Patents by Inventor Tatsuya Oguchi

Tatsuya Oguchi 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).

  • Publication number: 20240208764
    Abstract: A printer according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a printing portion configured to perform printing on a recording sheet, a cutter including a fixed blade and a movable blade and configured to cut the recording sheet along a width direction thereof by movement of the movable blade, an adhesive transfer unit configured to add an adhesive to a rear surface of the recording sheet, and a transfer roller disposed to face the adhesive transfer unit and configured to press the recording sheet toward the adhesive transfer unit and transport the recording sheet. The adhesive transfer unit is integrally assembled together with the movable blade, and provided to move together with the movable blade along a moving direction of the movable blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Takeshi Kubota, Yuji Yada, Tatsuya Oguchi, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Youichi Takamura
  • Publication number: 20230382138
    Abstract: A printer configured to cut recording paper with a fixed blade and a movable blade has a blade unit including the movable blade and a slider to which the movable blade is attachable, and the slider includes: a contact part configured to contact the movable blade; a flexible part formed thinner than the contact part; and a first protrusion provided on the flexible part and configured to engage with a first opening provided in the movable blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Tatsuya Oguchi, Yuji Yada
  • Patent number: 11760114
    Abstract: A printer configured to cut recording paper with a fixed blade and a movable blade has a blade unit including the movable blade and a slider to which the movable blade is attachable, and the slider includes: a contact part configured to contact the movable blade; a flexible part formed thinner than the contact part; and a first protrusion provided on the flexible part and configured to engage with a first opening provided in the movable blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuya Oguchi, Yuji Yada
  • Publication number: 20230286009
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an applying unit that can be connected to a printer and apply an adhesive to a recording sheet includes: a roller configured to transport the recording sheet that is discharged from the printer; a sensor configured to detect the bend of the recording sheet; an applying portion configured to apply the adhesive to the recording sheet; and a control device configured to adjust the rotation speed of the roller according to the value detected by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Masahiro Tsuchiya, Youichi Takamura, Yuji Yada, Tatsuya Oguchi
  • Publication number: 20220410600
    Abstract: A printer configured to cut recording paper with a fixed blade and a movable blade has a push member configured to push out the movable blade or racks provided at both longitudinal ends of the movable blade, to expose a blade of the movable blade, and the push member is fixed in position while the blade is exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Yuji Yada, Tatsuya Oguchi, Masafumi Chiba, Youichi Takamura, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11504988
    Abstract: A sheet cassette configured to store a recording sheet and connectable to a printer includes a battery, a storage, a communication terminal, and an electrode terminal. The storage is configured to store information. The sheet cassette is configured to perform communications between the sheet cassette and the printer through the communication terminal. The sheet cassette is configured to supply the electric power of the battery to the printer through the electrode terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuya Oguchi, Sumio Watanabe, Yukihiro Mori
  • Patent number: 11509778
    Abstract: A communication system includes an information terminal, and a printing apparatus configured to perform intergroup communication with the information terminal belonging to a group. The printing apparatus includes a printing part configured to perform printing, a data receiver configured to receive print data from the information terminal via the intergroup communication, and a print controller configured to control the printing part using the received print data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuya Oguchi, Sumio Watanabe, Yukihiro Mori
  • Publication number: 20220314662
    Abstract: A printer configured to cut recording paper with a fixed blade and a movable blade has a blade unit including the movable blade and a slider to which the movable blade is attachable, and the slider includes: a contact part configured to contact the movable blade; a flexible part formed thinner than the contact part; and a first protrusion provided on the flexible part and configured to engage with a first opening provided in the movable blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Tatsuya Oguchi, Yuji Yada
  • Patent number: 11370239
    Abstract: A printer includes a holder configured to house rolled recording paper, a cover that is attached to the holder to be openable and closable relative to the holder, and a contact part that is attached to the cover and configured to contact the recording paper. The contact part is configured such that the contact part substantially point-contacts the recording paper, and positions on the contact part contacting the recording paper change as the recording paper is unrolled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuji Yada, Yoshinari Takabatake, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Tatsuya Oguchi, Masahiro Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 11331933
    Abstract: A cassette connectable to a printer includes a housing configured to house a recording sheet, a connector that is connected to a feed port of the printer for supplying the recording sheet to the printer, and a sensor group including sensor modules that measure a state in a space surrounded by the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Takeshi Wakui, Sumio Watanabe, Masahiro Yanagi, Toshiya Koyama, Tatsuya Oguchi
  • Patent number: 11325405
    Abstract: A printer includes a print head configured to print on a recording sheet, a platen roller attached to a frame in a rotatable manner, a support having a head spring attached thereto that urges the print head toward the platen roller, and a hold unit attached to the frame in a rotatable manner and having an engaging part that engages with a projection situated at a side end of the support, wherein the head spring is configured to urge the print head toward the platen roller when the projection is engaged with the engaging part, and wherein the hold unit is configured to be rotated to cause the engaging part to disengage from the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuji Yada, Masahiro Tsuchiya, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Hiromi Ohtsuka, Tatsuya Oguchi
