Patents by Inventor Haruyuki Matsumoto
Haruyuki Matsumoto 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: 20140320557Abstract: A liquid container detachably mountable to a recording apparatus to which a plurality of liquid containers are detachably mountable, wherein the recording apparatus includes apparatus electrical contacts corresponding to the liquid containers, respectively, photoreceptor means for receiving light, and an electric circuit connected with a line which is commonly connected with the apparatus electrical contacts, the liquid container includes a container electrical contact electrically connectable with one of the apparatus contacts; an information storing portion capable of storing at least individual information of the liquid container; a light emitting portion; a controller for controlling emission of light of the light emitting portion in response to a correspondence between a signal indicative of individual information supplied through the container electrical contact and the information stored in the information storing means.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventors: Haruyuki MATSUMOTO, Kenjiro WATANABE
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Patent number: 8801162Abstract: A liquid container detachably mountable to a recording apparatus to which a plurality of liquid containers are detachably mountable, wherein the recording apparatus includes apparatus electrical contacts corresponding to the liquid containers, respectively, photoreceptor means for receiving light, and an electric circuit connected with a line which is commonly connected with the apparatus electrical contacts, the liquid container includes a container electrical contact electrically connectable with one of the apparatus contacts; an information storing portion capable of storing at least individual information of the liquid container; a light emitting portion; a controller for controlling emission of light of the light emitting portion in response to a correspondence between a signal indicative of individual information supplied through the container electrical contact and the information stored in the information storing means.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Haruyuki Matsumoto, Kenjiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 8740361Abstract: A liquid container detachably mountable to a recording apparatus to which a plurality of liquid containers are detachably mountable, wherein the recording apparatus includes an apparatus antenna and photoreceptor means, the liquid container includes a container antenna communicatable with the apparatus antenna without physical contact therebetween; an information storing portion capable of storing at least individual information of the liquid container; a light emitting portion; and a controller for controlling light emission of the light emitting portion in response to a correspondence between a signal indicative individual information supplied through the container antenna and the information stored in the information storing portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2013Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenjiro Watanabe, Haruyuki Matsumoto
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Patent number: 8678570Abstract: A liquid container detachably mountable to a recording apparatus to which a plurality of liquid containers are detachably mountable, wherein the recording apparatus includes apparatus electrical contacts corresponding to the liquid containers, respectively, photoreceptor means for receiving light, and an electric circuit connected with a line which is commonly connected with the apparatus electrical contacts, the liquid container includes a container electrical contact electrically connectable with one of the apparatus contacts; an information storing portion capable of storing at least individual information of the liquid container; a light emitting portion; a controller for controlling emission of light of the light emitting portion in response to a correspondence between a signal indicative of individual information supplied through the container electrical contact and the information stored in the information storing means.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2010Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Haruyuki Matsumoto, Kenjiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 8678569Abstract: A liquid container detachably mountable to a recording apparatus to which a plurality of liquid containers are detachably mountable, wherein the recording apparatus includes apparatus electrical contacts corresponding to the liquid containers, respectively, photoreceptor means for receiving light, and an electric circuit connected with a line which is commonly connected with the apparatus electrical contacts, the liquid container includes a container electrical contact electrically connectable with one of the apparatus contacts; an information storing portion capable of storing at least individual information of the liquid container; a light emitting portion; a controller for controlling emission of light of the light emitting portion in response to a correspondence between a signal indicative of individual information supplied through the container electrical contact and the information stored in the information storing means.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2010Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Haruyuki Matsumoto, Kenjiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 8628179Abstract: A liquid container detachably mountable to a mounting portion of an ink jet recording apparatus, the liquid container including a casing defining a liquid containing chamber, an electrical contact, a light emitter, a display portion for directing emitted light to an outside of the liquid container, and an information storing portion for storing information relating to the liquid container. First and second engaging portions are engageable with respective first and second locking portions of the mounting portion, and are disposed at opposite first and second sides of the casing. A latch lever displaceably supports the second engaging portion away from the second side. A supply port is provided on a third side of the casing between the first and second sides, the electrical contact is disposed at a corner between the second and third sides, and the display portion is disposed adjacent an upper portion of the second side.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2012Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiromasa Anma, Haruyuki Matsumoto, Kenjiro Watanabe, Hajime Yamamoto, Yukuo Yamaguchi, Yasuo Kotaki, Keisuke Matsuo, Kenji Kitabatake, Eiichiro Shimizu
