Patents by Inventor Tetsuo Takagi

Tetsuo Takagi 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: 11325376
    Abstract: A drive circuit includes a drive signal output circuit that outputs a drive signal supplied to the piezoelectric element and a first constant voltage signal that is constant at a first voltage value; a switch circuit having one end electrically coupled to an output terminal of the drive signal output circuit and the other end electrically coupled to the first terminal of the piezoelectric element, and a reference voltage signal output circuit that is electrically coupled to the second terminal of the piezoelectric element and outputs a second constant voltage signal which is constant at a second voltage value, in which before the reference voltage signal output circuit starts to output the second constant voltage signal, the one end and the other end of the switch circuit are controlled to be non-conductive, and the drive signal output circuit outputs the first constant voltage signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventors: Toru Kashimura, Yoichiro Kondo, Tetsuo Takagi
  • Patent number: 11292251
    Abstract: A drive circuit includes a first voltage output circuit coupled to a first terminal and outputting a first voltage signal, a second voltage output circuit coupled to a second terminal and outputting a second voltage signal, and a drive signal output circuit coupled to the first terminal and outputting a drive signal. In a first mode, the second voltage output circuit outputs the second voltage signal and the drive signal output circuit outputs the drive signal whose voltage value varies. In a second mode, the second voltage output circuit outputs the second voltage signal and the drive signal output circuit outputs the drive signal which is constant at a third voltage value. In a third mode, the first voltage output circuit outputs the first voltage signal and the second voltage output circuit outputs the second voltage signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventors: Toru Kashimura, Yoichiro Kondo, Tetsuo Takagi
  • Patent number: 11027542
    Abstract: There is provided a driving circuit that drives a discharge head which includes a piezoelectric element, the driving circuit including: a first voltage signal output circuit that outputs the first voltage signal by operating based on an amplification control signal; and an integrated circuit that outputs the amplification control signal, in which the integrated circuit includes an amplification control signal generation circuit, an output control circuit, and a first register, in which the amplification control signal generation circuit generates the amplification control signal based on a drive data that defines a signal waveform of the first voltage signal input from an input terminal, in which the first register holds an operating state data that defines the operating state of the driving circuit input from the input terminal, and in which the output control circuit controls an output of the driving circuit based on the operating state data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Inventor: Tetsuo Takagi
  • Patent number: 10981379
    Abstract: There is a provided a drive circuit including a power supply voltage control circuit that controls supply of a power supply voltage to a first device and a second device, a first drive signal output circuit that includes a first detection circuit detecting a voltage value of the power supply voltage, and outputs a first drive signal, a second drive signal output circuit that includes a second detection circuit detecting the voltage value of the power supply voltage, and outputs a second drive signal, a first fuse having one end electrically coupled to a first detection circuit and a first selection circuit, and the other end electrically coupled to the power supply voltage control circuit, and a second fuse having one end electrically coupled to a second detection circuit and a second selection circuit, and the other end electrically coupled to the power supply voltage control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidehiko Yajima, Tetsuo Takagi
  • Publication number: 20210094288
    Abstract: A drive circuit includes a drive signal output circuit that outputs a drive signal supplied to the piezoelectric element and a first constant voltage signal that is constant at a first voltage value; a switch circuit having one end electrically coupled to an output terminal of the drive signal output circuit and the other end electrically coupled to the first terminal of the piezoelectric element, and a reference voltage signal output circuit that is electrically coupled to the second terminal of the piezoelectric element and outputs a second constant voltage signal which is constant at a second voltage value, in which before the reference voltage signal output circuit starts to output the second constant voltage signal, the one end and the other end of the switch circuit are controlled to be non-conductive, and the drive signal output circuit outputs the first constant voltage signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Toru KASHIMURA, Yoichiro KONDO, Tetsuo TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20210060935
    Abstract: A drive circuit includes a first voltage output circuit coupled to a first terminal and outputting a first voltage signal, a second voltage output circuit coupled to a second terminal and outputting a second voltage signal, and a drive signal output circuit coupled to the first terminal and outputting a drive signal. In a first mode, the second voltage output circuit outputs the second voltage signal and the drive signal output circuit outputs the drive signal whose voltage value varies. In a second mode, the second voltage output circuit outputs the second voltage signal and the drive signal output circuit outputs the drive signal which is constant at a third voltage value. In a third mode, the first voltage output circuit outputs the first voltage signal and the second voltage output circuit outputs the second voltage signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Toru KASHIMURA, Yoichiro KONDO, Tetsuo TAKAGI
  • Patent number: 10894405
    Abstract: There is provided a driving circuit that drives a piezoelectric element, the driving circuit including an integrated circuit, in which the integrated circuit includes a first register that holds an operating state data, a second register that holds an abnormality detection data, an abnormality detection circuit that determines the presence or absence of an abnormality of the operating state data based on the abnormality detection data, and an output control circuit that controls supply of a first voltage signal to the piezoelectric element and supply of a power source voltage to the switch circuit, and in which the output control circuit delays stop of the supply of the power source voltage to the switch circuit with respect to stop of the supply of the first voltage signal to the piezoelectric element when the abnormality detection circuit determines that the operating state data is abnormal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Inventor: Tetsuo Takagi
