Patents by Inventor Sho Oyamatsu

Sho Oyamatsu 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: 10807378
    Abstract: An ink set comprises black ink having a static surface tension A and yellow ink having a static surface tension B, wherein the static surface tension A is 28.7 mN/m or more and greater than the static surface tension B, wherein the ink set is used in an image forming device including an inkjet head including a nozzle plate including a first nozzle array and a second nozzle array disposed adjacent to the first nozzle array, the first nozzle array including multiple first nozzles configured to discharge the black ink and a second nozzle array including multiple second nozzles configured to discharge the yellow ink wherein each nozzle of the multiple first nozzles and the multiple second nozzles has a cylindrical portion having a length of 25 ?m or longer along an axial direction with an opening on an ink discharging side of the nozzle plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Watanabe, Taku Hatakeyama, Kaoru Tadokoro, Sho Oyamatsu, Tomohiro Inoue, Hiroshi Gotou, Mio Kumai
  • Patent number: 10696069
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a conveyance path, a liquid discharge head, and a drying device. A medium is to be conveyed on the conveyance path. The liquid discharge head discharges liquid onto the medium conveyed on the conveyance path. The conveyance path includes a switchback path and an ejection path. The switchback path switches back a conveyance direction of the medium onto which the liquid has been discharged. The ejection path conveys the medium onto which the liquid has been discharged to an ejection port. The drying device dries the medium both on the switchback path and on the ejection path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Hatakeyama, Takashi Watanabe, Kaoru Tadokoro, Sho Oyamatsu, Tomohiro Inoue, Hiroshi Gotou, Mio Kumai
  • Patent number: 10654292
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a conveyance path, a liquid discharge head, an ejection tray, and a drying device. A medium is conveyed in the conveyance path. The liquid discharge head discharges liquid onto the medium conveyed in the conveyance path. The medium is ejected to the ejection tray. The drying device dries the medium. The conveyance path includes a first bending portion to bend the medium, with a liquid-applied surface of the medium facing inward. The ejection tray includes a second bending portion to bend the medium, with the liquid-applied surface of the medium facing inward. A curvature of the medium bent by the first bending portion is greater than a curvature of the medium bent by the second bending portion. The drying device dries the medium conveyed in the first bending portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Hatakeyama, Takashi Watanabe, Kaoru Tadokoro, Sho Oyamatsu, Tomohiro Inoue, Hiroshi Gotou, Mio Kumai
  • Patent number: 10618331
    Abstract: An ink set comprises black ink having a static surface tension A and yellow ink having a static surface tension B, wherein the static surface tension A is by 0.6 mN/m or more greater than the static surface tension B, wherein the ink set is used in an image forming device including an inkjet head including a nozzle plate including a first nozzle array and a second nozzle array disposed adjacent to the first nozzle array, the first nozzle array including multiple first nozzles configured to discharge the black ink and a second nozzle array including multiple second nozzles configured to discharge the yellow ink, wherein each nozzle of the multiple first nozzles and the multiple second nozzles has a cylindrical portion having a length of 25 ?m or longer along an axial direction with an opening on an ink discharging side of the nozzle plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Watanabe, Taku Hatakeyama, Kaoru Tadokoro, Sho Oyamatsu, Tomohiro Inoue, Hiroshi Gotou, Mio Kumai
  • Publication number: 20190283460
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a conveyance path, a liquid discharge head, an ejection tray, and a drying device. A medium is conveyed in the conveyance path. The liquid discharge head discharges liquid onto the medium conveyed in the conveyance path. The medium is ejected to the ejection tray. The drying device dries the medium. The conveyance path includes a first bending portion to bend the medium, with a liquid-applied surface of the medium facing inward. The ejection tray includes a second bending portion to bend the medium, with the liquid-applied surface of the medium facing inward. A curvature of the medium bent by the first bending portion is greater than a curvature of the medium bent by the second bending portion. The drying device dries the medium conveyed in the first bending portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Taku HATAKEYAMA, Takashi WATANABE, Kaoru TADOKORO, Sho OYAMATSU, Tomohiro INOUE, Hiroshi GOTOU, Mio KUMAI
  • Publication number: 20190275805
    Abstract: An ink set comprises black ink having a static surface tension A and yellow ink having a static surface tension B, wherein the static surface tension A is 28.7 mN/m or more and greater than the static surface tension B, wherein the ink set is used in an image forming device including an inkjet head including a nozzle plate including a first nozzle array and a second nozzle array disposed adjacent to the first nozzle array, the first nozzle array including multiple first nozzles configured to discharge the black ink and a second nozzle array including multiple second nozzles configured to discharge the yellow ink wherein each nozzle of the multiple first nozzles and the multiple second nozzles has a cylindrical portion having a length of 25 ?m or longer along an axial direction with an opening on an ink discharging side of the nozzle plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Takashi WATANABE, Taku Hatakeyama, Kaoru Tadokoro, Sho Oyamatsu, Tomohiro Inoue, Hiroshi Gotou, Mio Kumai
  • Publication number: 20190275818
    Abstract: An ink set comprises black ink having a static surface tension A and yellow ink having a static surface tension B, wherein the static surface tension A is by 0.6 mN/m or more greater than the static surface tension B, wherein the ink set is used in an image forming device including an inkjet head including a nozzle plate including a first nozzle array and a second nozzle array disposed adjacent to the first nozzle array, the first nozzle array including multiple first nozzles configured to discharge the black ink and a second nozzle array including multiple second nozzles configured to discharge the yellow ink, wherein each nozzle of the multiple first nozzles and the multiple second nozzles has a cylindrical portion having a length of 25 ?m or longer along an axial direction with an opening on an ink discharging side of the nozzle plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Takashi WATANABE, Taku Hatakeyama, Kaoru Tadokoro, Sho Oyamatsu, Tomohiro Inoue, Hiroshi Gotou, Mio Kumai
  • Publication number: 20190275811
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a conveyance path, a liquid discharge head, and a drying device. A medium is to be conveyed on the conveyance path. The liquid discharge head discharges liquid onto the medium conveyed on the conveyance path. The conveyance path includes a switchback path and an ejection path. The switchback path switches back a conveyance direction of the medium onto which the liquid has been discharged. The ejection path conveys the medium onto which the liquid has been discharged to an ejection port. The drying device dries the medium both on the switchback path and on the ejection path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Taku HATAKEYAMA, Takashi WATANABE, Kaoru TADOKORO, Sho OYAMATSU, Tomohiro INOUE, Hiroshi GOTOU, Mio KUMAI