Patents by Inventor Shunsuke Kasai

Shunsuke Kasai 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: 20240253347
    Abstract: A print head includes an ejection module that ejects a liquid by receiving a corrected drive signal, wherein the ejection module includes a piezoelectric element including a piezoelectric body, the piezoelectric body being located between a first electrode and a second electrode, a pressure chamber substrate located on one side of the vibration plate in the stacked direction and provided with a pressure chamber whose volume changes due to deformation of the vibration plate, a nozzle that ejects a liquid according to a change in volume of the pressure chamber, and a temperature detection unit that is located on the other side of the vibration plate, wherein the drive signal is corrected based on N pieces of temperature information, where N is a natural number of 2 or more, corresponding to the temperature of the pressure chamber detected by the temperature detection unit at different timings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventor: Shunsuke KASAI
  • Publication number: 20240253351
    Abstract: A head unit includes: a print head that ejects the liquid by receiving a logic signal and the drive signal; and a temperature information output circuit that outputs the temperature information signal indicating a temperature of the print head, in which the print head includes: a piezoelectric element driven by receiving the drive signal; a pressure chamber substrate provided with a pressure chamber having a volume that changes due to deformation of the vibration plate; and a temperature detection section configured to detect the head temperature information corresponding to a temperature of the pressure chamber and to output the head temperature information as a head temperature signal, and the temperature information output circuit outputs the temperature information signal based on the head temperature signal acquired during a period when a logic level of the logic signal does not change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Masayuki KAWAKAMI, Kenichi OE, Shunsuke KASAI
  • Patent number: 11932015
    Abstract: A print head includes a generation portion that amplifies an input signal to generate a drive signal, an ejection portion that includes a first driving element driven by a drive signal, and ejects a liquid in response to the drive of the first driving element, a supply portion that includes a first switch for switching between supply and non-supply of the drive signal to the first driving element, and a sound emitting portion that includes a second driving element driven by the drive signal, and a second switch for switching between supply and non-supply of the drive signal to the second driving element, and emits sound in response to the drive of the second driving element, in which the first switch and the second switch are turned on exclusively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shuichi Nakano, Masahiro Toki, Tatsuya Sato, Shunsuke Kasai
  • Patent number: 11820134
    Abstract: A print head includes a head portion that includes a driving element driven by a drive signal and ejects a liquid in response to the drive of the driving element, a flow path member provided with a liquid flow path for supplying a liquid to the head portion, a circuit board provided with a supply circuit for supplying the drive signal to the driving element and disposed between the head portion and the flow path member, and a sound emitting element disposed between the circuit board and the flow path member, in which the flow path member is provided with a sound guide tube that guides sound emitted by the sound emitting element to an outside of the flow path member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shuichi Nakano, Tatsuya Sato, Masahiro Toki, Shunsuke Kasai
  • Patent number: 11820135
    Abstract: A print head includes a head portion that includes a driving element driven by a drive signal and ejects a liquid in response to the drive of the driving element, a flow path member provided with a liquid flow path for supplying a liquid to the head portion, a circuit board provided with a supply circuit for supplying the drive signal to the driving element and disposed between the head portion and the flow path member, and a light emitting element disposed between the circuit board and the flow path member, in which the flow path member is provided with a light guide tube that guides light emitted by the light emitting element to an outside of the flow path member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shuichi Nakano, Tatsuya Sato, Masahiro Toki, Shunsuke Kasai
  • Patent number: 11701879
    Abstract: A print head having an ejection portion that ejects a liquid includes a determination portion that executes a first determination process of determining whether or not a first error occurs in which replacement of the print head or replacement of a hardware coupled to the print head is required and a second determination process of determining whether or not a second error occurs in which neither the replacement of the print head nor the replacement of the hardware coupled to the print head is required, and a light emitting portion that emits light according to a result of determination in the determination portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sato, Shuichi Nakano, Masahiro Toki, Shunsuke Kasai
  • Publication number: 20220134741
    Abstract: A print head includes a generation portion that amplifies an input signal to generate a drive signal, an ejection portion that includes a first driving element driven by a drive signal, and ejects a liquid in response to the drive of the first driving element, a supply portion that includes a first switch for switching between supply and non-supply of the drive signal to the first driving element, and a sound emitting portion that includes a second driving element driven by the drive signal, and a second switch for switching between supply and non-supply of the drive signal to the second driving element, and emits sound in response to the drive of the second driving element, in which the first switch and the second switch are turned on exclusively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Shuichi NAKANO, Masahiro TOKI, Tatsuya SATO, Shunsuke KASAI
  • Publication number: 20220134733
    Abstract: A print head includes a head portion that includes a driving element driven by a drive signal and ejects a liquid in response to the drive of the driving element, a flow path member provided with a liquid flow path for supplying a liquid to the head portion, a circuit board provided with a supply circuit for supplying the drive signal to the driving element and disposed between the head portion and the flow path member, and a sound emitting element disposed between the circuit board and the flow path member, in which the flow path member is provided with a sound guide tube that guides sound emitted by the sound emitting element to an outside of the flow path member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Shuichi NAKANO, Tatsuya SATO, Masahiro TOKI, Shunsuke KASAI
  • Publication number: 20220134734
    Abstract: A print head includes a head portion that includes a driving element driven by a drive signal and ejects a liquid in response to the drive of the driving element, a flow path member provided with a liquid flow path for supplying a liquid to the head portion, a circuit board provided with a supply circuit for supplying the drive signal to the driving element and disposed between the head portion and the flow path member, and a light emitting element disposed between the circuit board and the flow path member, in which the flow path member is provided with a light guide tube that guides light emitted by the light emitting element to an outside of the flow path member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Shuichi NAKANO, Tatsuya SATO, Masahiro TOKI, Shunsuke KASAI
  • Publication number: 20220134732
    Abstract: A print head having an ejection portion that ejects a liquid includes a determination portion that executes a first determination process of determining whether or not a first error occurs in which replacement of the print head or replacement of a hardware coupled to the print head is required and a second determination process of determining whether or not a second error occurs in which neither the replacement of the print head nor the replacement of the hardware coupled to the print head is required, and a light emitting portion that emits light according to a result of determination in the determination portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Tatsuya SATO, Shuichi NAKANO, Masahiro TOKI, Shunsuke KASAI
  • Patent number: 11063361
    Abstract: An antenna coil that adjusts the inductance while suppressing variations in output strength is provided. The antenna coil includes a bar-shaped core made of a magnetic material, a bobbin that holds the core, and wire wound around the bobbin. The wire includes a first coil section arranged at a position corresponding to a first end of the core, a second coil section arranged at a position corresponding to a second end portion of the core, and a third coil section positioned between the first coil section and the second coil section and that is movable in an extending direction of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Suzuki, Shunsuke Kasai
  • Publication number: 20200067190
    Abstract: An antenna coil that adjusts the inductance while suppressing variations in output strength is provided. The antenna coil includes a bar-shaped core made of a magnetic material, a bobbin that holds the core, and wire wound around the bobbin. The wire includes a first coil section arranged at a position corresponding to a first end of the core, a second coil section arranged at a position corresponding to a second end portion of the core, and a third coil section positioned between the first coil section and the second coil section and that is movable in an extending direction of the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Yusuke Suzuki, Shunsuke Kasai