Patents by Inventor Hironao ADACHI

Hironao ADACHI 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).

  • Inkjet printer with flow adjuster
    Patent number: 11155110
    Abstract: An inkjet printer includes: a conveyer configured to convey a print medium; an inkjet head configured to eject ink to the print medium conveyed by the conveyer; a flow adjuster configured to adjust strength of an air flow in an under-head space which is a space between the inkjet head and the conveyer; and a controller configured to control the flow adjuster such that the smaller a satellite droplet generated from the ink ejected by the inkjet head is, the stronger the air flow in the under-head space is.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Shimomura, Hironao Adachi
  • INKJET PRINTER WITH FLOW ADJUSTER
    Publication number: 20200307284
    Abstract: An inkjet printer includes: a conveyer configured to convey a print medium; an inkjet head configured to eject ink to the print medium conveyed by the conveyer; a flow adjuster configured to adjust strength of an air flow in an under-head space which is a space between the inkjet head and the conveyer; and a controller configured to control the flow adjuster such that the smaller a satellite droplet generated from the ink ejected by the inkjet head is, the stronger the air flow in the under-head space is.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji SHIMOMURA, Hironao ADACHI