Patents by Inventor Jun Fukasawa

Jun Fukasawa 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: 8387978
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a recording apparatus including a control device which controls a transportation of a medium by controlling a feeding device and a transporting device; under the control of the control device, the feeding device is stopped or decelerated when a previous medium is transported to a predetermined position, and a next medium is accelerated by the feeding device so as to continuously transport the previous medium and the next medium when a gap between those becomes a predetermined distance, the speed of the transporting device is changed from a first transporting speed to a second transporting speed when the previous medium passes through the predetermined position, under a condition that the first transporting speed of the previous medium is different from the second transporting speed of the next medium by the feeding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Fukasawa, Hiroshi Katayama
  • Publication number: 20120127229
    Abstract: In a feeding course, a first design side end position Xsn of a paper is calculated. A first side end position of the paper is detected by a paper width detector, and the detected position is set to a first side end position Xd1. When the paper is fed from an additional cassette and a paper end detection flag F1=1, an ejection starting position adjustment amount ?X=Xd1?Xsn is set. However, when the deviation amount is not |Xd1?Xsn|?L, the ejection starting position adjustment amount ?X is limited to a limit value L.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Fukasawa, Takafumi Ogimura, Yoshikane Tsuchihashi, Tetsuji Yatsunami
  • Patent number: 8059283
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a transporting unit which transports a recording medium and a recording unit which records data (e.g., prints) on the recording medium. A control unit controls the recording unit and the transporting unit. A detection unit detects a back end of the recording medium at a more upstream side of a transporting path than the recording position of the recording unit. A first judgment unit determines whether a scheduled recording is possible when the recording medium, while being transported, reaches a position where the recording should be performed when the detection unit detects the back end of the recording medium. A second judgment unit determines whether a portion of the scheduled recording to the recording medium is possible when the recording medium is transported to the position where the recording should be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Fukasawa, Yoshiyuki Kimoto
  • Patent number: 8047529
    Abstract: A recording apparatus including feeding unit that feeds a medium, conveying unit that conveys the fed medium, recording unit that performs recording on the medium, and controlling unit that controls the feeding unit and the conveying unit, a measuring unit that measures a distance between the previous medium and the next medium after completing the preparatory feeding; and determining unit that determines whether or not the measured distance is a predetermined distance or greater, wherein, if the distance is the predetermined distance or greater, the controlling unit completely feeds the next medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Jun Fukasawa
  • Patent number: 7942491
    Abstract: Provided is a serial recording apparatus including: a feed unit which feeds a recording medium; a recording unit which performs recording with respect to the fed recording medium; a movement unit which moves the recording unit in order to performing recording; a transporting unit which transports the recording medium in a direction crossing the movement direction of the recording unit; a controller which controls the recording unit, the movement unit, the transporting unit and the feed unit; and a determination unit which determines whether a target stop position of the recording unit satisfies a target position condition, during the movement of the recording unit, wherein the controller starts a feed operation of the subsequent medium using the feed unit at a timing before the movement of the recording unit is stopped, if the target stop position satisfies the target position condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Fukasawa, Yoshiyuki Kimoto
  • Patent number: 7914216
    Abstract: A method of interrupting a printing operation in a continuous transport process in which a first roller and a second roller transports plural printing mediums including a first medium on a tray in a transport direction to a printing area at which the printing operation is performed to each printing medium, the second roller is arranged at a downstream side of the first roller in the transport direction, and a third roller comes in contact with the first roller at a contact point to transport the printing mediums together with the first roller and is separated from the first roller not to transport the printing mediums, the method includes: separating the third roller from the first roller, when a trailing end edge of the first medium at least apart of which is disposed in the printing area is located at an upstream side of a predetermined point in the transport direction, and driving the second roller to transport the first medium after the third roller is separated from the first roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Yasue, Jun Fukasawa
  • Patent number: 7883083
    Abstract: A recording apparatus including feeding unit that feeds a medium, conveying unit that conveys the fed medium, recording unit that performs recording on the medium, and controlling unit that controls the feeding unit and the conveying unit, a measuring unit that measures a distance between the previous medium and the next medium after completing the preparatory feeding; and determining unit that determines whether or not the measured distance is a predetermined distance or greater, wherein, if the distance is the predetermined distance or greater, the controlling unit completely feeds the next medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Jun Fukasawa
