Patents by Inventor Tetsuo OSADA

Tetsuo OSADA 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).

  • Printing device and method for controlling power from the printing device to an external device
    Patent number: 10516264
    Abstract: Power can be supplied to a smart device without affecting control of a cash drawer. A printer 1 capable of connecting to a smart device 2 and a cash drawer 3 has a wireless communicator 16 for communicating with the smart device 2, a drawer kick connector 18 that connects to the drawer 3, a power circuit 14, and a controller 11. When a command instructing control of the drawer 3 is received from the smart device 2 by the wireless communicator 16, the controller 11 stops the supply of power from the power circuit 14 to the smart device 2; and when control of the drawer 3 ends, the controller 11 starts supplying power to the smart device 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoya Okizaki, Tetsuo Osada, Kazuyuki Yokoyama
  • PRINTING DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF A PRINTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170264093
    Abstract: Power can be supplied to a smart device without affecting control of a cash drawer. A printer 1 capable of connecting to a smart device 2 and a cash drawer 3 has a wireless communicator 16 for communicating with the smart device 2, a drawer kick connector 18 that connects to the drawer 3, a power circuit 14, and a controller 11. When a command instructing control of the drawer 3 is received from the smart device 2 by the wireless communicator 16, the controller 11 stops the supply of power from the power circuit 14 to the smart device 2; and when control of the drawer 3 ends, the controller 11 starts supplying power to the smart device 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoya OKIZAKI, Tetsuo OSADA, Kazuyuki YOKOYAMA