Patents by Inventor Naoki Naito
Naoki Naito 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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Publication number: 20190016147Abstract: The liquid container includes: a container main body including a containment chamber containing a liquid and has some walls including a front-end wall, a rear-end wall, and an upper-surface wall; a liquid outlet connected to a liquid-consuming device to flow out the liquid from the containment chamber to the liquid-consuming device; a liquid inlet on the upper-surface wall at a position closer to the rear-end wall and accepts injection of the liquid from outside of the container main body into the containment chamber; and a visual recognition portion that is provided on the rear-end wall and is see-through so that a position of a liquid surface of the liquid in the containment chamber is recognizable. The rear-end wall has scale marks as indexes of an amount of the liquid in the containment chamber on an outer wall surface and an inner wall surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Naoki NAITO, Yuji Aoki, Kazuyuki Hirata, Hiroshi Nose, Keita Ichihara
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Patent number: 10035157Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid container containing section, and a pressurizing section that pressurizes inside of the liquid container containing section. The liquid container containing section has a casing that contains a liquid container, a mounting member that is mounted with the liquid container, and a cover that covers an opening that is formed in the casing, the mounting member is arranged inside the casing on the opening side, the cover is arranged outside the casing on the opening side, and the mounting member is fixed to the cover.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Naoki Naito, Keiichiro Yoshino, Ryoji Fujimori, Takeshi Iwamuro
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Patent number: 9969175Abstract: Provided is a liquid container that is able to prevent or suppress spilling of a liquid that is poured into an opening part. An ink cartridge has a first wall part defining a rear end of the ink cartridge and a second wall part extending on a forward side +X from an upper edge of the first wall part. An ink inlet port that receives ink for refilling is formed in the second wall part. Ink is poured into the ink inlet port from the first wall part side. The ink inlet port has a length dimension in the front-rear direction X that is longer than in the width direction Y, and thus readily receives ink that is poured therein.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Naoki Naito, Yuji Aoki, Hiroshi Nose, Munehide Kanaya
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Publication number: 20180093481Abstract: There is provided with a cartridge comprising a liquid supply portion; a contact portion that is located on a +Z-axis direction side of the liquid supply portion and that is arranged to contact with an electrical connecting element; and a positioning structure that is located between the liquid supply portion and the contact portion in a Z-axis direction. The liquid supply portion is configured to receive a first external force in a ?Y-axis direction from the liquid introducing structure when the liquid supply portion is connected with the liquid introducing structure. The contact portion is configured to receive a second external force in a direction including a ?Y-axis direction component from the electrical connecting element when the contact portion comes into contact with the electrical connecting element. This configuration suppresses position misalignment of the cartridge or a connector to a mounting structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Applicant: Seiko Espon CorporationInventors: Kazuyuki HIRATA, Masahiro KARASAWA, Hiroshi NOSE, Takeshi KOMAKI, Naoki NAITO, Yuji AOKI, Tomoji SUZUKI
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Patent number: 9676197Abstract: A liquid container 16 mountable to a printing apparatus 11 that performs printing by discharging a liquid and capable of storing a liquid supplied in a pressurized state is provided with a liquid introduction part 47 through which the liquid is introduced, a tank 38 capable of storing the liquid introduced from the liquid introduction part 47, and a liquid supply part 48 that supplies the liquid in the tank 38 to a printing apparatus 11, and the tank 38 is molded to have flexibility.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Masahiro Karasawa, Satoru Kobayashi, Hiroshi Nose, Naoki Naito, Ryoji Fujimori, Takeshi Iwamuro, Yuji Aoki
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Patent number: 9623665Abstract: A liquid container is configured to be placeable in a containing vessel having a pressurized space and a vessel-side liquid supply structure that is connected with a liquid consuming device. The liquid container comprises a liquid container body; a liquid supply structure that is configured to supply a liquid contained in the liquid container body to the vessel-side liquid supply structure; a container body holding assembly that is configured to hold the liquid container body; and a substrate holding structure that is provided in the container body holding assembly. The container body holding assembly is positioned relative to the containing vessel such that the liquid container body and the liquid supply structure are placed inside of the pressurized space and the substrate holding structure is placed outside of the pressurized space.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yuji Aoki, Naoki Naito, Takeshi Iwamuro, Ryoji Fujimori, Keiichiro Yoshino
