Patents by Inventor Hidetaka SONOBATA

Hidetaka SONOBATA 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).

  • Patent number: 10328699
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes an ejection hole surface where a plurality of nozzles ejecting liquid open. The ejection hole surface includes a nozzle arrangement region where the plurality of nozzles are arranged. Each nozzle includes an inversely tapered part where a cross-sectional area increases toward the ejection hole surface. A first nozzle is arranged at a center part of a predetermined direction of the nozzle arrangement region, while second nozzles are arranged at the end parts at the two sides in the predetermined direction. When viewed from the ejection hole surface side as “T”, the width of the first nozzle's inversely tapered part is larger than the widths of the inversely tapered parts of the second nozzles. In the nozzle arrangement region, the ejection hole surface includes a shape that the center part in the predetermined direction projects with respect to the end parts on the two sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Hidetaka Sonobata
  • Patent number: 10328702
    Abstract: A nozzle plate includes a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a plurality of through holes which penetrate through the plate from the first surface to the second surface and become nozzles. Each of the through holes includes, on at least the first surface side forming the side where the liquid is ejected, an inversely tapered part having a cross-sectional area becoming larger toward the first surface. The first surface includes a first region and a second region which is not superimposed on the first region. A first through hole of one the through holes is arranged in the first region, a second through hole of one the through holes is arranged in the second region. When viewed from the first surface the width of the inversely tapered part in the first through hole is larger than the inversely tapered part in the second through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Hidetaka Sonobata
  • Publication number: 20190009534
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes an ejection hole surface where a plurality of nozzles ejecting liquid open. The ejection hole surface includes a nozzle arrangement region where the plurality of nozzles are arranged. Each nozzle includes an inversely tapered part where a cross-sectional area increases toward the ejection hole surface. A first nozzle is arranged at a center part of a predetermined direction of the nozzle arrangement region, while second nozzles are arranged at the end parts at the two sides in the predetermined direction. When viewed from the ejection hole surface side as “T”, the width of the first nozzle's inversely tapered part is larger than the widths of the inversely tapered parts of the second nozzles. In the nozzle arrangement region, the ejection hole surface includes a shape that the center part in the predetermined direction projects with respect to the end parts on the two sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Hidetaka SONOBATA
  • Publication number: 20190001682
    Abstract: A nozzle plate includes a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a plurality of through holes which penetrate through the plate from the first surface to the second surface and become nozzles. Each of the through holes includes, on at least the first surface side forming the side where the liquid is ejected, an inversely tapered part having a cross-sectional area becoming larger toward the first surface. The first surface includes a first region and a second region which is not superimposed on the first region. A first through hole of one the through holes is arranged in the first region, a second through hole of one the through holes is arranged in the second region. When viewed from the first surface the width of the inversely tapered part in the first through hole is larger than the inversely tapered part in the second through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Hidetaka SONOBATA