Patents by Inventor Katsuhisa Ono
Katsuhisa Ono 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: 20240369064Abstract: A vacuum pump, which prevents adhesion of products even when a rotating body is stopped, by heating the rotating body using an alternating current (AC) magnetic field. Two heating electromagnets are disposed facing each other across a rotating body. The heating electromagnets receive a supply of AC electric current from a heating electric power source. Excitation of the heating from this AC electric current generates an AC magnetic field. The generated AC magnetic field intersects with the rotating body. Eddy current is generated around the intersecting AC magnetic field. The rotating body is heated by this eddy current. This heating enables deposition of products to be prevented even further, and realize improved pump operation efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2022Publication date: November 7, 2024Inventors: Takaaki Ono, Katsuhisa Yokozuka
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Publication number: 20240174009Abstract: [Object] To provide a printer system that can be easily produced by easily assembling a plurality of modules. [Solution] A printer system 1 includes a plurality of modules 10, 30, and 20 that are coupled to each other. Each of the modules 10, 30, and 20 has a housing 11, 31, or 21 and a coupling body 15, 35, or 25. One of the housing 11, 31, or 21 and the coupling body 15, 35, or 25 has an insertion hole 16, 36, or 26, and the other one of the housing 11, 31, or 21 and the coupling body 15, 35, or 25 has an insertion pin 13, 33, or 23.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2022Publication date: May 30, 2024Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventor: Katsuhisa ONO
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Publication number: 20240010010Abstract: [Object] To reduce the time required to transport a cut sheet and perform printing at a high speed. [Solution] A duplex printer 10 includes a printing unit 12A, a cut sheet feeder 25, and a guide transport path 24. A reversing mechanism 20 that reverses a cut sheet 1 returned from the printing unit 12A is connected to the guide transport path 24 via a switcher 61. A stopper 62 that stops the cut sheet 1 is provided in a part of the guide transport path 24 on the upstream side of the switcher 61. A discharge path 65 branches off from the stopper 62 of the guide transport path 24.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2022Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventor: Katsuhisa ONO
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Publication number: 20230406005Abstract: A printer includes a transferee object sending unit configured to send out a transferee object downstream, a transfer film sending unit configured to send out a transfer film downstream, a printing device situated downstream of the transfer film sending unit and configured to print a transferred image onto the transfer film, a holding unit situated downstream of the transferee object sending unit and the printing device and configured to hold the transferee object and the transfer film on top of each other so that a surface of the transfer film on which the transferred image is printed faces the transferee object and to send out the transferee object and the transfer film downstream, and a pasting unit situated downstream of the holding unit and configured to paste the transfer film onto the transferee object with the transferred image printed on the transfer film.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2022Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventor: Katsuhisa ONO
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Patent number: 9427983Abstract: There is provided a compact simplex and duplex printer which can be produced easily at a low cost. The simplex and duplex printer includes: a thermal head for performing printing on a substrate; a rolled substrate supply section for supplying a continuous substrate, which is to be printed on one side, to the thermal head; and a sheet-like substrate supply section, provided below the rolled substrate supply section, for sequentially supplying sheet-like substrates, which are to be printed on both sides, to the thermal head. A reversing mechanism for reversing a sheet-like substrate which has been returned from the thermal head is disposed between the thermal head and the sheet-like substrate supply section. The reversing mechanism is disposed just below the rolled substrate supply section.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2013Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Kamitani, Katsuhisa Ono
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Patent number: 9205674Abstract: A compact simplex and duplex printer which can be produced easily at a low cost. The simplex and duplex printer includes: a thermal head for performing printing on a substrate; a rolled substrate supply section for supplying a continuous substrate, which is to be printed on one side, to the thermal head; and a sheet-like substrate supply section, provided below the rolled substrate supply section, for sequentially supplying sheet-like substrates, which are to be printed on both sides, to the thermal head. A guide transport path for guiding a sheet-like substrate from the sheet-like substrate supply section to the thermal head is provided between the thermal head and the sheet-like substrate supply section. To the guide transport path is connected a reversing mechanism for reversing the sheet-like substrate which has been returned from the thermal head to the guide transport path. The reversing mechanism includes a rotatable housing shell.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2013Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Kamitani, Katsuhisa Ono
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Publication number: 20150298472Abstract: There is provided a compact simplex and duplex printer which can be produced easily at a low cost. The simplex and duplex printer includes: a thermal head for performing printing on a substrate; a rolled substrate supply section for supplying a continuous substrate, which is to be printed on one side, to the thermal head; and a sheet-like substrate supply section, provided below the rolled substrate supply section, for sequentially supplying sheet-like substrates, which are to be printed on both sides, to the thermal head. A reversing mechanism for reversing a sheet-like substrate which has been returned from the thermal head is disposed between the thermal head and the sheet-like substrate supply section. The reversing mechanism is disposed just below the rolled substrate supply section.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2013Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventors: Nobuyuki KAMITANI, Katsuhisa ONO
