Patents by Inventor Genji Inada
Genji Inada 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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Publication number: 20100271420Abstract: A printing apparatus comprises: a temperature sensor configured to detect an environmental temperature of the printing apparatus; a suction unit configured to suck ink from a printhead according to a target suction amount indicating amount of ink that the suction unit should suck per unit time at a predetermined environmental temperature; and a controller configured to cause the suction unit to suck ink such that the target suction amount in a case where the environmental temperature is higher than a predetermined temperature is greater than the target suction amount in a case where the environmental temperature is lower than the predetermined temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Genji Inada
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Patent number: 7807940Abstract: A laser processing apparatus, in accordance with at least one exemplary embodiment, is configured to contemporaneously perform the functions of observing a surface of a substrate and concentrating laser light to a given position inside the substrate. The laser processing apparatus can include an optical system having an afocal optical subsystem configured to concentrate laser light inside the substrate. Adjustment of the position of a laser light concentrating point can be achieved independent of adjustment of a focal point by the automatic focusing mechanism to observe the surface of the substrate irradiated with laser light.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2005Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masayuki Nishiwaki, Junichiro Iri, Genji Inada, Sadayuki Sugama
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Patent number: 7791001Abstract: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a laser processing apparatus that can use the shape of a plurality of reflected light fluxes to adjust the position of workpiece relative to an optical system, where the laser processing apparatus facilitates both the viewing of the workpiece and a focusing of a processing laser into the workpiece.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2005Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masayuki Nishiwaki, Junichiro Iri, Genji Inada, Sadayuki Sugama
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Publication number: 20100045719Abstract: While the print head is reduced in size, the adverse effect of air flows produced by ink droplets as they are ejected from a small number of ejection opening arrays is minimized. A small number of first ejection opening arrays eject one of three primary colors—cyan, magenta and yellow—, and a large number of second and third ejection opening arrays eject the remaining two primary colors. A fourth ejection opening array, disposed between the first ejection opening array and second or third ejection opening array.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2009Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuichiro Akama, Keiji Tomizawa, Toru Yamane, Masaki Oikawa, Genji Inada, Mikiya Umeyama, Chiaki Muraoka, Tomotsugu Kuroda
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Publication number: 20090309917Abstract: An apparatus includes an ink jet head and a suction mechanism. The head includes liquid chambers connected with ink tanks by flow passages. The flow passages include a non-branching flow passage and a branching flow passage. The suction mechanism sucks the liquid chamber and ejection ports corresponding to the non-branching flow passage and the branching flow passage, respectively at substantially the same pressure. The distance from the flow passage junction to the ejection ports connected to the branching flow passage is shorter than the distance from the flow passage junction to the ejection ports connected to the non-branching flow passage. The volume of the liquid chambers corresponding to the branching flow passage is less than or equal to the volume of the liquid chamber corresponding to the non-branching flow passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2009Publication date: December 17, 2009Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Genji Inada, Kansui Takino
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Publication number: 20090242111Abstract: A method for dicing a wafer having a first face in which opening are arranged along dicing streets. The method includes a step of affixing a dicing tape to the first face such that the dicing tape lies over the openings and adhesive regions of the dicing tape are exposed in the openings and a step of treating the dicing tape to reduce the adhesive strength of the adhesive regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Junichiro Iri, Toshio Kashino, Genji Inada
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Patent number: 7569118Abstract: A method for dicing a wafer having a first face in which opening are arranged along dicing streets. The method includes a step of affixing a dicing tape to the first face such that the dicing tape lies over the openings and adhesive regions of the dicing tape are exposed in the openings and a step of treating the dicing tape to reduce the adhesive strength of the adhesive regions.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2005Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Junichiro Iri, Toshio Kashino, Genji Inada
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Publication number: 20090153633Abstract: An inkjet head includes a recording element substrate, on which sets of energy generating elements generating energy to discharge ink and a supply port supplying ink to discharge ports are arranged, and an orifice plate including the discharge ports. The sets include a set having a first supply port disposed at a first edge of the substrate and a set having a second supply port disposed at a second edge of the substrate opposite the first edge. The distance between the second edge and the second supply port is shorter than the distance between the first edge and the first supply port. A contact area between the substrate and second channel walls that form second ink channels communicating with the second supply port is larger than the contact area between the substrate and first channel walls that form first ink channels communicating with the first supply port.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoshi Kudo, Genji Inada
