Patents by Inventor Shuhei Oya

Shuhei Oya 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: 20240109320
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes an element substrate, an electric wiring board, a cover member, and a support member having a first through hole, a second through hole, and a support surface. The element substrate includes an ejection port and a pressure chamber to supply liquid to the ejection port. The cover member is joined to the support surface with a first adhesive. The support member supports the element substrate and the electric wiring board on the support surface. The first through hole serves as a flow passage through which the liquid is supplied to the pressure chamber and the second through hole opens in the support surface. The first adhesive is disposed in an outer peripheral region of the support surface of the support member. A space surrounded by the cover member, the support member, and the first adhesive communicates with the second through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: SHUHEI OYA, TOMOAKI KAMAGATA, TAKASHI HAYASAKA, SATOSHI IDETA
  • Patent number: 11179934
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a substrate provided with an energy-generating element, an ejection orifice forming member that is formed on the substrate and includes an ejection orifice from which liquid is ejected, a reinforcing rib provided in the ejection orifice forming member, and a recess that is formed in the substrate and forms a part of a flow path of liquid, wherein the reinforcing rib is disposed in the inside of the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuhei Oya, Makoto Watanabe, Takanobu Manabe
  • Patent number: 10861703
    Abstract: To provide dummy openings having at least one of arrangement and shape determined depending on the shape of a non-effective region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirohisa Fujita, Kenji Fujii, Satoshi Ibe, Makoto Watanabe, Shuhei Oya, Yusuke Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20200254757
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head 4 includes a substrate 1 provided with an energy-generating element 5, an ejection orifice forming member 2 that is formed on the substrate 1 and includes an ejection orifice 3 from which liquid is ejected, a reinforcing rib 10 provided in the ejection orifice forming member 2, and a recess 6 that is formed in the substrate 1 and forms a part of a flow path of liquid, wherein the reinforcing rib 10 is disposed in the inside of the recess 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Shuhei Oya, Makoto Watanabe, Takanobu Manabe
  • Patent number: 10442201
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a liquid ejection head includes: a step of preparing a substrate having a first surface on which energy generation elements and a first layer are provided; and a step of forming a supply port by etching the substrate with an etching liquid or an etching gas from a second surface which is a surface opposite to the first surface so as to enable the etching liquid or the etching gas to reach the first layer, and the first layer is divided by a region which is located between a portion of the first layer covering the energy generation elements and a portion of the first layer to which the etching liquid or the etching gas is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Ibe, Kenji Fujii, Yusuke Hashimoto, Shuhei Oya, Hirohisa Fujita
  • Patent number: 10274826
    Abstract: A method for imparting water repellency to a surface of a member includes a step in which a material including a compound containing a fluorine atom is deposited on a surface of a photosensitive resin layer in order to form a member including a material layer; a first exposure step in which the member is exposed to an amount of light with an exposure apparatus in order to form a latent image in the member; a development step in which the member including the latent image is developed; and a second exposure step in which the member is exposed to an amount of light with an exposure apparatus subsequent to the development step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masataka Nagai, Yoshinori Tagawa, Shingo Nagata, Hiroyuki Murayama, Shuhei Oya, Makoto Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10241410
    Abstract: A method for imparting water repellency to a surface of a member includes a step in which a material including a compound containing a fluorine atom is deposited on a surface of a photosensitive resin layer in order to form a member including a material layer; a first exposure step in which the member is exposed to an amount of light with an exposure apparatus in order to form a latent image in the member; a development step in which the member including the latent image is developed; and a second exposure step in which the member is exposed to an amount of light with an exposure apparatus subsequent to the development step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masataka Nagai, Yoshinori Tagawa, Shingo Nagata, Hiroyuki Murayama, Shuhei Oya, Makoto Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20190051533
    Abstract: To provide dummy openings having at least one of arrangement and shape determined depending on the shape of a non-effective region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Hirohisa Fujita, Kenji Fujii, Satoshi Ibe, Makoto Watanabe, Shuhei Oya, Yusuke Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20180319165
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a liquid ejection head includes: a step of preparing a substrate having a first surface on which energy generation elements and a first layer are provided; and a step of forming a supply port by etching the substrate with an etching liquid or an etching gas from a second surface which is a surface opposite to the first surface so as to enable the etching liquid or the etching gas to reach the first layer, and the first layer is divided by a region which is located between a portion of the first layer covering the energy generation elements and a portion of the first layer to which the etching liquid or the etching gas is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Satoshi Ibe, Kenji Fujii, Yusuke Hashimoto, Shuhei Oya, Hirohisa Fujita
  • Patent number: 9555632
    Abstract: Performed are a non-through hole forming step of partitioning a supply path forming region of a second surface into a first region corresponding to a forming position of a beam, a second region located adjacent to the first region on both sides thereof, and a third region that is none of the first region and the second region, and forming a plurality of non-through holes in the second region and the third region, and an etching step of subjecting a silicon substrate to anisotropic etching from the second surface, to thereby form the supply path and the beam in the supply path. In the non-through hole forming step, at least one of an interval or a depth of the non-through holes is caused to differ in the second region and the third region, to thereby control the shape and dimension of the beam to be formed in the etching step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Watanabe, Yoshinori Tagawa, Hiroyuki Murayama, Shuhei Oya, Takanobu Manabe
  • Publication number: 20160375687
    Abstract: Performed are a non-through hole forming step of partitioning a supply path forming region of a second surface into a first region corresponding to a forming position of a beam, a second region located adjacent to the first region on both sides thereof, and a third region that is none of the first region and the second region, and forming a plurality of non-through holes in the second region and the third region, and an etching step of subjecting a silicon substrate to anisotropic etching from the second surface, to thereby form the supply path and the beam in the supply path. In the non-through hole forming step, at least one of an interval or a depth of the non-through holes is caused to differ in the second region and the third region, to thereby control the shape and dimension of the beam to be formed in the etching step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Makoto Watanabe, Yoshinori Tagawa, Hiroyuki Murayama, Shuhei Oya, Takanobu Manabe
