Patents by Inventor Junichi Karasawa
Junichi Karasawa 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: 20160185109Abstract: In a liquid ejection control device, an operation unit includes a momentum dial for inputting a momentum instructing value related to momentum of a pulsed liquid jet ejected from a liquid ejection device, and a repetitive frequency dial for inputting a repetitive frequency instructing value related to the number of times ejection of the pulsed liquid occurs per unit time. In addition, a controller includes a voltage magnitude setting section that sets voltage magnitude of the drive voltage waveform such that the momentum becomes the momentum instructing value, based on a rising index value related to rising of the drive voltage waveform and the repetitive frequency instructing value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventor: Junichi Karasawa
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Publication number: 20160185108Abstract: In a liquid ejection control device, an operation unit includes an energy dial for inputting an energy instructing value related to kinetic energy of a pulsed liquid jet ejected from a liquid ejection device, and a repetitive frequency dial for inputting a repetitive frequency instructing value related to the number of times ejection of the pulsed liquid occurs per unit time. In addition, a controller includes a rising frequency setting section that sets rising frequency as a rising index value related to rising of a drive voltage waveform such that the kinetic energy becomes the energy instructing value, based on voltage magnitude of the drive voltage waveform and the repetitive frequency instructing value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventor: Junichi Karasawa
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Publication number: 20160185106Abstract: In a liquid ejection control device, an operation unit includes an energy dial for inputting an energy instructing value related to kinetic energy of a pulsed liquid jet ejected from a liquid ejection device, and a repetitive frequency dial for inputting a repetitive frequency instructing value related to the number of times ejection of the pulsed liquid occurs per unit time. In addition, a controller includes a voltage magnitude setting section that sets voltage magnitude of the drive voltage waveform such that the kinetic energy becomes the energy instructing value, based on a rising index value related to rising of the drive voltage waveform and the repetitive frequency instructing value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventor: Junichi KARASAWA
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Publication number: 20150238216Abstract: A fluid ejecting apparatus which ejects a fluid, includes: an ejection pipe which has an opening through which the fluid is ejected; a fluid chamber which is communicated with the ejection pipe and accommodates the fluid therein; a bubble generating unit which generates a bubble in the fluid within the fluid chamber; a supply flow path which is communicated with the fluid chamber; an opening and closing unit which is provided in the supply flow path and opens and closes the supply flow path; a fluid supply portion which supplies the fluid to the fluid chamber through the supply flow path by pressurizing the fluid; and a driving control portion which controls driving of the bubble generating unit. The driving control portion performs control such that a bubble is generated by the bubble generating unit after the supply flow path is opened by the opening and closing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventors: Kazuaki UCHIDA, Junichi KARASAWA, Takahiro MATSUZAKI
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Patent number: 9085407Abstract: A fluid ejection device includes: a pressure chamber; an actuator having a displacement plane that varies the volume of the pressure chamber; a delivery channel pipe communicating with the pressure chamber; a first reflection surface of pressure wave formed as part of a paraboloid of revolution that reflects a plane pressure wave by displacement of the actuator, the plane pressure wave propagating through the pressure chamber; and a second reflection surface of pressure wave formed as part of a paraboloid of revolution or an ellipsoid of revolution which is disposed so as to face the first reflection surface of pressure wave, wherein the first reflection surface of pressure wave and the second reflection surface of pressure wave have a common first focus, and a pressure wave reflected from the second reflection surface of pressure wave propagates through the delivery channel pipe and ejects fluid.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2013Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Junichi Karasawa
