Patents by Inventor Tadanori Ipponyari

Tadanori Ipponyari 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: 9452624
    Abstract: A printing position and cutting position adjusting method includes: printing on a medium an origin point adjusting image having multiple checking blocks using an ink-jet head; cutting the medium using a cutting head along a contour of the origin point adjusting image; removing a part of the medium cut by the cutting head from the medium; and inputting an amount of misalignment between a position at which the image is printed on the medium and a position at which the medium is cut to a controller. The amount of misalignment is inputted as a correction value between the printing position and the cutting position. The printing of the origin point adjusting image or the cutting of the medium includes a check process of producing a position shift per a predetermined dimension by each checking block in a main scanning direction or a sub scanning direction of the ink-jet head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadanori Ipponyari, Shinya Nishizawa, Yuu Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20160121630
    Abstract: A printing position and cutting position adjusting method includes: printing on a medium an origin point adjusting image having multiple checking blocks using an ink-jet head; cutting the medium using a cutting head along a contour of the origin point adjusting image; removing a part of the medium cut by the cutting head from the medium; and inputting an amount of misalignment between a position at which the image is printed on the medium and a position at which the medium is cut to a controller. The amount of misalignment is inputted as a correction value between the printing position and the cutting position. The printing of the origin point adjusting image or the cutting of the medium includes a check process of producing a position shift per a predetermined dimension by each checking block in a main scanning direction or a sub scanning direction of the ink-jet head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: TADANORI IPPONYARI, SHINYA NISHIZAWA, YUU NAKAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20160121629
    Abstract: A printing position and cutting position adjusting method includes: printing a correction value deriving image on a medium, the correction value deriving image is used to calculate a value of correction of an ink-jet head in a sub scanning direction relative to image data of an image, during the image is printed on the medium by the ink-jet head that discharges an ink on the medium for printing; calculating a ratio, in the sub scanning direction, of the image printed on the medium to the image data based on the correction value deriving image; and printing the image on the medium using the ink-jet head and cutting the medium using a cutting head based on the image data. The cutting head, during cutting the medium based on the image data, cuts the medium at a cutting position in the sub scanning direction corrected based on the value of correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: TADANORI IPPONYARI, MASASHI DOI
  • Patent number: 9321287
    Abstract: A printing position and cutting position adjusting method includes: printing a correction value deriving image on a medium, the correction value deriving image is used to calculate a value of correction of an ink-jet head in a sub scanning direction relative to image data of an image, during the image is printed on the medium by the ink-jet head that discharges an ink on the medium for printing; calculating a ratio, in the sub scanning direction, of the image printed on the medium to the image data based on the correction value deriving image; and printing the image on the medium using the ink-jet head and cutting the medium using a cutting head based on the image data. The cutting head, during cutting the medium based on the image data, cuts the medium at a cutting position in the sub scanning direction corrected based on the value of correction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadanori Ipponyari, Masashi Doi
  • Patent number: 8870363
    Abstract: A cutting device includes a guide rail opposing a platen, a printer head that prints an image and Trim marks on a sheet member, a cutter blade that performs a cutting process on the sheet member, a medium feeding mechanism that feeds the sheet member from front and back, a Trim mark detection portion that detects positions of the reference marks, and a controller that sets a cutting process position to correspond to a printing position of the image, prints the image and Trim marks while feeding the sheet member forward, detects the positions of the Trim marks with the Trim mark detection portion, and performs the cutting process with the cutter blade in the cutting process position set by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadanori Ipponyari, Shinya Nishizawa, Kosuke Murai, Takashi Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20120148326
    Abstract: A cutting device includes a guide rail opposing a platen, a printer head that prints an image and Trim marks on a sheet member, a cutter blade that performs a cutting process on the sheet member, a medium feeding mechanism that feeds the sheet member from front and back, a Trim mark detection portion that detects positions of the reference marks, and a controller that sets a cutting process position to correspond to a printing position of the image, prints the image and Trim marks while feeding the sheet member forward, detects the positions of the Trim marks with the Trim mark detection portion, and performs the cutting process with the cutter blade in the cutting process position set by the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadanori Ipponyari, Shinya Nishizawa, Kousuke Murai, Takashi Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20120121308
    Abstract: A printer cutter includes a head device, a cutter device, a cutting controller, and a print controller. The head device is to print an image on a medium. The head device is relatively movable with respect to the medium. The cutter device is to cut the medium. The cutter device is relatively movable with respect to the medium. The cutting controller is configured to cut a printing region of the medium on which the image is to be printed by using the cutter device before the image is printed in the printing region. The print controller is configured to print the image in the printing region by using the head device after the printing region has been cut by the cutting controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi HIGUCHI, Tadanori IPPONYARI
  • Patent number: 8075213
    Abstract: A medium transport apparatus includes a feeding roller configured to rotate around a rotational axis. A guide rail extends along the rotational axis. A slider is supported by the guide rail and movable along the rotational axis. A rotatable pinch roller is configured to clamp medium between the feeding roller and the pinch roller to move the medium. A lever is connected to the pinch roller and movable to change a clamping state with respect to the medium between the feeding roller and the pinch roller. An arm is connected to the slider and configured to take an engaging position where the arm moves the lever to change the clamping state when the slider moves along the rotational axis and a standby position where the arm is not engaged with the lever when the slider moves along the rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Takada, Tadanori Ipponyari, Eiji Miyashita, Tetsuharu Ikeda, Akio Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7948650
