Patents by Inventor Minoru Yajima
Minoru Yajima 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: 9855751Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a recording head having a head chip that ejects ink, an upstream flow path member, a downstream flow path member where an accommodating portion and a downstream flow path are disposed, a wiring member that is connected to a piezoelectric actuator in the head chip, a wiring substrate, a first insertion hole into which the wiring member and a tool are inserted, and a second insertion hole where a wiring member insertion portion into which the wiring member is inserted and a tool insertion portion into which the tool can be inserted are integrally formed, the method including inserting the tool into the tool insertion portion, holding the wiring member with the tool, withdrawing the tool from the tool insertion portion by moving the downstream flow path member to the head chip side, and inserting the wiring member into the wiring member insertion portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Masayuki Sakai, Yasuo Inaoka, Minoru Yajima
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Publication number: 20150052752Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a recording head having a head chip that ejects ink, an upstream flow path member, a downstream flow path member where an accommodating portion and a downstream flow path are disposed, a wiring member that is connected to a piezoelectric actuator in the head chip, a wiring substrate, a first insertion hole into which the wiring member and a tool are inserted, and a second insertion hole where a wiring member insertion portion into which the wiring member is inserted and a tool insertion portion into which the tool can be inserted are integrally formed, the method including inserting the tool into the tool insertion portion, holding the wiring member with the tool, withdrawing the tool from the tool insertion portion by moving the downstream flow path member to the head chip side, and inserting the wiring member into the wiring member insertion portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventors: Masayuki SAKAI, Yasuo INAOKA, Minoru YAJIMA
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Patent number: 7959273Abstract: In an ink cartridge, a negative pressure generating mechanism is disposed between an ink storage region and an ink supply port, and has a wall surface having two through-holes for ink flow, and a valve member contacted with and separated from the through-hole by receiving a pressure in an ink supply port side. Ink flowing via the through-hole is supplied via the through-hole to the ink supply port.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2008Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Minoru Yajima, Akira Ichihashi, Junhua Zhang, Akihisa Wanibe
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Patent number: 7900035Abstract: An electronic appliance which is carried by a user, the electronic appliance includes: a first processor configured to perform a first operating system, and to perform a first process of a user interface when the booting of the first operating system is completed; and a second processor configured to perform a second operating system which is booted within a shorter time period than the first operating system, to perform a second process of a user interface in which a user instruction is acquired from an input unit shared by the first processor when the booting of the second operating system is completed, and to suppress execution of the second process of the user interface when the booting of the first operating system is completed.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2007Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kikutada Yoshida, Minoru Yajima
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Patent number: 7775650Abstract: A liquid container includes: a container body attachable to a container attachment portion of an apparatus side; a liquid chamber, provided in the container body, for accommodating a liquid therein; a liquid supply hole connectable to a liquid receiving portion of the apparatus side; a liquid leading path for leading the liquid stored in the liquid chamber to the liquid supply hole; an air open hole for introducing outside air into the liquid chamber as the liquid in the liquid chamber is consumed; pressure regulating means, provided in a portion of the liquid leading path, for regulating a pressure of the liquid to be supplied to the liquid receiving portion through the liquid supply hole and hindering a reverse flow of the liquid from the liquid supply hole to the liquid chamber; a first bypass path for causing first and second liquid leading passages of the liquid leading path, provided respectively before and after the pressure regulating means, to communicate with each other; and a first bypass blockingType: GrantFiled: February 25, 2009Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Taku Ishizawa, Satoshi Shinada, Akira Ichihashi, Minoru Yajima
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Publication number: 20090167826Abstract: A liquid container includes: a container body attachable to a container attachment portion of an apparatus side; a liquid chamber, provided in the container body, for accommodating a liquid therein; a liquid supply hole connectable to a liquid receiving portion of the apparatus side; a liquid leading path for leading the liquid stored in the liquid chamber to the liquid supply hole; an air open hole for introducing outside air into the liquid chamber as the liquid in the liquid chamber is consumed; pressure regulating means, provided in a portion of the liquid leading path, for regulating a pressure of the liquid to be supplied to the liquid receiving portion through the liquid supply hole and hindering a reverse flow of the liquid from the liquid supply hole to the liquid chamber; a first bypass path for causing first and second liquid leading passages of the liquid leading path, provided respectively before and after the pressure regulating means, to communicate with each other; and a first bypass blockingType: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2009Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Taku Ishizawa, Satoshi Shinada, Akira Ichihashi, Minoru Yajima
