Patents by Inventor Masahito TATSUMI

Masahito TATSUMI 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: 11981146
    Abstract: A drainage container configured to be attached and detached in an attachment/detachment direction to and from an apparatus including a discharge portion to discharge drainage and configured to store the drainage discharged from the discharge portion, includes: a housing that stores the drainage and includes an opening formed in an upper surface of the housing; an accepting portion that accepts the drainage discharged from the discharge portion; and a lid portion configured to open and close the opening, in which the lid portion takes on an open state to open the opening when the drainage container is attached to the apparatus, and the lid portion takes on a closed state to close the opening when the drainage container is detached from the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Nakata, Masahito Tatsumi
  • Publication number: 20230278342
    Abstract: A liquid container is configured to be refilled with a liquid from outside, the liquid container including a containing portion that contains the liquid, an inlet that is in communication with the containing portion and through which the liquid is poured, a lid portion that has an insertion portion to be inserted into the inlet and is configured to turn around a turning axis between a closed state in which the inlet is closed by inserting the insertion portion into the inlet and an open state in which the insertion portion is separated from the inlet, and a cover portion that covers the insertion portion in the open state, in which, when the lid portion is in the open state, the insertion portion does not project further than the cover portion when viewed in an axial direction of the turning axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Satoshi NAKATA, Masanari TANAKA, Katsumi YAMADA, Masahito TATSUMI, Matsutaro NAITO
  • Publication number: 20230056275
    Abstract: A drainage container configured to be attached and detached in an attachment/detachment direction to and from an apparatus including a discharge portion to discharge drainage and configured to store the drainage discharged from the discharge portion, includes: a housing that stores the drainage and includes an opening formed in an upper surface of the housing; an accepting portion that accepts the drainage discharged from the discharge portion; and a lid portion configured to open and close the opening, in which the lid portion takes on an open state to open the opening when the drainage container is attached to the apparatus, and the lid portion takes on a closed state to close the opening when the drainage container is detached from the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Satoshi NAKATA, Masahito TATSUMI