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).
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Patent number: 10821757Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keita Sugiura, Masayuki Takata, Hideki Hayashi
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Publication number: 20200247161Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keita SUGIURA, Masayuki TAKATA, Hideki HAYASHI
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Patent number: 10654301Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 17, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keita Sugiura, Masayuki Takata, Hideki Hayashi
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Publication number: 20190337312Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keita SUGIURA, Masayuki TAKATA, Hideki HAYASHI
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Patent number: 10391800Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 20, 2018Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keita Sugiura, Masayuki Takata, Hideki Hayashi
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Publication number: 20190153626Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Masaki FUJIE, Masayuki Takata, Tomoyoshi Yamashita, Hironobu Ikeda, Junya Imakita
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Publication number: 20190084325Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keita SUGIURA, Masayuki TAKATA, Hideki HAYASHI
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Patent number: 10160242Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keita Sugiura, Masayuki Takata, Hideki Hayashi
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Publication number: 20180154664Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2018Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keita SUGIURA, Masayuki TAKATA, Hideki HAYASHI
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Patent number: 9919546Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 24, 2017Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keita Sugiura, Masayuki Takata, Hideki Hayashi
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Publication number: 20180029395Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keita SUGIURA, Masayuki TAKATA, Hideki HAYASHI
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Patent number: 9403370Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 30, 2015Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masayuki Takata
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Patent number: 9248651Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshiro Ueda, Masayuki Takata
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Patent number: 9227410Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 24, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tatsuya Shindo, Masayuki Takata
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Patent number: 9156253Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masayuki Takata
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Publication number: 20150273839Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventor: Masayuki TAKATA
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Publication number: 20150239250Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventors: Toshiro UEDA, Masayuki TAKATA
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Patent number: 9049326Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Katsuro Miura, Yuji Koga, Isao Kubo, Yasunari Yoshida, Jiro Yamamoto, Masayuki Takata, Takashi Ohama, Yoshinori Osakabe
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Patent number: 9033476Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 2, 2014Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomohiro Kanbe, Masayuki Takata
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Publication number: 20150070445Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Tomohiro KANBE, Masayuki TAKATA