Patents by Inventor Yoshiaki TATSUI

Yoshiaki TATSUI 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).

  • Image reading apparatus and multifunctional device
    Patent number: 9210289
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes an image reading section and a management section. The image reading section has a transport portion configured and arranged to transport a document by driving a motor, a reading portion configured and arranged to read each line of the document which is transported up to a predetermined position by the transport portion, and a holding portion configured and arranged to temporarily hold image data of the document read by the reading portion. The management section is configured and arranged to acquire and store the image data held in the holding portion and to manage the stored image data. The management section is configured and arranged to sequentially acquire and store the data held in the holding portion until driving is finished in a case where the motor starts the driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Tatsui
  • IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND MULTIFUNCTIONAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140063563
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes an image reading section and a management section. The image reading section has a transport portion configured and arranged to transport a document by driving a motor, a reading portion configured and arranged to read each line of the document which is transported up to a predetermined position by the transport portion, and a holding portion configured and arranged to temporarily hold image data of the document read by the reading portion. The management section is configured and arranged to acquire and store the image data held in the holding portion and to manage the stored image data. The management section is configured and arranged to sequentially acquire and store the data held in the holding portion until driving is finished in a case where the motor starts the driving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshiaki TATSUI