Patents by Inventor Osamu Hara

Osamu Hara 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: 20240033862
    Abstract: Provided is a ferrite-based stainless steel welding wire that has excellent oxidation resistance properties and high temperature strength. This ferrite-based stainless steel welding wire has a composition containing, in mass %, 0.001-0.050% of C, 0.01-2.00% of Si, 0.01-1.50% of Mn, 0.030% or less of P, 0.010% or less of S, 16.0-25.0% of Cr, 0.001-0.150% of Ti, 0.020% or less of O, and 0.05% or less of N, further containing at least one selected from 0.01-1.80% of Nb, 0.01-3.60% of Mo, and 0.01-3.60% of W, and satisfying formulae (1), (2), and (3), with a balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. Formula (1): [Nb]+[Mo]+[W]+0.25[Si]?2.2, formula (2): [Mo]+[W]?3.6, formula (3): [Ti]+[Al]?0.15, where [ ] in the formulae represents the content in mass % of the element indicated in [ ].
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Masashi NAGAYA, Akio UENAKA, Hiroki HIRAI, Osamu HARA
  • Publication number: 20230398644
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ferritic stainless steel welding wire, including, in terms of mass %: C: ?0.050%; Si: ?1.00%; Mn: 2.50% to 5.00%; P: ?0.040%; S: ?0.010%; Cu: ?0.50%; Ni: 0.01% to 1.00%; Cr: 12.0% to 20.0%; Mo: ?0.50%; Ti: 0.20% to 2.00%; Nb: 0.10% to 0.80%; Al: 0.020% to 0.200%; Mg: ?0.020%; O: ?0.020%; and N: 0.001% to 0.050%, with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and having a Ni equivalent represented by Equation (1) of 1.0 to 3.0, Ni equivalent=[Ni]+0.5×[Mn]+30×[C]+30×([N]?0.06) Equation (1), in Equation (1), [X] represents a content (mass %) of an element X, and relates to a welded part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Masato UCHI, Masakazu YAMASHITA, Akio UENAKA, Osamu HARA
  • Patent number: 9908348
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes an ejecting unit which can eject liquid in an ejecting region: and a medium support unit which can support a medium on a downstream side in a transport direction of the medium compared to the ejecting region, in which the medium support unit has a first region which has at least one face, and a second region which is located between the ejecting region and the first region, and has a plurality of bent portions, and in which the length of a face between the bent portions in the second region in the transport direction is shorter than the length of a face included in the first region in the transport direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Kumai, Yoji Takahashi, Osamu Hara
  • Publication number: 20170282612
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid ejecting apparatus including: an unwinding unit that holds a roll-shaped medium and unwinds the held medium; an ejecting unit that ejects liquid onto the medium unwound from the unwinding unit; a winding unit that winds the medium onto which the liquid is ejected; and a base member to which the unwinding unit and the winding unit are attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Yoji TAKAHASHI, Osamu HARA, Eiji KUMAI
  • Patent number: 9751334
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a heating unit; a detecting unit capable of detecting the energies of plural detection areas in a heating area to be heated by the heating unit; and a controller that controls the heating unit on the basis of the energies of the plural detection areas detected by the detecting unit. The controller controls the number of detection areas which are used in control of the heating unit in a case where a medium has been transported to a position where the medium overlaps with at least one of the plural detection areas so that the number is larger than the number of detection areas which are used in the control of the heating unit in a case where a medium has been transported to a position where the medium does not overlap with at least one of the plural detection areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Hara, Shuichiro Nakano
  • Patent number: 9724939
    Abstract: A liquid discharging apparatus includes a head that discharges a liquid onto a medium, a medium supporting portion that supports the medium, a heater that heats the medium supported by the medium supporting portion, and a detecting unit that performs sensing and detects energy. The radiation energy of the heater is controlled on the basis of the energy detected by the detecting unit. The medium supporting portion is provided with a sensing target portion that can be sensed by the detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki Sasaki, Osamu Hara
  • Patent number: 9724943
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a support portion that supports a sheet that is transported and a discharge unit that includes a carriage that is freely movable in scanning directions that intersect with a transport direction of the sheet and a liquid discharge head that is mounted on the carriage and that discharges ink to the sheet. End portions of the discharge unit in the scanning directions are provided with a plurality of ribs that are protruded along the scanning directions and that are provided so as to be juxtaposed with intervals in the transport direction. The ribs press a bend of the sheet toward the support portion as the carriage moves along the scanning directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Osamu Hara
  • Patent number: 9623675
    Abstract: A liquid discharging apparatus includes a discharge unit that is capable of discharging a liquid, a heating unit that is capable of heating a medium onto which the liquid is discharged, a detection unit that detects an energy that is emitted from a detection range, a control unit that is capable of changing an output of the heating unit on the basis of an energy that the detection unit detects, and a sensing target portion, which has a sensing target surface from which an energy is detected by the detection unit, and the sensing target surface is processed in order to reduce mirror reflection of input light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Osamu Hara
  • Patent number: 9527312
    Abstract: A liquid discharging apparatus includes a discharge unit that is capable of discharging a liquid, a medium support unit in which an opening portion is provided, and which supports a medium onto which the liquid is discharged, a heater that is capable of applying heat to the medium, a sensor that detects an energy in a detectable region, a control unit that is capable of changing an output of the heater on the basis of the energy, and a detectable portion whose energy is detected by the sensor, and which is provided in a position that is within the opening portion and is within the detectable region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Hara, Shuichiro Nakano, Eiji Kumai
  • Publication number: 20160368291