  • Patent number: 10894402
    Abstract: There is provided a driving circuit including: an integrated circuit, in which the integrated circuit includes an amplification control signal generation circuit that generates an amplification control signal, a first register that holds an operating state data indicating an operating state of the driving circuit, a second register that holds an abnormality detection data for determining the presence or absence of an abnormality in the operating state data, an abnormality detection circuit that determines whether or not the operating state data is abnormal based on the abnormality detection data, and generates an abnormality detection signal indicating the determination result; and an abnormality detection signal output control circuit that controls whether or not the abnormality detection signal is output, in which the abnormality detection signal output control circuit does not output the abnormality detection signal in a first mode to be shifted after power is turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuo Takagi
  • Patent number: 10864720
    Abstract: There is a provided a drive circuit in which a first drive signal output circuit includes a first control circuit that controls an output of a first drive signal, and a first abnormality detection circuit that detects an abnormality in a first drive signal output circuit, a second drive signal output circuit includes a second control circuit that controls an output of a second drive signal, and a second abnormality detection circuit that detects an abnormality in a second drive signal output circuit, the first drive signal output circuit transmits an occurrence of abnormality to the second drive signal output circuit, when the first abnormality detection circuit detects the abnormality, and the second drive signal output circuit transmits an occurrence of abnormality to the first drive signal output circuit, when the second abnormality detection circuit detects the abnormality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidehiko Yajima, Tetsuo Takagi
  • Patent number: 10850504
    Abstract: There is provided a driving circuit that drives a piezoelectric element having a first electrode that is supplied a first voltage signal and a second electrode that is supplied a second voltage signal, and driven by a potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode, the driving circuit including: a first voltage signal generation circuit that outputs the first voltage signal; a second voltage signal generation circuit that outputs the second voltage signal; and a switch circuit in which the first voltage signal is input from one end and the other end is electrically connected to the first electrode, a voltage value of the first voltage signal approaches a voltage value of the second voltage signal in a shift period from a first mode that is shifted after power is turned on to a second mode for driving the piezoelectric element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuo Takagi
  • Patent number: 10780690
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a drive circuit that outputs a drive signal, a piezoelectric element that includes a first electrode to which the drive signal is supplied and a second electrode to which a reference voltage signal is supplied and that is displaced by a potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode, a cavity that is filled with a liquid ejected from a nozzle according to the displacement of the piezoelectric element, a vibration plate that is provided between the cavity and the piezoelectric element, a detection circuit that detects whether or not a voltage variation of the drive signal is within a predetermined range, and a determination circuit that determines whether or not the drive signal is normal based on a detection result of the detection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuo Takagi
  • Publication number: 20200238688
    Abstract: There is a provided a drive circuit in which a first drive signal output circuit includes a first control circuit that controls an output of a first drive signal, and a first abnormality detection circuit that detects an abnormality in a first drive signal output circuit, a second drive signal output circuit includes a second control circuit that controls an output of a second drive signal, and a second abnormality detection circuit that detects an abnormality in a second drive signal output circuit, the first drive signal output circuit transmits an occurrence of abnormality to the second drive signal output circuit, when the first abnormality detection circuit detects the abnormality, and the second drive signal output circuit transmits an occurrence of abnormality to the first drive signal output circuit, when the second abnormality detection circuit detects the abnormality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidehiko YAJIMA, Tetsuo TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20200238689
    Abstract: There is a provided a drive circuit including a power supply voltage control circuit that controls supply of a power supply voltage to a first device and a second device, a first drive signal output circuit that includes a first detection circuit detecting a voltage value of the power supply voltage, and outputs a first drive signal, a second drive signal output circuit that includes a second detection circuit detecting the voltage value of the power supply voltage, and outputs a second drive signal, a first fuse having one end electrically coupled to a first detection circuit and a first selection circuit, and the other end electrically coupled to the power supply voltage control circuit, and a second fuse having one end electrically coupled to a second detection circuit and a second selection circuit, and the other end electrically coupled to the power supply voltage control circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidehiko YAJIMA, Tetsuo TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20200164637
