Patents by Inventor Yosuke Nakano

Yosuke Nakano 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).

  • Publication number: 20100185608
    Abstract: Provided is an information retrieval device connected to a content server which stores contents to be retrieved through a network, the information retrieval device including: a content storing unit storing contents including some of the contents stored in the content server; a retrieval request reception unit receiving contents retrieval request for the content server and the content storing unit; a first retrieval unit acquiring a first retrieval result of the contents stored in the content storing unit based on the retrieval request received by the retrieval request reception unit; a second retrieval unit acquiring a second retrieval result of the contents stored in the content server based on the retrieval request received by the retrieval request reception unit; and an integrated retrieval result display unit displaying an integrated retrieval result obtained by integrating the first retrieval result and the second retrieval result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukie Hagiwara, Chie Kawashima, Yosuke Nakano
  • Publication number: 20100079541
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head which ejects a liquid onto a liquid ejection surface of an ejection target member; a scanning unit which scans the liquid ejecting head relative to the ejection target member; and a driving force transmission mechanism which transmits driving force of a rotary driving force source to the scanning unit through a belt, wherein a liquid absorbing material which absorbs and retains mists of a liquid floating in an inner space of the liquid ejecting apparatus is disposed on the belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi NAKATA, Hitoshi IGARASHI, Yosuke NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20100073423
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head which ejects a liquid onto a liquid ejection surface of an ejection target member; a scanning unit which scans the liquid ejecting head relative to the ejection target member; a driving force transmission mechanism which transmits driving force of a rotary driving force source to the scanning unit through a belt; an encoder which detects a scanning position of the liquid ejecting head relative to the ejection target member and having a scale disposed at a position adjacent to the belt; and a neutralizing unit which removes static electricity from the belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi NAKATA, Hitoshi IGARASHI, Yosuke NAKANO
  • Patent number: 7651085
    Abstract: A feeder is adapted to feed a medium to an apparatus body in a first direction. The feeder is provided with a first face adapted to support the medium from below. A first edge guide is disposed on the first face and having a first guiding face adapted to support a first side edge of the medium. A second edge guide is disposed on the first face and having a second guiding face adapted to support a second side edge of the medium. The first guiding face includes: a second face extending such that a first angle is formed by the first face and the second face; and a third face located in a downstream side of the second face relative to the first direction, and extending such that a second angle which is different from the first angle is formed by the first face and the third face. One of the first angle and the second angle is 90 degrees and the other one is greater than 90 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Terao, Yosuke Nakano, Tsuyoshi Sekizawa
  • Patent number: 7637589
    Abstract: A carriage device includes a circuit substrate having a conductive connection portion, a connector having a plurality of contact arms, a connector holder in which the circuit substrate and the connector are installed, and a carriage in which a recording head unit is built and an ink cartridge having a conductive connection portion is housed and to which the connector holder is attached with both ends of the connector holder held, wherein contact terminals of the plurality of contact arms of the connector elastically contact the conductive connection portion of the circuit substrate and the conductive connection portion of the ink cartridge which are respectively disposed on both sides of the connector so as to electrically conduct between the circuit substrate and the ink cartridge, wherein a back side support member contacting the circuit substrate for regulating deformation of a face of the circuit substrate on the basis of the elastic contact is provided in the carriage, and wherein a deformation preventin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke Nakano, Satoshi Negishi, Katsumi Okuhara
  • Publication number: 20090278888
    Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus including a carriage 8 that moves a head capable of ejecting liquid back and forth in a first direction D1 and a second direction D2 opposite to the first direction D1, a linear scaler 9 that is provided along the first direction D1 and the second direction D2, for recognizing the position of the carriage 8, and a mist guide 21 that is provided so as to be extended from the carriage 8 so as to face the linear scaler 9. The mist guide 21 includes the first slope surface 21b forming the acute slope angle R2 with respect to the first direction D1 and the second slope surface 21a forming the acute slope angle R1 with respect to the second direction D2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke Nakano, Katsunari Kumagai, Satoshi Hamano, Tetsuya Tamura
  • Patent number: 7523934
    Abstract: A first roller member is adapted to be fitted on a roller shaft, and includes at least one first portion, extending in a circumferential direction of the roller shaft, and having a first thickness in a radial direction of the roller shaft, and at least one second portion, extending in the circumferential direction, and having a second thickness in the radial direction which is greater than the first thickness, and at least one projection, formed on the first portion. A second roller member is formed on the first roller member, and includes a third portion, opposing the second portion, and having a third thickness in the radial direction, and a fourth portion, opposing the first portion, and having a fourth thickness in the radial direction which is greater than the third thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Takeda, Yosuke Nakano, Tsuyoshi Sekizawa
  • Patent number: 7384290
    Abstract: A connector includes: a housing; and a plurality of metal contacts supported so as to be parallel to each other with respect to the housing, each contact having a first contact arm and a second contact arm, and electrically connecting a first member and a second member to each other by bringing a first contact terminal of the first contact arm and a second contact terminal of the second contact arm into elastic contact with a conductive connection portion of the first member and a conductive connection portion of the second member respectively, the first member and the second member being disposed on both sides of the housing, wherein the housing has a through hole penetrating therethrough and formed on a side of the first contact terminal with respect to a first separation start position at which the first contact arm starts separation from the housing, and a second separation start position at which the second contact arm starts separation from the housing is disposed farther apart from the through hole tha
