Patents by Inventor Misaki HARUHARA

Misaki HARUHARA 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).

  • Publication number: 20240286410
    Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes a head having nozzles, an expelling device, a discharge-testing device to output condition signals according to discharging conditions of the nozzles, a storage to store information concerning the condition signals, and a controller. In response to receipt of a record command, the controller controls the expelling device to expel a liquid from the nozzles based on the information concerning the condition signals stored in the storage, and thereafter, controls the head to discharge the liquid for recording an image on a recording medium. In response to receipt of a particular signal indicating a potential for receiving the record command, the controller executes a discharging-test process in which the controller controls the discharge-testing device to output the condition signals according to the discharging conditions of the nozzles and a storing process in which the information concerning the condition signals is stored in the storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Misaki HARUHARA, Nobumasa TANAKA, Ryuji HORATA, Takafumi NAKASE, Isao KUBO, Masahiro HAYASHI, Zenichiro SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20240286400
    Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes a head to discharge liquid from nozzles, an expelling device to expel the liquid from the nozzles, a discharge-testing device to output condition signals according to discharging conditions of the nozzles, a storage to store information concerning the condition signals, and a controller. In response to receipt of a triggering event, the controller controls the discharge-testing device to output the condition signals and stores the information concerning the condition signals in the storage. In response to receipt of a record command, the controller controls the head to discharge the liquid for recording the image. In response to receipt of a particular signal, the controller controls the expelling device according to a determination, based on the information concerning the condition signals stored in the storage, whether the liquid is to be expelled from the nozzles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Takafumi NAKASE, Nobumasa TANAKA, Ryuji HORATA, Misaki HARUHARA, Masahiro HAYASHI, Zenichiro SASAKI, Isao KUBO