Patents by Inventor Katsumi Orii

Katsumi Orii 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).

  • Publication number: 20240157712
    Abstract: A medium-discharging device includes: a medium-discharging section that discharges a medium; a medium-receiving tray that receives the medium discharged by the medium-discharging section; a light-emitting section that emits light to the medium-receiving tray; and a control section that controls the light-emitting section, in which the medium-receiving tray is configured to switch between a first state in which the medium-receiving tray is stored in an apparatus main body that includes the medium-discharging section and a second state in which the medium-receiving tray protrudes from the apparatus main body, and the control section controls the light-emitting section in accordance with a state or operation of the medium-receiving tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuo SAITO, Hiroki SHINAGAWA, Satoru ORII, Katsumi YAMADA, Nobuhisa NOMOTO
  • Patent number: 11912016
    Abstract: A medium-discharging device includes: a medium-discharging section that discharges a medium; a medium-receiving tray that receives the medium discharged by the medium-discharging section; a light-emitting section that emits light to the medium-receiving tray; and a control section that controls the light-emitting section, in which the medium-receiving tray is configured to switch between a first state in which the medium-receiving tray is stored in an apparatus main body that includes the medium-discharging section and a second state in which the medium-receiving tray protrudes from the apparatus main body, and the control section controls the light-emitting section in accordance with a state or operation of the medium-receiving tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Saito, Hiroki Shinagawa, Satoru Orii, Katsumi Yamada, Nobuhisa Nomoto
  • Patent number: 5394074
    Abstract: A continuous cell charger including a cell insertion chamber into which discharged cells are inserted. A charging chamber has an inlet side that is in communication with the cell insertion chamber. Several pairs of plus and minus electrodes are arranged in a row within the charging chamber at intervals equal to the diameter of each cell. A charging circuit supplies a charging voltage to the pairs of electrodes. A lever pushes each cell, that has been inserted into the cell insertion chamber, into position between the first pair of electrodes within the charging chamber. The cells already within the chamber are also moved a predetermined distance corresponding to a cell diameter. A charged cell accommodating chamber is in communication with an outlet side of the charging chamber. The charged cell accommodating chamber receives and stores charged cells. To use the continuous cell charge, a discharged cell is placed into the cell charger and the lever is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1995
    Assignee: Temtech Kabushikigaisha
    Inventor: Katsumi Orii