates, and wherein the base material has a thickness greater than a thickness of the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Dai Nozawa, Yoichiro Kondo
  • Patent number: 11529806
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a drive circuit that outputs a drive signal, wherein the drive circuit includes a modulation circuit that modulates a base drive signal to output a modulation signal, an amplifier circuit that amplifies the modulation signal to output an amplified modulation signal, a demodulation circuit that demodulates the amplified modulation signal to output the drive signal, and a substrate on which the modulation circuit, the amplifier circuit, and the demodulation circuit are provided, wherein the substrate includes a first face and a second face opposite to the first face, wherein the demodulation circuit includes a first coil and a second coil electrically coupled in parallel with the first coil, and wherein the first coil is positioned so as to overlap at least part of the second coil in a direction normal to the first face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Dai Nozawa
  • Patent number: 11420438
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a print head including a drive element; a first circuit substrate electrically coupled to the print head; a second circuit substrate electrically coupled to the first circuit substrate; and a fixing portion that fixes the second circuit substrate to the first circuit substrate, wherein the first circuit substrate includes a coupling terminal electrically coupled to the print head, and a first substrate on which the coupling terminal is provided, wherein the second circuit substrate includes a drive signal output circuit that outputs a drive signal for driving the drive element and a second substrate on which the drive signal output circuit is provided, and wherein the fixing portion also serves as a output terminal through which the drive signal is output to the first circuit substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Inventor: Dai Nozawa
  • Publication number: 20220242112
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus includes a first transistor in which a second terminal and a third terminal are electrically coupled to according to a first terminal, a second transistor in which a fifth terminal and a sixth terminal are electrically coupled to according to a fourth terminal, and a coil that has one end electrically coupled to the second terminal and the sixth terminal, and the other end electrically coupled to the discharge head, a shortest distance between the second terminal and the one end of the coil is shorter than that between the third terminal and the one end of the coil, a shortest distance between the sixth terminal and the one end of the coil is shorter than that between the fifth terminal and the one end of the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Dai NOZAWA, Toru MATSUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220242115
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus includes a first transistor in which a second terminal and a third terminal are electrically coupled to according to a first terminal, and a second transistor in which a fifth terminal and a sixth terminal are electrically coupled to according to a fourth terminal, a first contact portion where the first terminal is in contact is smaller than a second contact portion where the second terminal is in contact, the second contact portion is smaller than a third contact portion where the third terminal is in contact, a fourth contact portion where the fourth terminal is in contact is smaller than a fifth contact portion where the fifth terminal is in contact, and the fifth contact portion is smaller than a sixth contact portion where the sixth terminal is in contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Dai NOZAWA, Toru MATSUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220242108
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus includes an integrated circuit that has a first output terminal outputting a first control signal and a second output terminal outputting a second control signal, a first transistor in which a second terminal and a third terminal are electrically coupled to each other is made according to the first control signal input to a first terminal, and a second transistor in which a fifth terminal and a sixth terminal are electrically coupled to each other is made according to the second control signal input to a fourth terminal, a shortest distance between the first output terminal and the first terminal is shorter than that between the first output terminal and the second terminal, and a shortest distance between the second output terminal and the fourth terminal is shorter than that between the second output terminal and the fifth terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Dai NOZAWA, Toru MATSUYAMA
  • Patent number: 11338577
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a print head that includes a first terminal and a second terminal, a first circuit substrate electrically coupled to the print head, and a second circuit substrate electrically coupled to the first circuit substrate, wherein the first circuit substrate includes a first coupling terminal electrically coupled to the print head, and a first electrolytic capacitor, wherein the second circuit substrate includes a constant voltage output circuit that outputs a constant voltage signal supplied to the second terminal, a first output terminal that is electrically coupled to the first circuit substrate, and a second output terminal that is electrically coupled to the first circuit substrate, and through which the constant voltage signal is output to the first circuit substrate, wherein the first electrolytic capacitor is electrically coupled to the second output terminal and the first coupling terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventor: Dai Nozawa
  • Patent number: 11292248
    Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus includes a liquid ejection head that ejects a liquid by driving a drive element, a drive signal output circuit that outputs a drive signal for driving the drive element, and a substrate provided with the drive signal output circuit, wherein the drive signal output circuit includes a modulation circuit that modulates an original drive signal to output a modulation signal, an amplifier circuit that amplifies the modulation signal to output an amplified modulation signal, and a demodulation circuit that demodulates the amplified modulation signal to output the drive signal for driving the drive element, and wherein the demodulation circuit is located, on the substrate, between the modulation circuit and the amplifier circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventor: Dai Nozawa
  • Patent number: 11148416
