Patents by Inventor Yushi Kato

Yushi Kato 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: 11904611
    Abstract: A printing device includes a frame, and an electronic circuit-board unit attached to the frame. The electronic circuit-board unit includes: a holder including a holding portion; a first substrate held to a first surface of the holder; a second substrate held to a second surface of the holder and attached to the frame; an electronic component; and a harness electrically connected to the electronic component. The holder has: a first region overlapped with the first substrate in a plan view; and a second region offset from the first region in the plan view. At least one of the electronic component and the harness is held by the holding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Ikemoto, Yushi Kato, Sho Asai, Shotaro Watanabe, Takehiko Inaba
  • Patent number: 11890869
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a main body having an accommodation part accommodating a printing medium; and an opening/closing cover supported by the main body so as to be swingable between a closed position and an opened position, a first unit and a second unit being selectively installable to the opening/closing cover, the first unit being configured to rotatably support a first platen roller, the second unit being configured to rotatably support a second platen roller, the opening/closing cover including a cover guide, the opening/closing cover having a discharge port discharging the guided printing medium. The first unit has a partition wall superposed to cover the cover guide and partitioning a space into the first platen roller-side and the discharge port-side in a case the first unit is installed to the opening/closing cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yushi Kato, Sho Asai, Shotaro Watanabe, Yusuke Ikemoto, Takehiko Inaba
  • Patent number: 11840070
    Abstract: An attachment capable of being attached, in a detachable manner, to an accommodation part of a printing apparatus which is for accommodating a print medium, the attachment being configured to support a roll including the print medium which is wound, the attachment including: a housing having a substantially box shape of which an upper part is opened, the housing being configured to accommodate the roll inside thereof in a replaceable manner; an engaging part provided to the housing and configured to engage, in a disengageable manner, to an engaged part provided to the accommodation part when the housing is attached to the accommodation part; and a support part provided to the housing and configured to rotatably support the roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yushi Kato
  • Patent number: 11833842
    Abstract: A holding stand including: a housing having a mounting surface on which a printing device is capable of being detachably mounted and a bottom surface, the mounting surface being an inclined surface where a distance between an upstream end portion of the mounting surface and the bottom surface is greater than a distance between a downstream end portion of the mounting surface and the bottom surface; a fixed engaging member provided at the upstream end portion; a movable engaging member provided at a substantially middle portion of the mounting surface; a guide part provided on the mounting surface and configured to allow the printing device to slide thereon to guide the printing device; and an operation part capable of switching the movable engaging member from an engaging position in which the movable engaging member engages with a second engaging portion to a disengaging position in which engagement is disengaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Furuyama, Yushi Kato, Sho Asai, Takehiko Inaba
  • Patent number: 11833811
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a platen roller conveying a printing medium in a first direction, a peeler peeling off a label from a mount, a support member supporting a driven roller that conveys the mount in a second direction with the platen roller, and a rib portion provided on the support member and guiding the label peeled off from the mount in the first direction. The rib portion includes a first rib, a second rib and a third rib, continuously in the first direction. The first rib is inclined away from a virtual line in the first direction toward an upstream side from the second rib. The third rib is inclined away from the virtual line in the first direction toward a downstream side from the second rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sho Asai, Yushi Kato, Shotaro Watanabe, Takehiko Inaba
  • Publication number: 20230381991
    Abstract: A cutting device includes: a frame; a fixed blade including a first blade edge portion extending in an extending direction; a movable blade movable in a moving direction; a driving mechanism; and a pressing member. The movable blade includes: a second blade edge portion; and a contacting portion. The second blade edge portion has a valley-like shape such that a center portion in the extending direction thereof is closer to the contacting portion than end portions in the extending direction thereof are to the contacting portion. The second blade edge portion has shearing angles that are inclination angles relative to the extending direction. The shearing angles includes a first shearing angle that is the shearing angle at each end portion and a second shearing angle that is the shearing angle at the center portion. The second shearing angle is larger than the first shearing angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Yushi KATO, Shinji KOBAYASHI, Sho ASAI
  • Patent number: 11712912
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a print head; a main body having an accommodation part accommodating a printing medium; an opening/closing cover supported by the main body to be swingable between a closed position and an opened position, the opening/closing cover covering the accommodation part in a case the opening/closing cover is in the opened position, the opening/closing cover opening the accommodation part in a case the opening/closing cover is in the opened position; a support member provided to the opening/closing cover; and a platen holder provided to the support member and configured to rotatably support a platen roller, the platen roller being configured to convey the printing medium at a position facing the print head in the case the opening/closing cover is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shotaro Watanabe, Yushi Kato, Sho Asai, Yusuke Ikemoto, Takehiko Inaba