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Patent number: 8596770Abstract: A liquid container detachably mountable to a recording apparatus to which a plurality of liquid containers are detachably mountable, wherein the recording apparatus includes apparatus electrical contacts corresponding to the liquid containers, respectively, photoreceptor means for receiving light, and an electric circuit connected with a line which is commonly connected with the apparatus electrical contacts, the liquid container includes a container electrical contact electrically connectable with one of the apparatus contacts; an information storing portion capable of storing at least individual information of the liquid container; a light emitting portion; a controller for controlling emission of light of the light emitting portion in response to a correspondence between a signal indicative of individual information supplied through the container electrical contact and the information stored in the information storing means.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2010Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Haruyuki Matsumoto, Kenjiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 8529034Abstract: A liquid container detachably mountable to a recording apparatus to which a plurality of liquid containers are detachably mountable, wherein the recording apparatus includes apparatus electrical contacts corresponding to the liquid containers, respectively, photoreceptor means for receiving light, and an electric circuit connected with a line which is commonly connected with the apparatus electrical contacts, the liquid container includes a container electrical contact electrically connectable with one of the apparatus contacts; an information storing portion capable of storing at least individual information of the liquid container; a light emitting portion; a controller for controlling emission of light of the light emitting portion in response to a correspondence between a signal indicative of individual information supplied through the container electrical contact and the information stored in the information storing means.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Haruyuki Matsumoto, Kenjiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 8454141Abstract: A liquid container detachably mountable to a recording apparatus to which a plurality of liquid containers are detachably mountable, wherein the recording apparatus includes apparatus electrical contacts corresponding to the liquid containers, respectively, photoreceptor means for receiving light, and an electric circuit connected with a line which is commonly connected with the apparatus electrical contacts, the liquid container includes a container electrical contact electrically connectable with one of the apparatus contacts; an information storing portion capable of storing at least individual information of the liquid container; a light emitting portion; a controller for controlling emission of light of the light emitting portion in response to a correspondence between a signal indicative of individual information supplied through the container electrical contact and the information stored in the information storing means.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2004Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Haruyuki Matsumoto, Kenjiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 8382265Abstract: A liquid container detachably mountable to a recording apparatus to which a plurality of liquid containers are detachably mountable, wherein the recording apparatus includes apparatus electrical contacts corresponding to the liquid containers, respectively, photoreceptor means for receiving light, and an electric circuit connected with a line which is commonly connected with the apparatus electrical contacts, the liquid container includes a container electrical contact electrically connectable with one of the apparatus contacts; an information storing portion capable of storing at least individual information of the liquid container; a light emitting portion; a controller for controlling emission of light of the light emitting portion in response to a correspondence between a signal indicative of individual information supplied through the container electrical contact and the information stored in the information storing means.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2008Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Haruyuki Matsumoto, Kenjiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 8382267Abstract: A liquid container detachably mountable to a recording apparatus to which a plurality of liquid containers are detachably mountable, wherein the recording apparatus includes an apparatus antenna and photoreceptor means, the liquid container includes a container antenna communicatable with the apparatus antenna without physical contact therebetween; an information storing portion capable of storing at least individual information of the liquid container; a light emitting portion; and a controller for controlling light emission of the light emitting portion in response to a correspondence between a signal indicative individual information supplied through the container antenna and the information stored in the information storing portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2011Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenjiro Watanabe, Haruyuki Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20120127247Abstract: A liquid container detachably mountable to a mounting portion of an ink jet recording apparatus, the liquid container including a casing defining a liquid containing chamber, an electrical contact, a light emitter, a display portion for directing emitted light to an outside of the liquid container, and an information storing portion for storing information relating to the liquid container. First and second engaging portions are engageable with respective first and second locking portions of the mounting portion, and are disposed at opposite first and second sides of the casing. A latch lever displaceably supports the second engaging portion away from the second side. A supply port is provided on a third side of the casing between the first and second sides, the electrical contact is disposed at a corner between the second and third sides, and the display portion is disposed adjacent an upper portion of the second side.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2012Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiromasa Anma, Haruyuki Matsumoto, Kenjiro Watanabe, Hajime Yamamoto, Yukuo Yamaguchi, Yasuo Kotaki, Keisuke Matsuo, Kenji Kitabatake, Eiichiro Shimizu
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Patent number: 8136930Abstract: A liquid container detachably mountable to a mounting portion of an ink jet printer including an information storing portion for storing information relating to the liquid container; a controller controls light emission of a light emitting portion, based on individual information corresponding to the ink container, supplied through a container contact from a printer contact, and the discrimination information stored in the memory; a light guide member having a light incident portion and a light emergence portion, the light guide member configured to guide the light entered from the light incident portion to the light emergence portion so as to cause a light receptor to receive the light emerged from the light emergence portion to obtain light reception information used for discriminating properness of position of the ink container mounted in the mounting portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2007Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiromasa Anma, Haruyuki Matsumoto, Kenjiro Watanabe, Hajime Yamamoto, Yukuo Yamaguchi, Yasuo Kotaki, Keisuke Matsuo, Kenji Kitabatake, Eiichiro Shimizu
