Patents by Inventor Toru Nagate
Toru Nagate 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: 8277030Abstract: A liquid ejecting head unit includes head main bodies capable of ejecting liquid droplets from nozzle openings by applying pressure to liquid inside pressure generating chambers communicated with the nozzle openings. Liquid flow paths that are formed for the head main bodies connect the nozzle openings including the pressure generating chambers and storage members that store liquid to be supplied to the pressure generating chambers. Heating members are disposed in the vicinity of the liquid flow paths and heat the liquid flowing through the liquid flow paths. A control unit controls the heating members. Temperature detecting units detect temperatures of the liquid flowing through the liquid flow paths. The control unit controls the heating members based on the temperatures of the liquid, which are detected by the temperature detecting units and lengths of the liquid flow paths extending from the storage members to the head main bodies.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2008Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Toru Nagate
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Patent number: 8177345Abstract: A liquid ejecting head including a plurality of nozzle orifices for liquid ejection, a reservoir plate made of rolled metal rolled in a first direction which includes a liquid reservoir communicating with the plurality of nozzle orifices, and a compliance plate made of rolled metal rolled in a second direction, laminated on the reservoir plate, and having a thin portion that is formed by forming a recess which extends in the lengthwise direction in the opposite surface of the reservoir plate from the surface facing the liquid reservoir, the thin portion serving as a wall of the liquid reservoir. The second direction is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the recess and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2009Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Toshifumi Sakai, Toru Nagate
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Patent number: 8172374Abstract: A liquid ejecting head including a plurality of nozzle orifices for liquid ejection, a reservoir plate made of rolled metal rolled in a first direction which includes a liquid reservoir which extends in a longitudinal direction that is capable of communicating with the plurality of nozzle orifices, and a compliance plate laminated on the reservoir plate which is made of rolled metal rolled in a second direction, the compliance plate including a compliance portion that forms a surface of the liquid reservoir which is also capable of absorbing the pressure in the liquid reservoir. The second direction is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the liquid reservoir and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2009Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Toshifumi Sakai, Toru Nagate
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Publication number: 20110279606Abstract: The invention provides a liquid ejecting unit and a liquid ejecting apparatus that can prevent the film of the damper flow passage member from wrinkling. In a surface of a damper flow passage member covered with a film, a communication passage, a first filter chamber in which a first filter is disposed, and an empty chamber disposed between a pressure chamber and the communication passage are provided. The film is attached to a surface of each of the pressure chamber, the empty chamber, and the communication passage so as to cover a first flow passage and a second flow passage with the empty chamber therebetween. In a region of the film facing the empty chamber, a weak portion is formed that permits the stretching of the film.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Satoshi Oguchi, Toru Nagate
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Patent number: 8025370Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes: a supply channel member including a plurality of supply channel plates, and the supply channel including supply holes provided through the respective supply channel plates and a supply groove formed by removing part of one of adjacent supply channel plates in terms of the direction of thickness thereof for communicating the respective supply holes; a pressure generating element that provides a pressure to the pressure generating chamber; a supply communication channel that connects a storage unit having the liquid stored therein and a reservoir, the supply communication channel being formed through a pressure chamber plate and the supply channel member in the direction of thickness thereof, the supply channel plates having the supply groove being formed with a recess having the substantially same depth as the supply groove at an area corresponding to the supply communication channel; and a filter unit having a plurality of filter holes provided on the bottom of the recess.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2008Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Toru Nagate, Toshifumi Sakai
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Patent number: 7753464Abstract: A liquid-jet apparatus includes: a driving signal generating unit that generates a ejecting driving signal, which is a periodic signal having a plurality of pulse waveforms; a driving pulse generating unit that generates a driving pulse string for each unit region of a medium to be printed upon, on the basis of gray-scale data for the unit region, the ejecting driving signal, and information on whether the driving pulse string generated for a previous unit region includes a last pulse waveform or a pulse waveform immediately before the last pulse waveform in one cycle of the ejecting driving signal; and a control unit that drives the pressure changing unit on the basis of the driving pulse. In the liquid-jet apparatus, the one cycle of the ejecting driving signal corresponds to one unit region of the medium to be printed upon.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2006Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Tomohiro Sayama, Toru Nagate
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Publication number: 20100149264Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes a nozzle plate that has a transparent property and includes a nozzle row in which a plurality of nozzle openings ejecting liquids are arranged in line, and a communicating path forming substrate that is bonded to the nozzle plate and has a communicating path communicating with the nozzle openings, wherein on a surface of one of the communicating path forming substrate and the nozzle plate bonded to a surface of the other thereof, a mark for identifying a nozzle opening as a reference for positioning is formed in the vicinity of the nozzle opening as a reference for positioning among the nozzle openings.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Isao TAKIMOTO, Toru NAGATE
