Patents by Inventor Takayoshi JINNOUCHI

Takayoshi JINNOUCHI 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: 11400740
    Abstract: A printer includes, a printing portion configured to print on a print medium, a ribbon supply shaft configured to hold an ink ribbon to be supplied to the printing portion; and a ribbon roll up shaft configured to roll up the ink ribbon used in the printing portion, wherein when the ribbon supply shaft is placed at a ribbon replacement position where the ink ribbon is attachable and detachable, rotation of the ribbon supply shaft and rotation of the ribbon roll up shaft are regulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Kakui, Takayoshi Jinnouchi
  • Patent number: 11358396
    Abstract: A printer includes, a casing, a cover provided swingably, the cover covering an opening portion of the casing, a printing portion configured to print on a print medium, a ribbon supply shaft configured to hold an ink ribbon to be supplied to the printing portion, and a printing unit provided swingably, in a state where the printing unit is accommodated in the cover, rotation of the ribbon supply shaft is permitted, and when the open end side of the printing unit is separated from the cover and the ribbon supply shaft is placed at a ribbon replacement position where the ink ribbon is attachable and detachable, the rotation of the ribbon supply shaft is regulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Kakui, Takayoshi Jinnouchi
  • Patent number: 11279143
    Abstract: A printer includes, a printing portion configured to print on a print medium, a ribbon roll up shaft configured to roll up an ink ribbon used in the printing portion, a ribbon supply shaft provided movably between a first position and a second position with respect to the ribbon roll up shaft, the ribbon supply shaft configured to hold the ink ribbon to be supplied to the printing portion, and a ribbon supply shaft lock mechanism to be brought into a lock state where rotation of the ribbon supply shaft is regulated when the ribbon supply shaft is placed at the first position, and into a non-lock state where the rotation of the ribbon supply shaft is permitted when the ribbon supply shaft is placed at the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Kakui, Takayoshi Jinnouchi
  • Patent number: 11235588
    Abstract: A printer includes, a printing portion configured to print on a print medium, a ribbon supply shaft configured to hold an ink ribbon to be supplied to the printing portion, a ribbon roll up shaft configured to roll up the ink ribbon used in the printing portion, a partition member provided swingably, the partition member partitioning the ink ribbon and the print medium; and a ribbon supply shaft lock mechanism configured to regulate rotation of the ribbon supply shaft, wherein the ribbon supply shaft lock mechanism is switched between a lock state where the rotation of the ribbon supply shaft is regulated and a non-lock state where the rotation of the ribbon supply shaft is permitted in conjunction with swing actions of the partition member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Kakui, Takayoshi Jinnouchi
  • Publication number: 20210354490
    Abstract: A printer includes, a printing portion configured to print on a print medium, a ribbon supply shaft configured to hold an ink ribbon to be supplied to the printing portion; and a ribbon roll up shaft configured to roll up the ink ribbon used in the printing portion, wherein when the ribbon supply shaft is placed at a ribbon replacement position where the ink ribbon is attachable and detachable, rotation of the ribbon supply shaft and rotation of the ribbon roll up shaft are regulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuyuki KAKUI, Takayoshi JINNOUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210354478
    Abstract: A printer includes, a printing portion configured to print on a print medium, a ribbon roll up shaft configured to roll up an ink ribbon used in the printing portion, a ribbon supply shaft provided movably between a first position and a second position with respect to the ribbon roll up shaft, the ribbon supply shaft configured to hold the ink ribbon to be supplied to the printing portion, and a ribbon supply shaft lock mechanism to be brought into a lock state where rotation of the ribbon supply shaft is regulated when the ribbon supply shaft is placed at the first position, and into a non-lock state where the rotation of the ribbon supply shaft is permitted when the ribbon supply shaft is placed at the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuyuki KAKUI, Takayoshi JINNOUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210354479
    Abstract: A printer includes, a casing, a cover provided swingably, the cover covering an opening portion of the casing, a printing portion configured to print on a print medium, a ribbon supply shaft configured to hold an ink ribbon to be supplied to the printing portion, and a printing unit provided swingably, in a state where the printing unit is accommodated in the cover, rotation of the ribbon supply shaft is permitted, and when the open end side of the printing unit is separated from the cover and the ribbon supply shaft is placed at a ribbon replacement position where the ink ribbon is attachable and detachable, the rotation of the ribbon supply shaft is regulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuyuki KAKUI, Takayoshi JINNOUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210331486
