Patents by Inventor Misaki TAKEUCHI

Misaki TAKEUCHI 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: 20240165953
    Abstract: A liquid discharging device includes: a cartridge mounting part configured to have a cartridge retaining a liquid mounted thereon; a head connected to the cartridge mounting part and configured to eject the liquid from a nozzle which is an opening provided on the nozzle surface of the head; and a discharge unit including a cap configured to cover the nozzle surface, the discharge unit being configured to discharge the liquid from the nozzle by creating a negative pressure in an internal space of the cap. The liquid is at least an ink, a storage liquid or a mixture thereof. The cartridge includes a first cartridge for retaining the ink and a second cartridge for retaining the storage liquid The ink includes a pigment, a resin microparticle, an organic solvent, a surfactant, and water. The storage liquid includes a water-soluble polymer, an organic solvent, a surfactant, and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki OKUMURA, Misaki TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240165957
    Abstract: A liquid discharging device includes a head, a cap, a first wiper, a discharge channel, and a controller. The head ejects liquid from a nozzle. The cap is configured to abut against a nozzle surface at a covered position and to separate from the nozzle surface in a retracted position. The first wiper wipes the nozzle surface. The discharge channel connects an internal space of the cap to an outside of the cap. The controller executes a first maintenance process and a second maintenance process. In the first maintenance process, a first maintenance liquid contacts the cap in the retracted position and the first wiper. In the second maintenance process, a second maintenance liquid different from the first maintenance liquid is distributed to the internal space of the cap and the discharge channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenta HAYASHIDA, Misaki Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20240165959
    Abstract: A liquid discharging device includes: a cartridge mounting part; a tank connected to the cartridge mounting part; a head that ejects a liquid; a discharge configured to discharge the liquid from the head; and a controller. The liquid is at least a storage liquid, a first liquid which is different from the storage liquid, or a mixture thereof. In a storage mode, the controller executes: a return process of returning the first liquid from the tank to a first liquid cartridge mounted on the cartridge mounting part; a first discharging process of discharging the first liquid from the head; a storage liquid supplying process for supplying a storage liquid from a storage liquid cartridge to the tank; and a second discharging process of discharging the storage liquid from the head, after executing the storage liquid supplying process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki OKUMURA, Misaki TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230321983
    Abstract: A liquid discharging device includes a head, a cap, a first wiper, a discharge channel, and a controller. The head ejects liquid from a nozzle. The cap is configured to abut against a nozzle surface at a covered position and to separate from the nozzle surface in a retracted position. The first wiper wipes the nozzle surface. The discharge channel connects an internal space of the cap to an outside of the cap. The controller executes a first maintenance process and a second maintenance process. In the first maintenance process, a first maintenance liquid contacts the cap in the retracted position and the first wiper. In the second maintenance process, a second maintenance liquid different from the first maintenance liquid is distributed to the internal space of the cap and the discharge channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenta HAYASHIDA, Misaki Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20230311511
    Abstract: A liquid discharging device includes: a cartridge mounting part configured to have a cartridge retaining a liquid mounted thereon; a head connected to the cartridge mounting part and configured to eject the liquid from a nozzle which is an opening provided on the nozzle surface of the head; and a discharge unit including a cap configured to cover the nozzle surface, the discharge unit being configured to discharge the liquid from the nozzle by creating a negative pressure in an internal space of the cap. The liquid is at least an ink, a storage liquid or a mixture thereof. The cartridge includes a first cartridge for retaining the ink and a second cartridge for retaining the storage liquid The ink includes a pigment, a resin microparticle, an organic solvent, a surfactant, and water. The storage liquid includes a water-soluble polymer, an organic solvent, a surfactant, and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki OKUMURA, Misaki TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230311535
    Abstract: A liquid discharging device includes: a cartridge mounting part; a tank connected to the cartridge mounting part; a head that ejects a liquid; a discharge configured to discharge the liquid from the head; and a controller. The liquid is at least a storage liquid, a first liquid which is different from the storage liquid, or a mixture thereof. In a storage mode, the controller executes: a return process of returning the first liquid from the tank to a first liquid cartridge mounted on the cartridge mounting part; a first discharging process of discharging the first liquid from the head; a storage liquid supplying process for supplying a storage liquid from a storage liquid cartridge to the tank; and a second discharging process of discharging the storage liquid from the head, after executing the storage liquid supplying process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki OKUMURA, Misaki TAKEUCHI