Patents by Inventor Mitsuhiko Maejima

Mitsuhiko Maejima 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).

  • Ink billing system with changeable billing rate table
    Patent number: 9916607
    Abstract: An ink billing system is used between a client company X 200 that prints information and a printer manufacturer that supplies ink cartridges (or toner) to company X 200. Company X 200 has a main server 210, a plurality of in-store servers 220, 230 in communication with the main server, and a plurality of inkjet (or laser) printers 240 each having an ink cartridge 20 (or toner) for printing according to commands from the in-store server 220, 230. When billing company X 200 based on the number of ink shots (or drum charging time) used by the printers 240 and stored on the main server 210, the terminal device 100 of the printer manufacturer changes the billing rate per unit of ink according to the ink shot count (or drum charging time).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Motofumi Shiraiwa, Yoshihiro Ueno, Mitsuhiko Maejima, Shinji Takahashi
  • Ink Billing System with Changeable Billing Rate Table
    Publication number: 20130282503
    Abstract: An ink billing system is used between a client company X 200 that prints information and a printer manufacturer that supplies ink cartridges (or toner) to company X 200. Company X 200 has a main server 210, a plurality of in-store servers 220, 230 in communication with the main server, and a plurality of inkjet (or laser) printers 240 each having an ink cartridge 20 (or toner) for printing according to commands from the in-store server 220, 230. When billing company X 200 based on the number of ink shots (or drum charging time) used by the printers 240 and stored on the main server 210, the terminal device 100 of the printer manufacturer changes the billing rate per unit of ink according to the ink shot count (or drum charging time).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Motofumi Shiraiwa, Yoshihiro Ueno, Mitsuhiko Maejima, Shinji Takahashi
  • Ink billing system with changeable billing rate table
    Patent number: 8489521
    Abstract: An ink billing system is used between a client company X 200 that prints information and a printer manufacturer that supplies ink cartridges (or toner) to the company X 200. The company X 200 has a main server 210, a plurality of in-store servers 220, 230 in communication with the main server, and a plurality of inkjet (or laser) printers 240 each having an ink cartridge 20 (or toner) for printing according to commands from the in-store server 220, 230. When billing the company X 200 based on the number of ink shots (or drum charging time) used by the printers 240 and stored on the main server 210, the terminal device 100 of the printer manufacturer changes the billing rate per unit of ink according to the ink shot count (or drum charging time).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Motofumi Shiraiwa, Yoshihiro Ueno, Mitsuhiko Maejima, Shinji Takahashi
  • Ink Billing System With Changeable Billing Rate Table
    Publication number: 20070103716
    Abstract: An ink billing system is used between a client company X 200 that prints information and a printer manufacturer that supplies ink cartridges (or toner) to the company X 200. The company X 200 has a main server 210, a plurality of in-store servers 220, 230 in communication with the main server, and a plurality of inkjet (or laser) printers 240 each having an ink cartridge 20 (or toner) for printing according to commands from the in-store server 220, 230. When billing the company X 200 based on the number of ink shots (or drum charging time) used by the printers 240 and stored on the main server 210, the terminal device 100 of the printer manufacturer changes the billing rate per unit of ink according to the ink shot count (or drum charging time).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motofumi Shiraiwa, Yoshihiro Ueno, Mitsuhiko Maejima, Shinji Takahashi