Patents by Inventor Seiko Kitahara

Seiko Kitahara 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).

  • Patent number: 7326524
    Abstract: A method for producing a nozzle plate includes the following steps. A photocuring resin is applied onto a surface of a substrate that includes a nozzle while an ink ejection port of the nozzle being filled with the photocuring resin. Light is irradiated to the photocuring resin from a rear surface of the substrate through the nozzle to form a columnar cured portion. The columnar cured portion includes a head portion and a base portion. The head portion protrudes from the surface of the substrate and has an outer diameter equal to or smaller than an inner diameter of the ink election port. The base portion is disposed in the nozzle and has an outer diameter equal to the inner diameter of the ink ejection port. The photocuring resin except for the columnar cured portion is removed. A water-repellent film is formed on the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiko Kitahara, Yasunori Kobayashi, Atsushi Ito
  • Publication number: 20060243381
    Abstract: A method of treating a nozzle plate having at least one nozzle hole which is formed through a thickness thereof, and an ejection surface in which one of opposite open ends of the nozzle hole opens. A droplet of a liquid is ejected from the one open end of the nozzle hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Ito, Seiko Kitahara
  • Publication number: 20050035999
    Abstract: A method for producing a nozzle plate includes the following steps. A photocuring resin is applied onto a surface of a substrate that includes a nozzle while an ink ejection port of the nozzle being filled with the photocuring resin. Light is irradiated to the photocuring resin from a rear surface of the substrate through the nozzle to form a columnar cured portion. The columnar cured portion includes a head portion and a base portion. The head portion protrudes from the surface of the substrate and has an outer diameter equal to or smaller than an inner diameter of the ink election port. The base portion is disposed in the nozzle and has an outer diameter equal to the inner diameter of the ink ejection port. The photocuring resin except for the columnar cured portion is removed. A water-repellent film is formed on the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiko Kitahara, Yasunori Kobayashi, Atsushi Ito