Patents by Inventor Koichi Otsuki

Koichi Otsuki 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: 6145961
    Abstract: An ink-jet head assembly includes a plurality of ink-jet heads that are fixed mutually. A first ink-jet head has a plurality of deep cyan nozzles and a plurality of deep magenta nozzles, whereas a second ink-jet head has a plurality of light cyan nozzles and a plurality of light magenta nozzles. The plurality of nozzles of the respective inks are positioned in such a manner that the plurality of nozzles of an identical color and an identical density are arrayed substantially along a sub-scanning direction and that neither the nozzles of different colors nor the nozzles of different densities are located on an identical straight line extending in the sub-scanning direction. The respective one nozzles of deep cyan ink, deep magenta ink, light cyan ink, and light magenta ink are positioned to be aligned in a straight line extending in a main scanning direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Koichi Otsuki