Patents by Inventor Ryuji Moriyama

Ryuji Moriyama 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: 20240066901
    Abstract: A printing device includes a printing section that is provided on a first direction side with respect to a medium and that performs printing and a wiper that is detachably attached inside a housing and that is configured to wipe the printing section, wherein the wiper is configured to be pulled out from the housing by being pulled out in a second direction intersecting the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Tsutomu OZAKI, Ryuji MORIYAMA, Akimasa NOZAWA, Yuta WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20240053703
    Abstract: A recording device includes a medium support unit supporting a medium, a recording head performing recording on the medium supported by the medium support unit, and a housing accommodating the medium support unit and the recording head. The housing includes a cover being openable and closable and configured to open a front surface of the housing. A work surface is provided between the front surface and the medium support unit, and the medium support unit and the work surface are exposed when the cover is open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Yuta WATANABE, Ryuji MORIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240034076
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a support unit including a support surface configured to support a medium, and a printing unit configured to perform printing on the medium supported by the transport unit. The support unit includes a first member formed of metal, a second member formed of a resin, and a third member formed of metal, the third member is attached to the first member, and supports the second member, and the second member is a plate-like member that forms the support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventor: Ryuji MORIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230294436
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a medium supporting part configured to support a medium, a recording unit configured to perform recording on the medium supported by the medium supporting part, and a housing covering the medium supporting part and the recording unit. An opening for communication between inside and outside of the housing is provided in a first surface and a second surface intersecting the first surface of the housing. The housing includes a housing cover being openable and closable and configured to cover the opening. The housing cover includes a first cover configured to cover the opening in the first surface, and a second cover configured to cover the opening in the second surface. The first cover is coupled to the housing by a first coupling part. The second cover is coupled to the first cover through a second coupling part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Ryuji MORIYAMA, Akimasa NOZAWA, Yuta WATANABE, Tsutomu OZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230294419
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a medium supporting part configured to support a medium, a recording unit configured to perform recording on the medium supported by the medium supporting part, an irradiation unit configured to irradiate, with irradiation light, the medium on which recording was performed by the recording unit, a deodorizing unit configured to perform deodorization, and a housing covering the medium supporting part, the recording unit, the irradiation unit, and the deodorizing unit. The deodorizing unit includes an air blaster, a first filter configured to remove a foreign matter, and a deodorizing member configured to adsorb an odor of air. The deodorizing unit exhausts air inside the housing to outside of the housing by causing the air inside the housing to flow through the first filter and the deodorizing member by driving the air blaster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Ryuji MORIYAMA, Yoshihiko MOMOSE
  • Publication number: 20230288838
    Abstract: A recording device includes a support portion that supports a medium, a recording unit that performs recording on the supported medium, an irradiation unit that emits light on the medium on which recording is performed, a housing that covers the support portion, the recording unit, and the irradiation unit, wherein the housing includes light transmissive members through which an inside of the housing is visually recognizable, the light transmissive members being provided at four surfaces including an upper surface, a left side surface, a right side surface, and a front surface that constitute the housing, the light transmissive members being configured to reduce transmittance of light transmitted through the four surfaces from the inside of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Akimasa NOZAWA, Ryuji MORIYAMA, Tsutomu OZAKI, Yuta WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11531368
    Abstract: Provided is a printer, which serves as an information processing device and which includes: a housing; a cover including a first surface, in which an opening is formed, the cover being configured to pivot about an axis of a first rotating shaft parallel to the first surface; and a touch panel, which is to be located in the opening when the cover is in a closed state in which the cover covers the housing. The cover includes a frame between an edge of the first surface and the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Fukumoto, Ryuji Moriyama
  • Patent number: 11312160
