Patents by Inventor Taku Ishizawa
Taku Ishizawa 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).
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Patent number: 12103312Abstract: There is provided an ink replenishment container for replenishing ink into an ink tank via an ink inlet flow path member having a plurality of flow paths, the ink replenishment container including a container main body, an ink outlet forming portion, and an outlet valve unit. The outlet valve unit includes a valve housing mounted to provide a gap with an inner peripheral surface of a tubular portion in the tubular portion, a sealing member, and a valve body movable between a valve close state in contact with the sealing member and a valve open state separated from the sealing member. The valve body has a partition contact portion capable of contacting a partition of the ink inlet flow path member. The valve housing has a through-hole that communicates with the gap, and the through-hole communicates with the ink inlet flow path member in the valve open state.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2022Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tadahiro Mizutani, Yoshihiro Koizumi, Taku Ishizawa, Tadashi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20240208237Abstract: A plurality of liquid containers configured to be attached to the same liquid consuming apparatus in an exchangeable manner is provided. The liquid containers each include a housing that surrounds at least a part of a liquid containing chamber containing a liquid in the liquid container and is exposed to the outside of the liquid container. A first type liquid container of the plurality of liquid containers includes a rib that projects from an outer surface of the housing. A second type liquid container of the plurality of liquid containers does not include the rib.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2023Publication date: June 27, 2024Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Seigo MIYAZAWA, Taku Ishizawa, Atsushi Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20240198687Abstract: A liquid storage container includes a casing including multiple recess portions at different portions, and multiple films welded to the casing to close recess portions. The recess portions constitute a liquid storage chamber, and flow path for liquid or air flow. The casing includes a first partition wall that defines a first recess portion among the recess portions and to which a first film is welded, and a second partition wall that defines a second recess portion among the recess portions and to which a second film is welded. A first dimension, which is a dimension of the first partition wall portion protruding toward the first film from a configuration coupled to the first partition wall, is greater than a second dimension, which is a dimension of the second partition wall portion protruding toward the second film from a configuration coupled to the second partition wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2023Publication date: June 20, 2024Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Taku ISHIZAWA, Seigo MIYAZAWA, Atsushi KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20240173985Abstract: An ink refill container configured to refill an ink tank with ink and an ink refill system. An ink refill container includes a container main body having an ink chamber; an ink outlet forming portion provided at an edge of the container main body including an ink outlet configured to allow ink to flow out from the ink chamber; a valve provided in ink outlet forming portion and configured to seal the ink outlet in an openable and closable manner; and a positioning structure configured to abut on part of the ink tank and position the valve relative to ink tank when valve is opened. The positioning structure has a positioning surface located on an opposite side to a container main body side where the container main body is located, across the valve and extends in a direction intersecting with a center axis of the ink outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2024Publication date: May 30, 2024Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tadahiro Mizutani, Taku Ishizawa, Noriyuki Fukasawa, Naomi Kimura, Shoma Kudo, Manabu Akahane
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Patent number: 11932022Abstract: Convenience of an ink bottle and a bottle set is improved. An ink bottle includes: a container portion that contains ink; a guiding portion that is formed in one end portion of the container portion, and includes an outflow port from which the ink in the container portion flow out; and a cover that covers at least an end portion of the container portion on the opposite side of the guiding portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2023Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Taku Ishizawa, Tadahiro Mizutani, Ryoichi Tanaka, Manabu Akahane, Koichi Toba, Takumi Nagashima, Yoshiaki Shimizu, Tadashi Watanabe, Noriyuki Fukasawa
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Patent number: 11926162Abstract: An ink refill container configured to refill an ink tank with ink and an ink refill system. An ink refill container includes a container main body having an ink chamber; an ink outlet forming portion provided at an edge of the container main body including an ink outlet configured to allow ink to flow out from the ink chamber; a valve provided in ink outlet forming portion and configured to seal the ink outlet in an openable and closable manner; and a positioning structure configured to abut on part of the ink tank and position the valve relative to ink tank when valve is opened. The positioning structure has a positioning surface located on an opposite side to a container main body side where the container main body is located, across the valve and extends in a direction intersecting with a center axis of the ink outlet.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tadahiro Mizutani, Taku Ishizawa, Noriyuki Fukasawa, Naomi Kimura, Shoma Kudo, Manabu Akahane
