Patents by Inventor Takeshi Iwamuro

Takeshi Iwamuro 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: 11807010
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting portion that has a supply port, a second discharge port, a plurality of nozzles, and a nozzle surface on which a plurality of the nozzles are open, and that discharges the liquid from the nozzles, a liquid supply flow path coupled to the supply port so that the liquid is supplied to the liquid ejecting portion, and a liquid return flow path coupled to the second discharge port so that the liquid supplied to the liquid ejecting portion is returned to the liquid supply flow path, in which a pressure lowering operation of lowering a pressure in the liquid ejecting portion is performed in a state where a flow of the liquid in the liquid return flow path is blocked after performing a pressurization discharge operation of pressurizing the liquid in the liquid ejecting portion and discharging the liquid from the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoki Shinoda, Takeshi Iwamuro, Hitotoshi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20230202179
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting portion that has a supply port, a second discharge port, a plurality of nozzles, and a nozzle surface on which a plurality of the nozzles are open, and that discharges the liquid from the nozzles, a liquid supply flow path coupled to the supply port so that the liquid is supplied to the liquid ejecting portion, and a liquid return flow path coupled to the second discharge port so that the liquid supplied to the liquid ejecting portion is returned to the liquid supply flow path, in which a pressure lowering operation of lowering a pressure in the liquid ejecting portion is performed in a state where a flow of the liquid in the liquid return flow path is blocked after performing a pressurization discharge operation of pressurizing the liquid in the liquid ejecting portion and discharging the liquid from the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Tomoki SHINODA, Takeshi IWAMURO, Hitotoshi KIMURA
  • Patent number: 11618260
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting portion that has a supply port, a second discharge port, a plurality of nozzles, and a nozzle surface on which a plurality of the nozzles are open, and that discharges the liquid from the nozzles, a liquid supply flow path coupled to the supply port so that the liquid is supplied to the liquid ejecting portion, and a liquid return flow path coupled to the second discharge port so that the liquid supplied to the liquid ejecting portion is returned to the liquid supply flow path, in which a pressure lowering operation of lowering a pressure in the liquid ejecting portion is performed in a state where a flow of the liquid in the liquid return flow path is blocked after performing a pressurization discharge operation of pressurizing the liquid in the liquid ejecting portion and discharging the liquid from the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoki Shinoda, Takeshi Iwamuro, Hitotoshi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20220212467
    Abstract: A recording unit configured to ejecting liquid onto a medium in a ejecting direction from a nozzle provided at a nozzle surface to perform recording, a cleaning unit including a first pressing unit and a second pressing unit for cleaning the nozzle surface, and a temperature detection unit configured to detect temperature are included, the nozzle surface includes a first surface in which the nozzle opens and a second surface, and the cleaning unit is configured to perform the cleaning with a distance in the ejecting direction from the first surface set to the first pressing unit or the second pressing unit to a first distance when a detected temperature detected by the temperature detection unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined temperature, and to a second distance shorter than the first distance when the detected temperature is lower than the predetermined temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoki SHINODA, Chikashi NAKAMURA, Takeshi IWAMURO, Yu TSUMURAYA
  • Patent number: 11230115
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting portion having a filter configured to filter a supplied liquid and eject the liquid filtered by the filter from nozzles, a liquid ejecting portion holding portion replaceably holding the liquid ejecting portion, a liquid supply flow channel coupled to the liquid ejecting portion so as to supply the liquid to the liquid ejecting portion, a flow mechanism configured to flow the liquid, and a control portion configured to drive the flow mechanism to cause the liquid to flow in the liquid supply flow channel toward the liquid ejecting portion in replacement of the liquid ejecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoki Shinoda, Takeshi Iwamuro, Hitotoshi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20220016888
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting portion that has a supply port, a second discharge port, a plurality of nozzles, and a nozzle surface on which a plurality of the nozzles are open, and that discharges the liquid from the nozzles, a liquid supply flow path coupled to the supply port so that the liquid is supplied to the liquid ejecting portion, and a liquid return flow path coupled to the second discharge port so that the liquid supplied to the liquid ejecting portion is returned to the liquid supply flow path, in which a pressure lowering operation of lowering a pressure in the liquid ejecting portion is performed in a state where a flow of the liquid in the liquid return flow path is blocked after performing a pressurization discharge operation of pressurizing the liquid in the liquid ejecting portion and discharging the liquid from the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoki SHINODA, Takeshi IWAMURO, Hitotoshi KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20210001631