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Publication number: 20140296892Abstract: A fluid ejection device which ejects a fluid includes: an ejection pipe having an opening to eject the fluid; a fluid chamber which communicates with the ejection pipe and changes in volume due to displacement of a piezoelectric element; a supply channel which communicates with the fluid chamber; an opening/closing unit which is provided on the supply channel and opens and closes the supply channel; a fluid supplying unit which pressurizes the fluid and supplies the fluid to the fluid chamber via the supply channel; and a voltage controller which applies a drive voltage to the piezoelectric element. The voltage controller controls the drive voltage applied to the piezoelectric element so that the drive voltage reaches a predetermined voltage after the supply channel is opened by the opening/closing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuaki UCHIDA, Junichi KARASAWA, Takahiro MATSUZAKI
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Patent number: 8698142Abstract: The present invention provides an organic semiconductor element which has a low hygroscopic property and whose property is hardly deteriorated with time and an electronic device and electronic equipment each provided with such an organic semiconductor element and having high reliability. The organic semiconductor element of the present invention includes: a source electrode 20a; a drain electrode 20b; a gate electrode 50; a gate insulating layer 40; an organic semiconductor layer 30; and a buffer layer (another insulating layer) 60, wherein at least one of the gate insulating layer 40 and the buffer layer 60 contains an insulating polymer with a main chain having both end portions and including repeating units represented by the following general formula (1) or (2): where R1 and R2 are the same or different and each of R1 and R2 is a divalent linkage group, and Y is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2009Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takuro Yasuda, Takeo Kawase, Junichi Karasawa, Keiichi Inoue, Kazushi Omote, Tomoya Arai, Keiko Ando, Yoshinobu Asako
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Publication number: 20140012302Abstract: A fluid ejection device includes: a pressure chamber; an actuator having a displacement plane that varies the volume of the pressure chamber; a delivery channel pipe communicating with the pressure chamber; a first reflection surface of pressure wave formed as part of a paraboloid of revolution that reflects a plane pressure wave by displacement of the actuator, the plane pressure wave propagating through the pressure chamber; and a second reflection surface of pressure wave formed as part of a paraboloid of revolution or an ellipsoid of revolution which is disposed so as to face the first reflection surface of pressure wave, wherein the first reflection surface of pressure wave and the second reflection surface of pressure wave have a common first focus, and a pressure wave reflected from the second reflection surface of pressure wave propagates through the delivery channel pipe and ejects fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Junichi KARASAWA
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Patent number: 8547773Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes at least one data driver block for driving data lines, a plurality of control transistors TC1 and TC2, each of the control transistors being provided corresponding to each output line of the data driver block and controlled by using a common control signal, and a pad arrangement region in which data driver pads P1 and P2 for electrically connecting the data lines and the output lines QL1 and QL2 of the data driver block are disposed. The control transistors TC1 and TC2 are disposed in the pad arrangement region.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2006Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takayuki Saiki, Satoru Ito, Masahiko Moriguchi, Takashi Kumagai, Hisanobu Ishiyama, Takashi Fujise, Junichi Karasawa, Satoru Kodaira, Kazuhiro Maekawa
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Patent number: 8547722Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes first to Nth circuit blocks CB1 to CBN, a first interface region disposed along a fourth side and on the D2 side of the first to Nth circuit blocks CB1 to CBN, and a second interface region disposed along a second side and on the D4 side of the first to Nth circuit blocks CB1 to CBN. A local line LLG formed using a wiring layer lower than an Ith layer is provided between the adjacent circuit blocks as at least one of a signal line and a power supply line. Global lines GLG and GLD formed using the Ith or higher wiring layer are provided along the direction D1 over the circuit block disposed between the nonadjacent circuit blocks as at least one of a signal line and a power supply line.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Satoru Ito, Masahiko Moriguchi, Kazuhiro Maekawa, Noboru Itomi, Satoru Kodaira, Junichi Karasawa, Takashi Kumagai, Hisanobu Ishiyama, Takashi Fujise
