Patents by Inventor Taiki Kono

Taiki Kono 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: 11912032
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting head configured to eject a liquid; a liquid flowing portion coupled to the liquid ejecting head and configured to flow the liquid; and a frame that houses the liquid ejecting head and the liquid flowing portion. The frame is provided with a passage hole configured to pass the liquid flowing portion along a depth direction. when viewed in the depth direction, a portion of the liquid flowing portion disposed outside the passage hole is configured to be deformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Toya, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Yuki Araki, Shogo Nakada, Taiki Kono
  • Patent number: 11642890
    Abstract: An ink absorber includes: a plurality of ink absorbent bodies that are elongated and absorb waste liquid of an ink ejected from a liquid ejecting head; and an accommodating container that accommodates the plurality of ink absorbent bodies, in which the plurality of ink absorbent bodies are arranged such that a longitudinal direction thereof extends vertically. Occupancy of the plurality of ink absorbent bodies in a region in which the ink absorbent bodies are arranged in the accommodating container is desirably 50% or more and 99% or less when the ink absorbent bodies are dry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shogo Nakada, Taiki Kono, Sachiko Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11638929
    Abstract: Provided is a powder supply device including a storage tank in which an internal space that stores powder and a discharge port that discharges the powder from the internal space to outside are formed, a roller that has an outer peripheral surface formed of a rough surface and is rotatably provided, in the discharge port, to face both the internal space and the outside, and a doctor blade that is provided at the discharge port and faces the outer peripheral surface of the roller. The internal space includes a first chamber into which the powder is charged and a second chamber in which the doctor blade is disposed. The first chamber communicates with the second chamber via an opening. A partition member that restricts the width of the opening is provided between the first chamber and the second chamber. The powder charged into the first chamber moves to the second chamber through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Taiki Kono, Shogo Nakada
  • Publication number: 20220258451
    Abstract: A liquid absorbing sheet includes: a receiving base material which has a liquid permeability and which includes a first base material, a second base material, and a bonding portion at which the first base material and the second base material are bonded to each other at margins thereof, the first base material and the second base material each being composed of a material including fibers; and a water absorbing resin which has a water absorbing property, which is swelled in association with water absorption, and which is received in a portion between the first base material and the second base material surrounded by the bonding portion. In the liquid absorbing sheet described above, the bonding portion is at least partially broken when the water absorbing resin is swelled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Shogo NAKADA, Taiki KONO, Akihiro TOYA
  • Publication number: 20220258470
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting head configured to eject a liquid; a liquid flowing portion coupled to the liquid ejecting head and configured to flow the liquid; and a frame that houses the liquid ejecting head and the liquid flowing portion. The frame is provided with a passage hole configured to pass the liquid flowing portion along a depth direction. when viewed in the depth direction, a portion of the liquid flowing portion disposed outside the passage hole is configured to be deformed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Akihiro TOYA, Kazuhiro KOBAYASHI, Yuki ARAKI, Shogo NAKADA, Taiki KONO
  • Publication number: 20220168774
    Abstract: Provided is a powder supply device including a storage tank in which an internal space that stores powder and a discharge port that discharges the powder from the internal space to outside are formed, a roller that has an outer peripheral surface formed of a rough surface and is rotatably provided, in the discharge port, to face both the internal space and the outside, and a doctor blade that is provided at the discharge port and faces the outer peripheral surface of the roller. The internal space includes a first chamber into which the powder is charged and a second chamber in which the doctor blade is disposed. The first chamber communicates with the second chamber via an opening. A partition member that restricts the width of the opening is provided between the first chamber and the second chamber. The powder charged into the first chamber moves to the second chamber through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Taiki KONO, Shogo NAKADA
  • Publication number: 20220134758
    Abstract: An ink absorber includes: a plurality of ink absorbent bodies that are elongated and absorb waste liquid of an ink ejected from a liquid ejecting head; and an accommodating container that accommodates the plurality of ink absorbent bodies, in which the plurality of ink absorbent bodies are arranged such that a longitudinal direction thereof extends vertically. Occupancy of the plurality of ink absorbent bodies in a region in which the ink absorbent bodies are arranged in the accommodating container is desirably 50% or more and 99% or less when the ink absorbent bodies are dry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Shogo NAKADA, Taiki KONO, Sachiko SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20220128930