    Abstract: A liquid discharging apparatus that includes a discharging head for discharging liquid, a driving circuit for generating a driving signal, and a circuit board, in which the driving circuit includes a coil and a capacitor, the circuit board includes a first layer, a second layer, first wiring provided at the first layer, second wiring provided at the second layer, and interlayer wiring, the first wiring couples a first start point and a first end point, and is provided in a circumferential shape, the second wiring couples a second start point and a second end point, and is provided in a circumferential shape, the interlayer wiring electrically couples the first end point and the second start point, the first wiring and the second wiring partially overlap each other, and the first wiring, the second wiring, and the interlayer wiring constitute at least a part of the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Kashimura, Dai Nozawa
  • Patent number: 11090927
    Abstract: A driving circuit generating a driving signal, includes a modulator generating a modulated signal by performing pulse modulation on a signal specifying a waveform of the driving signal, an amplifier generating an amplified signal by amplifying the modulated signal, and a smoothing section generating the driving signal by smoothing the amplified signal. The amplifier includes first and second transistors coupled in series between a voltage line to which a voltage which is higher than a ground voltage is supplied and a grounding conductor to which the ground voltage is supplied, and a third transistor having a drain electrode coupled to a gate electrode of the second transistor and a source electrode coupled to the grounding conductor. The first and second transistors are exclusively set to an On state in accordance with the modulated signal, and the amplified signal is output from a node which couples the first and second transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Dai Nozawa
  • Publication number: 20210197550
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a drive circuit that outputs a drive signal, wherein the drive circuit includes a modulation circuit that modulates a base drive signal to output a modulation signal, an amplifier circuit that amplifies the modulation signal to output an amplified modulation signal, a demodulation circuit that demodulates the amplified modulation signal to output the drive signal, and a substrate on which the modulation circuit, the amplifier circuit, and the demodulation circuit are provided, wherein the substrate includes a first face and a second face opposite to the first face, wherein the demodulation circuit includes a first coil and a second coil electrically coupled in parallel with the first coil, and wherein the first coil is positioned so as to overlap at least part of the second coil in a direction normal to the first face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Dai NOZAWA
  • Publication number: 20210197551
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a drive element, and a drive circuit that outputs a drive signal that drives the drive element, wherein the drive circuit includes a modulation circuit that modulates a base drive signal to output a modulation signal, an amplifier circuit that amplifies the modulation signal to output an amplified modulation signal, a demodulation circuit that demodulates the amplified modulation signal to output the drive signal, and a substrate on which the modulation circuit, the amplifier circuit, and the demodulation circuit are provided, wherein the substrate includes a base material includes a metal and a first layer laminated on the base material, wherein the first layer includes a first propagation wire through which at least one of the amplified modulation signal and the drive signal propagates, and wherein the base material has a thickness greater than a thickness of the first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Dai NOZAWA, Yoichiro KONDO
  • Publication number: 20210114369
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a print head that includes a first terminal and a second terminal, a first circuit substrate electrically coupled to the print head, and a second circuit substrate electrically coupled to the first circuit substrate, wherein the first circuit substrate includes a first coupling terminal electrically coupled to the print head, and a first electrolytic capacitor, wherein the second circuit substrate includes a constant voltage output circuit that outputs a constant voltage signal supplied to the second terminal, a first output terminal that is electrically coupled to the first circuit substrate, and a second output terminal that is electrically coupled to the first circuit substrate, and through which the constant voltage signal is output to the first circuit substrate, wherein the first electrolytic capacitor is electrically coupled to the second output terminal and the first coupling terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventor: Dai NOZAWA
  • Publication number: 20210094284
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a print head including a drive element; a first circuit substrate electrically coupled to the print head; a second circuit substrate electrically coupled to the first circuit substrate; and a fixing portion that fixes the second circuit substrate to the first circuit substrate, wherein the first circuit substrate includes a coupling terminal electrically coupled to the print head, and a first substrate on which the coupling terminal is provided, wherein the second circuit substrate includes a drive signal output circuit that outputs a drive signal for driving the drive element and a second substrate on which the drive signal output circuit is provided, and wherein the fixing portion also serves as a output terminal through which the drive signal is output to the first circuit substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Dai NOZAWA
  • Publication number: 20210060930
    Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus includes a liquid ejection head that ejects a liquid by driving a drive element, a drive signal output circuit that outputs a drive signal for driving the drive element, and a substrate provided with the drive signal output circuit, wherein the drive signal output circuit includes a modulation circuit that modulates an original drive signal to output a modulation signal, an amplifier circuit that amplifies the modulation signal to output an amplified modulation signal, and a demodulation circuit that demodulates the amplified modulation signal to output the drive signal for driving the drive element, and wherein the demodulation circuit is located, on the substrate, between the modulation circuit and the amplifier circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Dai NOZAWA