Patents by Inventor Masayuki Takata

Masayuki Takata 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: 10821757
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes: a first head unit; a second head unit disposed adjacent to the first head unit in a first direction and located on a first side of the first head unit in a second direction; and a heat uniforming unit shared by the first head unit and the second head unit. Each of the first head unit and the second head unit includes: a unit body including an actuator; and a first driver integrated circuit disposed on the first side of the unit body in the second direction. The heat uniforming unit includes a first heat uniforming member disposed on the first side of the first head unit and the second head unit in the second direction. The first heat uniforming member includes a first protrusion located next to the second head unit in the first direction and protruding toward the first head unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keita Sugiura, Masayuki Takata, Hideki Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20200247161
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes: a first head unit; a second head unit disposed adjacent to the first head unit in a first direction and located on a first side of the first head unit in a second direction; and a heat uniforming unit shared by the first head unit and the second head unit. Each of the first head unit and the second head unit includes: a unit body including an actuator; and a first driver integrated circuit disposed on the first side of the unit body in the second direction. The heat uniforming unit includes a first heat uniforming member disposed on the first side of the first head unit and the second head unit in the second direction. The first heat uniforming member includes a first protrusion located next to the second head unit in the first direction and protruding toward the first head unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keita SUGIURA, Masayuki TAKATA, Hideki HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10654301
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes: a first head unit; a second head unit disposed adjacent to the first head unit in a first direction and located on a first side of the first head unit in a second direction; and a heat uniforming unit shared by the first head unit and the second head unit. Each of the first head unit and the second head unit includes: a unit body including an actuator; and a first driver integrated circuit disposed on the first side of the unit body in the second direction. The heat uniforming unit includes a first heat uniforming member disposed on the first side of the first head unit and the second head unit in the second direction. The first heat uniforming member includes a first protrusion located next to the second head unit in the first direction and protruding toward the first head unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keita Sugiura, Masayuki Takata, Hideki Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20190337312
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes: a first head unit; a second head unit disposed adjacent to the first head unit in a first direction and located on a first side of the first head unit in a second direction; and a heat uniforming unit shared by the first head unit and the second head unit. Each of the first head unit and the second head unit includes: a unit body including an actuator; and a first driver integrated circuit disposed on the first side of the unit body in the second direction. The heat uniforming unit includes a first heat uniforming member disposed on the first side of the first head unit and the second head unit in the second direction. The first heat uniforming member includes a first protrusion located next to the second head unit in the first direction and protruding toward the first head unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keita SUGIURA, Masayuki TAKATA, Hideki HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10391800
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes: a first head unit; a second head unit disposed adjacent to the first head unit in a first direction and located on a first side of the first head unit in a second direction; and a heat uniforming unit shared by the first head unit and the second head unit. Each of the first head unit and the second head unit includes: a unit body including an actuator; and a first driver integrated circuit disposed on the first side of the unit body in the second direction. The heat uniforming unit includes a first heat uniforming member disposed on the first side of the first head unit and the second head unit in the second direction. The first heat uniforming member includes a first protrusion located next to the second head unit in the first direction and protruding toward the first head unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keita Sugiura, Masayuki Takata, Hideki Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20190153626
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polyolefin fiber, particularly a core-sheath composite polypropylene fiber which is possible to be easily deformed corresponding to a stress applied from a direction perpendicular to a fiber axis, to be less fibrillated, and to have an excellent knot strength. The problem of the present invention is solved by providing the polyolefin fiber having a compressive strength of 30 to 51 MPa calculated by the following formula 1 when compressed and deformed by 30% with respect to a fiber diameter in a direction perpendicular to the fiber axis in each single fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki FUJIE, Masayuki Takata, Tomoyoshi Yamashita, Hironobu Ikeda, Junya Imakita
  • Publication number: 20190084325
