Patents by Inventor Ritsuo Shikata

Ritsuo Shikata 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).

  • Printing method and printing device
    Patent number: 10442190
    Abstract: A printing method of printing a background and an image on a medium includes a background printing step of printing a background on the medium by discharging background ink, and an image printing step of being performed in parallel with the background printing step and printing an image on the medium by discharging image ink. A non-printing area, where the background ink and the image ink are not discharged to a boundary between the background and the image, is provided in the background printing step and the image printing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ritsuo Shikata
  • PRINTING METHOD AND PRINTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170282548
    Abstract: A printing method of printing a background and an image on a medium includes a background printing step of printing a background on the medium by discharging background ink, and an image printing step of being performed in parallel with the background printing step and printing an image on the medium by discharging image ink. A non-printing area, where the background ink and the image ink are not discharged to a boundary between the background and the image, is provided in the background printing step and the image printing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ritsuo SHIKATA
  • Electronic equipment and digital camera
    Publication number: 20050237412
    Abstract: Electronic equipment includes a display portion that includes a screen in which a menu is displayed, a controller that is rotatable or pivotable around an axis and movable in a plurality of different positions in a axis direction, an indicator that displays a position in the axis direction of the controller on the screen, and a processor that carries out a processing according to a function that is selected according to a rotation or a pivot of the controller from selectable functions which changes according to a position in the axis direction of the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Ryuichi Shiohara, Masayoshi Tezuka, Ritsuo Shikata
  • Digital still camera
    Patent number: D523051
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Takahashi, Ritsuo Shikata
  • Digital still camera
    Patent number: D530357
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Takahashi, Ritsuo Shikata