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichiro Fukumasu, Yosuke Nakano, Satoshi Kaneta
  • Publication number: 20080070437
    Abstract: A connector holder unit that is formed separately from a carriage capable of housing an ink cartridge and can be attached to the inside of the carriage includes a connector holder, a connector having a plurality of contact arms that is installed to the connector holder, and a circuit substrate having a plurality of conductive connection portions that is installed to the connector holder, wherein contact terminals of the plurality of contact arms of the connector are configured to elastically contact the conductive connection portions of the circuit substrate and conductive connection portions of the ink cartridge so as to electrically conduct between the circuit substrate and the ink cartridge when the connector holder unit is attached to the carriage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke NAKANO, Takashi SATO, Keiichiro FUKUMASU
  • Publication number: 20070296776
    Abstract: A carriage device includes a circuit substrate having a conductive connection portion, a connector having a plurality of contact arms, a connector holder in which the circuit substrate and the connector are installed, and a carriage in which a recording head unit is built and an ink cartridge having a conductive connection portion is housed and to which the connector holder is attached with both ends of the connector holder held, wherein contact terminals of the plurality of contact arms of the connector elastically contact the conductive connection portion of the circuit substrate and the conductive connection portion of the ink cartridge which are respectively disposed on both sides of the connector so as to electrically conduct between the circuit substrate and the ink cartridge, wherein a back side support member contacting the circuit substrate for regulating deformation of a face of the circuit substrate on the basis of the elastic contact is provided in the carriage, and wherein a deformation preventin
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke NAKANO, Satoshi NEGISHI, Katsumi OKUHARA
  • Publication number: 20070224874
    Abstract: A connector includes: a housing; and a plurality of metal contacts supported so as to be parallel to each other with respect to the housing, each contact having a first contact arm and a second contact arm, and electrically connecting a first member and a second member to each other by bringing a first contact terminal of the first contact arm and a second contact terminal of the second contact arm into elastic contact with a conductive connection portion of the first member and a conductive connection portion of the second member respectively, the first member and the second member being disposed on both sides of the housing, wherein the housing has a through hole penetrating therethrough and formed on a side of the first contact terminal with respect to a first separation start position at which the first contact arm starts separation from the housing, and a second separation start position at which the second contact arm starts separation from the housing is disposed farther apart from the through hole tha
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichiro Fukumasu, Yosuke Nakano, Satoshi Kaneta
  • Publication number: 20060245777
    Abstract: A first roller member is adapted to be fitted on a roller shaft, and includes at least one first portion, extending in a circumferential direction of the roller shaft, and having a first thickness in a radial direction of the roller shaft, and at least one second portion, extending in the circumferential direction, and having a second thickness in the radial direction which is greater than the first thickness, and at least one projection, formed on the first portion. A second roller member is formed on the first roller member, and includes a third portion, opposing the second portion, and having a third thickness in the radial direction, and a fourth portion, opposing the first portion, and having a fourth thickness in the radial direction which is greater than the third thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Takeda, Yosuke Nakano, Tsuyoshi Sekizawa
  • Publication number: 20060237897
    Abstract: A feeder is adapted to feed a medium to an apparatus body in a first direction. The feeder is provided with a first face adapted to support the medium from below. A first edge guide is disposed on the first face and having a first guiding face adapted to support a first side edge of the medium. A second edge guide is disposed on the first face and having a second guiding face adapted to support a second side edge of the medium. The first guiding face includes: a second face extending such that a first angle is formed by the first face and the second face; and a third face located in a downstream side of the second face relative to the first direction, and extending such that a second angle which is different from the first angle is formed by the first face and the third face. One of the first angle and the second angle is 90 degrees and the other one is greater than 90 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Takuya Terao, Yosuke Nakano, Tsuyoshi Sekizawa
  • Patent number: 6544125
    Abstract: A method and a video game device are provided which makes a game character perform different actions according to a moving range or a moving speed of an analog button manipulated by a game player. When the analog button is moved to an adjacent point, the game character is controlled to change a posture of holding a sword. When the analog button is moved to a non-adjacent point, the game character is controlled to change a posture of holding the sword or attack enemies by slashing the sword, according to the moving speed of the analog button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Konami Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Horigami, Shinsuke Mukai, Yosuke Nakano
  • Publication number: 20010039207
    Abstract: A method and a video game device are provided which makes a game character perform different actions according to a moving range or a moving speed of an analog button manipulated by a game player. When the analog button is moved to an adjacent point, the game character is controlled to change a posture of holding a sword. When the analog button is moved to a non-adjacent point, the game character is controlled to change a posture of holding the sword or attack enemies by slashing the sword, according to the moving speed of the analog button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Atsushi Horigami, Shinsuke Mukai, Yosuke Nakano
  • Patent number: 5821896
    Abstract: An image corresponding to an aspect angle computed from tracking data of a target is read out from an actual measurement data base as a reference image, is subjected to a relativity processing with the obtained image of the target in a relativity processor, and a result of the processing is displayed on a display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yosuke Nakano, Seishi Suganuma