  • Patent number: 7883169
    Abstract: A method of controlling an operation of continuously transporting plural printing mediums including a first medium and a second medium to be transported immediately subsequent to the first medium, includes: actuating a first motor to drive a first roller adapted to transport the printing mediums; actuating a second motor to drive a second roller disposed at a downstream side of the first roller and adapted to transport the printing mediums to a printing area at which a printing operation is to be performed on each printing medium; and controlling actuations of the first motor and the second motor so that the second medium is transported to and stopped at a stop position arranged between the first roller and the second roller while performing the printing operation on the first medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Yasue, Jun Fukasawa
  • Publication number: 20090166965
    Abstract: A recording apparatus including feeding unit that feeds a medium, conveying unit that conveys the fed medium, recording unit that performs recording on the medium, and controlling unit that controls the feeding unit and the conveying unit, a measuring unit that measures a distance between the previous medium and the next medium after completing the preparatory feeding; and determining unit that determines whether or not the measured distance is a predetermined distance or greater, wherein, if the distance is the predetermined distance or greater, the controlling unit completely feeds the next medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Jun FUKASAWA
  • Publication number: 20090166963
    Abstract: A recording apparatus including feeding unit that feeds a medium, conveying unit that conveys the fed medium, recording unit that performs recording on the medium, and controlling unit that controls the feeding unit and the conveying unit, a measuring unit that measures a distance between the previous medium and the next medium after completing the preparatory feeding; and determining unit that determines whether or not the measured distance is a predetermined distance or greater, wherein, if the distance is the predetermined distance or greater, the controlling unit completely feeds the next medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Jun FUKASAWA
  • Publication number: 20090166964
    Abstract: The method includes determining whether or not the trailing end of the previous medium has reached a preliminary feed start position, if it is determined that the trailing end of the previous medium has reached the preliminary feed start position, determining whether or not the leading end of the subsequent medium has already reached a target position of the preliminary feeding operation, if the subsequent medium does not reach the target position, causing driving for the preliminary feeding operation so as to be performed, and when the preliminary feeding operation is performed, calculating a gap between the previous medium and the subsequent medium on the basis of a first value, and when the preliminary feeding operation is not performed, calculating the gap on the basis of a second value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jun FUKASAWA
  • Publication number: 20090057981
    Abstract: Provided is a serial recording apparatus including: a feed unit which feeds a recording medium; a recording unit which performs recording with respect to the fed recording medium; a movement unit which moves the recording unit in order to performing recording; a transporting unit which transports the recording medium in a direction crossing the movement direction of the recording unit; a controller which controls the recording unit, the movement unit, the transporting unit and the feed unit; and a determination unit which determines whether a target stop position of the recording unit satisfies a target position condition, during the movement of the recording unit, wherein the controller starts a feed operation of the subsequent medium using the feed unit at a timing before the movement of the recording unit is stopped, if the target stop position satisfies the target position condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Fukasawa, Yoshiyuki Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20080225314
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a transporting unit which transports a recording medium and a recording unit which records data (e.g., prints) on the recording medium. A control unit controls the recording unit and the transporting unit. A detection unit detects a back end of the recording medium at a more upstream side of a transporting path than the recording position of the recording unit. A first judgment unit determines whether a scheduled recording is possible when the recording medium, while being transported, reaches a position where the recording should be performed when the detection unit detects the back end of the recording medium. A second judgment unit determines whether a portion of the scheduled recording to the recording medium is possible when the recording medium is transported to the position where the recording should be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun FUKASAWA, Yoshiyuki KIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20080084443
    Abstract: A method of controlling an operation of continuously transporting plural printing mediums including a first medium and a second medium to be transported immediately subsequent to the first medium, includes: actuating a first motor to drive a first roller adapted to transport the printing mediums; actuating a second motor to drive a second roller disposed at a downstream side of the first roller and adapted to transport the printing mediums to a printing area at which a printing operation is to be performed on each printing medium; and controlling actuations of the first motor and the second motor so that the second medium is transported to and stopped at a stop position arranged between the first roller and the second roller while performing the printing operation on the first medium
