Patents by Inventor Yutaka MITA

Yutaka MITA 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: 9952506
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes: a container divided by a dividing member into a first chamber configured to contain a first liquid to be discharged from a discharge port and a second chamber configured to contain a second liquid; a supply unit configured to supply the second liquid into the second chamber in accordance with decrease of the first liquid contained in the first chamber; and a measurement unit configured measure flow of the first liquid into the second chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Arai, Tomonobu Saku, Yutaka Mita
  • Publication number: 20180079215
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid discharge apparatus, including: a head having an discharge port surface in which an discharge port array is provided, the discharge port array including a plurality of discharge ports which discharges liquid and is arranged along a first direction; a suction port performing a suction operation for the discharge port surface; and a control unit causing the suction port to move in a second direction intersecting the first direction under a state in which the suction port is spaced away from the discharge port surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Tohru Ishibashi, Yuichi Takahashi, Yoshimasa Araki, Yutaka Mita, Tsuyoshi Arai
  • Publication number: 20180079214
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid discharging apparatus, including: a head having a discharging port surface on which discharging ports are formed, and configured to perform a discharging operation for discharging liquid through the discharging ports; a suction port configured to perform a suction operation for the discharging port surface; a pressure changing unit configured to change a pressure in the head; and a control unit configured to perform the suction operation under a state in which the pressure changing unit has changed the pressure in the head in a positive pressure direction with respect to a pressure that is set during the discharging operation and the suction port is spaced away from the discharging port surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Kensuke Tone, Tohru Ishibashi, Yoshimasa Araki, Tsuyoshi Arai, Yutaka Mita, Yuichi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20180001652
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus comprises a head including a discharge port surface, a first reservoir that stores the liquid to be supplied to the head, a flexible member, separating an inner space of the first reservoir into a first chamber that stores the liquid and a second chamber that stores an operation liquid, a second reservoir communicating with the second chamber, the second reservoir storing the operation liquid to be supplied to the second chamber, the second reservoir being disposed in such a manner that a liquid surface of the operation liquid stored in the second reservoir is positioned below the discharge port surface, and an adjustment unit that performs adjustment in such a manner that a position of the liquid surface of the operation liquid in the second reservoir falls within a predetermined range in a state where the second reservoir is opened to atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Araki, Yuichi Takahashi, Tsuyoshi Arai, Yutaka Mita, Tohru Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 9834002
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus comprises a head including a discharge port surface, a first reservoir that stores the liquid to be supplied to the head, a flexible member, separating an inner space of the first reservoir into a first chamber that stores the liquid and a second chamber that stores an operation liquid, a second reservoir communicating with the second chamber, the second reservoir storing the operation liquid to be supplied to the second chamber, the second reservoir being disposed in such a manner that a liquid surface of the operation liquid stored in the second reservoir is positioned below the discharge port surface, and an adjustment unit that performs adjustment in such a manner that a position of the liquid surface of the operation liquid in the second reservoir falls within a predetermined range in a state where the second reservoir is opened to atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Araki, Yuichi Takahashi, Tsuyoshi Arai, Yutaka Mita, Tohru Ishibashi
  • Publication number: 20160288521
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus comprises a head including a discharge port surface, a first reservoir that stores the liquid to be supplied to the head, a flexible member, separating an inner space of the first reservoir into a first chamber that stores the liquid and a second chamber that stores an operation liquid, a second reservoir communicating with the second chamber, the second reservoir storing the operation liquid to be supplied to the second chamber, the second reservoir being disposed in such a manner that a liquid surface of the operation liquid stored in the second reservoir is positioned below the discharge port surface, and an adjustment unit that performs adjustment in such a manner that a position of the liquid surface of the operation liquid in the second reservoir falls within a predetermined range in a state where the second reservoir is opened to atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Araki, Yuichi Takahashi, Tsuyoshi Arai, Yutaka Mita, Tohru Ishibashi
  • Publication number: 20160288378
