Patents by Inventor Katsumi Yamada
Katsumi Yamada 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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Patent number: 11613135Abstract: A recording apparatus including a recording head that performs recording, a feed roller that feeds out a set medium, a transport driving roller that transports the medium, which is fed out by the feed roller, towards an opposing position that opposes the recording head, and an auxiliary roller provided between the feed roller and the transport driving roller, the auxiliary roller assisting transportation of the medium. When the apparatus is seen from a side of the apparatus, the auxiliary roller overlaps the feed roller in a height direction of the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Keisuke Sasaki, Shinji Kanemaru, Katsumi Yamada
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Patent number: 11609510Abstract: A developing device includes a first transport member and a second transport member that are respectively disposed in a first transport path and a second transport path arranged in a vertical direction and that transport developer so as to circulate the developer between the first transport path and the second transport path. The developing device includes a developing device body in which the first transport path and the second transport path are formed. The developing device also includes a developer discharging structure that discharges excess developer discharged from the first transport path to outside through the second transport path or through a space between an end portion of the second transport path and the developing device body.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Katsumi Yamada, Yoshihisa Nakao, Masanori Kato, Shota Igawa, Atsushi Funada, Mitsutoshi Hongo, Makoto Kanno, Daisuke Uchimitsu
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Patent number: 11610086Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program is provided. The program is executed in a personal digital assistant to operate a recording apparatus including a recording unit that performs recording on a medium from the personal digital assistant. The program causes the personal digital assistant to display, on a display of the personal digital assistant, information on a user operation method based on an event that occurred when a medium is to be fed from back of the recording apparatus, the method being to be performed after the event occurred.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Keisuke Sasaki, Nobuhisa Nomoto, Katsumi Yamada
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Publication number: 20230059834Abstract: A cassette portion includes a side guide, an end guide, and a paper detection portion. The side guide is movable in X direction and controls a motion of a first end portion of paper. The end guide is provided to the side guide to be movable in Y direction, and restricts a motion of a second end portion of the paper. The paper detection portion detects the first restricting position in the X direction of the side guide and a second restricting position in the Y direction of the end guide in a restricted state of the paper. The end guide includes a detection target portion formed such that detection information to be detected by the paper detection portion varies in the Y direction. The paper detection portion detects the first restricting position and the second restricting position by obtaining detection information from the detection target portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Satoshi NAKATA, Katsumi YAMADA
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Patent number: 11567430Abstract: A developing device includes a first transport member and a second transport member that are respectively disposed in a first transport path and a second transport path arranged in a vertical direction and that transport developer so as to circulate the developer between the first transport path and the second transport path; a developing member that is disposed to face the first transport path and that receives the developer from the first transport path; and a third transport member that is disposed in a third transport path through which the developer that has not been used by the developing member is collected and transported to the second transport path. A central shaft of the second transport member is disposed farther in a vertically upward direction than is a central shaft of the third transport member.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Daisuke Uchimitsu, Masanori Kato, Katsumi Yamada, Shota Igawa, Yoshihisa Nakao, Atsushi Funada, Mitsutoshi Hongo, Makoto Kanno, Yoshitaka Nakajima, Sadayuki Tsujino
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Patent number: 11567429Abstract: A developing device includes a first transport member and a second transport member that are respectively disposed in a first transport path and a second transport path arranged in a vertical direction and that transport developer so as to circulate the developer between the first transport path and the second transport path; a developing member that is disposed to face the first transport path and that receives the developer from the first transport path; and a driving device that operates such that a relative speed ratio between a rotational speed of the developing member and a rotational speed of the second transport member is changeable.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Masanori Kato, Katsumi Yamada, Shota Igawa, Yoshihisa Nakao, Atsushi Funada, Mitsutoshi Hongo, Makoto Kanno, Daisuke Uchimitsu, Yoshitaka Nakajima, Sadayuki Tsujino
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Publication number: 20220379620Abstract: Provided is a discharged liquid container detachable to an apparatus having an outlet portion from which discharged liquid is to be drained, and configured to contain the discharged liquid drained from the outlet portion. The discharged liquid container includes a casing inside which the discharged liquid is containable, a connection portion provided in a first face of the casing and configured to be coupled to the outlet portion, and a lid portion configured to change in position between a closed state for covering the connection portion and an open state for opening the connection portion. The lid portion is configured to be in the open state in a state of attachment of the casing to the apparatus and be in the closed state in a state of detachment of the casing from the apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Satoshi NAKATA, Katsumi YAMADA