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Patent number: 7552999Abstract: A circuit board (32) has a board main body (32M), a pair of first electrodes (32d) for contact with and electrical connection to electrodes (91c) of a liquid consuming apparatus, the first electrodes (32d) being formed on a first surface of the board main body (32M), and a pair of second electrodes (32e) for contact with and electrical connection to terminal plates (45) of a sensor unit (35), the second electrodes (32e) being formed on an opposite, second surface of the board main body (32M) and electrically connected respectively to the first electrodes (32d).Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2006Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akihisa Wanibe, Minoru Yajima, Akira Ichihashi
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Patent number: 7513613Abstract: A liquid container includes: a container body attachable to a container attachment portion of an apparatus side; a liquid chamber, provided in the container body, for accommodating a liquid therein; a liquid supply hole connectable to a liquid receiving portion of the apparatus side; a liquid leading path for leading the liquid stored in the liquid chamber to the liquid supply hole; an air open hole for introducing outside air into the liquid chamber as the liquid in the liquid chamber is consumed; pressure regulating means, provided in a portion of the liquid leading path, for regulating a pressure of the liquid to be supplied to the liquid receiving portion through the liquid supply hole and hindering a reverse flow of the liquid from the liquid supply hole to the liquid chamber; a first bypass path for causing first and second liquid leading passages of the liquid leading path, provided respectively before and after the pressure regulating means, to communicate with each other; and a first bypass blockingType: GrantFiled: March 31, 2006Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Taku Ishizawa, Satoshi Shinada, Akira Ichihashi, Minoru Yajima
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Patent number: 7510251Abstract: A liquid container (21) has: an outer electrode (32d) contactable with an electrode (91c) of a liquid consuming apparatus; an electrode supporting member (32,33) which supports the outer electrode (32d) and is fixed to a container body (31); a piezoelectric sensor unit (35) which is discrete from the electrode supporting member (32,33), which is attached to the container body (31) for detecting liquid existing in a part of a liquid supply path and which includes a piezoelectric element (41) having an electrode (41a); and a connector (45) which has an elasticity and which electrically connects the outer electrode (32d) to the electrode (41a) of the piezoelectric element (41).Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2006Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akihisa Wanibe, Minoru Yajima, Akira Ichihashi
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Publication number: 20090009561Abstract: In an ink cartridge, a negative pressure generating mechanism is disposed between an ink storage region and an ink supply port, and has a wall surface having two through-holes for ink flow, and a valve member contacted with and separated from the through-hole by receiving a pressure in an ink supply port side. Ink flowing via the through-hole is supplied via the through-hole to the ink supply port.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Minoru Yajima, Akira Ichihashi, Junhua Zhang, Akihisa Wanibe
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Patent number: 7448717Abstract: A mis-assembly preventing structure is provided to a liquid container to allow assembly of parts when the parts are assembled in an adequate direction and to prevent the assembly of the parts when the part are assembled in an inadequate direction. For example the structure can be provided to a sensor unit (200) and a cartridge case (101), and can be constructed by engagement hooks (267) and engagement concave portions (110k) for receiving the engagement hooks (267).Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2006Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akihisa Wanibe, Minoru Yajima, Akira Ichihashi
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Patent number: 7444864Abstract: A liquid detecting device (1200) including: a unit base (1210), provided with a recessed portion (1211) on an upper face thereof and containing a first material; a sensor base (1220), accommodated in the recessed portion and containing a second material different from the first material; a sensor chip (1230), mounted on an upper face of the sensor base (1220) and having a sensor cavity (1232) for receiving a liquid as a detection target, in which a lower face of the sensor cavity (1232) is formed to be opened for allowing the liquid to flow therein and an upper face thereof is closed by a vibration plate (1233) and provided with a piezoelectric element (1234) mounted on an upper face of the vibration plate (1233); an adhesive layer (1242), formed on the upper face of the sensor base and fixing and sealing the sensor chip (1230) and the sensor base (1220) to each other; and an adhesive film (1240), which fixes and seals the sensor base (1220) and the unit base (1210) to each other and of which an inner peripheType: GrantFiled: March 30, 2006Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Minoru Yajima, Akira Ichihashi, Junhua Zhang, Akihisa Wanibe
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Publication number: 20080239136Abstract: A device detects focal length using image data and an optical system is driven. Image data are acquired while changing focal length to lens. For each image data, high frequency contrast component evaluated values VH, and low frequency contrast component evaluated values VL, are acquired. If there is no moire, an image focal length D1 is determined using a peak value of the high frequency component evaluated values VH. If there is moire, in a range of high frequency component evaluated values adopting values less than or equal to a reference evaluated value VL2 calculated based on low frequency component evaluated values and photographing conditions, image capture focal lengths Da and Db are determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2005Publication date: October 2, 2008Inventors: Kunihiko Kanai, Minoru Yajima