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes: a first head unit; a second head unit disposed adjacent to the first head unit in a first direction and located on a first side of the first head unit in a second direction; and a heat uniforming unit shared by the first head unit and the second head unit. Each of the first head unit and the second head unit includes: a unit body including an actuator; and a first driver integrated circuit disposed on the first side of the unit body in the second direction. The heat uniforming unit includes a first heat uniforming member disposed on the first side of the first head unit and the second head unit in the second direction. The first heat uniforming member includes a first protrusion located next to the second head unit in the first direction and protruding toward the first head unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keita SUGIURA, Masayuki TAKATA, Hideki HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10160242
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes: a first head unit; a second head unit disposed adjacent to the first head unit in a first direction and located on a first side of the first head unit in a second direction; and a heat uniforming unit shared by the first head unit and the second head unit. Each of the first head unit and the second head unit includes: a unit body including an actuator; and a first driver integrated circuit disposed on the first side of the unit body in the second direction. The heat uniforming unit includes a first heat uniforming member disposed on the first side of the first head unit and the second head unit in the second direction. The first heat uniforming member includes a first protrusion located next to the second head unit in the first direction and protruding toward the first head unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keita Sugiura, Masayuki Takata, Hideki Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20180154664
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes: a first head unit; a second head unit disposed adjacent to the first head unit in a first direction and located on a first side of the first head unit in a second direction; and a heat uniforming unit shared by the first head unit and the second head unit. Each of the first head unit and the second head unit includes: a unit body including an actuator; and a first driver integrated circuit disposed on the first side of the unit body in the second direction. The heat uniforming unit includes a first heat uniforming member disposed on the first side of the first head unit and the second head unit in the second direction. The first heat uniforming member includes a first protrusion located next to the second head unit in the first direction and protruding toward the first head unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keita SUGIURA, Masayuki TAKATA, Hideki HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9919546
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes: a first head unit; a second head unit disposed adjacent to the first head unit in a first direction and located on a first side of the first head unit in a second direction; and a heat uniforming unit shared by the first head unit and the second head unit. Each of the first head unit and the second head unit includes: a unit body including an actuator; and a first driver integrated circuit disposed on the first side of the unit body in the second direction. The heat uniforming unit includes a first heat uniforming member disposed on the first side of the first head unit and the second head unit in the second direction. The first heat uniforming member includes a first protrusion located next to the second head unit in the first direction and protruding toward the first head unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keita Sugiura, Masayuki Takata, Hideki Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20180029395
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes: a first head unit; a second head unit disposed adjacent to the first head unit in a first direction and located on a first side of the first head unit in a second direction; and a heat uniforming unit shared by the first head unit and the second head unit. Each of the first head unit and the second head unit includes: a unit body including an actuator; and a first driver integrated circuit disposed on the first side of the unit body in the second direction. The heat uniforming unit includes a first heat uniforming member disposed on the first side of the first head unit and the second head unit in the second direction. The first heat uniforming member includes a first protrusion located next to the second head unit in the first direction and protruding toward the first head unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keita SUGIURA, Masayuki TAKATA, Hideki HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9403370
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus including a liquid jet head, and a liquid supply unit configured to supply the first liquid to the liquid jet head. The liquid supply unit includes an atmosphere connection portion having a containment portion, an atmosphere communication membrane, and a second liquid contained in the containment portion. The atmosphere connection portion is configured to let the second liquid depart from at least a part of the atmosphere communication membrane under a condition that nozzles of the liquid jet head are positioned above a liquid connection portion of the cartridge installation portion, and is also configured to let the second liquid cover the entire area of the atmosphere communication membrane under a condition that the nozzles of the liquid jet head are positioned below the liquid connection portion of the cartridge installation portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masayuki Takata
  • Patent number: 9248651