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording head configured to discharge a liquid onto a medium being transported in a transport direction, a platen disposed facing the recording head, and supporting the medium at a front face side, and a reinforcing member of a plate-like shape supporting the platen, in which the reinforcing member includes a first plate portion having a first face facing a back face of the platen, and a second plate portion bent, with respect to the first plate portion, in a direction intersecting the transport direction and opposite to the platen, in which a convex portion protruding from a side of the first face toward the platen is provided at an edge portion of a bent section between the first plate portion and the second plate portion, and the platen is supported at a top portion of the convex portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Junki Akama, Atsuhiko Takeuchi, Ryuji Moriyama
  • Publication number: 20210197587
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording head configured to discharge a liquid onto a medium being transported in a transport direction, a platen disposed facing the recording head, and supporting the medium at a front face side, and a reinforcing member of a plate-like shape supporting the platen, in which the reinforcing member includes a first plate portion having a first face facing a back face of the platen, and a second plate portion bent, with respect to the first plate portion, in a direction intersecting the transport direction and opposite to the platen, in which a convex portion protruding from a side of the first face toward the platen is provided at an edge portion of a bent section between the first plate portion and the second plate portion, and the platen is supported at a top portion of the convex portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Junki AKAMA, Atsuhiko TAKEUCHI, Ryuji MORIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11019230
    Abstract: A information processing device includes an operating panel that includes an operating surface on which an input operation can be performed, and a housing that includes an exterior surface and to which a rotation shaft rotatably supporting the operating panel is coupled. The operating panel includes an exposed surface where the operating panel is exposed, the exposed surface being flush with the exterior surface when the operating panel is in a housed position in which the operating panel is housed in the housing. The operating panel includes a pressing surface at one end and a following surface at another end of the exposed surface with the rotation shaft being a boundary therebetween in plan view of the exposed surface when the operating panel is in the housed position. When the pressing surface is pressed, the operating panel is rotated, and the following surface protrudes outward from the exterior surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuji Moriyama, Hiroaki Fukumoto
  • Publication number: 20210092246
    Abstract: A information processing device includes an operating panel that includes an operating surface on which an input operation can be performed, and a housing that includes an exterior surface and to which a rotation shaft rotatably supporting the operating panel is coupled. The operating panel includes an exposed surface where the operating panel is exposed, the exposed surface being flush with the exterior surface when the operating panel is in a housed position in which the operating panel is housed in the housing. The operating panel includes a pressing surface at one end and a following surface at another end of the exposed surface with the rotation shaft being a boundary therebetween in plan view of the exposed surface when the operating panel is in the housed position. When the pressing surface is pressed, the operating panel is rotated, and the following surface protrudes outward from the exterior surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Ryuji MORIYAMA, Hiroaki FUKUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200290385
    Abstract: Provided is a printer, which serves as an information processing device and which includes: a housing; a cover including a first surface, in which an opening is formed, the cover being configured to pivot about an axis of a first rotating shaft parallel to the first surface; and a touch panel, which is to be located in the opening when the cover is in a closed state in which the cover covers the housing. The cover includes a frame between an edge of the first surface and the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroaki FUKUMOTO, Ryuji MORIYAMA
  • Patent number: 10675874
    Abstract: A printer 1 serving as a liquid ejection device includes: a device body 2 including a recording head 20 that ejects ink; a scanner unit 3 that closes and opens at least a portion of an upper portion of the device body 2; and a plurality of ink tank 10 that are provided in the device body 2, each contain ink to be supplied to the recording head 20, and each include an ink injection port 26 through which the ink can be injected from a liquid supply container. At least one of the plurality of ink injection ports 26 is located inside an opening and closing region that is opened and closed by the scanner unit 3, and the other ink injection ports 26 are located outside the opening and closing region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuji Moriyama, Hisayuki Akahane, Makoto Sato
  • Patent number: 10421282