    Abstract: A powder supplying device includes: a storage section including a storage container that includes an interior space in which a powder is stored and a discharge port through which the powder is discharged from the interior space to the exterior; a roller an outer peripheral surface of which is rough and which is provided across the interior space and the exterior and configured to rotate in the discharge port; and a powder-discharging-amount adjusting section that includes a pressing member which is formed of an elastic porous body and which is pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Taiki KONO, Shogo NAKADA
  • Patent number: 10394662
    Abstract: A source remote copy configuration in a source storage system is migrated to a destination storage system as a destination remote copy configuration. The destination primary storage apparatus of the destination storage system defines a virtual volume mapped to the primary volume provided by the source primary storage apparatus which is a storage area of the virtual volume; takes over a first identifier of the primary volume to the virtual volume; transfers, when the virtual volume receives an access request, the access request to the source primary storage apparatus to write data in the primary volume; and takes over the first identifier from the virtual volume to another primary volume provided by the destination primary storage apparatus, after completion of copy of data from primary volume of the source primary storage apparatus into primary volume of the destination primary storage apparatus and secondary volume of the destination secondary storage apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taiki Kono, Hidenori Suzuki, Kunihiko Nashimoto, Shigeo Homma, Toru Suzuki, Tomohiro Kawaguchi, Hideo Saito, Azusa Jin, Hiroshi Nasu, Keishi Tamura, Shoji Sugino
  • Publication number: 20180095838
    Abstract: A source remote copy configuration in a source storage system is migrated to a destination storage system as a destination remote copy configuration. The destination primary storage apparatus of the destination storage system defines a virtual volume mapped to the primary volume provided by the source primary storage apparatus which is a storage area of the virtual volume; takes over a first identifier of the primary volume to the virtual volume; transfers, when the virtual volume receives an access request, the access request to the source primary storage apparatus to write data in the primary volume; and takes over the first identifier from the virtual volume to another primary volume provided by the destination primary storage apparatus, after completion of copy of data from primary volume of the source primary storage apparatus into primary volume of the destination primary storage apparatus and secondary volume of the destination secondary storage apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Taiki KONO, Hidenori SUZUKI, Kunihiko NASHIMOTO, Shigeo HOMMA, Toru SUZUKI, Tomohiro KAWAGUCHI, Hideo SAITO, Azusa JIN, Hiroshi NASU, Keishi TAMURA, Shoji SUGINO
  • Patent number: 9846619
    Abstract: A source remote copy configuration in a source storage system is migrated to a destination storage system as a destination remote copy configuration. The destination primary storage apparatus of the destination storage system defines a virtual volume mapped to the primary volume provided by the source primary storage apparatus which is a storage area of the virtual volume; takes over a first identifier of the primary volume to the virtual volume; transfers, when the virtual volume receives an access request, the access request to the source primary storage apparatus to write data in the primary volume; and takes over the first identifier from the virtual volume to another primary volume provided by the destination primary storage apparatus, after completion of copy of data from primary volume of the source primary storage apparatus into primary volume of the destination primary storage apparatus and secondary volume of the destination secondary storage apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taiki Kono, Hidenori Suzuki, Kunihiko Nashimoto, Shigeo Homma, Toru Suzuki, Tomohiro Kawaguchi, Hideo Saito, Azusa Jin, Hiroshi Nasu, Keishi Tamura, Shoji Sugino
  • Publication number: 20160019120
    Abstract: A source remote copy configuration in a source storage system is migrated to a destination storage system as a destination remote copy configuration. The destination primary storage apparatus of the destination storage system defines a virtual volume mapped to the primary volume provided by the source primary storage apparatus which is a storage area of the virtual volume; takes over a first identifier of the primary volume to the virtual volume; transfers, when the virtual volume receives an access request, the access request to the source primary storage apparatus to write data in the primary volume; and takes over the first identifier from the virtual volume to another primary volume provided by the destination primary storage apparatus, after completion of copy of data from primary volume of the source primary storage apparatus into primary volume of the destination primary storage apparatus and secondary volume of the destination secondary storage apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Taiki KONO, Hidenori SUZUKI, Kunihiko NASHIMOTO, Shigeo HOMMA, Toru SUZUKI, Tomohiro KAWAGUCHI, Hideo SAITO, Azusa JIN, Hiroshi NASU, Keishi TAMURA, Shoji SUGINO
  • Patent number: 9152337
    Abstract: A source remote copy configuration in a source storage system is migrated to a destination storage system as a destination remote copy configuration. The destination primary storage apparatus of the destination storage system defines a virtual volume mapped to the primary volume provided by the source primary storage apparatus which is a storage area of the virtual volume; takes over a first identifier of the primary volume to the virtual volume; transfers, when the virtual volume receives an access request, the access request to the source primary storage apparatus to write data in the primary volume; and takes over the first identifier from the virtual volume to another primary volume provided by the destination primary storage apparatus, after completion of copy of data from primary volume of the source primary storage apparatus into primary volume of the destination primary storage apparatus and secondary volume of the destination secondary storage apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taiki Kono, Hidenori Suzuki, Kunihiko Nashimoto, Shigeo Homma, Toru Suzuki, Tomohiro Kawaguchi, Hideo Saito, Azusa Jin, Hiroshi Nasu, Keishi Tamura, Shoji Sugino
