Patents by Inventor Manabu Yamaguchi
Manabu Yamaguchi 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: 20180264829Abstract: A liquid containing member that can supply a liquid having a uniform concentration of a precipitating component to a liquid ejecting portion is provided. A liquid containing member includes: a liquid containing portion that can contain ink; a liquid supply port for supplying the ink contained in the liquid containing portion to a liquid ejection head; and a communication channel that is in communication with the liquid containing portion and the liquid supply port. The communication channel has a first end that is positioned at a lower end on the gravity direction side in the liquid containing portion and can suck the ink, and a second end that is positioned closer to the anti-gravity direction side than the first end is, and can suck the ink, in an in-use state in which the ink is supplied from the liquid supply port to the liquid ejection head.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki KAWATE, Manabu YAMAGUCHI, Tadahiro MIZUTANI, Takuma OZAWA, Satoshi OYA, Hiroyoshi OZEKI
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Patent number: 10000063Abstract: A liquid containing member that can supply a liquid having a uniform concentration of a precipitating component to a liquid ejecting portion is provided. A liquid containing member includes: a liquid containing portion that can contain ink; a liquid supply port for supplying the ink contained in the liquid containing portion to a liquid ejection head; and a communication channel that is in communication with the liquid containing portion and the liquid supply port. The communication channel has a first end that is positioned at a lower end on the gravity direction side in the liquid containing portion and can suck the ink, and a second end that is positioned closer to the anti-gravity direction side than the first end is, and can suck the ink, in an in-use state in which the ink is supplied from the liquid supply port to the liquid ejection head.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Kawate, Manabu Yamaguchi, Tadahiro Mizutani, Takuma Ozawa, Satoshi Oya, Hiroyoshi Ozeki
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Patent number: 9969174Abstract: Provided is a liquid ejection device including a liquid container tray that can suppress change in orientation and position of a liquid container on a support surface due to the difference in size of the liquid container. The liquid ejection device includes: a casing including a guide wall: a liquid container tray configured to support a liquid container: and a recording head that ejects liquid supplied from the liquid container that is supported by the liquid container tray to a medium. The liquid container tray is configured to be inserted to or removed from a casing along the guide wall, and includes a support surface that supports the liquid container and a movable wall configured to move in at least one direction on the support surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Manabu Yamaguchi, Tadahiro Mizutani, Hiroyuki Kawate, Hiroyoshi Ozeki, Kotoya Aruga
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Publication number: 20180104955Abstract: The liquid container has a spacer member provided in the liquid storage portion. When three directions orthogonal to each other are assumed to be a D direction, a T direction, and a W direction, in the D direction, a direction from a liquid outlet portion toward the other edge portion of the bag is assumed to be a +D direction, and the opposite direction to the +D direction is assumed to be a ?D direction, and a direction in which the dimension of the outer shape of the liquid container is smallest is assumed to be the T direction, and the spacer member has, on the +D direction side, a face inclined such that the dimension in the T direction of the spacer member increases from the +D direction side toward the ?D direction side.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventors: Hiroyuki KAWATE, Hiroyoshi OZEKI, Manabu YAMAGUCHI, Takumi NAGASHIMA, Yoshiaki SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20180043695Abstract: The liquid container is detachable from a case of a liquid ejection apparatus. The liquid container has a bag-shaped member that is flexible and has a storage portion for storing a liquid therein, and a connection member attached to the bag-shaped member. The connection member has a liquid introducing outlet into which a liquid introducing portion of the liquid ejection apparatus is inserted, a container-side electrical connection unit to which an apparatus-side electrical connection unit of the liquid ejection apparatus is connected, and a handle that pivots with respect to the connection member. In a state where the liquid container is arranged in the case, the handle is provided at a position exposed to the outside of the case, and when the liquid container is mounted to/removed from the case, the handle is brought into a second orientation in which the handle is pivoted from a first orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki KAWATE, Tadahiro MIZUTANI, Yoshiaki SHIMIZU, Takumi NAGASHIMA, Akihiro TOYA, Hiroyoshi OZEKI, Manabu YAMAGUCHI, Tetsuya TAKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20170173966Abstract: A liquid containing member that can supply a liquid having a uniform concentration of a precipitating component to a liquid ejecting portion is provided. A liquid containing member includes: a liquid containing portion that can contain ink; a liquid supply port for supplying the ink contained in the liquid containing portion to a liquid ejection head; and a communication channel that is in communication with the liquid containing portion and the liquid supply port. The communication channel has a first end that is positioned at a lower end on the gravity direction side in the liquid containing portion and can suck the ink, and a second end that is positioned closer to the anti-gravity direction side than the first end is, and can suck the ink, in an in-use state in which the ink is supplied from the liquid supply port to the liquid ejection head.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki KAWATE, Manabu YAMAGUCHI, Tadahiro MIZUTANI, Takuma OZAWA, Satoshi OYA, Hiroyoshi OZEKI
