Patents by Inventor Daiki TOKUSHIMA

Daiki TOKUSHIMA 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: 20170136693
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a three-dimensionally formed object in which the three-dimensionally formed object is manufactured by laminating layers to forma laminate, includes: forming a constituent layer corresponding to a constituent region of the three-dimensionally formed object; forming a support layer which is in contact with the constituent layer and supports the constituent layer by ejecting a flowable composition including a resin from an ejecting portion in the form of liquid drops; solidifying the support layer; and heating the laminate which is formed in the formation of the constituent layer, the formation of the support layer, and the solidification of the support layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Eiji OKAMOTO, Masaya ISHIDA, Daiki TOKUSHIMA, Toshimitsu HIRAI
  • Publication number: 20160046132
    Abstract: A laser processing apparatus includes a transport unit that transports a continuous label member having an adhesive surface to which a liner is affixed while separating the liner from the continuous label member at a separating position, and transports the continuous label member from which the liner has been separated while affixing the liner to the adhesive surface at an affixing position located downstream from the separating position, and a laser irradiator that forms in the continuous label member a cut line enabling the continuous label member to be cut by irradiating the continuous label member, whose adhesive surface is exposed due to the liner being separated, with a laser beam at an irradiation position located between the separating position P1 and the affixing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Daiki TOKUSHIMA, Kiyoshi HASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 9193190
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first roller and a second roller on which a recording medium is stretched; a head which performs image forming on the recording medium in an image forming region between the first roller and the second roller; an opening-shutting door which is provided in an external member; an opening-shutting regulation unit which regulates an opening operation of the opening-shutting door; and a control unit which transports the recording medium while applying a tension to the recording medium in the image forming region by controlling rotations of the first and second rollers, and regulates the opening operation of the opening-shutting door by the opening-shutting regulation unit while the head is performing the image forming, in which the control unit releases a regulation of the opening operation of the opening-shutting door by the opening-shutting regulation unit after performing a preparation operation for releasing the regulation which stops the recording medium in a state in whi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Daiki Tokushima
  • Patent number: 9126428
    Abstract: A mark detection method includes a first step for acquiring a signal that is outputted from a detector configured to output a signal of a first level when a detection value is equal to or more than a first threshold value and output a signal of a second level different from the first level when the detection value is less than the first threshold value, while a state of a web is being detected using the detector, a second step for acquiring conveyance information indicative of a state of conveyance of the web, and a third step for determining whether or not to count the signal of the second level outputted by the detector based on the conveyance information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Oba, Daiki Tokushima
  • Publication number: 20150174927
    Abstract: A mark detection method includes a first step for acquiring a signal that is outputted from a detector configured to output a signal of a first level when a detection value is equal to or more than a first threshold value and output a signal of a second level different from the first level when the detection value is less than the first threshold value, while a state of a web is being detected using the detector, a second step for acquiring conveyance information indicative of a state of conveyance of the web, and a third step for determining whether or not to count the signal of the second level outputted by the detector based on the conveyance information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Masashi OBA, Daiki TOKUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20150165795
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first roller and a second roller on which a recording medium is stretched; a head which performs image forming on the recording medium in an image forming region between the first roller and the second roller; an opening-shutting door which is provided in an external member; an opening-shutting regulation unit which regulates an opening operation of the opening-shutting door; and a control unit which transports the recording medium while applying a tension to the recording medium in the image forming region by controlling rotations of the first and second rollers, and regulates the opening operation of the opening-shutting door by the opening-shutting regulation unit while the head is performing the image forming, in which the control unit releases a regulation of the opening operation of the opening-shutting door by the opening-shutting regulation unit after performing a preparation operation for releasing the regulation which stops the recording medium in a state in whi
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventor: Daiki TOKUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20150166289
    Abstract: A method includes, a first step of starting rotation of a rotating axle, which is configured to detachably support a web, in a direction in which the web is wounded onto the rotating axle, a second step of detecting a tension applied to the web after the first step, a third step of performing open loop control on torque applied to the rotating axle until the tension greater than a designated value is detected with the second step, and a fourth step of performing feedback control on the torque applied to the rotating axle based on the detection value of the tension applied to the web after the tension greater than the designated value is detected with the second step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Masashi OBA, Daiki TOKUSHIMA
  • Patent number: 9056500
    Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes: a heating section which is located further on the downstream side of a transport pathway than an image recording area, but further on the upstream side of the transport pathway than a transport roller which is rotated by a motor; and a control section which lowers the suction power of a suction section to a medium from a first suction power to a second suction power lower than the first suction power during a recording operation and makes a first torque which is generated at the motor in a period which is during the recording operation and in which the suction power of the suction section is a suction power lower than the first suction power, be lower than a second torque which is generated at the motor during a transport operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takahito Sanekata, Daiki Tokushima
  • Patent number: 8991967
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first roller and a second roller on which a recording medium is stretched; a head which performs image forming on the recording medium in an image forming region between the first roller and the second roller; an opening-shutting door which is provided in an external member; an opening-shutting regulation unit which regulates an opening operation of the opening-shutting door; and a control unit which transports the recording medium while applying a tension to the recording medium in the image forming region by controlling rotations of the first and second rollers, and regulates the opening operation of the opening-shutting door by the opening-shutting regulation unit while the head is performing the image forming, in which the control unit releases a regulation of the opening operation of the opening-shutting door by the opening-shutting regulation unit after performing a preparation operation for releasing the regulation which stops the recording medium in a state in whi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Daiki Tokushima
  • Patent number: 8926045
    Abstract: A recording device has a medium-supporting part that supports a long recording medium, a recording processing part that performs recording process on the recording medium supported by the medium-supporting part, a recording processing part conveyance system that moves the recording processing part, a medium conveyance system that includes a first drive roller, a first drive motor, a second drive roller and a second drive motor, and a control unit that controls the recording device. The control unit retracts the recording processing part to an area outside of the medium-supporting part while maintaining the movement direction of the recording processing part at a time at which an abnormality has occurred in an interval in which the recording processing is carried out on the recording medium while the recording processing part scans above the recording medium by the recording processing part conveyance system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Daiki Tokushima
