Patents by Inventor Riku Maeshiro

Riku Maeshiro 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: 20230373214
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a nozzle plate, a housing, a channel, and a positioning member. The nozzle plate has a nozzle hole and a first positioning hole penetrating through the nozzle plate in a thickness direction of the nozzle plate. The housing is bonded to the nozzle plate to form a single bonded body and has a second positioning hole extending in a thickness direction of the housing. A liquid flows through the channel between the nozzle plate and the housing to the nozzle hole. The positioning member fits into the first positioning hole and the second positioning hole to position the nozzle plate relative to the housing. A length of the positioning member is smaller than a sum of a length of the first positioning hole and a length of the second positioning hole in the thickness direction of the nozzle plate, and larger than the length of the second positioning hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Sho KAWAKAMI, Jun ZHANG, Yasunori SUGIMOTO, Toshihiro KANEMATSU, Mizuki OTAGIRI, Riku MAESHIRO, Kiyoshi AMARI
  • Publication number: 20230294412
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a nozzle plate having a discharge port, and a valve facing the nozzle plate to open and close the discharge port. The valve includes a core having a recess, and an elastic member attached to the core. The recess has: an opening rim on a leading end of the core, the opening rim defining an opening of the recess opening toward the discharge port; a bottom face opposite to the opening rim; and a retaining portion having a width wider than a width of a portion other than the retaining portion of the recess in a width direction. the retaining portion disposed in a rear region between the bottom face and a center of the recess. The elastic member includes a first portion fitted into the recess and a second portion projecting from the opening of the recess toward the discharge port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Tomoko KUROSAWA, Eiri SAGAE, Makito NAKASHIMA, Riku MAESHIRO
  • Patent number: 11156244
    Abstract: An embossed component for positioning an article having a through hole includes a planar portion and an embossed portion projecting from a surface of the planar portion. The embossed portion is tapered toward a tip side and to be fitted into the through hole. The embossed portion includes a straight base end portion continuous with the planar portion and extending vertically with respect to the planar portion toward the tip side of the embossed portion, and an opening is at a tip of the embossed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohei Takita, Toshikazu Hirakawa, Eiri Sagae, Satoshi Kai, Taisuke Tokuwaki, Shumpei Takahashi, Riku Maeshiro, Shinichi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20190285100
    Abstract: An embossed component for positioning an article having a through hole includes a planar portion and an embossed portion projecting from a surface of the planar portion. The embossed portion is tapered toward a tip side and to be fitted into the through hole. The embossed portion includes a straight base end portion continuous with the planar portion and extending vertically with respect to the planar portion toward the tip side of the embossed portion, and an opening is at a tip of the embossed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohei TAKITA, Toshikazu Hirakawa, Eiri Sagae, Satoshi Kai, Taisuke Tokuwaki, Shumpei Takahashi, Riku Maeshiro, Shinichi Tanaka