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Publication number: 20150246555Abstract: A compact simplex and duplex printer which can be produced easily at a low cost. The simplex and duplex printer includes: a thermal head for performing printing on a substrate; a rolled substrate supply section for supplying a continuous substrate, which is to be printed on one side, to the thermal head; and a sheet-like substrate supply section, provided below the rolled substrate supply section, for sequentially supplying sheet-like substrates, which are to be printed on both sides, to the thermal head. A guide transport path for guiding a sheet-like substrate from the sheet-like substrate supply section to the thermal head is provided between the thermal head and the sheet-like substrate supply section. To the guide transport path is connected a reversing mechanism for reversing the sheet-like substrate which has been returned from the thermal head to the guide transport path. The reversing mechanism includes a rotatable housing shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2013Publication date: September 3, 2015Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuyuki Kamitani, Katsuhisa Ono
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Patent number: 8705138Abstract: There is provided an image forming apparatus including a print head adapted to form an image on a recording medium, a transport path for the recording medium, the transport path being provided on at least one of a feed side and a discharge side of the recording medium with respect to the print head, an image reading device provided on the transport path, the image reading device being adapted to read an image formed by the print head, a correction chart provided opposite the image reading device with the transport path interposed in between, the correction chart being read by the image reading device in order to correct a reading result of the image reading device, based on information obtained from reading the correction chart, and a distance adjustment device adapted to increase or decrease the distance between the correction chart and the image reading device.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hideki Ando, Katsuhisa Ono
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Publication number: 20110261413Abstract: There is provided an image forming apparatus including a print head adapted to form an image on a recording medium, a transport path for the recording medium, the transport path being provided on at least one of a feed side and a discharge side of the recording medium with respect to the print head, an image reading device provided on the transport path, the image reading device being adapted to read an image formed by the print head, a correction chart provided opposite the image reading device with the transport path interposed therebetween, the correction chart being adapted to correct a reading result of the image reading device, and a distance adjustment device adapted to increase or decrease the distance between the correction chart and the image reading device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hideki Ando, Katsuhisa Ono
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Publication number: 20110261135Abstract: A thermal head printer includes: a cassette in which print paper is loaded; a transfer part, having a platen roller, that transfers the print paper; an ejecting part from which the print paper is ejected; a ribbon drive part that supplies an ink ribbon; a head mechanism, having a print head, that is moved among at least three positions, which are a first position, a second position, and a third position; a first drive cam that moves the head mechanism between the first position and second position; and a second drive cam that moves the head mechanism between the second position and third position. An amount by which the head mechanism moves over a distance between the second position and third position is smaller than between the first position and second position. The second drive cam has a smaller outside shape than the first drive cam.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Katsuhisa ONO
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Patent number: 7686244Abstract: A paper roll feed mechanism rotates a paper roll including recording paper wound in a cylindrical shape to unwind the paper. The paper roll feed mechanism includes the following components. A supporting mechanism rotatably supports the paper roll. At least one paper feed roller unwinds the paper, serving as the outer surface of the paper roll supported by the supporting mechanism, in the lengthwise direction of the paper. A skew correcting member presses a side surface of the paper roll, supported by the supporting mechanism, in the widthwise direction of the paper. The skew correcting member presses outer part of the side surface of the paper roll in a paper unwinding region.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2006Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hideki Ando, Katsuhisa Ono
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Patent number: 7567265Abstract: A printing positioning mechanism includes a support shaft, a platen supported by the support shaft, and a printing head disposed in an opposing relationship to the platen for movement toward and away from the platen, and adjusts the positional relationship between the printing head and the platen when the printing head is moved toward the plate. The support shaft is movable in a plane perpendicular to an axial direction thereof, and the print head includes an aligning member interlinked with the print head for contacting with an outer periphery of the support shaft when the print head is moved toward the platen. The support shaft is moved to a predetermined position by contacting the aligning member with the outer periphery of the support shaft.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2006Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Katsuhisa Ono