  • Patent number: 11667134
    Abstract: A printing device includes: a main body including an accommodating portion configured to accommodate a printing medium; a cover displaceable between an open position where the accommodation portion is opened and a closed position where the accommodation portion is closed; a platen roller attached to the cover and rotatably supported by the cover; a peeling roller attached to the cover and supported so as to be rotatable about an axis parallel to a longitudinal direction of the platen roller; and a switching mechanism attached to the cover and configured to switch the peeling roller between a contact position where the peeling roller comes into contact with the platen roller and a non-contact position where the peeling roller is away from the platen roller in conjunction with displacement of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sho Asai, Yushi Kato, Masashi Tanizaki, Koshiro Shimoda, Shotaro Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11660890
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a housing having a discharge port through which a printing medium being allowed to be discharged; an installation part to which a unit being removably installable to the installation part, the unit being configured to surround at least a part of the discharge port in a case the unit is installed, the unit being configured to perform specific processing on the printing medium; and a lid member removably installed to the installation part, the lid member being installable to the installation part in a case the unit is not installed to the installation part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Ikemoto, Yushi Kato, Sho Asai, Shotaro Watanabe, Takehiko Inaba
  • Publication number: 20220399048
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic device includes first and second conductive portions, first and second stacked bodies, and a controller. The first conductive portion includes first to third region. The third region is between the first and second regions. The first stacked body includes first and second magnetic layers. The second magnetic layer is between the third region and the first magnetic layer. The second conductive portion includes fourth to sixth regions. The sixth region is between the fourth and fifth regions. The second stacked body includes third and fourth magnetic layers. The fourth magnetic layer is between the sixth region and the third magnetic layer. The first stacked body is configured to be in a first low or high electrical resistance state. The second stacked body is configured to be in a second low high electrical resistance state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: YODA-S, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroaki YODA, Yuichi OHSAWA, Yushi KATO, Tornorni YODA
  • Publication number: 20220324228
    Abstract: A printing device includes a frame, and an electronic circuit-board unit attached to the frame. The electronic circuit-board unit includes: a holder including a holding portion; a first substrate held to a first surface of the holder; a second substrate held to a second surface of the holder and attached to the frame; an electronic component; and a harness electrically connected to the electronic component. The holder has: a first region overlapped with the first substrate in a plan view; and a second region offset from the first region in the plan view. At least one of the electronic component and the harness is held by the holding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Yusuke IKEMOTO, Yushi KATO, Sho ASAI, Shotaro WATANABE, Takehiko INABA
  • Publication number: 20220291898
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an arithmetic device includes an arithmetic element part, and a controller. The arithmetic element part includes first and second elements. The first element includes a first conductive member and a first stacked body. The first conductive member includes first to third portions. The first stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, and a first counter magnetic layer. The second element includes a second conductive member and a second stacked body. The second conductive member includes fourth and fifth portions, and a sixth portion between the fourth and fifth portions. The second stacked body includes a second magnetic layer, and a second counter magnetic layer. The controller is configured to perform an XNOR operation of first and second inputs. The first input corresponds to electrical resistances of the stacked bodies. The second input corresponds to potentials of the magnetic layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: YODA-S, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroaki YODA, Yuichi OHSAWA, Yushi KATO, Tomomi YODA
  • Publication number: 20220203731
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a housing having a discharge port through which a printing medium being allowed to be discharged; an installation part to which a unit being removably installable to the installation part, the unit being configured to surround at least a part of the discharge port in a case the unit is installed, the unit being configured to perform specific processing on the printing medium; and a lid member removably installed to the installation part, the lid member being installable to the installation part in a case the unit is not installed to the installation part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Yusuke Ikemoto, Yushi Kato, Sho Asai, Shotaro Watanabe, Takehiko Inaba
  • Publication number: 20220203719
