Patents by Inventor Yuichi Kataniwa

Yuichi Kataniwa 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: 20240246341
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes: a first-flow-path-member having a first-surface in which a first-opening is formed; a second-flow-path-member having a second-surface in which a second-opening is formed; and a filter member disposed between the first-surface and the second-surface, in which the second-opening is larger than the first-opening in plan view, the filter member has a first-region in which first holes are provided, and a second-region positioned around the first-region and in which second holes are provided in plan view, the first-region includes a filter region which partitions off the first-opening and the second-opening and through which liquid passes, the second-region is in contact with both the first-surface and the second-surface, and includes a first-fixed-region to which an adhesive adheres, and an area of each of the second-holes is larger than an area of each of the first-holes in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventor: Yuichi KATANIWA
  • Publication number: 20140078228
    Abstract: A printer reduces the amount of ink wastefully consumed by purging bubbles from the ink supply path. The printer has a bubble collection unit 35 that holds bubbles in the ink supply path 21 and has at least two ink paths, a first channel 26 and second channel 27, formed in the ink supply path 21 through which ink flows to the nozzles that eject ink droplets. A bubble detection unit 37 detects if the amount of bubbles in the bubble collection unit 35 has reached a specific level. A bubble discharge unit 41 discharges bubbles from the bubble collection unit 35 based on the detection result from the bubble detection unit 37. When the bubble detection unit 37 discharge bubbles from the bubble collection unit 35, ink flows through both the first path and the second path. When printing on a print medium, ink only flows through the first path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuichi KATANIWA
  • Patent number: 8616692
    Abstract: A printer reduces the amount of ink wastefully consumed by purging bubbles from the ink supply path. The printer has a bubble collection unit 35 that holds bubbles in the ink supply path 21 and has at least two ink paths, a first channel 26 and second channel 27, formed in the ink supply path 21 through which ink flows to the nozzles that eject ink droplets. A bubble detection unit 37 detects if the amount of bubbles in the bubble collection unit 35 has reached a specific level. A bubble discharge unit 41 discharges bubbles from the bubble collection unit 35 based on the detection result from the bubble detection unit 37. When the bubble detection unit 37 discharge bubbles from the bubble collection unit 35, ink flows through both the first path and the second path. When printing on a print medium, ink only flows through the first path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yuichi Kataniwa
  • Publication number: 20130335480
    Abstract: An inkjet printer has a nozzle cap that keeps the nozzle surface of the inkjet head moisturized, and can keep the nozzle cap moist by means of a simple mechanism. A check processing device incorporating the inkjet printer has an inkjet head, a nozzle cap that covers the nozzle surface of the inkjet head and keeps the nozzle surface moist, and a shutter that closes the open part of the nozzle cap to keep the inside of the nozzle cap moist. When the nozzle surface of the inkjet head is not capped, a moisture retention state in which moisture inside the nozzle cap is prevented from evaporating can be held by the shutter covering the open part of the nozzle cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuichi KATANIWA
  • Patent number: 8544984
    Abstract: An inkjet printer has a nozzle cap that keeps the nozzle surface of the inkjet head moisturized, and can keep the nozzle cap moist by means of a simple mechanism. A check processing device incorporating the inkjet printer has an inkjet head, a nozzle cap that covers the nozzle surface of the inkjet head and keeps the nozzle surface moist, and a shutter that closes the open part of the nozzle cap to keep the inside of the nozzle cap moist. When the nozzle surface of the inkjet head is not capped, a moisture retention state in which moisture inside the nozzle cap is prevented from evaporating can be held by the shutter covering the open part of the nozzle cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yuichi Kataniwa
  • Publication number: 20120176445
    Abstract: An inkjet printer has a nozzle cap that keeps the nozzle surface of the inkjet head moisturized, and can keep the nozzle cap moist by means of a simple mechanism. A check processing device incorporating the inkjet printer has an inkjet head, a nozzle cap that covers the nozzle surface of the inkjet head and keeps the nozzle surface moist, and a shutter that closes the open part of the nozzle cap to keep the inside of the nozzle cap moist. When the nozzle surface of the inkjet head is not capped, a moisture retention state in which moisture inside the nozzle cap is prevented from evaporating can be held by the shutter covering the open part of the nozzle cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuichi Kataniwa
  • Publication number: 20120098909
    Abstract: A printer reduces the amount of ink wastefully consumed by purging bubbles from the ink supply path. The printer has a bubble collection unit 35 that holds bubbles in the ink supply path 21 and has at least two ink paths, a first channel 26 and second channel 27, formed in the ink supply path 21 through which ink flows to the nozzles that eject ink droplets. A bubble detection unit 37 detects if the amount of bubbles in the bubble collection unit 35 has reached a specific level. A bubble discharge unit 41 discharges bubbles from the bubble collection unit 35 based on the detection result from the bubble detection unit 37. When the bubble detection unit 37 discharge bubbles from the bubble collection unit 35, ink flows through both the first path and the second path. When printing on a print medium, ink only flows through the first path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuichi Kataniwa