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Publication number: 20230311522Abstract: An ink refill container for refilling a printer having an ink inlet flow-path member with ink includes: a container body portion configured to store ink; and an ink-outlet forming portion coupled to the container body portion and having a cylindrical portion forming an ink outlet. The ink-outlet forming portion includes a valve disposed in the cylindrical portion and configured to be opened by the ink inlet flow-path member inserted in the cylindrical portion, and closed by withdrawal of the ink inlet flow-path member from the cylindrical portion; a sealing member disposed at the ink outlet and configured to be in contact with the valve in a closed state of the valve; a holder member configured to hold at least one of the valve and the sealing member; and a fixing portion configured to fix the holder member to the cylindrical portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tadahiro MIZUTANI, Yoshihiro KOIZUMI, Taku ISHIZAWA, Shun OYA, Tadashi WATANABE, Seigo MIYAZAWA
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Publication number: 20230311524Abstract: An ink refill container configured to refill an ink tank with ink and an ink refill system. An ink refill container includes a container main body having an ink chamber; an ink outlet forming portion provided at an edge of the container main body including an ink outlet configured to allow ink to flow out from the ink chamber; a valve provided in ink outlet forming portion and configured to seal the ink outlet in an openable and closable manner; and a positioning structure configured to abut on part of the ink tank and position the valve relative to ink tank when valve is opened. The positioning structure has a positioning surface located on an opposite side to a container main body side where the container main body is located, across the valve and extends in a direction intersecting with a center axis of the ink outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tadahiro MIZUTANI, Taku ISHIZAWA, Noriyuki FUKASAWA, Naomi KIMURA, Shoma KUDO, Manabu AKAHANE
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Publication number: 20230173814Abstract: Convenience of an ink bottle and a bottle set is improved. An ink bottle includes: a container portion that contains ink; a guiding portion that is formed in one end portion of the container portion, and includes an outflow port from which the ink in the container portion flow out; and a cover that covers at least an end portion of the container portion on the opposite side of the guiding portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2023Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Taku ISHIZAWA, Tadahiro MIZUTANI, Ryoichi TANAKA, Manabu AKAHANE, Koichi TOBA, Takumi NAGASHIMA, Yoshiaki SHIMIZU, Tadashi WATANABE, Noriyuki FUKASAWA
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Patent number: 11667123Abstract: An ink refill container configured to refill an ink tank with ink and an ink refill system. An ink refill container includes a container main body having an ink chamber; an ink outlet forming portion provided at an edge of the container main body including an ink outlet configured to allow ink to flow out from the ink chamber; a valve provided in ink outlet forming portion and configured to seal the ink outlet in an openable and closable manner; and a positioning structure configured to abut on part of the ink tank and position the valve relative to ink tank when valve is opened. The positioning structure has a positioning surface located on an opposite side to a container main body side where the container main body is located, across the valve and extends in a direction intersecting with a center axis of the ink outlet.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tadahiro Mizutani, Taku Ishizawa, Noriyuki Fukasawa, Naomi Kimura, Shoma Kudo, Manabu Akahane
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Publication number: 20230136126Abstract: An ink replenishment container includes a container main body, an ink outlet forming section, and a valvehaving elasticity. An exterior of the valve is circular in plan view and has two or more slits that extend from a center toward a circumference so as to be joined at the center, two inclined surfaces toward the slit are formed for each of the slits so as to interpose the slit therebetween like a valley when viewed from the ink outlet side, and when a pressure difference positive in a direction from an inside of the ink replenishment container to an outside thereof acts on inner sides of the two inclined surfaces, the slits are closed, and when a pressure difference positive in a direction from the outside of the ink replenishment container to the inside thereof acts on outer sides of the two inclined surfaces, the slits are opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tadahiro MIZUTANI, Yoshihiro KOIZUMI, Taku ISHIZAWA, Tadashi WATANABE
