Patents by Inventor Noburo Shimoyama

Noburo Shimoyama 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 jet printing apparatus and ink jet printing method with an air current generating means to remove ink mists generated in the apparatus
    Patent number: 7044581
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an ink jet printing apparatus which can appropriately remove ink mists generated in the apparatus and which can avoid wasteful energy consumption. Thus, the present invention provides an ink jet printing apparatus that carries out printing on a print medium using ink, the apparatus including an air current generating portion that generates air currents inside the printing apparatus, a determining section that determines driving conditions for the air current generating portion on the basis of information on the amount of ink to be provided per unit area of a print medium, and a control section that controls the air current generating portion in accordance with the driving conditions determined by the determining section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Noburo Shimoyama