Patents by Inventor Kohei USUDA

Kohei USUDA 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: 11945238
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting device includes: a printing unit including a liquid ejecting head configured to eject a liquid to a medium and a head holder configured to form an air cooling path, and a cooling mechanism configured to cause air in the air cooling path to flow therethrough to air-cool the liquid ejecting head, wherein the printing unit is provided so as to be movable with respect to a transport path along which the medium is transported, the cooling mechanism includes a first air hole and a second air hole that are configured to be coupled to the air cooling path, and the air cooling path is coupled to one of the first air hole and the second air hole corresponding to a position of the printing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Saka, Tetsuji Yatsunami, Yoshikane Tsuchihashi, Yoshinori Yanagisawa, Kohei Usuda
  • Publication number: 20220203734
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting device includes: a printing unit including a liquid ejecting head configured to eject a liquid to a medium and a head holder configured to form an air cooling path, and a cooling mechanism configured to cause air in the air cooling path to flow therethrough to air-cool the liquid ejecting head, wherein the printing unit is provided so as to be movable with respect to a transport path along which the medium is transported, the cooling mechanism includes a first air hole and a second air hole that are configured to be coupled to the air cooling path, and the air cooling path is coupled to one of the first air hole and the second air hole corresponding to a position of the printing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshihisa SAKA, Tetsuji YATSUNAMI, Yoshikane TSUCHIHASHI, Yoshinori YANAGISAWA, Kohei USUDA
  • Publication number: 20140292171
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a substructure, a first opening and closing body that opens and closes the upper portion of the substructure, and a second opening and closing body that opens and closes the upper portion of the first opening and closing body, and includes a locking mechanism in which the first opening and closing body and the second opening and closing body do not enter the opened state at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji HARA, Soichiro KII, Kohei USUDA
  • Patent number: 8837988
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a substructure, a first opening and closing body that opens and closes the upper portion of the substructure, and a second opening and closing body that opens and closes the upper portion of the first opening and closing body, and includes a locking mechanism in which the first opening and closing body and the second opening and closing body do not enter the opened state at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Hara, Soichiro Kii, Kohei Usuda
  • Patent number: 8517375
    Abstract: There is provided a feeding guide unit that slides according to a width size of the feeding material in a receiving unit that receives a plurality of feeding materials, and a separation unit having an inclined surface structure that abuts on a tip of the fed feed material so that a separating load is exerted, and separates the following feed material to feed only the feed material at the uppermost position. The separating load of the separation unit is changed to at least two stages in conjunction with a movement in a width direction of the feeding guide unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Otani, Yoshikane Tsuchihashi, Kohei Usuda, Satoru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20110221123
    Abstract: There is provided a feeding guide unit that slides according to a width size of the feeding material in a receiving unit that receives a plurality of feeding materials, and a separation unit having an inclined surface structure that abuts on a tip of the fed feed material so that a separating load is exerted, and separates the following feed material to feed only the feed material at the uppermost position. The separating load of the separation unit is changed to at least two stages in conjunction with a movement in a width direction of the feeding guide unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi OTANI, Yoshikane TSUCHIHASHI, Kohei USUDA, Satoru WATANABE
  • Patent number: D815196
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Tanaka, Hideki Kato, Kenji Oshima, Kohei Usuda, Matt Delegate, David Keech