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus including a liquid discharge head, a cap, a movement mechanism configured to move one of the liquid discharge head and the cap to selectively take a first and a second contact state, and a separated state. The cap includes a first and a second cap portion configured to respectively cover a plurality of first and second nozzles, and a communicative portion for the first cap portion to communicate with the second cap portion. The communicative portion includes a part of a first surrounding projection formed lower in the height than the other portion of a first surrounding projection of the first cap portion except the communicative portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiro Ueda, Masayuki Takata
  • Patent number: 9227410
    Abstract: A liquid jetting apparatus includes a liquid jetting head having a liquid jetting surface in which a first nozzle row and a second nozzle row are formed, each of the first nozzle row and the second nozzle row including a plurality of nozzles aligned in a predetermined direction, a cap member configured to be in a close contact with the liquid jetting surface to cover the first and second nozzle rows, a liquid discharge section connected to the cap member, a liquid guiding member accommodated in the cap member, and a control unit configured to control the liquid jetting head to jet a liquid from each of the first and second nozzle rows. First and second liquid receiving grooves extending in the predetermined direction are formed in a facing surface of the liquid guiding member configured to face the liquid jetting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuya Shindo, Masayuki Takata
  • Patent number: 9156253
    Abstract: An inkjet printer configured to print by ejecting ink based on print data, an inkjet head comprising a plurality of nozzles, the plurality of nozzles divided into a plurality of nozzle groups, each nozzle of a nozzle group configured to eject ink of a same color and type and a control device configured to control the inkjet head to print in a normal print mode and a low-temperature print mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masayuki Takata
  • Publication number: 20150273839
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus including a liquid jet head, and a liquid supply unit configured to supply the first liquid to the liquid jet head. The liquid supply unit includes an atmosphere connection portion having a containment portion, an atmosphere communication membrane, and a second liquid contained in the containment portion. The atmosphere connection portion is configured to let the second liquid depart from at least a part of the atmosphere communication membrane under a condition that nozzles of the liquid jet head are positioned above a liquid connection portion of the cartridge installation portion, and is also configured to let the second liquid cover the entire area of the atmosphere communication membrane under a condition that the nozzles of the liquid jet head are positioned below the liquid connection portion of the cartridge installation portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: Masayuki TAKATA
  • Publication number: 20150239250
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus including a liquid discharge head, a cap, a movement mechanism configured to move one of the liquid discharge head and the cap to selectively take a first and a second contact state, and a separated state. The cap includes a first and a second cap portion configured to respectively cover a plurality of first and second nozzles, and a communicative portion for the first cap portion to communicate with the second cap portion. The communicative portion includes a part of a first surrounding projection formed lower in the height than the other portion of a first surrounding projection of the first cap portion except the communicative portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Toshiro UEDA, Masayuki TAKATA
  • Patent number: 9049326
    Abstract: A multifunction device including an image recording unit and a scanner unit is provided. The scanner unit includes an image readable plane. The image recording unit includes a first tray, a conveyer path to convey the recording sheet in a first orientation, and a second tray, which is formed along an edge of an opening formed on the front face, and in which the recording sheet having been conveyed in the conveyer path is disposed. The recording sheet in a maximum conveyable size for the conveyer path is disposed to occupy a discharge area in the second tray. A downstream end of the discharge area along a second orientation is in a displaced and downstream position with respect to a downstream end of an image readable area of the image readable plane along the second orientation for a first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuro Miura, Yuji Koga, Isao Kubo, Yasunari Yoshida, Jiro Yamamoto, Masayuki Takata, Takashi Ohama, Yoshinori Osakabe
  • Patent number: 9033476
    Abstract: There is provided a protective cap configured to be installed into a liquid cartridge installation section having a liquid supply tube in fluid connection with a recording head for jetting a liquid via a flexible tube. The protective cap includes: an chamber defined by a case in a liquid-tight manner; a liquid absorbing member filled in the chamber; a connecting portion having a connecting channel in communication with the chamber and configured to be connected with the liquid supply tube; and an atmosphere communication portion via which the chamber communicates an outside of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kanbe, Masayuki Takata
  • Publication number: 20150070445
    Abstract: There is provided a protective cap configured to be installed into a liquid cartridge installation section having a liquid supply tube in fluid connection with a recording head for jetting a liquid via a flexible tube. The protective cap includes: an chamber defined by a case in a liquid-tight manner; a liquid absorbing member filled in the chamber; a connecting portion having a connecting channel in communication with the chamber and configured to be connected with the liquid supply tube; and an atmosphere communication portion via which the chamber communicates an outside of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Tomohiro KANBE, Masayuki TAKATA