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a support portion that supports a sheet that is transported and a discharge unit that includes a carriage that is freely movable in scanning directions that intersect with a transport direction of the sheet and a liquid discharge head that is mounted on the carriage and that discharges ink to the sheet. End portions of the discharge unit in the scanning directions are provided with a plurality of ribs that are protruded along the scanning directions and that are provided so as to be juxtaposed with intervals in the transport direction. The ribs press a bend of the sheet toward the support portion as the carriage moves along the scanning directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Osamu HARA
  • Patent number: 9505576
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a setting unit which sets a recording medium; a transport unit which transports the recording medium; a detection unit which is provided in a transport path of the recording medium and detects the recording medium; and a control unit which controls the transport unit. The transport unit includes a drive roller which is provided to be capable of contacting a first surface of the recording medium and applies a sending force to the first surface, and a blowing unit which is provided in a position opposing the drive roller and is capable of blowing onto a second surface of the recording medium. When the detection unit detects the recording medium, the control unit controls the transport unit so as to cause air to be blown from the blowing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki Sasaki, Osamu Hara
  • Patent number: 9505251
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a sound pickup unit that is arranged on a plurality of spots, and an output unit that is capable of outputting comparative information between a sound which is picked up by the sound pickup unit, and each sound pickup unit at a time of picking up the sound. By the recording apparatus of such a configuration, a cause of an abnormality can be estimated, regarding the abnormality which is generated in the recording apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki Sasaki, Osamu Hara
  • Patent number: 9487030
    Abstract: A medium holding member that is attached to a medium supporting portion includes a fitting portion that is fit into the medium supporting portion and that is located at each of at least one portion in an upstream side edge portion of the medium holding member in a medium transportation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Teruhiko Wakabayashi, Atsushi Majima, Eiji Kumai, Osamu Hara
  • Patent number: 9446613
    Abstract: A medium supporting device includes a flexible medium supporting section that supports a medium, a supporting base that supports the medium supporting section in contact with a first contact section and a second contact section, and a tension applying section that applies tension to the medium supporting section between the first contact section and the second contact section. The first contact section and the second contact section extend in a cross direction, intersecting with the tension applying direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shuichiro Nakano, Osamu Hara, Eiji Kumai
  • Patent number: 9315060
    Abstract: There is provided a recording apparatus including a movement unit that reciprocates while sliding along guide shafts and sound collection units that are disposed in the movement unit so as to collect a sound generated due to sliding of the guide shafts. According to the recording apparatus configured in this way, it is possible to perceive a change in a sliding state in the movement unit which reciprocates while sliding along the guide shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki Sasaki, Osamu Hara
  • Publication number: 20160089900
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes an ejecting unit which can eject liquid in an ejecting region: and a medium support unit which can support a medium on a downstream side in a transport direction of the medium compared to the ejecting region, in which the medium support unit has a first region which has at least one face, and a second region which is located between the ejecting region and the first region, and has a plurality of bent portions, and in which the length of a face between the bent portions in the second region in the transport direction is shorter than the length of a face included in the first region in the transport direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Eiji KUMAI, Yoji TAKAHASHI, Osamu HARA
  • Publication number: 20160089905
    Abstract: A medium holding member that is attached to a medium supporting portion includes a fitting portion that is fit into the medium supporting portion and that is located at each of at least one portion in an upstream side edge portion of the medium holding member in a medium transportation direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Teruhiko WAKABAYASHI, Atsushi MAJIMA, Eiji KUMAI, Osamu HARA
  • Publication number: 20160023477
    Abstract: A liquid discharging apparatus includes a head that discharges a liquid onto a medium, a medium supporting portion that supports the medium, a heater that heats the medium supported by the medium supporting portion, and a detecting unit that performs sensing and detects energy. The radiation energy of the heater is controlled on the basis of the energy detected by the detecting unit. The medium supporting portion is provided with a sensing target portion that can be sensed by the detecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki SASAKI, Osamu HARA
  • Publication number: 20150352840
    Abstract: A liquid discharging apparatus includes a discharge unit that is capable of discharging a liquid, a heating unit that is capable of heating a medium onto which the liquid is discharged, a detection unit that detects an energy that is emitted from a detection range, a control unit that is capable of changing an output of the heating unit on the basis of an energy that the detection unit detects, and a sensing target portion, which has a sensing target surface from which an energy is detected by the detection unit, and the sensing target surface is processed in order to reduce mirror reflection of input light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventor: Osamu Hara
  • Patent number: 9180703
    Abstract: A recording device includes a head unit that ejects ink onto a target recording medium, and transport units that transport the target recording medium. The transport units are provided with driving rollers that are provided so as to come into contact with a first surface of the target recording medium, and that generate a delivery power in the target recording medium, and air delivery units that push the target recording medium against the driving rollers by applying air pressure to the driving rollers from a side of a second surface of the target recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Hara, Tsuneyuki Sasaki