Patents by Inventor Kosuke Umehara
Kosuke Umehara 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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Publication number: 20240083174Abstract: An inkjet printing apparatus includes an ink tank that contains an ink to be supplied to a printing head that ejects the ink, the ink being injected from an ink bottle. The inkjet printing apparatus further includes an injection assistance member including a first passage and a second passage. The first passage is defined by a first upper end portion opening toward the outside of the ink tank and a first lower end portion opening toward the inside of the ink tank. The second passage is defined by a second upper end portion opening toward the outside of the ink tank and projecting upward less than the first upper end portion and a second lower end portion opening toward the inside of the ink tank and larger than the first lower end portion in terms of a distance from the bottom surface of the ink tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Yuta Araki, Kosuke Umehara, Koki Shimada
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Patent number: 11833829Abstract: An inkjet printing apparatus includes an ink tank that contains an ink to be supplied to a printing head that ejects the ink, the ink being injected from an ink bottle. The inkjet printing apparatus further includes an injection assistance member including a first passage and a second passage. The first passage is defined by a first upper end portion opening toward the outside of the ink tank and a first lower end portion opening toward the inside of the ink tank. The second passage is defined by a second upper end portion opening toward the outside of the ink tank and projecting upward less than the first upper end portion and a second lower end portion opening toward the inside of the ink tank and larger than the first lower end portion in terms of a distance from the bottom surface of the ink tank.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuta Araki, Kosuke Umehara, Koki Shimada
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Publication number: 20230114455Abstract: An inkjet printing apparatus includes an ink tank that contains an ink to be supplied to a printing head that ejects the ink, the ink being injected from an ink bottle. The inkjet printing apparatus further includes an injection assistance member including a first passage and a second passage. The first passage is defined by a first upper end portion opening toward the outside of the ink tank and a first lower end portion opening toward the inside of the ink tank. The second passage is defined by a second upper end portion opening toward the outside of the ink tank and projecting upward less than the first upper end portion and a second lower end portion opening toward the inside of the ink tank and larger than the first lower end portion in terms of a distance from the bottom surface of the ink tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Yuta Araki, Kosuke Umehara, Koki Shimada
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Patent number: 11491796Abstract: An inkjet printing apparatus includes an ink tank that contains an ink to be supplied to a printing head that ejects the ink, the ink being injected from an ink bottle. The inkjet printing apparatus further includes an injection assistance member including a first passage and a second passage. The first passage is defined by a first upper end portion opening toward the outside of the ink tank and a first lower end portion opening toward the inside of the ink tank. The second passage is defined by a second upper end portion opening toward the outside of the ink tank and projecting upward less than the first upper end portion and a second lower end portion opening toward the inside of the ink tank and larger than the first lower end portion in terms of a distance from the bottom surface of the ink tank.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuta Araki, Kosuke Umehara, Koki Shimada
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Patent number: 11124004Abstract: A printing apparatus comprises a main body, an operation panel configured to pivot about a pivot shaft, a stopper that has one end pivotably connected to the operation panel, and has a cam face on a surface thereof; a guide member that is provided on the main body and is configured to guide the stopper such that the stopper is slidable in a longitudinal direction of the stopper; and a pressing member that has a contact portion that comes into contact with the cam face, wherein the cam face has a plurality of divided cam faces that are provided in a shorter direction of the stopper, and the contact portion of the pressing member has a width that spans the plurality of divided cam faces in the shorter direction of the stopper.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kosuke Umehara, Yasuhito Tsubakimoto, Yasuhiro Ota, Kaneto Tokuyama
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Patent number: 11007804Abstract: An inkjet printing apparatus comprises a carriage, on which a printhead is mounted, configured to move, a lever member configured to be rotatable about a rotating shaft and to be engageable with an engaging portion of the carriage, and a cam mechanism configured to have first and second locked states in which the lever member engages with the engaging portion of the carriage. The first locked state restricts a rotation of the lever member so as not to release an engagement with the engaging portion, and the second locked state allows the rotation of the lever member so as to release the engagement with the engaging portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2017Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kosuke Umehara
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Patent number: 11006010Abstract: A printing apparatus comprises a main body, an operation panel configured to pivot about a pivot shaft relative to the main body, a stopper that has one end pivotably connected to the operation panel, and has a cam face on a surface thereof, a guide member that is provided on the main body, has a first guide face and a second guide face, and is configured to guide the stopper such that the stopper is slidable in a longitudinal direction, a first pressing member configured to press the stopper against the first guide face while being in contact with the cam face of the stopper, and a second pressing member configured to come into contact with a face of the stopper different from the cam face, and press the stopper against the second guide face.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhiro Ota, Yasuhito Tsubakimoto, Kaneto Tokuyama, Kosuke Umehara
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Publication number: 20200316957Abstract: An inkjet printing apparatus includes an ink tank that contains an ink to be supplied to a printing head that ejects the ink, the ink being injected from an ink bottle. The inkjet printing apparatus further includes an injection assistance member including a first passage and a second passage. The first passage is defined by a first upper end portion opening toward the outside of the ink tank and a first lower end portion opening toward the inside of the ink tank. The second passage is defined by a second upper end portion opening toward the outside of the ink tank and projecting upward less than the first upper end portion and a second lower end portion opening toward the inside of the ink tank and larger than the first lower end portion in terms of a distance from the bottom surface of the ink tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Yuta Araki, Kosuke Umehara, Koki Shimada
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Publication number: 20200316972Abstract: A printing apparatus comprises a main body, an operation panel configured to pivot about a pivot shaft, a stopper that has one end pivotably connected to the operation panel, and has a cam face on a surface thereof; a guide member that is provided on the main body and is configured to guide the stopper such that the stopper is slidable in a longitudinal direction of the stopper; and a pressing member that has a contact portion that comes into contact with the cam face, wherein the cam face has a plurality of divided cam faces that are provided in a shorter direction of the stopper, and the contact portion of the pressing member has a width that spans the plurality of divided cam faces in the shorter direction of the stopper.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Kosuke Umehara, Yasuhito Tsubakimoto, Yasuhiro Ota, Kaneto Tokuyama
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Publication number: 20200322493Abstract: A printing apparatus comprises a main body, an operation panel configured to pivot about a pivot shaft relative to the main body, a stopper that has one end pivotably connected to the operation panel, and has a cam face on a surface thereof, a guide member that is provided on the main body, has a first guide face and a second guide face, and is configured to guide the stopper such that the stopper is slidable in a longitudinal direction, a first pressing member configured to press the stopper against the first guide face while being in contact with the cam face of the stopper, and a second pressing member configured to come into contact with a face of the stopper different from the cam face, and press the stopper against the second guide face.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Yasuhiro Ota, Yasuhito Tsubakimoto, Kaneto Tokuyama, Kosuke Umehara
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Publication number: 20180029397Abstract: An inkjet printing apparatus comprises a carriage, on which a printhead is mounted, configured to move, a lever member configured to be rotatable about a rotating shaft and be engageable with an engaging portion of the carriage and a cam mechanism configured to have first and second locked states in which the lever member engages with the engaging portion of the carriage, wherein the first locked state restricts a rotation of the lever member so as not to release an engagement with the engaging portion, the second locked state allows the rotation of the lever member so as to release the engagement with the engaging portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventor: Kosuke Umehara