  • Publication number: 20160357106
    Abstract: A method for imparting water repellency to a surface of a member includes a step in which a material including a compound containing a fluorine atom is deposited on a surface of a photosensitive resin layer in order to form a member including a material layer; a first exposure step in which the member is exposed to an amount of light with an exposure apparatus in order to form a latent image in the member; a development step in which the member including the latent image is developed; and a second exposure step in which the member is exposed to an amount of light with an exposure apparatus subsequent to the development step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Masataka Nagai, Yoshinori Tagawa, Shingo Nagata, Hiroyuki Murayama, Shuhei Oya, Makoto Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9387675
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a substrate, a heat resistor layer, and a side wall member that forms a side wall of a pressure chamber. The heat resistor layer has a heat effect portion configured to foam liquid in an interior of the pressure chamber to discharge liquid from a discharge port. The heat effect portion is apart from the substrate, at least part of a surface of the heat resistor layer is covered with a covering layer in the interior of the pressure chamber, and the covering layer extends from the interior of the pressure chamber to a position coming into contact with the side wall of the side wall member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Watanabe, Keiji Watanabe, Shuhei Oya, Shingo Nagata
  • Patent number: 9315026
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a liquid discharge head. The method includes a first step of forming a telecentric measurement pattern A by exposure, the telecentric measurement pattern A being part of a measurement pattern that allows determination of inclination of a principal ray caused by an off-axis telecentric degree occurring in a projection exposing device, and a second step of forming a telecentric measurement pattern B by exposure under an exposure condition defocused from an exposure condition in the first step, the telecentric measurement pattern B being another part of the measurement pattern, which allows the determination of the inclination of the principal ray caused by the off-axis telecentric degree occurring in the projection exposing device. The off-axis telecentric degree is determined from an amount of misalignment between relative forming positions of the telecentric measurement patterns A and B and an amount of defocusing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanobu Manabe, Yoshinori Tagawa, Hiroyuki Murayama, Shuhei Oya
  • Publication number: 20160052273
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a liquid discharge head. The method includes a first step of forming a telecentric measurement pattern A by exposure, the telecentric measurement pattern A being part of a measurement pattern that allows determination of inclination of a principal ray caused by an off-axis telecentric degree occurring in a projection exposing device, and a second step of forming a telecentric measurement pattern B by exposure under an exposure condition defocused from an exposure condition in the first step, the telecentric measurement pattern B being another part of the measurement pattern, which allows the determination of the inclination of the principal ray caused by the off-axis telecentric degree occurring in the projection exposing device. The off-axis telecentric degree is determined from an amount of misalignment between relative forming positions of the telecentric measurement patterns A and B and an amount of defocusing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Takanobu Manabe, Yoshinori Tagawa, Hiroyuki Murayama, Shuhei Oya
  • Publication number: 20150343780
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a substrate, a heat resistor layer, and a side wall member that forms a side wall of a pressure chamber. The heat resistor layer has a heat effect portion configured to foam liquid in an interior of the pressure chamber to discharge liquid from a discharge port. The heat effect portion is apart from the substrate, at least part of a surface of the heat resistor layer is covered with a covering layer in the interior of the pressure chamber, and the covering layer extends from the interior of the pressure chamber to a position coming into contact with the side wall of the side wall member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Makoto Watanabe, Keiji Watanabe, Shuhei Oya, Shingo Nagata
  • Patent number: 9108406
    Abstract: A device substrate includes a substrate body having an energy generating device provided thereon, where the energy generating device generates energy for ejecting liquid, an ejection port forming member disposed on the substrate body, where the ejection port forming member has a pressure chamber that surrounds the energy generating device and an ejection port that communicates with the pressure chamber, and a supply port configured to supply the liquid to the pressure chamber. The ejection port forming member has a first surface that is in contact with the substrate body and a second surface other than the first surface, and the supply port is formed in the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kouji Hasegawa, Satoshi Ibe, Jun Yamamuro, Shuhei Oya, Shiro Sujaku, Junya Hayasaka
  • Patent number: 9085141
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head and a printing apparatus can perform high-quality printing by suppressing the shrinkage stress of an adhesive joining a substrate and a flow path forming member and the deformation and peeling of the flow path forming member. A stress dispersing section is formed on the side surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuhei Oya, Satoshi Ibe, Jun Yamamuro, Kouji Hasegawa, Shiro Sujaku, Junya Hayasaka
  • Publication number: 20150062260
    Abstract: There are provided a liquid ejection head and a printing apparatus capable of performing high-quality printing by suppressing the shrinkage stress of an adhesive joining a substrate and a flow path forming member and the deformation and peeling of the flow path forming member. A stress dispersing section 11 is formed on the side surface of the substrate 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Shuhei OYA, Satoshi Ibe, Jun Yamamuro, Kouji Hasegawa, Shiro Sujaku, Junya Hayasaka
  • Publication number: 20140340451
    Abstract: A device substrate includes a substrate body having an energy generating device provided thereon, where the energy generating device generates energy for ejecting liquid, an ejection port forming member disposed on the substrate body, where the ejection port forming member has a pressure chamber that surrounds the energy generating device and an ejection port that communicates with the pressure chamber, and a supply port configured to supply the liquid to the pressure chamber. The ejection port forming member has a first surface that is in contact with the substrate body and a second surface other than the first surface, and the supply port is formed in the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kouji Hasegawa, Satoshi Ibe, Jun Yamamuro, Shuhei Oya, Shiro Sujaku, Junya Hayasaka