Patents by Inventor Yoshitaka Kuniya

Yoshitaka Kuniya 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: 11993072
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a printer including a print head, a platen roller, a sheet position sensor, an antenna, and a movable portion. The print head is configured to print on a strip-shaped sheet. The platen roller is configured to move the sheet pinched between the platen roller and the print head along a longitudinal direction of the sheet. The sheet position sensor is provided on a substrate disposed on an upstream side of the print head in a conveyance direction of the sheet, and is configured to detect a position of the sheet. The antenna is provided on the substrate and is configured to write information to a wireless tag provided on the sheet. The movable portion is configured to move the substrate along a width direction of the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Kuniya
  • Patent number: 11766880
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a printer including a print head, a platen roller, a sheet position sensor, an antenna, and a movable portion. The print head is configured to print on a strip-shaped sheet. The platen roller is configured to move the sheet pinched between the platen roller and the print head along a longitudinal direction of the sheet. The sheet position sensor is provided on a substrate disposed on an upstream side of the print head in a conveyance direction of the sheet, and is configured to detect a position of the sheet. The antenna is provided on the substrate and is configured to write information to a wireless tag provided on the sheet. The movable portion is configured to move the substrate along a width direction of the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Kuniya
  • Publication number: 20230278350
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a printer including a print head, a platen roller, a sheet position sensor, an antenna, and a movable portion. The print head is configured to print on a strip-shaped sheet. The platen roller is configured to move the sheet pinched between the platen roller and the print head along a longitudinal direction of the sheet. The sheet position sensor is provided on a substrate disposed on an upstream side of the print head in a conveyance direction of the sheet, and is configured to detect a position of the sheet. The antenna is provided on the substrate and is configured to write information to a wireless tag provided on the sheet. The movable portion is configured to move the substrate along a width direction of the sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Kuniya
  • Patent number: 11571917
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a printer including a print head, a platen roller, a sheet position sensor, an antenna, and a movable portion. The print head is configured to print on a strip-shaped sheet. The platen roller is configured to move the sheet pinched between the platen roller and the print head along a longitudinal direction of the sheet. The sheet position sensor is provided on a substrate disposed on an upstream side of the print head in a conveyance direction of the sheet, and is configured to detect a position of the sheet. The antenna is provided on the substrate and is configured to write information to a wireless tag provided on the sheet. The movable portion is configured to move the substrate along a width direction of the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Kuniya
  • Publication number: 20230020817
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a printer including a print head, a platen roller, a sheet position sensor, an antenna, and a movable portion. The print head is configured to print on a strip-shaped sheet. The platen roller is configured to move the sheet pinched between the platen roller and the print head along a longitudinal direction of the sheet. The sheet position sensor is provided on a substrate disposed on an upstream side of the print head in a conveyance direction of the sheet, and is configured to detect a position of the sheet. The antenna is provided on the substrate and is configured to write information to a wireless tag provided on the sheet. The movable portion is configured to move the substrate along a width direction of the sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Kuniya
  • Patent number: 11316357
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, the charging circuit includes the control unit maintains an ON state of the main switching element by being driven within the predetermined time after power is input to the input unit and stopping the function of the time constant circuit, and when the full charge detection unit detects the fully charged state, the control unit turns off the main switching element by restoring the function of the time constant circuit after the predetermined time is elapsed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Kuniya
  • Publication number: 20220001680
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a printer including a print head, a platen roller, a sheet position sensor, an antenna, and a movable portion. The print head is configured to print on a strip-shaped sheet. The platen roller is configured to move the sheet pinched between the platen roller and the print head along a longitudinal direction of the sheet. The sheet position sensor is provided on a substrate disposed on an upstream side of the print head in a conveyance direction of the sheet, and is configured to detect a position of the sheet. The antenna is provided on the substrate and is configured to write information to a wireless tag provided on the sheet. The movable portion is configured to move the substrate along a width direction of the sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Kuniya
  • Publication number: 20210167617
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, the charging circuit includes the control unit maintains an ON state of the main switching element by being driven within the predetermined time after power is input to the input unit and stopping the function of the time constant circuit, and when the full charge detection unit detects the fully charged state, the control unit turns off the main switching element by restoring the function of the time constant circuit after the predetermined time is elapsed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Kuniya
  • Publication number: 20190210377
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a printer connectable to a host device comprises a printing module for carrying out printing on a medium, a reception module for receiving a first control signal for driving the printing module which is generated based on an image indicated by data which is a printing object from the host device, and a printing processing module for printing the image indicated by the data which is the printing object on the medium by driving the printing module according to the first control signal received by the reception module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Kuniya
  • Publication number: 20180370249
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a printer connectable to a host device comprises a printing module for carrying out printing on a medium, a reception module for receiving a first control signal for driving the printing module which is generated based on an image indicated by data which is a printing object from the host device, and a printing processing module for printing the image indicated by the data which is the printing object on the medium by driving the printing module according to the first control signal received by the reception module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Kuniya
  • Publication number: 20180217210
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a battery check device comprises a memory, an interface and a processor. The memory stores deterioration diagnosis information for determining a deterioration amount corresponding to a usage state of a battery. The interface is connected with a battery to which the deterioration diagnosis information is applicable. The processor reads history information indicating the usage state from the battery connected with the interface, and determines the deterioration amount of the battery connected with the interface on the basis of the history information read from the battery and the deterioration diagnosis information stored in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Kuniya
  • Patent number: 9147137
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, there is provided a label printer including a conveying mechanism, an RFID reader and writer, a communication intensity information acquisition unit, and a maximum communication intensity position determination unit, and an optimal communication position calculation unit. If communication with the plurality of RFID tags occurs simultaneously in the RFID reader and writer while conveying the mount by the conveying mechanism along the conveying route, the communication intensity information acquisition unit acquires information indicating a communication intensity between each of a plurality of the RFID tags and the RFID reader and writer in correlation with identification information of each of the RFID tags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Kuniya
  • Publication number: 20150199594
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, there is provided a label printer including a conveying mechanism, an RFID reader and writer, a communication intensity information acquisition unit, and a maximum communication intensity position determination unit, and an optimal communication position calculation unit. If communication with the plurality of RFID tags occurs simultaneously in the RFID reader and writer while conveying the mount by the conveying mechanism along the conveying route, the communication intensity information acquisition unit acquires information indicating a communication intensity between each of a plurality of the RFID tags and the RFID reader and writer in correlation with identification information of each of the RFID tags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Kuniya