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Publication number: 20220373930Abstract: A developing device includes: a first transport member and a second transport member that are disposed in a first transport path and a second transport path provided at an upper side and a lower side in a gravitational direction and that transport a developer so as to cause the developer to circulate between the first transport path and the second transport path; an ejecting mechanism that is provided in the first transport path disposed at the upper side in the gravitational direction and that ejects an excess developer; and a reverse helical section that is disposed in front of a support that supports the second transport member disposed at the lower side in the gravitational direction, the reverse helical section helically extending in a reverse direction relative to a helical section provided for circulating the developer, the developer being transported to the ejecting mechanism by the reverse helical section.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Shota IGAWA, Masanori Kato, Katsumi Yamada, Yoshihisa Nakao, Atsushi Funada, Mitsutoshi Hongo
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Publication number: 20220373928Abstract: A developing device includes a first transport member and a second transport member that are respectively disposed in a first transport path and a second transport path arranged in a vertical direction and that transport developer so as to circulate the developer between the first transport path and the second transport path; a developing member that is disposed to face the first transport path and that receives the developer from the first transport path; and a third transport member that is disposed in a third transport path through which the developer that has not been used by the developing member is collected and transported to the second transport path. A central shaft of the second transport member is disposed farther in a vertically upward direction than is a central shaft of the third transport member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2021Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Daisuke UCHIMITSU, Masanori KATO, Katsumi YAMADA, Shota IGAWA, Yoshihisa NAKAO, Atsushi FUNADA, Mitsutoshi HONGO, Makoto KANNO, Yoshitaka NAKAJIMA, Sadayuki TSUJINO
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Publication number: 20220373931Abstract: A developing device includes a first transport member and a second transport member that are respectively disposed in a first transport path and a second transport path arranged in a vertical direction and that transport developer so as to circulate the developer between the first transport path and the second transport path; a developing device body in which the first transport path and the second transport path are formed; and a developer discharging structure that discharges excess developer discharged from the first transport path to outside through the second transport path or through a space between an end portion of the second transport path and the developing device body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2021Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Katsumi YAMADA, Yoshihisa Nakao, Masanori Kato, Shota Igawa, Atsushi Funada, Mitsutoshi Hongo, Makoto Kanno, Daisuke Uchimitsu
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Publication number: 20220373927Abstract: A developing device includes a first transport member and a second transport member that are respectively disposed in a first transport path and a second transport path arranged in a vertical direction and that transport developer so as to circulate the developer between the first transport path and the second transport path; a developing member that is disposed to face the first transport path and that receives the developer from the first transport path; and a driving device that operates such that a relative speed ratio between a rotational speed of the developing member and a rotational speed of the second transport member is changeable.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2021Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Masanori KATO, Katsumi YAMADA, Shota IGAWA, Yoshihisa NAKAO, Atsushi FUNADA, Mitsutoshi HONGO, Makoto KANNO, Daisuke UCHIMITSU, Yoshitaka NAKAJIMA, Sadayuki TSUJINO
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Patent number: 11451681Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a lower unit having a recording section configured to perform recording on a medium, and an upper unit disposed on the lower unit, the upper unit including a reading section configured to read an image of the document, in which the lower unit includes a medium discharge section configured to discharge the medium toward the rear of the apparatus, and a medium receiving section disposed on the apparatus rear side with respect to the medium discharge section, the medium receiving section being configured to receive the medium discharged, and the upper unit is shorter than the lower unit in the apparatus front-rear direction and the upper unit is closer to the apparatus front with respect to the lower unit such that an end portion of the medium receiving section in the medium discharging direction is exposed at the rear of the upper unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Masamitsu Shimazu, Katsumi Yamada
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Patent number: 11420457Abstract: An apparatus includes a gap adjuster that adjusts a gap in a vertical direction between a recording head and a supporting surface for supporting a medium. The gap adjuster adjusts the gap by engagement of a carriage, a slide member, and a cam member that is provided therebetween and has a stepped portion with an alternate-arrangement structure in a width direction. The gap adjuster includes a coil spring that urges the carriage with respect to the slide member in the direction that is the opposite of the transportation direction. A slide contact member is provided on an end of the coil spring.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Keita Hanawa, Kensuke Tamai, Katsumi Yamada, Tatsuya Ito
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Publication number: 20220134761Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a discard absorbing member (first absorbing member) that absorbs a liquid discarded from a discharge head to an outer side of an end portion of a medium supported by a support section as a waste liquid. Further, the recording apparatus includes: a cap which is an example of a waste liquid receiving section that receives the liquid ejected from the discharge head as a waste liquid; a waste liquid absorbing member (second absorbing member) that absorbs the waste liquid sent from the cap; and a waste liquid box (accommodating section) that holds the waste liquid absorbing member. The discard absorbing member and the waste liquid absorbing member 50A are coupled to each other such that the waste liquid can be delivered from the discard absorbing member to the waste liquid absorbing member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Katsumi YAMADA, Takatoshi YAMAZAKI