    Abstract: An imprint material discharging device includes a container member that includes a container section that contains an imprint material, a channel that is connected to the container section, and a discharging member that includes a discharge port and an energy generating element. The channel has a first opening and a second opening, the first opening supplying the imprint material into the channel, the second opening supplying the imprint material supplied from the first opening to the container section. A filter that filters the imprint material is disposed between the first opening and the second opening of the channel, and the imprint material supplied into the channel from the first opening is supplied to the container section from the second opening without passing through a region disposed between the energy generating element and the discharge port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Arai, Yutaka Mita, Yuichi Takahashi, Yoshimasa Araki, Tohru Ishibashi
  • Publication number: 20160221230
    Abstract: The present invention provides an imprint apparatus which forms a pattern on an imprint material on a shot region on a substrate by using a mold, the apparatus comprising a supply unit having a plurality of discharge outlets each of which is configured to discharge the imprint material, and configured to supply the imprint material to the substrate, and a control unit configured to control the supply unit so as to supply the imprint material from the plurality of discharge outlets onto the shot region, wherein the control unit determines discharge outlets to be used to supply the imprint material to the shot region among the plurality of discharge outlets based on discharge history information indicating a history of discharge of the imprint material from each of the plurality of discharge outlets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Yutaka Mita, Tsuyoshi Arai
  • Publication number: 20160026084
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes: a container divided by a dividing member into a first chamber configured to contain a first liquid to be discharged from a discharge port and a second chamber configured to contain a second liquid; a supply unit configured to supply the second liquid into the second chamber in accordance with decrease of the first liquid contained in the first chamber; and a measurement unit configured measure flow of the first liquid into the second chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Arai, Tomonobu Saku, Yutaka Mita
  • Publication number: 20160009007
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes: a container divided into a first chamber and a second chamber by a dividing member, the first chamber including a discharge outlet that discharges a liquid and configured to contain the liquid, the second chamber configured to contain a fluid; a tank configured to store the fluid; a connecting portion that provides fluid communication between the tank and the second chamber; a measurement unit configured to measure an amount of the fluid supplied from the tank to the second chamber; and a controller configured to obtain an amount of the liquid contained in the first chamber based on a measurement result from the measurement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Araki, Koichi Kitakami, Tsuyoshi Arai, Yutaka Mita
  • Publication number: 20160001493
    Abstract: The present invention provides an imprint apparatus which performs an imprint process of dispensing an imprint material on a substrate and forming the imprint material dispensed on the substrate by using a mold, the apparatus comprising a dispensing unit configured to dispense an imprint material on the substrate, and including a tank which contains an imprint material, a dispenser which discharges the imprint material contained in the tank to the substrate, and a detection unit which detects a remaining amount of imprint material contained in the tank; and a control unit configured to perform control to supply an imprint material to the tank or exchange the dispensing unit based on a detection result obtained by the detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Yutaka Mita, Yoshikazu Miyajima, Tsuyoshi Arai
  • Publication number: 20150343680
    Abstract: Provided is an application device capable of extracting an imprinting material in which impurities are mixed from a container of the application device and supplying new imprinting material to the container of the application device. An application device according to the present disclosure is used to supply an imprinting material to a substrate in an imprinting apparatus that forms a pattern on the imprinting material on the substrate by using a mold. The application device includes a container unit that contains the imprinting material, and an ejecting unit that is provided on the container unit and that ejects the imprinting material contained in the container unit toward the substrate. The application device is detachably attachable to the imprinting apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Arai, Yoshikazu Miyajima, Yutaka Mita, Akio Saito
  • Publication number: 20150158243
    Abstract: The present invention provides an imprint apparatus which forms a pattern on a substrate, the apparatus including a supply unit including a discharge outlet which discharges the imprint material and configured to supply the imprint material onto the substrate via the discharge outlet, and a generation unit configured to generate ions by irradiating, with soft X-rays, a second space away from a first space between the mold and the substrate, wherein the discharge outlet and the generation unit are arranged to sandwich a side face of the mold, and a charge is removed in the first space by supplying the ions generated in the second space to the first space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi ARAI, Yutaka MITA