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting portion having a filter configured to filter a supplied liquid and eject the liquid filtered by the filter from nozzles, a liquid ejecting portion holding portion replaceably holding the liquid ejecting portion, a liquid supply flow channel coupled to the liquid ejecting portion so as to supply the liquid to the liquid ejecting portion, a flow mechanism configured to flow the liquid, and a control portion configured to drive the flow mechanism to cause the liquid to flow in the liquid supply flow channel toward the liquid ejecting portion in replacement of the liquid ejecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Tomoki SHINODA, Takeshi IWAMURO, Hitotoshi KIMURA
  • Patent number: 10562315
    Abstract: In a filling operation of filling liquid in a liquid supply flow path which includes a filter having holes by causing a pressure on a downstream side in the liquid supply flow path to be lower than a pressure on an upstream side, and a maximum pressure difference which occurs between an upstream side of the filter and a downstream side of the filter is larger than a pressure difference for destroying a gas-liquid interface formed in the hole in a case where the upstream side of the filter is the liquid, and the downstream side of the filter is gas, and is smaller than a pressure difference for destroying the gas-liquid interface formed in the hole, in a case where the upstream side of the filter is the gas, and the downstream side of the filter is the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoki Shinoda, Takeshi Iwamuro, Toshihiro Shinbara
  • Patent number: 10232633
    Abstract: A liquid accommodation body that is removably installed in a liquid ejecting apparatus provided with a supply flow channel that supplies a liquid to a liquid ejecting portion, and a feedback flow channel that is connected to the supply flow channel so as to form a circulation flow channel, and is provided with a liquid accommodation portion that accommodates the liquid, a lead-out flow channel that connects a lead-out port, which is connected to the supply flow channel, and the feedback flow channel, an introduction flow channel that connects an introduction port, which is connected to the feedback flow channel, and the lead-out flow channel, and a filter portion that is provided in a partial circulation flow channel, which, among portions of the lead-out flow channel and the introduction flow channel, configures the circulation flow channel, and filters the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Iwamuro, Hitotoshi Kimura
  • Patent number: 10166780
    Abstract: A liquid accommodating body includes a liquid accommodating chamber that accommodates liquid, a pouring port through which the liquid is poured into the liquid accommodating chamber, a visual recognition portion through which a surface of liquid accommodated in the liquid accommodating chamber is visually recognized and which is provided on a side wall forming the liquid accommodating chamber, a partition wall that partitions the liquid accommodating chamber into a pouring port side liquid accommodating chamber into which the liquid is poured through the pouring port and a visual recognition portion side liquid accommodating chamber including the visual recognition portion in a direction intersecting a gravity direction, and a liquid communication portion which is provided between the partition wall and a bottom wall forming the liquid accommodating chamber and through which the pouring port side liquid accommodating chamber and the visual recognition portion side liquid accommodating chamber communicate with
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoki Shinoda, Takeshi Iwamuro, Takanori Seki, Hitotoshi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20180361751
    Abstract: In a filling operation of filling liquid in a liquid supply flow path which includes a filter having holes by causing a pressure on a downstream side in the liquid supply flow path to be lower than a pressure on an upstream side, and a maximum pressure difference which occurs between an upstream side of the filter and a downstream side of the filter is larger than a pressure difference for destroying a gas-liquid interface formed in the hole in a case where the upstream side of the filter is the liquid, and the downstream side of the filter is gas, and is smaller than a pressure difference for destroying the gas-liquid interface formed in the hole, in a case where the upstream side of the filter is the gas, and the downstream side of the filter is the liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Tomoki SHINODA, Takeshi IWAMURO, Toshihiro SHINBARA
  • Patent number: 10035157
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid container containing section, and a pressurizing section that pressurizes inside of the liquid container containing section. The liquid container containing section has a casing that contains a liquid container, a mounting member that is mounted with the liquid container, and a cover that covers an opening that is formed in the casing, the mounting member is arranged inside the casing on the opening side, the cover is arranged outside the casing on the opening side, and the mounting member is fixed to the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Naito, Keiichiro Yoshino, Ryoji Fujimori, Takeshi Iwamuro
  • Patent number: 9994035
    Abstract: A filter unit which is detachably mounted on a liquid ejecting apparatus including a liquid ejecting section which ejects liquid, the filter unit including a filter which filters the liquid; and a storage medium which stores information on the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Shinoto, Hitotoshi Kimura, Takanori Seki, Takeshi Iwamuro
