Patents by Inventor Taku Mitsuhashi

Taku Mitsuhashi 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: 10675873
    Abstract: A head cleaning device includes: a porous cleaning roller that rotates around a cylindrical axis while a cylindrical side circumferential surface is in pressure contact with a nozzle surface of an ink head to clean the nozzle surface; a storage tank that immerses a lower part of the cleaning roller in a cleaning liquid stored therein; a unit moving mechanism that moves a cleaning unit including the storage tank and the cleaning roller in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the cleaning roller; a hardware processor that controls a rotation speed [vr] of the cleaning roller and a moving speed [vx] of the storage tank and the cleaning unit; and a composition acquisition part that acquires a change in composition of the cleaning liquid in the storage tank due to mixing of ink supplied from the nozzle surface through the cleaning roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Akita, Taku Mitsuhashi
  • Publication number: 20200009870
    Abstract: A head cleaning device includes: a porous cleaning roller that rotates around a cylindrical axis while a cylindrical side circumferential surface is in pressure contact with a nozzle surface of an ink head to clean the nozzle surface; a storage tank that immerses a lower part of the cleaning roller in a cleaning liquid stored therein; a unit moving mechanism that moves a cleaning unit including the storage tank and the cleaning roller in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the cleaning roller; a hardware processor that controls a rotation speed [vr] of the cleaning roller and a moving speed [vx] of the storage tank and the cleaning unit; and a composition acquisition part that acquires a change in composition of the cleaning liquid in the storage tank due to mixing of ink supplied from the nozzle surface through the cleaning roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi AKITA, Taku MITSUHASHI
  • Patent number: 7731348
    Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus comprising: a conveyance belt for conveying a recording medium; a cleaning roller kept in contact with the conveyance belt to clean the conveyance belt; and a controller for controlling the cleaning roller so as to be able to select between two modes for its driving, wherein the two modes are the mode in which the cleaning roller is driven by the movement of the conveyance belt and the mode in which the cleaning roller is driven independently of the movement of the conveyance belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Taku Mitsuhashi, Keiichiro Suzuki, Takayuki Kato
  • Publication number: 20060238596
    Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus comprising: a conveyance belt for conveying a recording medium; a cleaning roller kept in contact with the conveyance belt to clean the conveyance belt; and a controller for controlling the cleaning roller so as to be able to select between two modes for its driving, wherein the two modes are the mode in which the cleaning roller is driven by the movement of the conveyance belt and the mode in which the cleaning roller is driven independently of the movement of the conveyance belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Taku Mitsuhashi, Keiichiro Suzuki, Takayuki Kato
  • Patent number: 7052126
    Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus for providing a high-quality image wherein a recording medium is thoroughly sucked by a conveyance belt and is accurately conveyed, thereby saving much time and effort. A conveyance belt 7 for supporting and conveying a recording medium 4 is provided, and an electrostatic generator 10 is installed to generate electrostatic force for sucking the recording medium 4 and to supply electrostatic force to the conveyance belt 7, wherein the conveyance belt 7 is designed in such a way that at least the recording medium contact surface is adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Keiichiro Suzuki, Takayuki Kato, Taku Mitsuhashi
  • Publication number: 20050068399
    Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus for providing a high-quality image wherein a recording medium is thoroughly sucked by a conveyance belt and is accurately conveyed, thereby saving much time and effort. A conveyance belt 7 for supporting and conveying a recording medium 4 is provided, and an electrostatic generator 10 is installed to generate electrostatic force for sucking the recording medium 4 and to supply electrostatic force to the conveyance belt 7, wherein the conveyance belt 7 is designed in such a way that at least the recording medium contact surface is adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Keiichiro Suzuki, Takayuki Kato, Taku Mitsuhashi