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Publication number: 20230088212Abstract: There is provided an ink replenishment container for replenishing ink into an ink tank via an ink inlet flow path member having a plurality of flow paths, the ink replenishment container including a container main body, an ink outlet forming portion, and an outlet valve unit. The outlet valve unit includes a valve housing mounted to provide a gap with an inner peripheral surface of a tubular portion in the tubular portion, a sealing member, and a valve body movable between a valve close state in contact with the sealing member and a valve open state separated from the sealing member. The valve body has a partition contact portion capable of contacting a partition of the ink inlet flow path member. The valve housing has a through-hole that communicates with the gap, and the through-hole communicates with the ink inlet flow path member in the valve open state.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tadahiro MIZUTANI, Yoshihiro KOIZUMI, Taku ISHIZAWA, Tadashi WATANABE
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Patent number: 11597207Abstract: Convenience of an ink bottle and a bottle set is improved. An ink bottle includes: a container portion that contains ink; a guiding portion that is formed in one end portion of the container portion, and includes an outflow port from which the ink in the container portion flow out; and a cover that covers at least an end portion of the container portion on the opposite side of the guiding portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Taku Ishizawa, Tadahiro Mizutani, Ryoichi Tanaka, Manabu Akahane, Koichi Toba, Takumi Nagashima, Yoshiaki Shimizu, Tadashi Watanabe, Noriyuki Fukasawa
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Publication number: 20230016176Abstract: An ink refill container configured to refill an ink tank with ink and an ink refill system. An ink refill container includes a container main body having an ink chamber; an ink outlet forming portion provided at an edge of the container main body including an ink outlet configured to allow ink to flow out from the ink chamber; a valve provided in ink outlet forming portion and configured to seal the ink outlet in an openable and closable manner; and a positioning structure configured to abut on part of the ink tank and position the valve relative to ink tank when valve is opened. The positioning structure has a positioning surface located on an opposite side to a container main body side where the container main body is located, across the valve and extends in a direction intersecting with a center axis of the ink outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tadahiro MIZUTANI, Taku ISHIZAWA, Noriyuki FUKASAWA, Naomi KIMURA, Shoma KUDO, Manabu AKAHANE
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Patent number: 11541662Abstract: An ink refill container configured to refill an ink tank with ink and an ink refill system. An ink refill container includes a container main body having an ink chamber; an ink outlet forming portion provided at an edge of the container main body including an ink outlet configured to allow ink to flow out from the ink chamber; a valve provided in ink outlet forming portion and configured to seal the ink outlet in an openable and closable manner; and a positioning structure configured to abut on part of the ink tank and position the valve relative to ink tank when valve is opened. The positioning structure has a positioning surface located on an opposite side to a container main body side where the container main body is located, across the valve and extends in a direction intersecting with a center axis of the ink outlet.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tadahiro Mizutani, Taku Ishizawa, Noriyuki Fukasawa, Naomi Kimura, Shoma Kudo, Manabu Akahane
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Patent number: 11465419Abstract: A liquid container includes: a bag that contains a liquid; and a pair of members configured to be reused when the liquid container is reassembled by replacing the bag used. The pair of members are fixed to each other by one or more swaging pins.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Noriyuki Fukasawa, Hiroyuki Kawate, Taku Ishizawa, Takumi Nagashima
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Patent number: 11440329Abstract: A liquid ejecting system includes a specific liquid ejecting apparatus having a first identifier indicative of coverage by a specific service plan, and a specific liquid container having a second identifier indicative of coverage by the specific service plan. The specific liquid ejecting apparatus includes an acquisition section that acquires the second identifier, and a determination section that compares the first identifier with the acquired second identifier and determines whether the specific liquid container is usable for the specific liquid ejecting apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Taku Ishizawa, Shuichi Koganehira
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Patent number: 11370224Abstract: A liquid storage container includes: a housing including a case having a case opening, and a lid that closes the case opening; and a sheet that holds the lid and the case together, the sheet extending over lid exterior faces and case exterior faces and being disposed so as to surround the outer circumference of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Noriyuki Fukasawa, Taku Ishizawa, Tadahiro Mizutani, Mao Otashiro
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Patent number: D979418Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoyuki Higuchi, Tadahiro Mizutani, Taku Ishizawa, Yoshiaki Shimizu
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Patent number: D988398Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Noriyuki Fukasawa, Taku Ishizawa, Tadashi Watanabe, Ryoichi Tanaka, Tadahiro Mizutani