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Publication number: 20080192139Abstract: An image capture method, calculating a first focal length from acquired image data, and detecting whether or not there is -moiré in the image of the first focal length and carrying out image capture with the first focal length set as an image capture focal length when there is no moiré in the image data of the first focal length, calculating a specified range from acquired image data when there is moiré in the image data of the first focal length, and carrying out respective image captures with a plurality of focal lengths within this specified range set as image capture focal length.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2005Publication date: August 14, 2008Inventors: Kunihiko Kanai, Minoru Yajima
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Publication number: 20080040599Abstract: An electronic appliance which is carried by a user, the electronic appliance includes: a first processor configured to perform a first operating system, and to perform a first process of a user interface when the booting of the first operating system is completed; and a second processor configured to perform a second operating system which is booted within a shorter time period than the first operating system, to perform a second process of a user interface in which a user instruction is acquired from an input unit shared by the first processor when the booting of the second operating system is completed, and to suppress execution of the second process of the user interface when the booting of the first operating system is completed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2007Publication date: February 14, 2008Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Kikutada Yoshida, Minoru Yajima
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Publication number: 20060250426Abstract: A liquid container (21) has: an outer electrode (32d) contactable with an electrode (91c) of a liquid consuming apparatus; an electrode supporting member (32,33) which supports the outer electrode (32d) and is fixed to a container body (31); a piezoelectric sensor unit (35) which is discrete from the electrode supporting member (32,33), which is attached to the container body (31) for detecting liquid existing in a part of a liquid supply path and which includes a piezoelectric element (41) having an electrode (41a); and a connector (45) which has an elasticity and which electrically connects the outer electrode (32d) to the electrode (41a) of the piezoelectric element (41).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2006Publication date: November 9, 2006Inventors: Akihisa Wanibe, Minoru Yajima, Akira Ichihashi
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Publication number: 20060251430Abstract: A mis-assembly preventing structure is provided to a liquid container to allow assembly of parts when the parts are assembled in an adequate direction and to prevent the assembly of the parts when the part are assembled in an inadequate direction. For example the structure can be provided to a sensor unit (200) and a cartridge case (101), and can be constructed by engagement hooks (267) and engagement concave portions (110k) for receiving the engagement hooks (267).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2006Publication date: November 9, 2006Inventors: Akihisa Wanibe, Minoru Yajima, Akira Ichihashi
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Publication number: 20060250446Abstract: A circuit board (32) has a board main body (32M), a pair of first electrodes (32d) for contact with and electrical connection to electrodes (91c) of a liquid consuming apparatus, the first electrodes (32d) being formed on a first surface of the board main body (32M), and a pair of second electrodes (32e) for contact with and electrical connection to terminal plates (45) of a sensor unit (35), the second electrodes (32e) being formed on an opposite, second surface of the board main body (32M) and electrically connected respectively to the first electrodes (32d).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2006Publication date: November 9, 2006Inventors: Akihisa Wanibe, Minoru Yajima, Akira Ichihashi
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Publication number: 20060227190Abstract: A liquid container includes: a container body attachable to a container attachment portion of an apparatus side; a liquid chamber, provided in the container body, for accommodating a liquid therein; a liquid supply hole connectable to a liquid receiving portion of the apparatus side; a liquid leading path for leading the liquid stored in the liquid chamber to the liquid supply hole; an air open hole for introducing outside air into the liquid chamber as the liquid in the liquid chamber is consumed; pressure regulating means, provided in a portion of the liquid leading path, for regulating a pressure of the liquid to be supplied to the liquid receiving portion through the liquid supply hole and hindering a reverse flow of the liquid from the liquid supply hole to the liquid chamber; a first bypass path for causing first and second liquid leading passages of the liquid leading path, provided respectively before and after the pressure regulating means, to communicate with each other; and a first bypass blockingType: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2006Publication date: October 12, 2006Inventors: Taku Ishizawa, Satoshi Shinada, Akira Ichihashi, Minoru Yajima
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Publication number: 20060219726Abstract: A liquid detecting device (1200) including: a unit base (1210), provided with a recessed portion (1211) on an upper face thereof and containing a first material; a sensor base (1220), accommodated in the recessed portion and containing a second material different from the first material; a sensor chip (1230), mounted on an upper face of the sensor base (1220) and having a sensor cavity (1232) for receiving a liquid as a detection target, in which a lower face of the sensor cavity (1232) is formed to be opened for allowing the liquid to flow therein and an upper face thereof is closed by a vibration plate (1233) and provided with a piezoelectric element (1234) mounted on an upper face of the vibration plate (1233); an adhesive layer (1242), formed on the upper face of the sensor base and fixing and sealing the sensor chip (1230) and the sensor base (1220) to each other; and an adhesive film (1240), which fixes and seals the sensor base (1220) and the unit base (1210) to each other and of which an inner peripheType: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2006Publication date: October 5, 2006Inventors: Minoru Yajima, Akira Ichihashi, Junhua Zhang, Akihisa Wanibe