Patents by Inventor Munechika OTSURU

Munechika OTSURU 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: 20230294413
    Abstract: A liquid reservoir includes: an inflow portion configured to have a liquid flow therethrough; a storage portion configured to store the liquid flowing in through the inflow portion; an outflow portion configured to have the liquid in the storage portion flow out therethrough; a first channel having one end coupled to the outflow portion and the other end opening into the storage portion; a second channel having one end coupled to the outflow portion and the other end opening into the storage portion; and an opening/closing portion configured to open and close the first channel, in which the other end of the first channel opens at a position higher than the other end of the second channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Munechika OTSURU, Toshio KUMAGAI, Akira SHINOTO
  • Patent number: 11724513
    Abstract: A liquid circulation mechanism includes a supply flow path making a liquid supply source and a liquid discharging head communicate with each other and a collection flow path making the liquid discharging head and a connection portion of the supply flow path communicate with each other, in which a branch portion, a plurality of flow paths branched at the branch portion, and a merging portion, in which the plurality of flow paths are merged, are provided in at least one of the supply flow path and the collection flow path. Pressure adjustment portions, which are provided in the plurality of flow paths and open the flow paths when a pressure on the liquid discharging head side is equal to a predetermined pressure, have different the predetermined pressures for opening the flow paths in the plurality of flow paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Toshio Nakata, Yuichi Urabe, Kazushi Arafuka, Yuki Shiohara, Munechika Otsuru
  • Publication number: 20220242136
    Abstract: A liquid circulation mechanism includes a supply flow path making a liquid supply source and a liquid discharging head communicate with each other and a collection flow path making the liquid discharging head and a connection portion of the supply flow path communicate with each other, in which a branch portion, a plurality of flow paths branched at the branch portion, and a merging portion, in which the plurality of flow paths are merged, are provided in at least one of the supply flow path and the collection flow path. Pressure adjustment portions, which are provided in the plurality of flow paths and open the flow paths when a pressure on the liquid discharging head side is equal to a predetermined pressure, have different the predetermined pressures for opening the flow paths in the plurality of flow paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Toshio NAKATA, Yuichi URABE, Kazushi ARAFUKA, Yuki SHIOHARA, Munechika OTSURU