    Abstract: A printer includes, a printing portion configured to print on a print medium, a ribbon supply shaft configured to hold an ink ribbon to be supplied to the printing portion, a ribbon roll up shaft configured to roll up the ink ribbon used in the printing portion, a partition member provided swingably, the partition member partitioning the ink ribbon and the print medium; and a ribbon supply shaft lock mechanism configured to regulate rotation of the ribbon supply shaft, wherein the ribbon supply shaft lock mechanism is switched between a lock state where the rotation of the ribbon supply shaft is regulated and a non-lock state where the rotation of the ribbon supply shaft is permitted in conjunction with swing actions of the partition member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuyuki KAKUI, Takayoshi JINNOUCHI
  • Patent number: 10981395
    Abstract: A printer includes a printing portion configured to print on a print medium, a ribbon supply shaft configured to hold an ink ribbon to be supplied to the printing portion, and a ribbon roll up shaft configured to roll up the used ink ribbon, wherein the ribbon supply shaft is provided movably between a ribbon supply position where the ink ribbon is supplied to the printing portion, and a ribbon replacement position where the ribbon supply shaft is attachable to and detachable from the printer, and rotated in the direction in which the ink ribbon is rolled up in the middle of moving from the ribbon replacement position to the ribbon supply position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideyuki Maeda, Takayoshi Jinnouchi
  • Patent number: 10906327
    Abstract: A printer includes a printing portion configured to print on a print medium, a ribbon supply shaft configured to hold an ink ribbon to be supplied to the printing portion, a ribbon roll up shaft configured to roll up the used ink ribbon, a printing unit provided swingably, the printing unit having a thermal head that constitutes the printing portion, and a partition member swingably provided in the printing unit, the partition member partitioning the ink ribbon and the print medium, and the ribbon supply shaft is provided in the partition member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Kakui, Takayoshi Jinnouchi, Hideyuki Maeda
  • Publication number: 20200130365
    Abstract: A printer includes a printing portion configured to print on a print medium, a ribbon supply shaft configured to hold an ink ribbon to be supplied to the printing portion, and a ribbon roll up shaft configured to roll up the used ink ribbon, wherein the ribbon supply shaft is provided movably between a ribbon supply position where the ink ribbon is supplied to the printing portion, and a ribbon replacement position where the ribbon supply shaft is attachable to and detachable from the printer, and rotated in the direction in which the ink ribbon is rolled up in the middle of moving from the ribbon replacement position to the ribbon supply position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideyuki MAEDA, Takayoshi JINNOUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200047518
    Abstract: A printer includes a printing portion configured to print on a print medium, a ribbon supply shaft configured to hold an ink ribbon to be supplied to the printing portion, a ribbon roll up shaft configured to roll up the used ink ribbon, a printing unit provided swingably, the printing unit having a thermal head that constitutes the printing portion, and a partition member swingably provided in the printing unit, the partition member partitioning the ink ribbon and the print medium, and the ribbon supply shaft is provided in the partition member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuyuki KAKUI, Takayoshi JINNOUCHI, Hideyuki MAEDA
  • Patent number: 9662911
    Abstract: In a printer that performs printing on a label of a continuous paper while feeding the continuous paper unwound from a paper sheet supply unit to a side of a printing head portion via a damper portion, a head pressure plate is arranged between an operating portion that adjusts a pressing force against a thermal head portion and a printing line of the thermal head portion such that the head pressure plate is formed extended to connect them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hitoshi Onodera, Takayoshi Jinnouchi
  • Publication number: 20160318318
    Abstract: In a printer that performs printing on a label of a continuous paper while feeding the continuous paper unwound from a paper sheet supply unit to a side of a printing head portion via a damper portion, a head pressure plate is arranged between an operating portion that adjusts a pressing force against a thermal head portion and a printing line of the thermal head portion such that the head pressure plate is formed extended to connect them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hitoshi ONODERA, Takayoshi JINNOUCHI
  • Patent number: RE49086
    Abstract: In a printer that performs printing on a label of a continuous paper while feeding the continuous paper unwound from a paper sheet supply unit to a side of a printing head portion via a damper portion, a head pressure plate is arranged between an operating portion that adjusts a pressing force against a thermal head portion and a printing line of the thermal head portion such that the head pressure plate is formed extended to connect them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hitoshi Onodera, Takayoshi Jinnouchi