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Publication number: 20120033023Abstract: A liquid container detachably mountable to a recording apparatus to which a plurality of liquid containers are detachably mountable, wherein the recording apparatus includes an apparatus antenna and photoreceptor means, the liquid container includes a container antenna communicatable with the apparatus antenna without physical contact therebetween; an information storing portion capable of storing at least individual information of the liquid container; a light emitting portion; and a controller for controlling light emission of the light emitting portion in response to a correspondence between a signal indicative individual information supplied through the container antenna and the information stored in the information storing portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenjiro Watanabe, Haruyuki Matsumoto
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Patent number: 8091998Abstract: A liquid container detachably mountable to a mounting portion of an ink jet recording apparatus, and which includes a liquid chamber, a light emitter, an electrical contact which receives a signal for light emission by the light emitter, and a display portion which directs emitted light from the light emitter toward an outside of the liquid container. A latch lever is elastically deformable and has a latching portion spaced from a first side of the liquid container, the first side being between the latching portion and the liquid chamber. A liquid supply port is disposed at a second side of the liquid container. The electrical contact is disposed at a position which is between the latching portion and the liquid supply port as seen facing both of the first and second sides, and the display portion is disposed adjacent to an upper portion, in use, of the first side.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2010Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiromasa Anma, Haruyuki Matsumoto, Kenjiro Watanabe, Hajime Yamamoto, Yukuo Yamaguchi, Yasuo Kotaki, Keisuke Matsuo, Kenji Kitabatake, Eiichiro Shimizu
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Patent number: 8075114Abstract: A liquid container detachably mountable to a recording apparatus to which a plurality of liquid containers are detachably mountable, wherein the recording apparatus includes an apparatus antenna and photoreceptor means, the liquid container includes a container antenna communicatable with the apparatus antenna without physical contact therebetween; an information storing portion capable of storing at least individual information of the liquid container; a light emitting portion; and a controller for controlling light emission of the light emitting portion in response to a correspondence between a signal indicative individual information supplied through the container antenna and the information stored in the information storing portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2006Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenjiro Watanabe, Haruyuki Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20110037815Abstract: A liquid container detachably mountable to a mounting portion of an ink jet recording apparatus, the liquid container includes a casing defining a liquid containing chamber; a supply port, provided in the casing, for supplying liquid contained therein to an ink jet head; a first engaging portion engageable with a first locking portion provided in the mounting portion, the first engaging portion being disposed on one side of the casing; a second engaging portion engageable with a second locking portion provided in the mounting portion, the second engaging portion being disposed opposed to another side of the casing, the another side being opposite the one side; a supporting portion for displaceably supporting the second engaging portion; an information storing portion for storing information relating to the liquid container; a contact electrically connectable with a contact provided in the mounting portion; a light emitting portion; a display portion for directing the light emitted from the emitting portion toType: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiromasa Anma, Haruyuki Matsumoto, Kenjiro Watanabe, Hajime Yamamoto, Yukuo Yamaguchi, Yasuo Kotaki, Keisuke Matsuo, Kenji Kitabatake, Eiichiro Shimizu
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Publication number: 20100309265Abstract: A liquid container detachably mountable to a recording apparatus to which a plurality of liquid containers are detachably mountable, wherein the recording apparatus includes apparatus electrical contacts corresponding to the liquid containers, respectively, photoreceptor means for receiving light, and an electric circuit connected with a line which is commonly connected with the apparatus electrical contacts, the liquid container includes a container electrical contact electrically connectable with one of the apparatus contacts; an information storing portion capable of storing at least individual information of the liquid container; a light emitting portion; a controller for controlling emission of light of the light emitting portion in response to a correspondence between a signal indicative of individual information supplied through the container electrical contact and the information stored in the information storing means.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2010Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Haruyuki Matsumoto, Kenjiro Watanabe
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Publication number: 20100309266Abstract: A liquid container detachably mountable to a recording apparatus to which a plurality of liquid containers are detachably mountable, wherein the recording apparatus includes apparatus electrical contacts corresponding to the liquid containers, respectively, photoreceptor means for receiving light, and an electric circuit connected with a line which is commonly connected with the apparatus electrical contacts, the liquid container includes a container electrical contact electrically connectable with one of the apparatus contacts; an information storing portion capable of storing at least individual information of the liquid container; a light emitting portion; a controller for controlling emission of light of the light emitting portion in response to a correspondence between a signal indicative of individual information supplied through the container electrical contact and the information stored in the information storing means.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2010Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: HARUYUKI MATSUMOTO, Kenjiro Watanabe
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Publication number: 20100302291Abstract: A liquid container detachably mountable to a recording apparatus to which a plurality of liquid containers are detachably mountable, wherein the recording apparatus includes apparatus electrical contacts corresponding to the liquid containers, respectively, photoreceptor means for receiving light, and an electric circuit connected with a line which is commonly connected with the apparatus electrical contacts, the liquid container includes a container electrical contact electrically connectable with one of the apparatus contacts; an information storing portion capable of storing at least individual information of the liquid container; a light emitting portion; a controller for controlling emission of light of the light emitting portion in response to a correspondence between a signal indicative of individual information supplied through the container electrical contact and the information stored in the information storing means.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Haruyuki Matsumoto, Kenjiro Watanabe