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Publication number: 20090002445Abstract: An inkjet recording head includes a recording-element substrate having arranged therein multiple sets of nozzles that discharge ink, energy-generating elements that generate energy used for discharging the ink, and supply ports that supply the ink to the nozzles; and a sealant disposed around the recording-element substrate. The supply ports include a first supply port disposed near a first edge of the recording-element substrate and a second supply port disposed near a second edge of the recording-element substrate, the second edge being opposite to the first edge as viewed in the arrangement direction of the multiple sets. As viewed in the arrangement direction, a distance between the second edge and the second supply port is shorter than a distance between the first edge and the first supply port, and a volume of the sealant near the second edge is smaller than a volume of the sealant near the first edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2008Publication date: January 1, 2009Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoshi Kimura, Genji Inada, Torachika Osada, Keisuke Matsuo, Satoshi Kudo, Yukuo Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20080252698Abstract: An ink jet recording head includes a element substrate; a plurality of ejection outlets, provided on the element substrate, for ejecting ink in a direction perpendicular to the element substrate; and a nozzle formation member having a plurality of ink flow paths which are in fluid communication with the ejection outlets, respectively; wherein the ink flow paths are arranged at a density higher than 1200 dpi in an arranging direction of the ejection outlets; wherein widths of flow passage walls forming the ink flow paths are smaller than heights of the ink flow paths and are smaller than widths of the ink flow paths.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2007Publication date: October 16, 2008Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kiyomitsu Kudo, Yukuo Yamaguchi, Genji Inada, Mikiya Umeyama, Masaru Iketani, Satoshi Kudo, Yuichiro Akama, Chiaki Muraoka, Satoshi Kimura
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Patent number: 7211526Abstract: A laser splitting method for splitting off a segment from an object to be split using a laser beam, includes a surface processing step of processing the object by forming a linear recessed portion in a surface of the object, the linear recessed portion being effective to cause a stress concentration at the surface of the object; an internal processed-region forming step of forming an internal processed-regions at a depth of the object in a line along which a laser beam scans the surface of the object by a relative motion therebetween, the laser beam being converged adjacent the depth, wherein the thus formed internal processed-regions extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface of the object; and an external force applying step of applying an external force to the object to form cracks between the recessed portion and the internal processed-regions.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2005Date of Patent: May 1, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Junichiro Iri, Genji Inada, Sadayuki Sugama, Masayuki Nishiwaki, Hiroyuki Morimoto
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Publication number: 20060113287Abstract: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a laser cutting method where a laser beam is condensed at internal points inside a substrate forming processing regions, and where the laser is swept along a cutting line, where the cutting line is associated with a recess on the substrate and where the recess can be formed contemporaneously with the formation of the processing regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2005Publication date: June 1, 2006Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Genji Inada, Junichiro Iri, Masayuki Nishiwaki, Sadayuki Sugama
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Publication number: 20060108338Abstract: A laser cutting apparatus and a laser cutting method are provided which are adapted to concentrate laser light into a silicon substrate to produce a plurality of internal cracks. A light concentrating position, to which laser beams included in the laser light are concentrated, is temporally and spatially displaced to appropriately change lengths of the cracks according to positions in a direction of depth of the substrate. Consequently, the lengths of the internal cracks are controlled to surely lead a crack opening, the starting point of which is the internal crack formed by laser processing, to a predetermined cutting line on a surface of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2005Publication date: May 25, 2006Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masayuki Nishiwaki, Junichiro Iri, Genji Inada, Sadayuki Sugama
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Publication number: 20060108339Abstract: A laser processing apparatus, in accordance with at least one exemplary embodiment, is configured to contemporaneously perform the functions of observing a surface of a substrate and concentrating laser light to a given position inside the substrate. The laser processing apparatus can include an optical system having an afocal optical subsystem configured to concentrate laser light inside the substrate. Adjustment of the position of a laser light concentrating point can be achieved independent of adjustment of a focal point by the automatic focusing mechanism to observe the surface of the substrate irradiated with laser light.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2005Publication date: May 25, 2006Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masayuki Nishiwaki, Junichiro Iri, Genji Inada, Sadayuki Sugama