  • Publication number: 20180126745
    Abstract: A liquid accommodation body that is removably installed in a liquid ejecting apparatus provided with a supply flow channel that supplies a liquid to a liquid ejecting portion, and a feedback flow channel that is connected to the supply flow channel so as to form a circulation flow channel, and is provided with a liquid accommodation portion that accommodates the liquid, a lead-out flow channel that connects a lead-out port, which is connected to the supply flow channel, and the feedback flow channel, an introduction flow channel that connects an introduction port, which is connected to the feedback flow channel, and the lead-out flow channel, and a filter portion that is provided in a partial circulation flow channel, which, among portions of the lead-out flow channel and the introduction flow channel, configures the circulation flow channel, and filters the liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Takeshi IWAMURO, Hitotoshi KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20180056662
    Abstract: A liquid accommodating body includes a liquid accommodating chamber that accommodates liquid, a pouring port through which the liquid is poured into the liquid accommodating chamber, a visual recognition portion through which a surface of liquid accommodated in the liquid accommodating chamber is visually recognized and which is provided on a side wall forming the liquid accommodating chamber, a partition wall that partitions the liquid accommodating chamber into a pouring port side liquid accommodating chamber into which the liquid is poured through the pouring port and a visual recognition portion side liquid accommodating chamber including the visual recognition portion in a direction intersecting a gravity direction, and a liquid communication portion which is provided between the partition wall and a bottom wall forming the liquid accommodating chamber and through which the pouring port side liquid accommodating chamber and the visual recognition portion side liquid accommodating chamber communicate with
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Tomoki SHINODA, Takeshi IWAMURO, Takanori SEKI, Hitotoshi KIMURA
  • Patent number: 9902164
    Abstract: A liquid accommodation body that is removably installed in a liquid ejecting apparatus provided with a supply flow channel that supplies a liquid to a liquid ejecting portion, and a feedback flow channel that is connected to the supply flow channel so as to form a circulation flow channel, and is provided with a liquid accommodation portion that accommodates the liquid, a lead-out flow channel that connects a lead-out port, which is connected to the supply flow channel, and the feedback flow channel, an introduction flow channel that connects an introduction port, which is connected to the feedback flow channel, and the lead-out flow channel, and a filter portion that is provided in a partial circulation flow channel, which, among portions of the lead-out flow channel and the introduction flow channel, configures the circulation flow channel, and filters the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Iwamuro, Hitotoshi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20170225481
    Abstract: A liquid accommodation body that is removably installed in a liquid ejecting apparatus provided with a supply flow channel that supplies a liquid to a liquid ejecting portion, and a feedback flow channel that is connected to the supply flow channel so as to form a circulation flow channel, and is provided with a liquid accommodation portion that accommodates the liquid, a lead-out flow channel that connects a lead-out port, which is connected to the supply flow channel, and the feedback flow channel, an introduction flow channel that connects an introduction port, which is connected to the feedback flow channel, and the lead-out flow channel, and a filter portion that is provided in a partial circulation flow channel, which, among portions of the lead-out flow channel and the introduction flow channel, configures the circulation flow channel, and filters the liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Takeshi IWAMURO, Hitotoshi KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20170225482
    Abstract: A filter unit which is detachably mounted on a liquid ejecting apparatus including a liquid ejecting section which ejects liquid, the filter unit including a filter which filters the liquid; and a storage medium which stores information on the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Akira SHINOTO, Hitotoshi KIMURA, Takanori SEKI, Takeshi IWAMURO
  • Patent number: 9676197
    Abstract: A liquid container 16 mountable to a printing apparatus 11 that performs printing by discharging a liquid and capable of storing a liquid supplied in a pressurized state is provided with a liquid introduction part 47 through which the liquid is introduced, a tank 38 capable of storing the liquid introduced from the liquid introduction part 47, and a liquid supply part 48 that supplies the liquid in the tank 38 to a printing apparatus 11, and the tank 38 is molded to have flexibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Karasawa, Satoru Kobayashi, Hiroshi Nose, Naoki Naito, Ryoji Fujimori, Takeshi Iwamuro, Yuji Aoki
  • Patent number: 9662898
    Abstract: A liquid storage container supplies ink to a printer which consumes the ink, and includes a liquid storage body which includes a liquid lead-out port communicating with the printer and a filler port formed to pour the liquid to the liquid storage container, an auxiliary holding member which is mounted to be slidable to a side in which the filler port is formed, and a memory unit holding member which is detachably configured to the auxiliary holding member and includes a memory unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Iwamuro, Hidetoshi Kodama