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting section having a nozzle that is configured to eject liquid; a liquid container that is configured to accommodate the liquid ejected from the nozzle, and is disposed at a separate position from the liquid ejecting section; and a power supply section that supplies electric power at least required for liquid ejection from the liquid ejecting section, wherein at least part of the liquid container overlaps at least part of the power supply section in an apparatus depth direction. At least part of the liquid container overlaps at least part of the power supply section in an apparatus depth direction. The liquid container includes an introduction port that allows for liquid introduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuji Moriyama, Makoto Sato, Hisayuki Akahane, Nobuhisa Nomoto
  • Patent number: 10399356
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting section having a nozzle that is configured to eject liquid; a liquid tank that is configured to receive the liquid ejected from the nozzle, and is disposed at a separate position from the liquid ejecting section; a waste liquid containing chamber that stores liquid ejected from the liquid ejecting section or waste liquid generated during a maintenance operation of the liquid ejecting section; a main base section which includes at least the liquid ejecting section and constitutes a base of the apparatus; and a sub base section which includes at least one of the liquid tank and the waste liquid containing chamber and is detachably attached to the main base section, and constitutes a base of the apparatus together with the main base section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuji Moriyama, Makoto Sato, Hisayuki Akahane
  • Patent number: 10308050
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a transport portion that transports a medium, a printing head that performs printing on the medium, a medium detection device that is arranged upstream of the printing head in a transport direction of the medium and detects a side edge of the medium in a width direction intersecting with the transport direction, and a control unit that controls the transport portion, the printing head, and the medium detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuji Moriyama, Hiroyuki Maeda, Atsushi Nakazawa, Noritsuna Rokuhara
  • Patent number: 10286695
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a carriage that includes a liquid ejecting head, a liquid storing container that is capable of storing the liquid and that is provided at a different location from the carriage, a tube that supplies the liquid sent from the liquid storing container, and a guide section that is located at a lower side of the carriage in a vertical direction. When one of the moving directions of the carriage is a first direction and another one of the moving directions of the carriage is a second direction, the tube extends in the second direction along the guide section, and is connected to the carriage. The guide section includes a first site and a second site that is lower in the vertical direction than the first site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuji Moriyama, Makoto Sato, Hisayuki Akahane, Toshiki Shiroki
  • Patent number: 10160220
    Abstract: A liquid storage unit includes at least one liquid storage part that stores liquid to be supplied to a liquid ejection part ejecting the liquid and includes an injection port to which the liquid is injectable, a first opening/closing body that is openable so as to cover the injection port when the first opening/closing body is closed, and a locking part that locks the first opening/closing body and keeps the closed state of the first opening/closing body. The first opening/closing body includes a first insertion hole through which a locking member locking the closed first opening/closing body is insertable. The locking part is provided at a position facing the first insertion hole in an area covered by the closed first opening/closing body, and includes a second insertion hole through which the locking member is insertable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuji Moriyama, Hisayuki Akahane, Makoto Sato
  • Patent number: 10137710
    Abstract: A printer which transports a sheet of paper from a paper tray inserted in the printer to perform printing includes: an insertion/removal sensing unit configured to sense insertion and removal of the paper tray; a transport failure sensing unit configured to sense a transport failure of the sheet of paper; and a print control unit configured to, if, when a transport failure is sensed by the transport failure sensing unit, the print control unit determines that transport of the sheet of paper is transport performed directly after the insertion/removal sensing unit sensed insertion of the paper tray, issue a notification for prompting a user to perform an operation relating to the paper tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yuta Ichimiya, Ryuji Moriyama
  • Publication number: 20180154641
    Abstract: A liquid storage unit includes at least one liquid storage part that stores liquid to be supplied to a liquid ejection part ejecting the liquid and includes an injection port to which the liquid is injectable, a first opening/closing body that is openable so as to cover the injection port when the first opening/closing body is closed, and a locking part that locks the first opening/closing body and keeps the closed state of the first opening/closing body. The first opening/closing body includes a first insertion hole through which a locking member locking the closed first opening/closing body is insertable. The locking part is provided at a position facing the first insertion hole in an area covered by the closed first opening/closing body, and includes a second insertion hole through which the locking member is insertable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuji Moriyama, Hisayuki Akahane, Makoto Sato