  • Patent number: 11325402
    Abstract: A printer including a printing part which prints on a recording paper; a cutter part which cuts the recording paper; and a conveying part which includes a conveying route having a curving shape and through which the recording paper conveyed through the cutter part is conveyed; a conveying route cover which is attached to the conveying part and covers a portion of the conveying route; and a flapper which is provided at a curved portion of the conveying route, has a curved shape, and is rotatably attached to the conveying route cover so as to rotatably open or close relative to a main body of the printer, wherein the conveying route cover and the flapper are movable together so as to separate from or contact the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuya Oguchi, Sumio Watanabe, Masahiro Tsuchiya, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11285743
    Abstract: A printer includes a printer body (110) including a recording-paper holder (111) that holds rolled recording paper (100) and includes a holder guide (112) for guiding the recording paper (100), a platen roller (140), a print head (130) attached to the printer body (110), and a lower guide (160) that is disposed to face the holder guide (112) such that a conveying path for guiding the recording paper (100) is formed between the lower guide (160) and the holder guide (112).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuya Oguchi, Sumio Watanabe, Yukihiro Mori, Masahiro Tsuchiya, Yuji Yada, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20210329132
    Abstract: A communication system includes an information terminal, and a printing apparatus configured to perform intergroup communication with the information terminal belonging to a group. The printing apparatus includes a printing part configured to perform printing, a data receiver configured to receive print data from the information terminal via the intergroup communication, and a print controller configured to control the printing part using the received print data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Tatsuya Oguchi, Sumio Watanabe, Yukihiro Mori
  • Patent number: 11082568
    Abstract: A communication system includes an information terminal, and a printing apparatus configured to perform intergroup communication with the information terminal belonging to a group. The printing apparatus includes a printing part configured to perform printing, a data receiver configured to receive print data from the information terminal via the intergroup communication, and a print controller configured to control the printing part using the received print data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuya Oguchi, Sumio Watanabe, Yukihiro Mori
  • Patent number: 11065886
    Abstract: A printer includes a print head that performs printing on a recording medium, a frame, a platen roller attached to the frame, a head spring that biases the print head toward the platen roller, a hook provided on a facing surface of the frame facing a back surface of the print head, and a support provided at an end of the head spring and attached to the hook. The head spring is rotatable about the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuji Yada, Hiromi Ohtsuka, Tatsuya Oguchi
  • Patent number: 10987942
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a printer function part configured to print on a recording sheet, a power supply including a rechargeable battery, a charger configured to charge the rechargeable battery, and an input part configured to input information. The printer function part, the input part, the power supply, and the charger are arranged from a first end of the printing apparatus towards a second end opposite to the first end, in an order of the printer function part, the input part, the power supply, and the charger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuya Oguchi, Sumio Watanabe, Yukihiro Mori
  • Patent number: 10968060
    Abstract: A sheet cassette that accommodates a recording sheet and is connected with a printer includes a first roller contacting a feed roller of the printer, a second roller contacting a recording sheet, a first gear and a second gear attached to a shaft of the first roller, a third gear and a fourth gear attached to a single shaft, and a fifth gear attached to a shaft of the second roller, wherein the first gear independently rotates relative to the first roller and the second gear, the feed gear of the printer engages with the first gear, the first gear engages with the third gear, the fourth gear rotates together with the third gear, the fourth gear engages with the fifth gear, and the second roller is rotated by rotation of the fifth gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuya Oguchi, Sumio Watanabe, Yukihiro Mori
  • Publication number: 20200398593
    Abstract: A printer including a printing part which prints on a recording paper; a cutter part which cuts the recording paper; and a conveying part which includes a conveying route having a curving shape and through which the recording paper conveyed through the cutter part is conveyed; a conveying route cover which is attached to the conveying part and covers a portion of the conveying route; and a flapper which is provided at a curved portion of the conveying route, has a curved shape, and is rotatably attached to the conveying route cover so as to rotatably open or close relative to a main body of the printer, wherein the conveying route cover and the flapper are movable together so as to separate from or contact the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Tatsuya Oguchi, Sumio Watanabe, Masahiro Tsuchiya, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 10807816
    Abstract: A sheet cassette connectable to a printer includes a case, a spring, a cover, and a connecting part. The case stores a recording sheet. The spring is provided on the case. The cover covers the case and the spring and slides relative to the case to expose the spring. The connecting part is attached to the case and is connectable to the printer. The spring is exposed to press a recording sheet placed on the cover toward a position at which the printer is to be located when connected to the sheet cassette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuya Oguchi, Sumio Watanabe, Yukihiro Mori