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Patent number: 8529508Abstract: A fluid ejection device includes: a pressure chamber; an actuator having a displacement plane that varies the volume of the pressure chamber; a delivery channel pipe communicating with the pressure chamber; a first reflection surface of pressure wave formed as part of a paraboloid of revolution that reflects a plane pressure wave by displacement of the actuator, the plane pressure wave propagating through the pressure chamber; and a second reflection surface of pressure wave formed as part of a paraboloid of revolution or an ellipsoid of revolution which is disposed so as to face the first reflection surface of pressure wave, wherein the first reflection surface of pressure wave and the second reflection surface of pressure wave have a common first focus, and a pressure wave reflected from the second reflection surface of pressure wave propagates through the delivery channel pipe and ejects fluid.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2011Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Junichi Karasawa
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Patent number: 8345346Abstract: An electrophoretic display includes first electrodes, a second electrode placed opposite the first electrodes, and a microcapsule layer placed between the first electrodes and the second electrode. The microcapsule layer contains microcapsules containing a dispersion medium and electrophoretic particles and a binder for retaining the microcapsules between the first electrodes and the second electrode. The electrophoretic particles are sealed in each microcapsule in such a state that the electrophoretic particles are dispersed in the dispersion medium. The following inequality is satisfied: (?2·?2)/(?1·?1)<1??(?) where ?1 is the resistivity of the dispersion medium, ?1 is the dielectric constant of the dispersion medium, ?2 is the resistivity of the binder, and ?2 is the dielectric constant of the binder.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2011Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Junichi Karasawa
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Patent number: 8310478Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes first and second transistors NTr1 and PTr1 push-pull connected between first and second power supply lines and outputting a voltage of one of the first and second power supply lines to a connection node ND by a charge-pump operation, and a pad PD electrically connected with the connection node ND and electrically connected with a flying capacitor, to which a given voltage is applied at one end, at the other end of the flying capacitor. The pad PD is disposed in an upper layer of at least one of the first and second transistors NTr1 and PTr1 so that the pad PD overlaps part or the entirety of at least one of the first and second transistors NTr1 and PTr1.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2006Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takashi Kumagai, Hisanobu Ishiyama, Kazuhiro Maekawa, Satoru Ito, Takashi Fujise, Junichi Karasawa, Satoru Kodaira, Takayuki Saiki, Hiroyuki Takamiya
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Patent number: 8188544Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a pad PDx and an electrostatic discharge protection element ESDx formed in a rectangular region and electrically connected with the pad PDx. The pad PDx is disposed in an upper layer of the electrostatic discharge protection element ESDx so that an arrangement direction of the pads is parallel to a long side direction of the region in which the electrostatic discharge protection element ESDx is formed, and the pad PDx overlaps part or the entirety of the electrostatic discharge protection element ESDx.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2006Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takashi Kumagai, Hisanobu Ishiyama, Kazuhiro Maekawa, Satoru Ito, Takashi Fujise, Junichi Karasawa, Satoru Kodaira, Takayuki Saiki, Hiroyuki Takamiya
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Publication number: 20120089090Abstract: A fluid ejection device includes: a pressure chamber; an actuator having a displacement plane that varies the volume of the pressure chamber; a delivery channel pipe communicating with the pressure chamber; a first reflection surface of pressure wave formed as part of a paraboloid of revolution that reflects a plane pressure wave by displacement of the actuator, the plane pressure wave propagating through the pressure chamber; and a second reflection surface of pressure wave formed as part of a paraboloid of revolution or an ellipsoid of revolution which is disposed so as to face the first reflection surface of pressure wave, wherein the first reflection surface of pressure wave and the second reflection surface of pressure wave have a common first focus, and a pressure wave reflected from the second reflection surface of pressure wave propagates through the delivery channel pipe and ejects fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Junichi KARASAWA