    Abstract: A printer-plotter includes a guide rail, a first head, a second head, a driving device, a first connecting mechanism and a second connecting mechanism. The guide rail extends in a longitudinal direction. The first head is supported by the guide rail and movable along the longitudinal direction. The second head is supported by the guide rail and movable independently of the first head along the longitudinal direction. The driving device includes a driving force transmitting member and a driving mechanism configured to move the driving force transmitting member. The first connecting mechanism is configured to detachably connect the first head to the driving force transmitting member. The second connecting mechanism is configured to detachably connect the second head to the driving force transmitting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Takada, Tadanori Ipponyari, Eiji Miyashita, Tetsuharu Ikeda, Akio Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7789484
    Abstract: A printer-plotter includes first and second heads which are supported by a guide rail and are movable along a longitudinal direction of the guide rail, independently. A driving member is supported by the guide rail and configured to move along the longitudinal direction between the first head and the second head. A first connecting mechanism is configured to connect the first head to the driving member detachably. A second connecting mechanism is configured to connect the second head to the driving member detachably. The first head is connected to the driving member by the first connecting mechanism and the second head is separated from the driving member in order to make the first head operate. The second head is connected to the driving member by the second connecting mechanism and the first head is separated from the driving member in order to make the second head operate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Takada, Tadanori Ipponyari, Eiji Miyashita, Tetsuharu Ikeda, Akio Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20080240834
    Abstract: A medium transport apparatus includes a feeding roller configured to rotate around a rotational axis. A guide rail extends along the rotational axis. A slider is supported by the guide rail and movable along the rotational axis. A rotatable pinch roller is configured to clamp medium between the feeding roller and the pinch roller to move the medium. A lever is connected to the pinch roller and movable to change a clamping state with respect to the medium between the feeding roller and the pinch roller. An arm is connected to the slider and configured to take an engaging position where the arm moves the lever to change the clamping state when the slider moves along the rotational axis and a standby position where the arm is not engaged with the lever when the slider moves along the rotational axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori TAKADA, Tadanori IPPONYARI, Eiji MIYASHITA, Tetsuharu IKEDA, Akio KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20080239332
    Abstract: A printer-plotter includes a guide rail, a first head, a second head, a driving device, a first connecting mechanism and a second connecting mechanism. The guide rail extends in a longitudinal direction. The first head is supported by the guide rail and movable along the longitudinal direction. The second head is supported by the guide rail and movable independently of the first head along the longitudinal direction. The driving device includes a driving force transmitting member and a driving mechanism configured to move the driving force transmitting member. The first connecting mechanism is configured to detachably connect the first head to the driving force transmitting member. The second connecting mechanism is configured to detachably connect the second head to the driving force transmitting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori TAKADA, Tadanori Ipponyari, Eiji Miyashita, Tetsuharu Ikeda, Akio Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20080238996
    Abstract: A printer-plotter includes first and second heads which are supported by a guide rail and are movable along a longitudinal direction of the guide rail, independently. A driving member is supported by the guide rail and configured to move along the longitudinal direction between the first head and the second head. A first connecting mechanism is configured to connect the first head to the driving member detachably. A second connecting mechanism is configured to connect the second head to the driving member detachably. The first head is connected to the driving member by the first connecting mechanism and the second head is separated from the driving member in order to make the first head operate. The second head is connected to the driving member by the second connecting mechanism and the first head is separated from the driving member in order to make the second head operate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori TAKADA, Tadanori IPPONYARI, Eiji MIYASHITA, Tetsuharu IKEDA, Akio KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 6549296
    Abstract: A destination to which a line connection is not established is memorized in the process of simultaneous multicasting to a plurality of destinations. When another multicast communication starts, if the memorized destination is included in destinations, a call is primarily performed to a destination in the next order by skipping the memorized destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Graphic Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Tadanori Ipponyari
  • Publication number: 20010043356
    Abstract: A destination to which a line connection is not established is memorized in the process of simultaneous multicasting to a plurality of destinations. When another multicast communication starts, if the memorized destination is included in destinations, a call is primarily performed to a destination in the next order by skipping the memorized destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 1998
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: TADANORI IPPONYARI
  • Patent number: 5684602
    Abstract: A facsimile apparatus comprises a receiving buffer for receiving video data, a scanner for reading an image, a VRAM for storing a coded data, a single coding/decoding (C/D) IC for MR-coding, MR-to-MMR coding, decoding, and error-checking, and a page printer, and a control circuit, when an event requiring more than two operations of the C/D IC at the same time, the control circuit permits only one operation and force the other operations to wait in some condition. In another condition, the control circuit permits one of the other operation and force the other operations to wait. For example, when the scanner reads an image to produce read data and the C/D IC codes the read data to store the read data in the VRAM and there is a call, the control means connects the line but keeps the coding if the receiving buffer has a space. In the presence of the space the control circuit interrupt the coding and starts the decoding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: Matsushita Graphic Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Suguru Tsuchiya, Mitsutoshi Tsukamoto, Tadanori Ipponyari, Takafumi Higuchi, Katsuya Okamoto, Masahiro Hayashi