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Patent number: 7559710Abstract: A rotary-torque adjuster that adjusts rotary torque of a rotational member includes a rotary shaft, the rotational member secured to the rotary shaft and rotating integrally with the rotary shaft, a plurality of clutch disks rotatably attached to the rotary shaft, a driver that drives the clutch disks, a plurality of presser components attached to the rotary shaft and rotating integrally with the rotary shaft, the presser components sandwiching opposite surfaces of the clutch disks by a predetermined pressure, and a drive transmission unit that makes a selection from among the plurality of clutch disks so as to transmit a driving force from the driver to the selected one or more clutch disks. The drive transmission unit changes the selection of the clutch disks to which the driving force from the driver is to be transmitted so as to change the rotary torque of the rotational member.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2006Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Katsuhisa Ono
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Patent number: 7474323Abstract: A print apparatus includes a print unit that records a print pattern with a thermal head and a ribbon film, the ribbon film having a base film on which transfer-material areas and margin areas including cue marks are arranged; a cue-mark detector that detects the cue marks; a ribbon-moving mechanism that moves the ribbon film on which the transfer-material areas and the cue marks are arranged such that L1<L2 is satisfied, where L1 is a distance between the leading edge of each transfer-material area and the corresponding cue mark and L2 is a distance between a transfer position and a cue-mark detection position; and a ribbon movement controller that monitors the cue-mark detection and moves the ribbon film backward by a distance corresponding to the difference between the distances L1 and L2, thereby positioning the ribbon film with respect to a print start position.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2006Date of Patent: January 6, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Koichi Sawada, Katsuhisa Ono, Satoru Gozu, Hitoshi Kamoda
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Patent number: 7467902Abstract: A rotational torque adjustment apparatus is used to adjust the rotational torque of a rotational member secured to a rotational shaft for integrally rotating with the rotational shaft. The rotational torque adjustment apparatus includes a friction member for contacting with the rotational member to apply a frictional load to the rotational member, a brake member for holding the frictional member thereon, a pressing member for pressing the friction member held on the brake member with a predetermined pressure against the rotational member, and a guide section for holding the brake member for movement thereon. The brake member is moved in a radial direction of the rotational member along the guide section to vary the rotational torque of the rotational member.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2006Date of Patent: December 23, 2008Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Katsuhisa Ono
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Patent number: 7416296Abstract: A platen plate for supporting an ejection object for liquid droplets ejected from each nozzle on the bottom surface of a liquid ejection head can secure the flatness of the ejection object so as to appropriately eject ink as well as can prevent the contamination of the bottom surface of the ejection object.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2004Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiromitsu Takeda, Shigeyoshi Hirashima, Toshiki Kagami, Atsushi Oda, Katsuhisa Ono, Yoshiaki Haba
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Publication number: 20070182807Abstract: A print apparatus includes a print unit that records a print pattern with a thermal head and a ribbon film, the ribbon film having a base film on which transfer-material areas and margin areas including cue marks are arranged; a cue-mark detector that detects the cue marks; a ribbon-moving mechanism that moves the ribbon film on which the transfer-material areas and the cue marks are arranged such that L1<L2 is satisfied, where L1 is a distance between the leading edge of each transfer-material area and the corresponding cue mark and L2 is a distance between a transfer position and a cue-mark detection position; and a ribbon movement controller that monitors the cue-mark detection and moves the ribbon film backward by a distance corresponding to the difference between the distances L1 and L2, thereby positioning the ribbon film with respect to a print start position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2006Publication date: August 9, 2007Inventors: Koichi Sawada, Katsuhisa Ono, Satoru Gozu, Hitoshi Kamoda
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Publication number: 20070147936Abstract: A paper roll feed mechanism rotates a paper roll including recording paper wound in a cylindrical shape to unwind the paper. The paper roll feed mechanism includes the following components. A supporting mechanism rotatably supports the paper roll. At least one paper feed roller unwinds the paper, serving as the outer surface of the paper roll supported by the supporting mechanism, in the lengthwise direction of the paper. A skew correcting member presses a side surface of the paper roll, supported by the supporting mechanism, in the widthwise direction of the paper. The skew correcting member presses outer part of the side surface of the paper roll in a paper unwinding region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventors: Hideki Ando, Katsuhisa Ono
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Publication number: 20070109384Abstract: A platen plate for supporting an ejection object for liquid droplets ejected from each nozzle on the bottom surface of a liquid ejection head can secure the flatness of the ejection object so as to appropriately eject ink as well as can prevent the contamination of the bottom surface of the ejection object.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2004Publication date: May 17, 2007Inventors: Hiromitsu Takeda, Shigeyoshi Hirashima, Toshiki Kagami, Atsushi Oda, Katsuhisa Ono, Yoshiaki Haba