Patents by Inventor Shunya KOMATSU

Shunya KOMATSU 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: 11685152
    Abstract: A print head assembled to a liquid ejecting apparatus ejecting a liquid with respect to a medium includes an ejecting portion ejecting the liquid in response to a drive signal and an electrically erasable non-volatile memory, and the non-volatile memory stores history information changing in accordance with an operation state of the print head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Inventors: Eiji Takagi, Masanori Koizumi, Shunya Komatsu, Shuichi Nakano, Masashi Kamiyanagi, Toru Matsuyama
  • Patent number: 11577505
    Abstract: A print head drive circuit drives a print head including an ejecting portion ejecting a liquid in response to a drive signal propagating through a drive signal line and a storage portion storing ejecting portion-related information changing in accordance with use of the ejecting portion, in which processing of reading the ejecting portion-related information changing in accordance with the use from the storage portion is performed before the drive signal for ejecting the liquid from the ejecting portion is supplied to the print head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventors: Eiji Takagi, Masanori Koizumi, Shunya Komatsu, Shuichi Nakano, Masashi Kamiyanagi, Toru Matsuyama
  • Patent number: 11383523
    Abstract: A print head drive circuit outputs an output signal from a terminal electrically coupled to a low voltage logic signal input terminal to which a low voltage logic signal is input and has a first mode in which the print head drive circuit controls a print head to execute reading processing of reading information stored in a memory and not to execute ejection control processing of controlling whether or not to supply a high voltage signal to an ejecting portion group by switching a switch group in accordance with the output signal and a second mode in which the print head drive circuit controls the print head not to execute the reading processing and to execute the ejection control processing in accordance with the output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Inventors: Eiji Takagi, Masanori Koizumi, Shunya Komatsu, Shuichi Nakano, Masashi Kamiyanagi, Toru Matsuyama
  • Patent number: 11207886
    Abstract: A print head includes ejecting portions ejecting liquid by being supplied with a high voltage signal, a switch group switching between whether or not to supply the high voltage signal to the first ejecting portion group in accordance with a low voltage logic signal, a memory, a high voltage signal input terminal, and a low voltage logic signal input terminal, the print head having a first mode in which the print head executes reading processing of reading information stored in the memory and does not execute ejection control processing of controlling whether or not to supply the high voltage signal to the first ejecting portion group by switching the switch group in accordance with an input signal input from the low voltage logic signal input terminal and a second mode in which the print head does not execute the reading processing and executes the ejection control processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Inventors: Eiji Takagi, Masanori Koizumi, Shunya Komatsu, Shuichi Nakano, Masashi Kamiyanagi, Toru Matsuyama
  • Publication number: 20210094280
    Abstract: A print head assembled to a liquid ejecting apparatus ejecting a liquid with respect to a medium includes an ejecting portion ejecting the liquid in response to a drive signal and an electrically erasable non-volatile memory, and the non-volatile memory stores history information changing in accordance with an operation state of the print head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Eiji TAKAGI, Masanori KOIZUMI, Shunya KOMATSU, Shuichi NAKANO, Masashi KAMIYANAGI, Toru MATSUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20210094276
    Abstract: A print head includes ejecting portions ejecting liquid by being supplied with a high voltage signal, a switch group switching between whether or not to supply the high voltage signal to the first ejecting portion group in accordance with a low voltage logic signal, a memory, a high voltage signal input terminal, and a low voltage logic signal input terminal, the print head having a first mode in which the print head executes reading processing of reading information stored in the memory and does not execute ejection control processing of controlling whether or not to supply the high voltage signal to the first ejecting portion group by switching the switch group in accordance with an input signal input from the low voltage logic signal input terminal and a second mode in which the print head does not execute the reading processing and executes the ejection control processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Eiji TAKAGI, Masanori KOIZUMI, Shunya KOMATSU, Shuichi NAKANO, Masashi KAMIYANAGI, Toru MATSUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20210094282
    Abstract: A print head drive circuit drives a print head including an ejecting portion ejecting a liquid in response to a drive signal propagating through a drive signal line and a storage portion storing ejecting portion-related information changing in accordance with use of the ejecting portion, in which processing of reading the ejecting portion-related information changing in accordance with the use from the storage portion is performed before the drive signal for ejecting the liquid from the ejecting portion is supplied to the print head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Eiji TAKAGI, Masanori KOIZUMI, Shunya KOMATSU, Shuichi NAKANO, Masashi KAMIYANAGI, Toru MATSUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20210094306
    Abstract: A print head drive circuit outputs an output signal from a terminal electrically coupled to a low voltage logic signal input terminal to which a low voltage logic signal is input and has a first mode in which the print head drive circuit controls a print head to execute reading processing of reading information stored in a memory and not to execute ejection control processing of controlling whether or not to supply a high voltage signal to an ejecting portion group by switching a switch group in accordance with the output signal and a second mode in which the print head drive circuit controls the print head not to execute the reading processing and to execute the ejection control processing in accordance with the output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Eiji TAKAGI, Masanori KOIZUMI, Shunya KOMATSU, Shuichi NAKANO, Masashi KAMIYANAGI, Toru MATSUYAMA