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Publication number: 20090289999Abstract: A liquid ejecting head that ejects a liquid from a nozzle opening includes a first channel-forming substrate having a pressure-generating chamber that includes a diaphragm. A second channel-forming substrate is disposed on a surface opposite the diaphragm. An actuator that includes the diaphragm applies pressure to the pressure-generating chamber to eject the liquid from the nozzle opening. A first protective film is disposed on an inner surface of the pressure-generating chamber. A second protective film is disposed on a surface of the second channel-forming substrate that faces the first channel-forming substrate. The first channel-forming substrate is bonded to the second channel-forming substrate with an adhesive between the first and second protective films. Before curing, a contact angle ?1 of a surface of the first protective film to the adhesive is larger than a contact angle ?2 of a surface of the second protective film to the adhesive.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Wataru TAKAHASHI, Toru NAGATE
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Publication number: 20090185005Abstract: A liquid ejecting head including a plurality of nozzle orifices for liquid ejection, a reservoir plate made of rolled metal rolled in a first direction which includes a liquid reservoir which extends in a longitudinal direction that is capable of communicating with the plurality of nozzle orifices, and a compliance plate laminated on the reservoir plate which is made of rolled metal rolled in a second direction, the compliance plate including a compliance portion that forms a surface of the liquid reservoir which is also capable of absorbing the pressure in the liquid reservoir. The second direction is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the liquid reservoir and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2009Publication date: July 23, 2009Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Toshifumi SAKAI, Toru NAGATE
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Publication number: 20090185006Abstract: A liquid ejecting head including a plurality of nozzle orifices for liquid ejection, a reservoir plate made of rolled metal rolled in a first direction which includes a liquid reservoir communicating with the plurality of nozzle orifices, and a compliance plate made of rolled metal rolled in a second direction, laminated on the reservoir plate, and having a thin portion that is formed by forming a recess which extends in the lengthwise direction in the opposite surface of the reservoir plate from the surface facing the liquid reservoir, the thin portion serving as a wall of the liquid reservoir. The second direction is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the recess and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2009Publication date: July 23, 2009Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Toshifumi SAKAI, Toru NAGATE
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Publication number: 20090109256Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes: a supply channel member including a plurality of supply channel plates, and the supply channel including supply holes provided through the respective supply channel plates and a supply groove formed by removing part of one of adjacent supply channel plates in terms of the direction of thickness thereof for communicating the respective supply holes; a pressure generating element that provides a pressure to the pressure generating chamber; a supply communication channel that connects a storage unit having the liquid stored therein and a reservoir, the supply communication channel being formed through a pressure chamber plate and the supply channel member in the direction of thickness thereof, the supply channel plates having the supply groove being formed with a recess having the substantially same depth as the supply groove at an area corresponding to the supply communication channel; and a filter unit having a plurality of filter holes provided on the bottom of the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2008Publication date: April 30, 2009Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Toru NAGATE, Toshifumi SAKAI
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Publication number: 20080297553Abstract: A liquid ejecting head unit includes head main bodies capable of ejecting liquid droplets from nozzle openings by applying pressure to liquid inside pressure generating chambers communicated with the nozzle openings. Liquid flow paths that are formed for the head main bodies connect the nozzle openings including the pressure generating chambers and storage members that store liquid to be supplied to the pressure generating chambers. Heating members are disposed in the vicinity of the liquid flow paths and heat the liquid flowing through the liquid flow paths. A control unit controls the heating members. Temperature detecting units detect temperatures of the liquid flowing through the liquid flow paths.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Toru NAGATE
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Publication number: 20070146403Abstract: A liquid-jet apparatus includes: a driving signal generating unit that generates a ejecting driving signal, which is a periodic signal having a plurality of pulse waveforms; a driving pulse generating unit that generates a driving pulse string for each unit region of a medium to be printed upon, on the basis of gray-scale data for the unit region, the ejecting driving signal, and information on whether the driving pulse string generated for a previous unit region includes a last pulse waveform or a pulse waveform immediately before the last pulse waveform in one cycle of the ejecting driving signal; and a control unit that drives the pressure changing unit on the basis of the driving pulse. In the liquid-jet apparatus, the one cycle of the ejecting driving signal corresponds to one unit region of the medium to be printed upon.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro Sayama, Toru Nagate
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Publication number: 20030166417Abstract: A game machine display device of the invention includes a projector unit (21) for enlarging and projecting an image by rear projection, a screen film (22) for forming thereat the image projected by the projector unit (21), and a Fresnel lens (24) disposed between the projector unit (21) and the screen film (22).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2003Publication date: September 4, 2003Inventors: Yoshiyuki Moriyama, Shinichi Tsukagoshi, Toshiyuki Hosaka, Toru Nagate