Patents by Inventor Masahiro AKAMINE
Masahiro AKAMINE 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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Patent number: 11472627Abstract: A packaging box for a roll-shaped material wound around a cylindrical core, including a prism-shaped case body, and respective side surface portions at both ends in a longitudinal direction of the prism-shaped case body, the prism-shaped case body and the side surface portions being formed of a single sheet member, that includes a holding unit inserted into the cylindrical core of the roll-shaped material to hold the roll-shaped material within the prism-shaped case body, wherein, when the holding unit is inserted into the cylindrical core of the roll-shaped material, a region facing an end portion of the cylindrical core in a cross direction intersecting the longitudinal direction in which the prism-shaped case body extends, is formed with a recessed portion that is recessed in the cross direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Reina Tanaka, Masahiro Akamine
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Publication number: 20210061545Abstract: A packaging box for a roll-shaped material wound around a cylindrical core, including a cylindrical case body, and respective side surface portions at both ends in a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical case body, the cylindrical case body and the side surface portions being formed of a single sheet member, that includes a holding unit inserted into the cylindrical core of the roll-shaped material to hold the roll-shaped material within the cylindrical case body, wherein, when the holding unit is inserted into the cylindrical core of the roll-shaped material, a region facing an end portion of the cylindrical core in a cross direction intersecting the longitudinal direction in which the cylindrical case body extends, is formed with a recessed portion that is recessed in the cross direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Reina TANAKA, Masahiro AKAMINE
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Patent number: 9821570Abstract: A medium heating device includes a heater that heats a medium, and a medium support member that supports a target heating portion, which is a portion that is heated by the heater in the medium, in which the medium support member has a first component portion that is formed so that a space is provided between the medium and the first component portion when the medium is supported, and a second component portion that is in contact with the medium when the medium is supported.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yasuo Naramatsu, Masahiro Akamine
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Patent number: 9302503Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording head which discharges ink onto a recording medium; a heater which dries the ink discharged on the recording medium by the recording head without making contact with the recording medium; and a transport belt which supports the recording medium in a transportable manner in a position in which it is at least possible to dry a portion of the recording medium on which the ink is discharged using the heater. The transport belt includes a plurality of protruding portions, which can make contact with the recording medium, and a contact area between a contact portion of the protruding portion in relation to the recording medium, and the recording medium is 0.3 mm2 or less.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Tsuneyuki Sasaki, Eiji Kumai, Yasuo Naramatsu, Masahiro Akamine
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Patent number: 9085174Abstract: A recording apparatus that includes a condensation guide portion is provided. The recording apparatus includes a recording head that discharges ink onto a recording medium, a heater that dries the ink discharged on the recording medium by the recording head without making contact with the recording medium, a medium supporting portion provided with an opening portion which allows vapor that evaporates from the ink due to the heater to pass therethrough, and a condensation guide portion which causes the vapor that passes through the opening portion to condense and thereby prevent the recording medium from being wetted by the condensed vapor.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2014Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Tsuneyuki Sasaki, Eiji Kumai, Yasuo Naramatsu, Masahiro Akamine
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Patent number: 8851656Abstract: An image fixation apparatus includes a supporting surface that is a part of a path along which a recording target medium is transported from an upstream side to a downstream side and can support the recording target medium; and an image fixation section that is provided opposite the supporting surface and performs image fixation processing when the recording target medium is supported by the supporting surface after recording of an image on the recording target medium at a position upstream of the supporting surface, the image fixation processing being processing of fixing the image on the recording target medium, wherein, when measured in a direction in which the supporting surface and the image fixation section are provided opposite to each other, the supporting surface is relatively distant from the image fixation section as compared with a region that is located upstream of the supporting surface in the transportation path.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Masahiro Akamine
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Publication number: 20140285601Abstract: A recording apparatus that includes a condensation guide portion is provided. The recording apparatus includes a recording head that discharges ink onto a recording medium, a heater that dries the ink discharged on the recording medium by the recording head without making contact with the recording medium, a medium supporting portion provided with an opening portion which allows vapor that evaporates from the ink due to the heater to pass therethrough, and a condensation guide portion which causes the vapor that passes through the opening portion to condense and thereby prevent the recording medium from being wetted by the condensed vapor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuneyuki SASAKI, Eiji KUMAI, Yasuo NARAMATSU, Masahiro AKAMINE
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Publication number: 20140285602Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording head which discharges ink onto a recording medium; a heater which dries the ink discharged on the recording medium by the recording head without making contact with the recording medium; and a transport belt which supports the recording medium in a transportable manner in a position in which it is at least possible to dry a portion of the recording medium on which the ink is discharged using the heater. The transport belt includes a plurality of protruding portions, which can make contact with the recording medium, and a contact area between a contact portion of the protruding portion in relation to the recording medium, and the recording medium is 0.3 mm2 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuneyuki SASAKI, Eiji KUMAI, Yasuo NARAMATSU, Masahiro AKAMINE
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Publication number: 20140205959Abstract: A medium heating device includes a heater that heats a medium, and a medium support member that supports a target heating portion, which is a portion that is heated by the heater in the medium, in which the medium support member has a first component portion that is formed so that a space is provided between the medium and the first component portion when the medium is supported, and a second component portion that is in contact with the medium when the medium is supported.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yasuo NARAMATSU, Masahiro AKAMINE
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Publication number: 20130063534Abstract: An image fixation apparatus includes a supporting surface that is a part of a path along which a recording target medium is transported from an upstream side to a downstream side and can support the recording target medium; and an image fixation section that is provided opposite the supporting surface and performs image fixation processing when the recording target medium is supported by the supporting surface after recording of an image on the recording target medium at a position upstream of the supporting surface, the image fixation processing being processing of fixing the image on the recording target medium, wherein, when measured in a direction in which the supporting surface and the image fixation section are provided opposite to each other, the supporting surface is relatively distant from the image fixation section as compared with a region that is located upstream of the supporting surface in the transportation path.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Masahiro AKAMINE