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Publication number: 20220134759Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a first absorbing member (extended absorbing member or the like) that absorbs a liquid discarded from a discharge head to an outer side of an end portion of a medium supported by a support section as a waste liquid. The recording apparatus includes a second absorbing member (waste liquid absorbing member) that absorbs the waste liquid sent from a cap, an accommodating section (waste liquid box) that holds the second absorbing member, and a delivery section that delivers the liquid between the first absorbing member and the second absorbing member. In a state where the accommodating section is inserted into an apparatus main body, the delivery section 141 is inclined downward from the first absorbing member toward the second absorbing member, and an inclination of the delivery section when the accommodating section is removed from the apparatus main body varies depending on an inserted state.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Katsumi YAMADA, Takatoshi YAMAZAKI
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Publication number: 20220126612Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording head, an ink tank that is disposed above the recording head, a carriage on which the recording head and the ink tank are mounted, a scanner unit that is attached to the upper portion of the casing via a pivot shaft so as to pivot with respect to the casing and that reads a document placed on the document table, and a panel unit in which the scanner unit is attached to an end portion disposed on the opposite side to the pivot shaft and is configured to tilt between a first orientation and a second orientation closer to the document table than the first orientation, and by pivoting the scanner unit with respect to the casing to expose the ink tank, ink is injected from the refill container into the ink tank and the remaining amount of liquid is viewed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2022Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Yoshikazu NAGAI, Yoshiyuki OKAZAWA, Kazunori TAKABAYASHI, Hisayuki AKAHANE, Kensuke TAMAI, Shintaro MIYAMOTO, Katsumi YAMADA
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Patent number: 11312141Abstract: A recording device includes a recording unit configured to eject a liquid onto a medium to record, a carriage including the recording unit and configured to move in an X direction corresponding to a medium width direction that intersects a Y direction corresponding to a medium transport direction, a liquid reservoir located in the carriage at a position above the recording unit, configured to contain a liquid, and having a fill port through which the liquid is supplied, a fill port unit located in the carriage at a position above the liquid reservoir and including a component for open/close operation of the fill port, and an operation unit through which the device is operated. The fill port unit and the operation unit partly overlap in a device front-rear direction that is parallel to the medium transport direction, when viewed in the X direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Katsumi Yamada, Kazunori Takabayashi, Morio Iwata, Keisuke Sasaki, Satoshi Nakata
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Publication number: 20220063310Abstract: A recording device includes a recoding unit, a discharge rollerunit, a medium receiving tray, a motor serving as a power source of the discharge roller, a power transmission unitunit that is configured to switch between a power transmission state in which power of the motor is transmitted from the motor to the medium receiving tray, and a power non-transmission state in which the power of the motor is not transmitted from the motor to the medium receiving tray, and a restriction unitunit that is configured to switch between a restriction state in which the restriction unit restricts displacement of the medium receiving tray when the power transmission unit is in the power non-transmission state, and a non-restriction state in which the the restriction unit does not restrict the displacement of the medium receiving tray when the power transmission unit is in the power transmission state.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Hidefumi MINEMURA, Katsumi YAMADA
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Patent number: 11254151Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording head, an ink tank that is disposed above the recording head, a carriage on which the recording head and the ink tank are mounted, a scanner unit that is attached to the upper portion of the casing via a pivot shaft so as to pivot with respect to the casing and that reads a document placed on the document table, and a panel unit in which the scanner unit is attached to an end portion disposed on the opposite side to the pivot shaft and is configured to tilt between a first orientation and a second orientation closer to the document table than the first orientation, and by pivoting the scanner unit with respect to the casing to expose the ink tank, ink is injected from the refill container into the ink tank and the remaining amount of liquid is viewed.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yoshikazu Nagai, Yoshiyuki Okazawa, Kazunori Takabayashi, Hisayuki Akahane, Kensuke Tamai, Shintaro Miyamoto, Katsumi Yamada
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Patent number: 11258986Abstract: An observation system includes a first sensor configured to observe a first portion of an observation target, a second sensor configured to observe a second portion of the observation target, and a control device including a memory and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to receive first observation data from the first sensor via a first relay device and second observation data from the second sensor via a second relay device, wherein the first observation data is not transmitted from the first sensor to the second relay device when the first observation data is transmitted from the first sensor to the control device via the first relay device, and the second observation data is not transmitted from the second sensor to first relay device when the second observation data is transmitted from the second sensor to the control device via the second relay device.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Hiroshi Muramatsu, Koichi Takaba, Masato Fushimi, Katsumi Yamada, Masaru Endoh