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Publication number: 20120019566Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes first to Nth circuit blocks CB1 to CBN, a first interface region disposed along a fourth side and on the D2 side of the first to Nth circuit blocks CB1 to CBN, and a second interface region disposed along a second side and on the D4 side of the first to Nth circuit blocks CB1 to CBN. A local line LLG formed using a wiring layer lower than an Ith layer is provided between the adjacent circuit blocks as at least one of a signal line and a power supply line. Global lines GLG and GLD formed using the Ith or higher wiring layer are provided along the direction D1 over the circuit block disposed between the nonadjacent circuit blocks as at least one of a signal line and a power supply line.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Satoru Ito, Masahiko Moriguchi, Kazuhiro Maekawa, Noboru Itomi, Satoru Kodaira, Junichi Karasawa, Takashi Kumagai, Hisanobu Ishiyama, Takashi Fujise
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Patent number: 8054710Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes first to Nth circuit blocks CB1 to CBN, a first interface region disposed along a fourth side and on the D2 side of the first to Nth circuit blocks CB1 to CBN, and a second interface region disposed along a second side and on the D4 side of the first to Nth circuit blocks CB1 to CBN. A local line LLG formed using a wiring layer lower than an Ith layer is provided between the adjacent circuit blocks as at least one of a signal line and a power supply line. Global lines GLG and GLD formed using the Ith or higher wiring layer are provided along the direction D1 over the circuit block disposed between the nonadjacent circuit blocks as at least one of a signal line and a power supply line.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2006Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Satoru Ito, Masahiko Moriguchi, Kazuhiro Maekawa, Noboru Itomi, Satoru Kodaira, Junichi Karasawa, Takashi Kumagai, Hisanobu Ishiyama, Takashi Fujise
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Publication number: 20110249316Abstract: An electrophoretic display includes first electrodes, a second electrode placed opposite the first electrodes, and a microcapsule layer placed between the first electrodes and the second electrode. The microcapsule layer contains microcapsules containing a dispersion medium and electrophoretic particles and a binder for retaining the microcapsules between the first electrodes and the second electrode. The electrophoretic particles are sealed in each microcapsule in such a state that the electrophoretic particles are dispersed in the dispersion medium. The following inequality is satisfied: (?2·?2)/(?1·?1)<1??(?) where ?1 is the resistivity of the dispersion medium, ?1 is the dielectric constant of the dispersion medium, ?2 is the resistivity of the binder, and ?2 is the dielectric constant of the binder.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Junichi KARASAWA
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Patent number: 7986541Abstract: An integrated circuit device has a display memory which stores data for at least one frame displayed in a display panel which has a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines, the display memory includes a plurality of RAM blocks, each of the RAM blocks including a plurality of wordlines, a plurality of bitlines, a plurality of memory cells, and a wordline control circuit, each of the RAM blocks is disposed along a first direction in which the bitlines extend, each of the memory cells has a short side and a long side, the bitlines are formed along a direction in which the long side of the memory cell extends, and the wordlines are formed along a direction in which the short side of the memory cell extends.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2005Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Satoru Kodaira, Noboru Itomi, Shuji Kawaguchi, Takashi Kumagai, Junichi Karasawa, Satoru Ito
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Publication number: 20110175092Abstract: The present invention provides an organic semiconductor element which has a low hygroscopic property and whose property is hardly deteriorated with time and an electronic device and electronic equipment each provided with such an organic semiconductor element and having high reliability. The organic semiconductor element of the present invention includes: a source electrode 20a; a drain electrode 20b; a gate electrode 50; a gate insulating layer 40; an organic semiconductor layer 30; and a buffer layer (another insulating layer) 60, wherein at least one of the gate insulating layer 40 and the buffer layer 60 contains an insulating polymer with a main chain having both end portions and including repeating units represented by the following general formula (1) or (2): where R1 and R2 are the same or different and each of R1 and R2 is a divalent linkage group, and Y is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2009Publication date: July 21, 2011Inventors: Takuro Yasuda, Takeo Kawase, Junichi Karasawa, Kelichi Inoue, Kazushi Omote, Tomoya Arai, Keiko Ando, Yoshinobu Asako