Patents by Inventor Izumi Nozawa

Izumi Nozawa 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: 9061512
    Abstract: A cover for a liquid container which exposes at least a portion of a detecting member, having a liquid supply portion to a liquid ejecting apparatus through communicating with the liquid containing unit, and a first surface provided with a first container side engagement portion arranged between the liquid supply portion and the detecting member. The cover includes a first cover side engagement portion engaging with the first container side engagement portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Izumi Nozawa, Atsushi Kobayashi, Tadahiro Mizutani, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Ryota Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9061508
    Abstract: A circuit board of an ink cartridge is provided with a plurality of terminals, with the contact portions of the plurality of terminals forming a plurality of lines. The contact portions of two terminals used for detecting installation are positioned in a first line, and the contact portion of a power terminal is positioned between the two terminals. The first line may be positioned to a leading side when the ink cartridge is moved in a prescribed direction to effect installation in a printer. Alternatively, the first line may be the line closest to an opening of an ink delivery port. Alternatively, the first line may be the line closest to an ink delivery needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Taku Ishizawa, Satoshi Shinada, Izumi Nozawa, Yuji Aoki, Hiroyuki Kawate, Takakazu Fukano, Noboru Asauchi, Yasuhiko Kosugi
  • Patent number: 9056482
    Abstract: The cartridge comprises a plurality of printing material supply ports. The plurality of printing material supply ports are projecting from a first surface in a ?Z axial direction to correspond to each of a plurality of printing material supply pipes provided on the printing device. A groove section is provided to be concave more to a +Z axial direction side than the first surface, and provided between two of the printing material supply ports adjacent to each other. The groove section receives the partition plate when the printing material supply ports are connected to the printing material supply pipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Izumi Nozawa, Atsushi Kobayashi, Tadahiro Mizutani
  • Patent number: 9050815
    Abstract: A liquid holding container is adapted to supply liquid to a liquid introduction portion of a liquid consuming device. The liquid holding container includes a container and a first porous member. The container includes a liquid holding portion for holding the liquid, and a discharge port in communication with the liquid holding portion for discharging the liquid to the liquid introduction portion. The first porous member is provided on the discharge port for contacting the liquid introduction portion. The first porous member has a projecting part projecting in a direction from the liquid holding portion toward the discharge port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Kobayashi, Izumi Nozawa, Tadahiro Mizutani, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kawate
  • Patent number: 9039154
    Abstract: A cartridge comprises an ink supply structure, a terminal bearing structure, and a first restriction portion. The terminal bearing structure has terminals arranged in a terminal plane which is neither parallel nor perpendicular to a plane defined by a mounting direction leading edge of the ink supply structure, so that the contact portions of the terminals receive a force in a direction opposite from the mounting direction. An engagement portion of the first restriction portion is provided at a position adjacent to the terminal bearing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Kodama, Izumi Nozawa, Tadahiro Mizutani, Kazutoshi Matsuzaki, Kazumasa Harada, Satoshi Nakata, Hidetaka Kawata
  • Patent number: 9039153
    Abstract: A printing apparatus adapted to have a cartridge detachably mounted thereon includes a cartridge mounting structure, a printing material supply tube, a plurality of apparatus-side terminals and a lever used for attachment and detachment of the cartridge to and from the printing apparatus. The lever has an operating member, a first apparatus-side locking portion and an axis of rotation. When an external force is applied to the operating member of the lever from the +X-axis direction to the ?X-axis direction, the lever moves the first apparatus-side locking portion about the axis of rotation from a specified locking position toward the +X-axis direction and disengages the first apparatus-side locking portion from a first cartridge-side restriction portion, so as to eliminate the restriction of motion of the cartridge. This ensures stable electrical connection between cartridge-side terminals and apparatus-side terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Matsuzaki, Kazumasa Harada, Satoshi Nakata, Hidetaka Kawata, Izumi Nozawa, Hidetoshi Kodama, Tadahiro Mizutani
  • Patent number: 9033478
    Abstract: A liquid container includes an container main body provided with a liquid accommodation portion for accommodating a liquid in an inner portion and a liquid supply portion which communicates with the liquid accommodation portion and has an opening for causing the liquid of the liquid accommodation portion to flow to the outside; a cap member which is mounted on the container main body in a detachable manner so as to seal the opening of the liquid supply portion and, together with the liquid supply portion, forms an inner chamber by partitioning; and a first communication path which communicates the inner chamber with the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Izumi Nozawa, Atsushi Kobayashi, Tadahiro Mizutani
  • Publication number: 20150109387
    Abstract: A liquid housing container in which a liquid to be supplied to a head can be stored may be attached to or detached from a holder, which is provided to a liquid ejecting device having the head for ejecting a liquid. The holder has a rotation point where the mounted liquid housing container may be rotated in a predetermined so as to be detached from the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Hidetoshi KODAMA, Izumi NOZAWA
  • Publication number: 20150077486
    Abstract: A printing material supply system 10 includes a printer 50 equipped with a holder 600 and cartridges 20 that are detachably attached to the holder 600. The holder 600 has a first apparatus-side locking element 810 and a lever 800. The first apparatus-side locking element 810 is formed as part of the lever 800. The cartridge 20 has a first cartridge-side locking element 210 that includes a first locking surface 211 to engage with the first apparatus-side locking element 810. The first cartridge-side locking element 210 has an extended surface 219 that prevents a negative Z-axis end 818 of the lever 800 from running on the first locking surface 211.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Kodama, Izumi Nozawa, Tadahiro Mizutani, Kazutoshi Matsuzaki, Kazumasa Harada, Satoshi Nakata, Hidetaka Kawata
  • Patent number: 8974044
