Patents by Inventor Katsuya MOTOHASHI

Katsuya MOTOHASHI 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: 11794493
    Abstract: An ink-jet printing apparatus includes: a conveying part that conveys a print medium; a plurality of discharge heads that is arranged along a direction of conveying the print medium, and discharges ink onto the print medium to perform printing an the print medium; a moving part that moves the discharge heads such that distances between the print medium and the discharge heads are changed from a set distance; and a hardware processor that controls printing on the print medium, wherein the hardware processor corrects a print distance such that the print distance is changed from a predetermined value in response to the discharge heads being moved in such a way as to change the distances between the print medium and the discharge heads, the print distance being a conveying distance of the print medium to be conveyed while printing on the print medium is performed by the discharge heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Katsuya Motohashi
  • Publication number: 20210078341
    Abstract: An ink-jet printing apparatus includes: a conveying part that conveys a print medium; a plurality of discharge heads that is arranged along a direction of conveying the print medium, and discharges ink onto the print medium to perform printing an the print medium; a moving part that moves the discharge heads such that distances between the print medium and the discharge heads are changed from a set distance; and a hardware processor that controls printing on the print medium, wherein the hardware processor corrects a print distance such that the print distance is changed from a predetermined value in response to the discharge heads being moved in such a way as to change the distances between the print medium and the discharge heads, the print distance being a conveying distance of the print medium to be conveyed While printing on the print medium is performed by the discharge heads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Katsuya MOTOHASHI