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Publication number: 20170151799Abstract: Provided is a liquid ejection device including a liquid container tray that can suppress change in orientation and position of a liquid container on a support surface due to the difference in size of the liquid container. The liquid ejection device includes: a casing including a guide wall: a liquid container tray configured to support a liquid container: and a recording head that ejects liquid supplied from the liquid container that is supported by the liquid container tray to a medium. The liquid container tray is configured to be inserted to or removed from a casing along the guide wall, and includes a support surface that supports the liquid container and a movable wall configured to move in at least one direction on the support surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2016Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Manabu YAMAGUCHI, Tadahiro MIZUTANI, Hiroyuki KAWATE, Hiroyoshi OZEKI, Kotoya ARUGA
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Publication number: 20160354999Abstract: An anti-wear sheet for improving anti-wear performance of an object to be protected includes: a release film; a resin layer disposed on the release film and including photo-curable resin and hard particles supported by the photo-curable resin; and a light-shielding film disposed on an opposite side of the resin layer from the release film.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2014Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicants: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., FUJI RESIN CO., LTD.Inventors: Kentaro SHINDO, Takao KUROIWA, Hidehiko GENSUI, Manabu YAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 9475295Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a printing head; and a liquid supply unit. The printing head has a reservoir, a plurality of liquid supply ports connected to the reservoir, and a liquid introduction inlet. A first liquid supply port and a second liquid supply port are positioned at ends of the plurality of liquid supply ports in a first direction. Outer periphery of the liquid introduction inlet includes one end section and another end section in the first direction. The one end section is closer to the first liquid supply port than the second liquid supply port. The liquid includes a first liquid with a high content of pigment, and a second liquid with a lower content of pigment. The liquid supply unit supplies the second liquid to the one end section of the liquid introduction inlet.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Keigo Yamasaki, Manabu Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20160016410Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a printing head; and a liquid supply unit. The printing head has a reservoir, a plurality of liquid supply ports connected to the reservoir, and a liquid introduction inlet. A first liquid supply port and a second liquid supply port are positioned at ends of the plurality of liquid supply ports in a first direction. Outer periphery of the liquid introduction inlet includes one end section and another end section in the first direction. The one end section is closer to the first liquid supply port than the second liquid supply port. The liquid includes a first liquid with a high content of pigment, and a second liquid with a lower content of pigment. The liquid supply unit supplies the second liquid to the one end section of the liquid introduction inlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Keigo Yamasaki, Manabu Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 8061217Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a flow rate of a powder when a powder is conveyed by using air as a carrier gas, which apparatus measures the flow rate based on the change of capacitance of the powder to be measured. The apparatus that can measure the flow rate of a powder with high accuracy by compensating for the effect of the thermal drift of the capacitance. It includes a protecting pipe for conveying a powder, a housing pipe having measuring electrodes, and a transducer for outputting an output of the measuring electrode to a display. It further includes an atmospheric temperature sensor and a carrier gas-temperature sensor 31.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2008Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Sintokogio, Ltd.Inventors: Wataru Hisada, Mitsuo Shintani, Manabu Yamaguchi, Yoshiki Aramatsu
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Publication number: 20100326202Abstract: [Problems] For an apparatus for measuring a flow rate of a powder when a powder is conveyed by using air as a carrier gas, which apparatus measures the flow rate based on the change of capacitance of the powder to be measured, to provide the apparatus that can measure the flow rate of a powder with high accuracy by compensating for the effect of the thermal drift of the capacitance. [Means for Solving Problems] The apparatus for measuring a flow rate of a powder, which apparatus uses capacitance, comprises: a protecting pipe for conveying a powder, a housing pipe having measuring electrodes, and a transducer for outputting an output of the measuring electrode to a display. It further comprises an atmospheric temperature sensor and a carrier-gas-temperature sensor 31.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2008Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: Wataru Hisada, Mitsuo Shintani, Manabu Yamaguchi, Yoshiki Aramatsu
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Patent number: 7139164Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor including a capacitor element having an anode body partly provided with a cathode layer, an anode-side and a cathode-side lead frame attached to a lower surface of the capacitor element, and a housing covering the lead frames and the capacitor element except lower surfaces of the lead frames. Both of the lead frames are exposed on the bottom face of the housing. The anode-side lead frame extending longitudinally of the capacitor is provided in an outer end portion thereof with at least two strips which separate each other. Outer end portions of the strips are exposed on the outer end face of the housing. A concave space is formed between the strips and is filled with resin forming the housing.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2006Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazutoyo Horio, Takayuki Matsumoto, Tetsuyuki Sakuda, Manabu Yamaguchi, Kazuhiro Aihara, Shinji Arimori