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a platen roller conveying a printing medium in a first direction, a peeler peeling off a label from a mount, a support member supporting a driven roller that conveys the mount in a second direction with the platen roller, and a rib portion provided on the support member and guiding the label peeled off from the mount in the first direction. The rib portion includes a first rib, a second rib and a third rib, continuously in the first direction. The first rib is inclined away from a virtual line in the first direction toward an upstream side from the second rib. The third rib is inclined away from the virtual line in the first direction toward a downstream side from the second rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Sho Asai, Yushi Kato, Shotaro Watanabe, Takehiko Inaba
  • Publication number: 20220203723
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a print head; a main body having an accommodation part accommodating a printing medium; an opening/closing cover supported by the main body to be swingable between a closed position and an opened position, the opening/closing cover covering the accommodation part in a case the opening/closing cover is in the opened position, the opening/closing cover opening the accommodation part in a case the opening/closing cover is in the opened position; a support member provided to the opening/closing cover; and a platen holder provided to the support member and configured to rotatably support a platen roller, the platen roller being configured to convey the printing medium at a position facing the print head in the case the opening/closing cover is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Shotaro Watanabe, Yushi Kato, Sho Asai, Yusuke Ikemoto, Takehiko Inaba
  • Publication number: 20220209556
    Abstract: A charging stand to which a printing device is capable of being detachably mounted, the charging stand including: a housing having a mounting surface on which the printing device is capable of being detachably mounted and a bottom surface; a first storage part provided on the bottom surface and configured to store an AC adapter; and a first guide part provided on the bottom surface of the housing, the first guide part being configured to allow a power supply cable extending from the AC adapter stored in the first storage part to be inserted therein, and the first guide part being configured to guide the power supply cable to an outer edge of the housing, wherein the first guide part has a bent portion bent at an intermediate portion in an extension direction, the extension direction extending from the first storage part toward the outer edge of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Sho Asai, Yushi Kato, Takehiko Inaba
  • Publication number: 20220203724
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a main body having an accommodation part accommodating a printing medium; and an opening/closing cover supported by the main body so as to be swingable between a closed position and an opened position, a first unit and a second unit being selectively installable to the opening/closing cover, the first unit being configured to rotatably support a first platen roller, the second unit being configured to rotatably support a second platen roller, the opening/closing cover including a cover guide, the opening/closing cover having a discharge port discharging the guided printing medium. The first unit has a partition wall superposed to cover the cover guide and partitioning a space into the first platen roller-side and the discharge port-side in a case the first unit is installed to the opening/closing cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Yushi Kato, Sho Asai, Shotaro Watanabe, Yusuke Ikemoto, Takehiko Inaba
  • Publication number: 20220203706
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a first frame; a second frame fixed to the first frame, the second frame having an accommodation space configured to accommodates a roll, the roll having a printing medium rolled thereon; a pair of support parts supported on the second frame, the pair of support parts being configured to support end faces of the roll in a first direction, at least one of the pair of support parts being supported on the second frame so as to be movable in the first direction; a guide member provided on the first frame; and contact portions provided to the support parts, the contact portions being configured to slide while being in contact with the guide member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Sho Asai, Yushi Kato, Shotaro Watanabe, Yusuke Ikemoto, Takehiko Inaba
  • Publication number: 20220203730
    Abstract: A holding stand including: a housing having a mounting surface on which a printing device is capable of being detachably mounted and a bottom surface, the mounting surface being an inclined surface where a distance between an upstream end portion of the mounting surface and the bottom surface is greater than a distance between a downstream end portion of the mounting surface and the bottom surface; a fixed engaging member provided at the upstream end portion; a movable engaging member provided at a substantially middle portion of the mounting surface; a guide part provided on the mounting surface and configured to allow the printing device to slide thereon to guide the printing device; and an operation part capable of switching the movable engaging member from an engaging position in which the movable engaging member engages with a second engaging portion to a disengaging position in which engagement is disengaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Furuyama, Yushi Kato, Sho Asai, Takehiko Inaba
  • Publication number: 20210387464
    Abstract: A printing device includes: a main body including an accommodating portion configured to accommodate a printing medium; a cover displaceable between an open position where the accommodation portion is opened and a closed position where the accommodation portion is closed; a platen roller attached to the cover and rotatably supported by the cover; a peeling roller attached to the cover and supported so as to be rotatable about an axis parallel to a longitudinal direction of the platen roller; and a switching mechanism attached to the cover and configured to switch the peeling roller between a contact position where the peeling roller comes into contact with the platen roller and a non-contact position where the peeling roller is away from the platen roller in conjunction with displacement of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Sho Asai, Yushi Kato, Masashi Tanizaki, Koshiro Shimoda, Shotaro Watanabe