  • Publication number: 20150074364
    Abstract: A source remote copy configuration in a source storage system is migrated to a destination storage system as a destination remote copy configuration. The destination primary storage apparatus of the destination storage system defines a virtual volume mapped to the primary volume provided by the source primary storage apparatus which is a storage area of the virtual volume; takes over a first identifier of the primary volume to the virtual volume; transfers, when the virtual volume receives an access request, the access request to the source primary storage apparatus to write data in the primary volume; and takes over the first identifier from the virtual volume to another primary volume provided by the destination primary storage apparatus, after completion of copy of data from primary volume of the source primary storage apparatus into primary volume of the destination primary storage apparatus and secondary volume of the destination secondary storage apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Taiki KONO, Hidenori SUZUKI, Kunihiko NASHIMOTO, Shigeo HOMMA, Toru SUZUKI, Tomohiro KAWAGUCHI, Hideo SAITO, Azusa JIN, Hiroshi NASU, Keishi TAMURA, Shoji SUGINO
  • Patent number: 8904133
    Abstract: A source remote copy configuration in a source storage system is migrated to a destination storage system as a destination remote copy configuration. The destination primary storage apparatus of the destination storage system defines a virtual volume mapped to the primary volume provided by the source primary storage apparatus which is a storage area of the virtual volume; takes over a first identifier of the primary volume to the virtual volume; transfers, when the virtual volume receives an access request, the access request to the source primary storage apparatus to write data in the primary volume; and takes over the first identifier from the virtual volume to another primary volume provided by the destination primary storage apparatus, after completion of copy of data from primary volume of the source primary storage apparatus into primary volume of the destination primary storage apparatus and secondary volume of the destination secondary storage apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taiki Kono, Hidenori Suzuki, Kunihiko Nashimoto, Shigeo Homma, Toru Suzuki, Tomohiro Kawaguchi, Hideo Saito, Azusa Jin, Hiroshi Nasu, Keishi Tamura, Shoji Sugino
  • Publication number: 20140351538
    Abstract: A source remote copy configuration in a source storage system is migrated to a destination storage system as a destination remote copy configuration. The destination primary storage apparatus of the destination storage system defines a virtual volume mapped to the primary volume provided by the source primary storage apparatus which is a storage area of the virtual volume; takes over a first identifier of the primary volume to the virtual volume; transfers, when the virtual volume receives an access request, the access request to the source primary storage apparatus to write data in the primary volume; and takes over the first identifier from the virtual volume to another primary volume provided by the destination primary storage apparatus, after completion of copy of data from primary volume of the source primary storage apparatus into primary volume of the destination primary storage apparatus and secondary volume of the destination secondary storage apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Taiki KONO, Hidenori SUZUKI, Kunihiko NASHIMOTO, Shigeo HOMMA, Toru SUZUKI, Tomohiro KAWAGUCHI, Hideo SAITO, Azusa JIN, Hiroshi NASU, Keishi TAMURA, Shoji SUGINO
  • Patent number: 7908408
    Abstract: The present invention provides a storage device and a control method thereof which can enhance general-use property and availability of a storage system while enhancing I/O performance of the storage system as a whole. The storage device is provided with an external connection function in which a command is generated in response to a read request or a write request given by a host computer, and the generated command is issued to an external storage device via any of a plurality of ports. In such a storage device, a channel processor, for every kind of the command, issues a test command to the external storage device in a plurality of issuing methods, measures an I/O performance for every issuing method, displays a result of measurement of the I/O performance for every method, and/or sets the issuing method in issuing the command to the external storage device based on the result of measurement of the I/O performance for every issuing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventor: Taiki Kono
  • Publication number: 20100023652
    Abstract: The present invention provides a storage device and a control method thereof which can enhance general-use property and availability of a storage system while enhancing I/O performance of the storage system as a whole. The storage device is provided with an external connection function in which a command is generated in response to a read request or a write request given by a host computer, and the generated command is issued to an external storage device via any of a plurality of ports. In such a storage device, a channel processor, for every kind of the command, issues a test command to the external storage device in a plurality of issuing methods, measures an I/O performance for every issuing method, displays a result of measurement of the I/O performance for every method, and/or sets the issuing method in issuing the command to the external storage device based on the result of measurement of the I/O performance for every issuing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventor: Taiki Kono