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Publication number: 20060126272Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor including a capacitor element having an anode body partly provided with a cathode layer, an anode-side and a cathode-side lead frame attached to a lower surface of the capacitor element, and a housing covering the lead frames and the capacitor element except lower surfaces of the lead frames. Both of the lead frames are exposed on the bottom face of the housing. The anode-side lead frame extending longitudinally of the capacitor is provided in an outer end portion thereof with at least two strips which separate each other. Outer end portions of the strips are exposed on the outer end face of the housing. A concave space is formed between the strips and is filled with resin forming the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2006Publication date: June 15, 2006Applicants: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD., SAGA SANYO INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazutoyo Horio, Takayuki Matsumoto, Tetsuyuki Sakuda, Manabu Yamaguchi, Kazuhiro Aihara, Shinji Arimori
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Patent number: 7027291Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor including a capacitor element having an anode body partly provided with a cathode layer, an anode-side and a cathode-side lead frame attached to a lower surface of the capacitor element, and a housing covering the lead frames and the capacitor element except lower surfaces of the lead frames. The housing covers an outer end face of each of the lead frames, the outer end face of each lead frame being provided with a filling portion filled with a resin forming the housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2004Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Saga Sanyo Industries Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazutoyo Horio, Takayuki Matsumoto, Tetsuyuki Sakuda, Manabu Yamaguchi, Kazuhiro Aihara, Shinji Arimori
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Publication number: 20050105249Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor comprises a capacitor element having an anode body partly provided with a cathode layer, an anode-side and a cathode-side lead frame attached to a lower surface of the capacitor element, and a housing covering the lead frames and the capacitor element except lower surfaces of the lead frames. The housing covers an outer end face of each of the lead frames, the outer end face of each lead frame being provided with a filling portion filled with a resin forming the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2004Publication date: May 19, 2005Applicants: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Saga Sanyo Industries Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazutoyo Horio, Takayuki Matsumoto, Tetsuyuki Sakuda, Manabu Yamaguchi, Kazuhiro Aihara, Shinji Arimori
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Patent number: 6807237Abstract: At the time of ordinary communication, up-mixer 108 combines a signal with a frequency f2 from frequency synthesizer 124 with I and Q signals for transmission that are quadrature modulated in quadrature modulator 105, down-mixer 115 combines the signal with the frequency f2 with a received signal, then only in the case of receiving a signal with a frequency fr′ different from a frequency fr, frequency synthesizer 125 that generates a signal with a frequency f3 different from the frequency f2 is operated, and frequency synthesizer 125 and down-mixer 115 are connected with switch 127, so that down-mixer 115 combines the signal with the frequency f3 with a received signal. It is thereby possible to switch frequencies fast and with low current consumption in receiving a signal with a reception frequency other than a combination of transmission frequency and reception frequency specified in an ordinary radio system.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2000Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Manabu Yamaguchi, Toshio Obara
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Publication number: 20020137469Abstract: There is provided a radio communication apparatus and a radio communication method in which a transmission mixer and a reception mixer are shared in mobile communication systems each having a different frequency band without using frequency switching means for frequency synthesizers to make it possible to improve miniaturization of the apparatus. At the transmitting side, transmission IF values of f11 and f12 (f11=f12) are set to frequencies close to (ft1−ft2)/2, and a lower local configuration is formed in the first system and an upper local configuration is formed in the second system using the frequency lower than that of the first system. At the receiving side, values of f41 and f42 (f41=f42) are set to frequencies close to (fr1−fr2)/2, a lower local configuration is formed in the first system and an upper local configuration is formed in the second system using the frequency lower than that of the first system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2002Publication date: September 26, 2002Inventors: Manabu Yamaguchi, Toshio Obara
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Patent number: 6341074Abstract: A power circuit for rectifying and smoothing a commercial voltage to obtain a direct-current voltage. The power circuit comprises a smoothing choke coil inductance varying circuit for variably controlling an inductance value of a smoothing choke coil within a smoothing circuit. The smoothing choke coil inductance varying circuit flows a current through a secondary winding of the smoothing choke coil to provide induction based on an output voltage from a diode bridge such that an inductance value of a primary winding of the smoothing choke coil is at the maximum when the output voltage from the diode bridge is zero volt, is reduced with an increase in the output voltage, reaches a predetermined value when the output voltage is at the maximum, and is increased with a reduction in the output voltage.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2000Date of Patent: January 22, 2002Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Manabu Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20010005323Abstract: A power circuit for rectifying and smoothing a commercial voltage to obtain a direct-current voltage. The power circuit comprises a smoothing choke coil inductance varying circuit for variably controlling an inductance value of a smoothing choke coil within a smoothing circuit. The smoothing choke coil inductance varying circuit flows a current through a secondary winding of the smoothing choke coil to provide induction based on an output voltage from a diode bridge such that an inductance value of a primary winding of the smoothing choke coil is at the maximum when the output voltage from the diode bridge is zero volt, is reduced with an increase in the output voltage, reaches a predetermined value when the output voltage is at the maximum, and is increased with a reduction in the output voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2000Publication date: June 28, 2001Inventor: Manabu Yamaguchi