Patents by Inventor Yusuke Torigoe

Yusuke Torigoe 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).

  • Ink cartridge, ink-jet type printing apparatus using the same, and ink cartridge change control method in the apparatus
    Patent number: 7033009
    Abstract: An ink cartridge which has an IC memory for holding information about the cartridge. At the time the ink cartridge is to be installed in a printing apparatus, its insertion is inhibited at a position before installation by a lock mechanism. In this state, the information in the IC memory is read out via a first electrode terminal located on the cartridge side and connected to the IC memory and the propriety of the installation of the ink cartridge to the apparatus is determined. When the ink cartridge is determined to be appropriate, the lock mechanism is unlocked and the ink cartridge can be installed into the printing apparatus. When the ink cartridge is installed in the printing apparatus, data is exchanged between the printing apparatus and the IC memory via a second electrode terminal connected to the IC memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Shinada, Takahiro Naka, Yusuke Torigoe, Yuki Togawa, Satoru Orii, Hikonosuke Uwai, Toshio Kumagai
  • Printing apparatus and printing method for performing pre-communication with an external device
    Patent number: 7014374
    Abstract: The present invention provides a printing method and the like with which high-quality and high-speed printing is possible. The printing method includes: a step of performing pre-communication with an external device before print data are obtained from the external device; a step of obtaining print data from the external device; a step of setting print conditions according to the content of the pre-communication; and a step of printing a medium based on the print data according to the print conditions that have been set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Hamaguchi, Yusuke Torigoe
  • Printing apparatus and printing method
    Publication number: 20040218209
    Abstract: The present invention provides a printing method and the like with which high-quality and high-speed printing is possible. The printing method includes: a step of performing pre-communication with an external device before print data are obtained from the external device; a step of obtaining print data from the external device; a step of setting print conditions according to the content of the pre-communication; and a step of printing a medium based on the print data according to the print conditions that have been set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Hamaguchi, Yusuke Torigoe
  • Ink cartridge, ink-jet type printing apparatus using the same, and ink cartridge change control method in the apparatus
    Publication number: 20030137568
    Abstract: An ink cartridge which has an IC memory for holding information about the cartridge. At the time the ink cartridge is to be installed in a printing apparatus, its insertion is inhibited at a position before installation by a lock mechanism. In this state, the information in the IC memory is read out via a first electrode terminal located on the cartridge side and connected to the IC memory and the propriety of the installation of the ink cartridge to the apparatus is determined. When the ink cartridge is determined to be appropriate, the lock mechanism is unlocked and the ink cartridge can be installed into the printing apparatus. When the ink cartridge is installed in the printing apparatus, data is exchanged between the printing apparatus and the IC memory via a second electrode terminal connected to the IC memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Shinada, Takahiro Naka, Yusuke Torigoe, Yuki Togawa, Satoru Orii, Hikonosuke Uwai, Toshio Kumagai
  • Ink cartridge, ink jet type printing apparatus using the same, and ink cartridge change control method in the apparatus
    Patent number: 6547363
    Abstract: An ink cartridge which has an IC memory for holding information about the cartridge. At the time the ink cartridge is to be installed in a printing apparatus, its insertion is inhibited at a position before installation by a lock mechanism. In this state, the information in the IC memory is read out via a first electrode terminal located on the cartridge side and connected to the IC memory and the propriety of the installation of the ink cartridge to the apparatus is determined. When the ink cartridge is determined to be appropriate, the lock mechanism is unlocked and the ink cartridge can be installed into the printing apparatus. When the ink cartridge is installed in the printing apparatus, data is exchanged between the printing apparatus and the IC memory via a second electrode terminal connected to the IC memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Shinada, Takahiro Naka, Yusuke Torigoe, Yuki Togawa, Satoru Orii, Hikonosuke Uwai, Toshio Kumagai