    Abstract: A cartridge comprises an ink supply structure, a terminal bearing structure, and a first restriction portion. The terminal bearing structure has terminals arranged in a terminal plane which is neither parallel nor perpendicular to a plane defined by a mounting direction leading edge of the ink supply structure, so that the contact portions of the terminals receive a force in a direction opposite (RD) from the mounting direction. An engagement portion of the first restriction portion is provided at a position adjacent to the terminal bearing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Kodama, Izumi Nozawa, Tadahiro Mizutani, Kazutoshi Matsuzaki, Kazumasa Harada, Satoshi Nakata, Hidetaka Kawata
  • Patent number: 8967778
    Abstract: A cartridge includes a printing material supply port which is configured and arranged to be connected to a printing material supply pipe provided in a printing device. An effective area T of the printing material supply port is the same or more and five times or less than an effective area S of the printing material supply pipe. The effective area T may be set as two times or more and is 4.5 times or less than the effective area S. The effective area T may be set as three times or more and is four times or less than the effective area S.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Izumi Nozawa, Tadahiro Mizutani, Hidetoshi Kodama, Hiroyuki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8950839
    Abstract: A liquid container mounted on a liquid ejecting apparatus to supply a liquid to the liquid ejecting apparatus. The liquid container includes a storage unit which stores the liquid, an optical member having one portion which is exposed to an inside of the storage unit, and the other portion which is exposed to an outside of the liquid container, and a reflection portion which is provided at the same side as the other portion of the optical member on the outside of the liquid container, and is installed in front of a mounting direction of the liquid container to the liquid ejecting apparatus with the other portion of the optical member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Izumi Nozawa
  • Patent number: 8950851
    Abstract: A liquid housing container in which a liquid to be supplied to a head can be stored may be attached to or detached from a holder, which is provided to a liquid ejecting device having the head for ejecting a liquid. The holder has a rotation point where the mounted liquid housing container may be rotated in a predetermined so as to be detached from the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Kodama, Izumi Nozawa
  • Patent number: 8950853
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a cartridge includes a step (a) of preparing a cartridge, a step (b) of exposing at least a portion of a second film member, a step (c) of filling a printing material from a sub containing chamber by creating a hole in the second film member so as to cause the printing material to be contained in a printing material containing chamber after the step (b), and a step (d) closing the hole after the step (c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Izumi Nozawa, Atsushi Kobayashi, Tadahiro Mizutani, Hiroyuki Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20150022599
    Abstract: A cover for a liquid container which exposes at least a portion of a detecting member, having a liquid supply portion to a liquid ejecting apparatus through communicating with the liquid containing unit, and a first surface provided with a first container side engagement portion arranged between the liquid supply portion and the detecting member. The cover includes a first cover side engagement portion engaging with the first container side engagement portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Izumi Nozawa, Atsushi Kobayashi, Tadahiro Mizutani, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Ryota Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8915582
    Abstract: A printing material supply system 10 includes a printer 50 equipped with a holder 600 and cartridges 20 that are detachably attached to the holder 600. The holder 600 has a first apparatus-side locking element 810 and a lever 800. The first apparatus-side locking element 810 is formed as part of the lever 800. The cartridge 20 has a first cartridge-side locking element 210 that includes a first locking surface 211 to engage with the first apparatus-side locking element 810. The first cartridge-side locking element 210 has an extended surface 219 that prevents a negative Z-axis end 818 of the lever 800 from running on the first locking surface 211.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Kodama, Izumi Nozawa, Tadahiro Mizutani, Kazutoshi Matsuzaki, Kazumasa Harada, Satoshi Nakata, Hidetaka Kawata
  • Publication number: 20140368585
    Abstract: A printing material supply system includes a printing device and a cartridge. The printing device has a cartridge mounting structure. The cartridge is removably attached to the cartridge mounting structure. The cartridge mounting structure has a device-side terminal, a lever, a first device-side locking element and a second device-side locking element. The device-side terminal is configured to contact with a cartridge-side terminal. The first device-side locking element is configured as part of the lever. The second device-side locking element is configured to engage with a second locking surface of a second cartridge-side locking element. The cartridge-side terminal has a cartridge-side contact portion configured to be in contact with the device-side terminal. The cartridge-side contact portion is provided on the negative Z-axis side of the second locking surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Izumi Nozawa, Hidetoshi Kodama, Tadahiro Mizutani, Kazutoshi Matsuzaki, Kazumasa Harada, Satoshi Nakata, Hidetaka Kawata
  • Patent number: 8899734
    Abstract: Provided is a holder to which a liquid accommodation container can be attached or detached. The holder includes an apparatus side engagement portion, and an opposite wall surface portion. The opposite wall surface portion has a hole portion for inserting a protrusion portion provided in the back surface portion, and a guide groove for guiding the protrusion portion to the hole portion while restricting the movement of the protrusion portion relative to the width direction of the liquid accommodation container when the liquid accommodation container is mounted, the guide groove being extended upward from the hole portion in a usage posture of the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Izumi Nozawa, Hidetoshi Kodama, Tadahiro Mizutani
  • Patent number: 8894184
    Abstract: A cover for a liquid container. The liquid container comprises a first to third surfaces. The first surface has a wall which surrounds a communication port and a liquid supply portion. The third surface has an air hole communicating with the communication port and has at least one of a protrusion and a recess. The cover comprises a covering portion that covers the wall, and a first cover portion that covers the at least one of the protrusion and the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Izumi Nozawa, Atsushi Kobayashi, Tadahiro Mizutani, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Ryota Takahashi
  • Patent number: D726252
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tadahiro Mizutani, Atsushi Kobayashi, Izumi Nozawa, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Ryota Takahashi