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Publication number: 20060109757Abstract: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a laser processing apparatus that can use the shape of a plurality of reflected light fluxes to adjust the position of workpiece relative to an optical system, where the laser processing apparatus facilitates both the viewing of the workpiece and a focusing of a processing laser into the workpiece.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2005Publication date: May 25, 2006Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masayuki Nishiwaki, Junichiro Iri, Genji Inada, Sadayuki Sugama
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Publication number: 20050241754Abstract: A method for dicing a wafer having a first face in which opening are arranged along dicing streets. The method includes a step of affixing a dicing tape to the first face such that the dicing tape lies over the openings and adhesive regions of the dicing tape are exposed in the openings and a step of treating the dicing tape to reduce the adhesive strength of the adhesive regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2005Publication date: November 3, 2005Inventors: Junichiro Iri, Toshio Kashino, Genji Inada
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Publication number: 20050199592Abstract: A laser splitting method for splitting off a segment from an object to be split using a laser beam, includes a surface processing step of processing the object by forming a linear recessed portion in a surface of the object, the linear recessed portion being effective to cause a stress concentration at the surface of the object; an internal processed-region forming step of forming an internal processed-regions at a depth of the object in a line along which a laser beam scans the surface of the object by a relative motion therebetween, the laser beam being converged adjacent the depth, wherein the thus formed internal processed-regions extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface of the object; and an external force applying step of applying an external force to the object to form cracks between the recessed portion and the internal processed-regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2005Publication date: September 15, 2005Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Junichiro Iri, Genji Inada, Sadayuki Sugama, Masayuki Nishiwaki, Hiroyuki Morimoto
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Patent number: 6745467Abstract: A method for producing a liquid discharge head provided with a head main body including plural energy generating elements for generating energy for discharging liquid as a flying liquid droplet, and plural liquid paths in which the energy generating elements are respectively provided, and an orifice plate adjoined to the head main body and provided with plural discharge ports respectively communicating with the liquid paths and plural independent projections formed around the discharge ports and respectively corresponding to the discharge ports so as to enter into the liquid paths and to engage therewith. The method includes steps of forming the plural projections and the discharge ports while a continuous resinous film is transported; separating the film in a continuous manner in a predetermined size including the portion on which the discharge ports are formed, thereby preparing the orifice plate; and adjoining the orifice plate to the head main body.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2000Date of Patent: June 8, 2004Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Haruhiko Terai, Masami Kasamoto, Hiroyuki Ishinaga, Torachika Osada, Masashi Miyagawa, Genji Inada, Junji Tatsumi, Hiroyuki Sugiyama, Ken Ikegame
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Publication number: 20030120517Abstract: In a system in which a computer terminal of a doctor, capable of entering audio data and an image and of data printing, is capable of communicating with a server managed by a third person and having a large-capacity memory apparatus, dialog data, containing an image and audio data in a dialog between the doctor and a patient, are transmitted from the computer terminal of the doctor to the server for storage in the large-capacity memory apparatus, then the audio data in the dialog data are recognized and converted into text data, clinical report data are generated from the text data, and the clinical report data are printed by the computer terminal of the doctor to generate a clinical report. The clinical report is shown to the patient and is given an approving signature, which is stored in correlation with the dialog data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2002Publication date: June 26, 2003Inventors: Masataka Eida, Nobuyuki Hosoi, Mamoru Sakaki, Masako Shimomura, Genji Inada, Noriyasu Asaki
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Patent number: 6467882Abstract: A liquid jet recording method using thermal energy to eject liquid from a liquid passage through an ejection outlet, the liquid passage being provided with a heat generating resistor, wherein at least one of the following conditions is satisfied: 0.1≦H/L≦0.9 R/L≧0.5 &phgr;/Wn≦1.0 S/Sh≦3.0 where L is a distance between the heat generating resistor and the ejection outlet, H is a height of the liquid passage, R is a maximum diameter of the ejection outlet, &phgr; is a converted diameter of the ejection outlet, Wn is a passage width of a portion where the heat generating resistor is disposed, S is an area of the ejection outlet, and Sh is an area of the. heat generating resistor; wherein a bubble created by heat generating resistor communicates with ambience.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 1992Date of Patent: October 22, 2002Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshiharu Inui, Kazuhiro Nakajima, Genji Inada