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya YASUE, Jun FUKASAWA
  • Publication number: 20080080920
    Abstract: A method of controlling a printer including a feeder on which plural printing mediums are set, a first roller operable to pickup the plural printing mediums one by one from the feeder, and a second roller operable to transport the plural printing mediums together with the first roller, the plural printing mediums include at least one first medium and a second medium subsequent to the first medium includes: controlling the first and second rollers so that a peripheral speed of the first roller and a peripheral speed of the second roller are equal to each other; and controlling the feeder so that the first roller cannot pickup the second medium from the feeder when receiving the printing instruction for performing the printing operation to only the first medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya YASUE, Jun FUKASAWA
  • Publication number: 20080080921
    Abstract: A method of interrupting a print process in a continuous transport mode, in which a first roller and a second roller that is disposed at a downstream side of the first roller transport, a plurality of printing mediums including a first medium and a second medium immediately subsequent to the first medium, to a printing area at which a printing operation corresponding to print data is performed to the printing mediums, and a third roller is operable to transport the printing mediums together with the first roller with being in contact with the first roller, includes: detecting the printing mediums, respectively, between the first roller and the second roller; driving the first roller and the second roller until a leading end edge of the second medium is detected, when a size of the first medium is different from a size specified by the print data; separating the third roller from the first roller; and driving only the second roller to transport the second medium after the third roller is separated from the fir
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya YASUE, Jun FUKASAWA
  • Publication number: 20080080923
    Abstract: A method of interrupting a printing operation in a continuous transport process in which a first roller and a second roller transports plural printing mediums including a first medium on a tray in a transport direction to a printing area at which the printing operation is performed to each printing medium, the second roller is arranged at a downstream side of the first roller in the transport direction, and a third roller comes in contact with the first roller at a contact point to transport the printing mediums together with the first roller and is separated from the first roller not to transport the printing mediums, the method includes: separating the third roller from the first roller, when a trailing end edge of the first medium at least apart of which is disposed in the printing area is located at an upstream side of a predetermined point in the transport direction, and driving the second roller to transport the first medium after the third roller is separated from the first roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya YASUE, Jun FUKASAWA
  • Publication number: 20080068632
    Abstract: A double-side recording apparatus includes a recording section that performs recording by ejecting liquid to a sheet-shaped medium; a reversing section that reverses the medium after recording on one side of the medium; a capping section of the recording section; a moving section that moves the recording section to a second position where the recording section is capped and a first position other than the second position; and a controller that controls the moving section and the capping section. The controller determines whether a waiting time set to cause recording to wait for drying exceeds a threshold value before a reversing operation by the reversing section is initiated after recording on the one side of the medium is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Jun Fukasawa
  • Publication number: 20080063449
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a recording apparatus including a control device which controls a transportation of a medium by controlling a feeding device and a transporting device; under the control of the control device, the feeding device is stopped or decelerated when a previous medium is transported to a predetermined position, and a next medium is accelerated by the feeding device so as to continuously transport the previous medium and the next medium when a gap between those becomes a predetermined distance, the speed of the transporting device is changed from a first transporting speed to a second transporting speed when the previous medium passes through the predetermined position, under a condition that the first transporting speed of the previous medium is different from the second transporting speed of the next medium by the feeding device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Fukasawa, Hiroshi Katayama
  • Patent number: 5374485
    Abstract: A polyacetal resin composition which comprises a polyacetal resin (as component A) and one or more members selected from the group consisting of an isocyanate compound, isothiocyanate compound, and modified product thereof (as component B) in an amount of 0.1-15 wt % of the composition, said polyacetal resin composition exhibiting good adhesion properties when bonded with a curable reactive resin adhesive. The present invention also relates to a part comprising a combination of the mold consisting of the composition and the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1994
    Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sei Wakatsuka, Jun Fukasawa