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Patent number: 9469115Abstract: A liquid container is configured to be detachably attached to a liquid container containing section in a liquid ejecting apparatus that includes the liquid container containing section, a supply flow path that supplies liquid from a liquid supply section that is provided in the liquid container containing section to a liquid ejecting section, and an opening and closing section that opens and closes the supply flow path. The liquid container includes an operation section configured to switch an opening and closing state of the opening and closing section by working together with an attaching and detaching operation with regard to the liquid container containing section.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Naoki Naito, Keiichiro Yoshino, Ryoji Fujimori, Takeshi Iwamuro
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Publication number: 20160288516Abstract: Provided is a liquid container that is able to prevent or suppress spilling of a liquid that is poured into an opening part. An ink cartridge has a first wall part defining a rear end of the ink cartridge and a second wall part extending on a forward side +X from an upper edge of the first wall part. An ink inlet port that receives ink for refilling is formed in the second wall part. Ink is poured into the ink inlet port from the first wall part side. The ink inlet port has a length dimension in the front-rear direction X that is longer than in the width direction Y, and thus readily receives ink that is poured therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Naoki NAITO, Yuji AOKI, Hiroshi NOSE, Munehide KANAYA
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Patent number: 9427974Abstract: A liquid supply system includes a common mounting portion into which a first liquid storage body capable of storing a liquid and a substitute mounting body which is connected to a second liquid storage body capable of storing a liquid can be exchangeably mounted, a mounting target detection unit capable of detecting whether or not the first liquid storage body and the substitute mounting body are mounted to the common mounting portion, a pressurization supply unit which supplies the liquid which is stored in the second liquid storage body to the substitute mounting body under pressure, and a control unit which drives the pressure supply unit when a plurality of control conditions are satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2015Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Ryoji Fujimori, Takeshi Iwamuro, Naoki Naito, Shunsuke Kuramata, Keiichiro Yoshino, Satoru Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20160229189Abstract: A liquid container 16 mountable to a printing apparatus 11 that performs printing by discharging a liquid and capable of storing a liquid supplied in a pressurized state is provided with a liquid introduction part 47 through which the liquid is introduced, a tank 38 capable of storing the liquid introduced from the liquid introduction part 47, and a liquid supply part 48 that supplies the liquid in the tank 38 to a printing apparatus 11, and the tank 38 is molded to have flexibility.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2015Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Masahiro KARASAWA, Satoru KOBAYASHI, Hiroshi NOSE, Naoki NAITO, Ryoji FUJIMORI, Takeshi IWAMURO, Yuji AOKI
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Publication number: 20160221349Abstract: A liquid container is configured to be placeable in a containing vessel having a pressurized space and a vessel-side liquid supply structure that is connected with a liquid consuming device. The liquid container comprises a liquid container body; a liquid supply structure that is configured to supply a liquid contained in the liquid container body to the vessel-side liquid supply structure; a container body holding assembly that is configured to hold the liquid container body; and a substrate holding structure that is provided in the container body holding assembly. The container body holding assembly is positioned relative to the containing vessel such that the liquid container body and the liquid supply structure are placed inside of the pressurized space and the substrate holding structure is placed outside of the pressurized space.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Yuji AOKI, Naoki NAITO, Takeshi IWAMURO, Ryoji FUJIMORI, Keiichiro YOSHINO
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Patent number: 9340029Abstract: A liquid container is configured to be detachably attached to a liquid container storage section arranged at an incline such that a liquid supply section is a lower side in a direction of gravity. The liquid container includes a liquid container-side positioning section with which a mounting member-side engagement section provided to the liquid container storage section is engageable, and a liquid lead-out section to which the liquid supply section is connected. The liquid container-side positioning section and the mounting member-side engagement section are engaged before the liquid lead-out section and the liquid supply section are connected when the liquid container is mounted onto the liquid container storage section.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2015Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Naoki Naito, Keiichiro Yoshino, Ryoji Fujimori, Takeshi Iwamuro
