Patents by Inventor Keiji Murakoshi

Keiji Murakoshi 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: 6848847
    Abstract: A paper feeding roller rotates to feed the continuous paper along a paper path. A print head performs printing on the continuous paper. The print head has a first side opposing to the paper path and a second side opposite to the first side. A cutter mechanism is overlappingly disposed with the print head, at a downstream of the paper path relative to the print head, to cut the continuous paper. A motor is disposed in the second side of the print head to provide a driving force to the paper feeding roller and the cutter mechanism. A cutter driving mechanism is disposed in the second side of the print head to transmit the driving force of the motor to operate the cutter mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Keiji Murakoshi, Takashi Aoki
  • Publication number: 20030103793
    Abstract: A paper feeding roller rotates to feed the continuous paper along a paper path. A print head performs printing on the continuous paper. The print head has a first side opposing to the paper path and a second side opposite to the first side. A cutter mechanism is overlappingly disposed with the print head, at a downstream of the paper path relative to the print head, to cut the continuous paper. A motor is disposed in the second side of the print head to provide a driving force to the paper feeding roller and the cutter mechanism. A cutter driving mechanism is disposed in the second side of the print head to transmit the driving force of the motor to operate the cutter mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Keiji Murakoshi, Takashi Aoki
  • Patent number: 6405625
    Abstract: A printer is provided with a cutter for cutting recording paper in arbitrary lengths or cutting recording paper with a part left after cutting. A pair of movable blades, at least one of which is displaced in a direction approximately orthogonal to the paper path, are driven in a cooperative relationship to effect a cutting operation with a fixed blade. The dispersion of force required for tearing off the cut recording paper is reduced, a torn trace of a left part after cutting the recording paper looks nice, and the position of a left part after cutting the recording paper can be arbitrarily set respectively without increasing the size in the direction of the recording paper width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akio Nomura, Keiji Murakoshi
  • Publication number: 20020020273
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a printer such as an electronic cash register used for POS, particularly relates to a printer provided with a cutter for cutting recording paper in arbitrary length or cutting recording paper with a part left after cutting and the above printer is provided in that the dispersion of force required for tearing off recording paper is reduced, a torn trace of a left part after cutting of recording paper looks nice and in addition, the position of a left part after cutting of recording paper can be arbitrarily set respectively without increasing the size in the direction of the width of recording paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2000
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Inventors: AKIO NOMURA, KEIJI MURAKOSHI
  • Patent number: 5746527
    Abstract: A printing apparatus mainly comprises a first cover for, provided on a body frame including a print head 5, covering the print head 5; a second cover 39 for, disposed on the body frame opposing to the first cover by means of the transport path for transporting the recording medium 8, mounting an auto cutter 36. The auto cutter 36 comprises; a cutter frame 43 for fixing the auto cutter to the second cover 39; a cutter blade 26 for, movably supported on the cutter frame 43, cutting the recording medium 8 printed by the print head 5; and an auto cutter drive source 37 for, fixed on the cutter frame 43, driving the cutter blade 26 to cut the recording medium 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuhiko Nebashi, Keiji Murakoshi, Satoshi Iwaya, Akihiro Goto
  • Patent number: 5468079
    Abstract: A printing apparatus comprises a card transport mechanism for printing on a card-like medium. A slider is provided having a card stop against which one edge of the card stops and a holding mechanism holds the card to the slider. A guide frame is further provided having at least one guide portion engaged with the slider for moving the slider parallel to the guide frame. A motor and transmission mechanism moves the slider, whereon a card-like medium is held by the holding mechanism, along the guide member for printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Keiji Murakoshi, Mitsuhiko Nebashi, Makoto Ikegami, Noboru Otsuki