Patents by Inventor Masaaki Morishita

Masaaki Morishita 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: 9908731
    Abstract: A paper conveying mechanism includes an elastic urging member provided on each side surface of an upper guide. The urging member includes a projecting portion that projects toward a side guide forming each end of a paper conveying path. An outer width of the upper guide inclusive of the projecting portion is greater than an inner width of the side guides. When a printer cover is closed, the upper guide is urged by the urging member substantially to the center of the inner width of the side guides, thereby producing gaps of substantially equal size on both sides of the upper guide in the paper width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki Morishita, Yuji Suzuki, Yasuhiko Hagi
  • Patent number: 9079436
    Abstract: A movable BF guide is provided in a movable-blade receiving area into which a movable blade slides along a fixed blade while being pressed against the fixed blade in a process of cutting recording paper. The movable-blade receiving area is blocked by the BF guide when the cutting process is not performed, thus preventing the entry of the end portion of the downstream connected recording paper into the movable-blade receiving area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Suzuki, Masaaki Morishita
  • Publication number: 20150151940
    Abstract: A paper conveying mechanism includes an elastic urging member provided on each side surface of an upper guide. The urging member includes a projecting portion that projects toward a side guide forming each end of a paper conveying path. An outer width of the upper guide inclusive of the projecting portion is greater than an inner width of the side guides. When a printer cover is closed, the upper guide is urged by the urging member substantially to the center of the inner width of the side guides, thereby producing gaps of substantially equal size on both sides of the upper guide in the paper width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Masaaki MORISHITA, Yuji SUZUKI, Yasuhiko HAGI
  • Patent number: 8888389
    Abstract: A printer and a cutter apparatus configured to provide a sure full cut without producing an undesirable flake of paper. The cutter apparatus comprises a fixed blade, a first movable blade disposed on one side in a width direction of the paper and configured to move back and forth with respect to the fixed blade, a second movable blade disposed on the other side in the width direction of the paper with a gap provided with respect to the first movable blade and configured to move back and forth with respect to the fixed blade, and an urging member configured to urge each of the first movable blade and the second movable blade in a direction reducing the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Star Micronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Morishita, Tomoyuki Kondo
  • Publication number: 20140125000
    Abstract: A movable BF guide is provided in a movable-blade receiving area into which a movable blade slides along a fixed blade while being pressed against the fixed blade in a process of cutting recording paper. The movable-blade receiving area is blocked by the BF guide when the cutting process is not performed, thus preventing the entry of the end portion of the downstream connected recording paper into the movable-blade receiving area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Suzuki, Masaaki Morishita
  • Patent number: 8702331
    Abstract: A movable BF guide is provided in a movable-blade receiving area into which a movable blade slides along a fixed blade while being pressed against the fixed blade in a process of cutting recording paper. The movable-blade receiving area is blocked by the BF guide when the cutting process is not performed, thus preventing the entry of the end portion of the downstream connected recording paper into the movable-blade receiving area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Star Micronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Suzuki, Masaaki Morishita
  • Publication number: 20110158731
    Abstract: A movable BF guide is provided in a movable-blade receiving area into which a movable blade slides along a fixed blade while being pressed against the fixed blade in a process of cutting recording paper. The movable-blade receiving area is blocked by the BF guide when the cutting process is not performed, thus preventing the entry of the end portion of the downstream connected recording paper into the movable-blade receiving area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: Star Micronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Suzuki, Masaaki Morishita