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Publication number: 20160031225Abstract: A liquid supply system includes a common mounting portion into which a first liquid storage body capable of storing a liquid and a substitute mounting body which is connected to a second liquid storage body capable of storing a liquid can be exchangeably mounted, a mounting target detection unit capable of detecting whether or not the first liquid storage body and the substitute mounting body are mounted to the common mounting portion, a pressurization supply unit which supplies the liquid which is stored in the second liquid storage body to the substitute mounting body under pressure, and a control unit which drives the pressure supply unit when a plurality of control conditions are satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Ryoji FUJIMORI, Takeshi IWAMURO, Naoki NAITO, Shunsuke KURAMATA, Keiichiro YOSHINO, Satoru KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 9216583Abstract: A liquid container is configured to be detachably attached to a liquid container storage section having a liquid supply section, and a damping section including a movement section that seals off one end of a recess space and is movable in a direction of compression in which air of the recess space is compressed, and an urging section that urges the movement section in a direction opposite to the direction of compression. The liquid container includes a liquid lead-out section configured to be connected to the liquid supply section, and an abutment section arranged on a same side as a side section to which the liquid lead-out section is provided, and abuttable against the movement section in a direction of mounting that matches the direction of compression when the liquid container moves in the direction of mounting with respect to the liquid container storage section.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2015Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yuji Aoki, Naoki Naito, Takeshi Iwamuro, Ryoji Fujimori, Keiichiro Yoshino
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Patent number: 9186883Abstract: A liquid container capable of containing a liquid has a flow passage that is formed in the liquid container and through which the liquid flows, and a filter 166 provided in the middle of the flow passage. The filter 166 inclines in a direction with respect to the horizontal direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Atsushi Ono, Ryoichi Tanaka, Toshinobu Yamazaki, Shigenori Nakagawa, Takeshi Iwamuro, Naoki Naito
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Patent number: 9163327Abstract: Provided is a silicon wafer which is stabilized in quality exerting no adverse influence on device characteristics and manufactured by restricting a boron contamination from the environment, and a manufacturing process therefor. Concretely, the silicon wafer is characterized by an attached boron amount thereon being 1×1010 atoms/cm2 or less. In order to manufacture such a wafer as contains a small amount of boron attached on the wafer surface, the wafer is treated in an atmosphere of boron concentration of 15 ng/m3 or less. Boron-less filters and boron adsorbing filters are used as filters in a clean room and the like so as to lower the boron concentration in the atmosphere.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2012Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Shin-Etsu Handotai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fumiaki Maruyama, Naoki Naito, Atsuo Uchiyama
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Publication number: 20150290945Abstract: A liquid container is configured to be detachably attached to a liquid container storage section arranged at an incline such that a liquid supply section is a lower side in a direction of gravity. The liquid container includes a liquid container-side positioning section with which a mounting member-side engagement section provided to the liquid container storage section is engageable, and a liquid lead-out section to which the liquid supply section is connected. The liquid container-side positioning section and the mounting member-side engagement section are engaged before the liquid lead-out section and the liquid supply section are connected when the liquid container is mounted onto the liquid container storage section.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2015Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Naoki NAITO, Keiichiro YOSHINO, Ryoji FUJIMORI, Takeshi IWAMURO
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Publication number: 20150290946Abstract: A liquid container is configured to be detachably attached to a liquid container containing section in a liquid ejecting apparatus that includes the liquid container containing section, a supply flow path that supplies liquid from a liquid supply section that is provided in the liquid container containing section to a liquid ejecting section, and an opening and closing section that opens and closes the supply flow path. The liquid container includes an operation section configured to switch an opening and closing state of the opening and closing section by working together with an attaching and detaching operation with regard to the liquid container containing section.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2015Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Naoki NAITO, Keiichiro YOSHINO, Ryoji FUJIMORI, Takeshi IWAMURO
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Publication number: 20150273501Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid container containing section, and a pressurizing section that pressurizes inside of the liquid container containing section. The liquid container containing section has a casing that contains a liquid container, a mounting member that is mounted with the liquid container, and a cover that covers an opening that is formed in the casing, the mounting member is arranged inside the casing on the opening side, the cover is arranged outside the casing on the opening side, and the mounting member is fixed to the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Naoki NAITO, Keiichiro YOSHINO, Ryoji FUJIMORI, Takeshi IWAMURO
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Patent number: D825654Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2017Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Nose, Naoki Naito, Masahiro Karasawa, Yuji Aoki