    Abstract: There is provided a driving circuit that drives a discharge head which includes a piezoelectric element, the driving circuit including: a first voltage signal output circuit that outputs the first voltage signal by operating based on an amplification control signal; and an integrated circuit that outputs the amplification control signal, in which the integrated circuit includes an amplification control signal generation circuit, an output control circuit, and a first register, in which the amplification control signal generation circuit generates the amplification control signal based on a drive data that defines a signal waveform of the first voltage signal input from an input terminal, in which the first register holds an operating state data that defines the operating state of the driving circuit input from the input terminal, and in which the output control circuit controls an output of the driving circuit based on the operating state data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventor: Tetsuo TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20200164638
    Abstract: There is provided a driving circuit that drives a piezoelectric element having a first electrode that is supplied a first voltage signal and a second electrode that is supplied a second voltage signal, and driven by a potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode, the driving circuit including: a first voltage signal generation circuit that outputs the first voltage signal; a second voltage signal generation circuit that outputs the second voltage signal; and a switch circuit in which the first voltage signal is input from one end and the other end is electrically connected to the first electrode, a voltage value of the first voltage signal approaches a voltage value of the second voltage signal in a shift period from a first mode that is shifted after power is turned on to a second mode for driving the piezoelectric element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventor: Tetsuo TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20200164633
    Abstract: There is provided a driving circuit including: an integrated circuit, in which the integrated circuit includes an amplification control signal generation circuit that generates an amplification control signal, a first register that holds an operating state data indicating an operating state of the driving circuit, a second register that holds an abnormality detection data for determining the presence or absence of an abnormality in the operating state data, an abnormality detection circuit that determines whether or not the operating state data is abnormal based on the abnormality detection data, and generates an abnormality detection signal indicating the determination result; and an abnormality detection signal output control circuit that controls whether or not the abnormality detection signal is output, in which the abnormality detection signal output control circuit does not output the abnormality detection signal in a first mode to be shifted after power is turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventor: Tetsuo TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20200164636
    Abstract: There is provided a driving circuit that drives a piezoelectric element, the driving circuit including an integrated circuit, in which the integrated circuit includes a first register that holds an operating state data, a second register that holds an abnormality detection data, an abnormality detection circuit that determines the presence or absence of an abnormality of the operating state data based on the abnormality detection data, and an output control circuit that controls supply of a first voltage signal to the piezoelectric element and supply of a power source voltage to the switch circuit, and in which the output control circuit delays stop of the supply of the power source voltage to the switch circuit with respect to stop of the supply of the first voltage signal to the piezoelectric element when the abnormality detection circuit determines that the operating state data is abnormal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventor: Tetsuo TAKAGI
  • Patent number: 10618278
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a drive circuit that outputs a drive signal, a criterion voltage circuit that outputs a criterion voltage signal from a criterion voltage-signal output terminal, a piezoelectric element that includes a first electrode to which the drive signal is supplied and a second electrode to which the criterion voltage signal is supplied, a cavity, and a vibration plate which is provided between the cavity and the piezoelectric element. The criterion voltage circuit includes a voltage generation unit that generates the criterion voltage signal, and a voltage detection unit that detects a voltage value of the criterion voltage signal. In a case where the voltage value of the criterion voltage signal is greater than a first threshold, the voltage detection unit stops an operation of the voltage generation unit and electrically connects the criterion voltage-signal output terminal and a ground terminal to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuo Takagi
  • Patent number: 10603907
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a piezoelectric element that includes a first electrode to which a drive signal is supplied and a second electrode to which a criterion voltage signal is supplied, and performs displacement by a potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode, a cavity which is filled with a liquid, a vibration plate provided between the cavity and the piezoelectric element, and a first switching circuit that includes a first terminal to which the drive signal is supplied and a second terminal which is electrically connected to the first electrode and controls a supply of the drive signal to the first electrode. The liquid ejecting apparatus has a first mode in which charges at a first node at which the first electrode and the second terminal are electrically connected to each other are released via a parasitic diode of the first switching circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuo Takagi
  • Publication number: 20190291416
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a drive circuit that outputs a drive signal, a piezoelectric element that includes a first electrode to which the drive signal is supplied and a second electrode to which a reference voltage signal is supplied and that is displaced by a potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode, a cavity that is filled with a liquid ejected from a nozzle according to the displacement of the piezoelectric element, a vibration plate that is provided between the cavity and the piezoelectric element, a detection circuit that detects whether or not a voltage variation of the drive signal is within a predetermined range, and a determination circuit that determines whether or not the drive signal is normal based on a detection result of the detection circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventor: Tetsuo TAKAGI