  • Publication number: 20140375719
    Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes: a heating section which is located further on the downstream side of a transport pathway than an image recording area, but further on the upstream side of the transport pathway than a transport roller which is rotated by a motor; and a control section which lowers the suction power of a suction section to a medium from a first suction power to a second suction power lower than the first suction power during a recording operation and makes a first torque which is generated at the motor in a period which is during the recording operation and in which the suction power of the suction section is a suction power lower than the first suction power, be lower than a second torque which is generated at the motor during a transport operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Takahito Sanekata, Daiki Tokushima
  • Patent number: 8858104
    Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes: a heating section which is located further on the downstream side of a transport pathway than an image recording area, but further on the upstream side of the transport pathway than a transport roller which is rotated by a motor; and a control section which lowers the suction power of a suction section to a medium from a first suction power to a second suction power lower than the first suction power during a recording operation and makes a first torque which is generated at the motor in a period which is during the recording operation and in which the suction power of the suction section is a suction power lower than the first suction power, be lower than a second torque which is generated at the motor during a transport operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takahito Sanekata, Daiki Tokushima
  • Patent number: 8851620
    Abstract: An image formation device includes a transport section that transports a recording medium in a transport direction, a width-direction positional change section that changes a position of the recording medium in a width direction, a detector that detects a position of an edge of the recording medium in the width direction within a detection area, a control section that performs width-direction positional control by operating the width-direction positional change section in accordance with a detection result of the detector and by performing feedback control on the position of the recording medium in the width direction, and an image formation section that is located so as to face the recording medium and performs image formation on the recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Oba, Daiki Tokushima
  • Publication number: 20140285560
    Abstract: An image formation device includes a transport section that transports a recording medium in a transport direction, a width-direction positional change section that changes a position of the recording medium in a width direction, a detector that detects a position of an edge of the recording medium in the width direction within a detection area, a control section that performs width-direction positional control by operating the width-direction positional change section in accordance with a detection result of the detector and by performing feedback control on the position of the recording medium in the width direction, and an image formation section that is located so as to face the recording medium and performs image formation on the recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi OBA, Daiki TOKUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20140285562
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first roller and a second roller on which a recording medium is stretched; a head which performs image forming on the recording medium in an image forming region between the first roller and the second roller; an opening-shutting door which is provided in an external member; an opening-shutting regulation unit which regulates an opening operation of the opening-shutting door; and a control unit which transports the recording medium while applying a tension to the recording medium in the image forming region by controlling rotations of the first and second rollers, and regulates the opening operation of the opening-shutting door by the opening-shutting regulation unit while the head is performing the image forming, in which the control unit releases a regulation of the opening operation of the opening-shutting door by the opening-shutting regulation unit after performing a preparation operation for releasing the regulation which stops the recording medium in a state in whi
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daiki TOKUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20130265358
    Abstract: A recording device has a medium-supporting part that supports a long recording medium, a recording processing part that performs recording process on the recording medium supported by the medium-supporting part, a recording processing part conveyance system that moves the recording processing part, a medium conveyance system that includes a first drive roller, a first drive motor, a second drive roller and a second drive motor, and a control unit that controls the recording device. The control unit retracts the recording processing part to an area outside of the medium-supporting part while maintaining the movement direction of the recording processing part at a time at which an abnormality has occurred in an interval in which the recording processing is carried out on the recording medium while the recording processing part scans above the recording medium by the recording processing part conveyance system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventor: Daiki TOKUSHIMA
  • Patent number: 8480201
    Abstract: A recording device has a medium-supporting part that supports a long recording medium, a recording processing part that performs recording process on the recording medium supported by the medium-supporting part, a recording processing part conveyance system that moves the recording processing part, a medium conveyance system that includes a first drive roller, a first drive motor, a second drive roller and a second drive motor, and a control unit that controls the recording device. The control unit retracts the recording processing part to an area outside of the medium-supporting part while maintaining the movement direction of the recording processing part at a time at which an abnormality has occurred in an interval in which the recording processing is carried out on the recording medium while the recording processing part scans above the recording medium by the recording processing part conveyance system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Daiki Tokushima
  • Publication number: 20120093557
    Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes: a heating section which is located further on the downstream side of a transport pathway than an image recording area, but further on the upstream side of the transport pathway than a transport roller which is rotated by a motor; and a control section which lowers the suction power of a suction section to a medium from a first suction power to a second suction power lower than the first suction power during a recording operation and makes a first torque which is generated at the motor in a period which is during the recording operation and in which the suction power of the suction section is a suction power lower than the first suction power, be lower than a second torque which is generated at the motor during a transport operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahito Sanekata, Daiki Tokushima
  • Publication number: 20120019580
    Abstract: A recording device has a medium-supporting part that supports a long recording medium, a recording processing part that performs recording process on the recording medium supported by the medium-supporting part, a recording processing part conveyance system that moves the recording processing part, a medium conveyance system that includes a first drive roller, a first drive motor, a second drive roller and a second drive motor, and a control unit that controls the recording device. The control unit retracts the recording processing part to an area outside of the medium-supporting part while maintaining the movement direction of the recording processing part at a time at which an abnormality has occurred in an interval in which the recording processing is carried out on the recording medium while the recording processing part scans above the recording medium by the recording processing part conveyance system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daiki TOKUSHIMA