Patents by Inventor Norikuni Funatsu

Norikuni Funatsu 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: 20070040866
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for a droplet ejecting nozzle plate comprising: providing a nozzle plate layered body which includes a metal film positioned on a sheet material, a water-repellant layer positioned on the metal film; forming a nozzle hole at a present position in the nozzle plate layered body by laser processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Norikuni Funatsu, Hiroshi Inoue, Hideki Fukunaga, Masaki Kataoka, Hiroyuki Usami
  • Patent number: 7047642
    Abstract: An ink jet recording head and a process for producing the same, and an ink jet recording apparatus are provided that improve the printing performance and also improve the production efficiency. A conjugated body 73 formed by conjugating silicon wafers 50 and 58 is cut, whereby nozzles 22 are opened, and cutting into head chip units is carried out. At this time, deep grooves 84 are formed on the surface of the silicon wafer 58 by anisotropic etching, and they are penetrated by etching on the opposite side. Grooves 90 are formed on the silicon wafer 50 by using the thus penetrated deep grooves 84 as a mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Kataoka, Michiaki Murata, Kenji Yamazaki, Yoshihisa Ueda, Norikuni Funatsu, Kumiko Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6659600
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inkjet recording head cartridge and an inkjet recording apparatus that have a simple structure and high reliability. Since individual flow passages in which ink emission orifices are formed are communicated directly with a rectangular ink supply chamber, it is prevented that a bubble of such a size as to cause printing defects rises through an ink supply chamber and blocks the individual flow passages. Also, since ink heated within the ink supply chamber is moved upward to the ink tank chamber by convection and grows an air lump sealed beforehand, it is prevented that a bubble will grow in the ink supply chamber. Furthermore, by allocating a large cross-sectional area to the ink supply chamber, it is prevented that meniscus oscillation of the ink emission orifices is amplified by pressure oscillation caused by ink emission and causes a printing defect. Therefore, reliable printing can be performed with a simple construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Oda, Koji Ikegami, Tomoki Umezawa, Ichiro Tomikawa, Masaki Kataoka, Kenji Yamazaki, Norikuni Funatsu, Yoshihisa Ueda, Kohzo Hara, Takayuki Takeuchi, Kunihito Satou, Toshinobu Hamazaki, Koichi Saitoh
  • Patent number: 6527903
    Abstract: A satisfactory bonding is implemented at low cost. In a step, a resin layer is formed on a bonding surface side of a silicon wafer on which portion are formed electro-thermal transducers. In a later step, the silicon wafer and another silicon wafer are aligned and fixed temporarily, then the atmosphere is set at a pressure of 10−3 mbar or lower and the temperature is set at 300° C. or higher, and voltage is applied across the both wafers while pressure is applied to the wafers. When the value of an electric current flowing across the wafers has reached a level of a certain current value or lower, the application of the voltage is stopped and the atmosphere is opened to the atmospheric pressure while reducing the temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Kataoka, Michiaki Murata, Norikuni Funatsu, Kumiko Tanaka, Toshimichi Iwamori
  • Publication number: 20020145647
    Abstract: An ink jet recording head and a process for producing the same, and an ink jet recording apparatus are provided that improve the printing performance and also improve the production efficiency. A conjugated body 73 formed by conjugating silicon wafers 50 and 58 is cut, whereby nozzles 22 are opened, and cutting into head chip units is carried out. At this time, deep grooves 84 are formed on the surface of the silicon wafer 58 by anisotropic etching, and they are penetrated by etching on the opposite side. Grooves 90 are formed on the silicon wafer 50 by using the thus penetrated deep grooves 84 as a mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Applicant: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Kataoka, Michiaki Murata, Kenji Yamazaki, Yoshihisa Ueda, Norikuni Funatsu, Kumiko Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6378994
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid jet printing head, a method of manufacturing the same, and a liquid jet printing apparatus, which allow stable, high speed, and continuous printing. A liquid jet printing head provides an inflow of liquid from an inlet to a common chamber, then along with the surface of heating elements of a heating element substrate and with a wall of a housing to separate channels. Liquid drops will be ejected by heating the heating elements. Since liquid may flow linearly from the inlet to the separate channels in accordance with the present invention, smooth flow promotes evacuation of bubbles through a nozzle, while cooling the heating element substrate with liquid flowing along with the substrate. The present invention provides thereby stable printing with high speed, continuous ejection (printing) of liquid drops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Ueda, Koji Ikegami, Masaki Kataoka, Kazuyuki Oda, Toshinobu Hamazaki, Koichi Saitoh, Kohzo Hara, Kenji Yamazaki, Norikuni Funatsu, Takayuki Takeuchi, Kunihito Satou, Ichiro Tomikawa, Tomoki Umezawa, Michiaki Murata
  • Publication number: 20020027585
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inkjet recording head cartridge and an inkjet recording apparatus that have a simple structure and high reliability. Since individual flow passages in which ink emission orifices are formed are communicated directly with a rectangular ink supply chamber, it is prevented that a bubble of such a size as to cause printing defects rises through an ink supply chamber and blocks the individual flow passages. Also, since ink heated within the ink supply chamber is moved upward to the ink tank chamber by convection and grows an air lump sealed beforehand, it is prevented that a bubble will grow in the ink supply chamber. Furthermore, by allocating a large cross-sectional area to the ink supply chamber, it is prevented that meniscus oscillation of the ink emission orifices is amplified by pressure oscillation caused by ink emission and causes a printing defect. Therefore, reliable printing can be performed with a simple construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Applicant: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Oda, Koji Ikegami, Tomoki Umezawa, Ichiro Tomikawa, Masaki Kataoka, Kenji Yamazaki, Norikuni Funatsu, Yoshihisa Ueda, Kohzo Hara, Takayuki Takeuchi, Kunihito Satou, Toshinobu Hamazaki, Koichi Saitoh