Patents by Inventor Yutaka Takagiwa

Yutaka Takagiwa 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: 9370931
    Abstract: The liquid storage body is provided with a liquid storage bag and a plug. The liquid storage bag is formed of two layers of a sheet. The plug is connected to a first end portion of the liquid storage bag. The liquid storage bag is provided with a liquid storage portion and an extension portion. The liquid storage portion stores the liquid. The extension portion is connected to the liquid storage portion at a second end portion and extends in an extending direction. The extension portion does not store the liquid. A length of the extension portion in the extending direction is longer than a length of edge portions in an orthogonal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yutaka Takagiwa
  • Patent number: 9333757
    Abstract: A liquid-holding container includes a liquid container portion, a hollow vent plug, a first projecting portion, and a second projecting portion. The liquid container portion is flexible and configured to contain a liquid. The hollow vent plug is connected to the liquid container portion. The first projecting portion is connected to the vent plug and extends in a direction that intersects a face of the liquid container portion. The second projecting portion is connected to the vent plug on the opposite side of the vent plug from the first projecting portion. The length of the second projecting portion from a face that includes an axis of the vent plug is shorter than a length of the first projecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yutaka Takagiwa
  • Patent number: 9333747
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a print device that can reduce the number of parts and also reduce the possibility of printing quality deterioration. The print device includes a first mount portion, a second mount portion and a head. The first mount portion is located in a first region, and the second mount portion is located in a second region. The second region is a region in which a distance from the nozzle face in the up-down direction is out of a predetermined range, and the first region is a region in which a distance from the nozzle face in the up-down direction is in the predetermined range. The first mount portion is connected to a reservoir passage. The reservoir passage has a sub-tank. The sub-tank is located in the second region. The second mount portion is connected to a non-reservoir passage that has no sub-tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yutaka Takagiwa
  • Patent number: 9333755
    Abstract: A shaft portion moves in a first direction in accordance with a liquid storage amount in a bag by taking up an elastic member which generates a restoring force in the first direction. The shaft portion extends in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and has a protruding end portion provided at an end in the third direction. An arm portion extending in the first direction is arranged in a case main body and moves along a fourth direction orthogonal to the first and the third directions. A contact portion of the arm portion is arranged on a movement path of the protruding end portion such that the contact portion comes into contact with the protruding end portion that moves in the first direction. A display portion of the arm portion moves along the fourth direction in accordance with the movement of the arm portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yutaka Takagiwa
  • Publication number: 20160082744
    Abstract: A mount portion mounts a container containing liquid. A fluid passages connects the mount portion to a head portion provided to inject liquid. A reservoir portion reserves liquid and is provided on the fluid passage. An open-close valve is provided on a connection path which is a part of the fluid passage and connects the mount portion to the reservoir portion. The control unit controls opening and closing of the open-close valves such that a first valve open time period for the open-close valve provided on a first connection path is shorter than a second valve open time period for the open-close valve provided on a second connection path. The pressure of the liquid that flows in the reservoir portion from the first connection path is higher than the pressure of the liquid that flows in the reservoir portion from the second connection path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventor: Yutaka Takagiwa
  • Publication number: 20160082739
    Abstract: A print device includes mount portions, flow passages and reservoir portions. The mount portion mounts a container containing liquid. The flow passage connects the mount portion to a head portion having a nozzle face. The reservoir portion provided on the flow passage reserves liquid and is located such that a distance from the nozzle face in the up-down direction is within a prescribed range. A first and second reservoir portions are aligned in a first direction in the horizontal direction. The first reservoir portion is inclined such that a part of the first reservoir portion is situated to progress upward towards the first direction. The second reservoir portion is inclined such that a part of the second reservoir portion is situated to progress upward towards the first direction. The first and second reservoir portions are at least partially overlapped each other in the up-down direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventor: Yutaka Takagiwa
  • Publication number: 20160082730
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a print device that can reduce the number of parts and also reduce the possibility of printing quality deterioration. The print device includes a first mount portion, a second mount portion and a head. The first mount portion is located in a first region, and the second mount portion is located in a second region. The second region is a region in which a distance from the nozzle face in the up-down direction is out of a predetermined range, and the first region is a region in which a distance from the nozzle face in the up-down direction is in the predetermined range. The first mount portion is connected to a reservoir passage. The reservoir passage has a sub-tank. The sub-tank is located in the second region. The second mount portion is connected to a non-reservoir passage that has no sub-tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventor: Yutaka Takagiwa
  • Patent number: 9290000
    Abstract: A first case has a first surface parallel to a first direction to place a bag thereon. A second case has a second surface facing the first surface. An elastic member is provided on the first surface and generates restoring force in the first direction by extending in a second direction. A shaft portion takes up an end portion at the second direction side of the elastic member then moves to the first direction by the restoring force and takes up the bag. Either end portion of the first case in a third direction has a first protruding portion. Either end portion of the second case in the third direction has a second protruding portion. Either end portion of the shaft portion in the third direction has a protruding end portion. The first and second protruding portion guide the protruding end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yutaka Takagiwa
  • Publication number: 20150273841
    Abstract: A first case has a first surface extending in a first direction. A second case has a second surface facing the first surface and moves relative to a second direction opposite to the first direction. A shaft portion extending in a third direction takes up an end portion of an elastic member to generate a restoring force in the first direction by extending in the second direction. The shaft portion moves in the first direction from a first position in the first case to a second position in the first case by the restoring force. The protruding portion protrudes from the second case such that the protruding portion is located on the first direction side with respect to the second position in a closed condition. The protruding portion moves the shaft portion in the second direction when the second case moves in the second direction from the closed condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: Yutaka Takagiwa
  • Publication number: 20150273840
    Abstract: A liquid-holding container includes a liquid container portion, a hollow vent plug, a first projecting portion, and a second projecting portion. The liquid container portion is flexible and configured to contain a liquid. The hollow vent plug is connected to the liquid container portion. The first projecting portion is connected to the vent plug and extends in a direction that intersects a face of the liquid container portion. The second projecting portion is connected to the vent plug on the opposite side of the vent plug from the first projecting portion. The length of the second projecting portion from a face that includes an axis of the vent plug is shorter than, a length of the first projecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: Yutaka Takagiwa
  • Publication number: 20150273845
    Abstract: The liquid storage body is provided with a liquid storage bag and a plug. The liquid storage bag is formed of two layers of a sheet. The plug is connected to a first end portion of the liquid storage bag. The liquid storage bag is provided with a liquid storage portion and an extension portion. The liquid storage portion stores the liquid. The extension portion is connected to the liquid storage portion at a second end portion and extends in an extending direction. The extension portion does not store the liquid. A length of the extension portion in the extending direction is longer than a length of edge portions in an orthogonal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: Yutaka Takagiwa
  • Publication number: 20150273843
    Abstract: A first case has a first surface parallel to a first direction to place a bag thereon. A second case has a second surface facing the first surface. An elastic member is provided on the first surface and generates restoring force in the first direction by extending in a second direction. A shaft portion takes up an end portion at the second direction side of the elastic member then moves to the first direction by the restoring force and takes up the bag. Either end portion of the first case in a third direction has a first protruding portion. Either end portion of the second case in the third direction has a second protruding portion. Either end portion of the shaft portion in the third direction has a protruding end portion. The first and second protruding portion guide the protruding end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: Yutaka Takagiwa
  • Publication number: 20150273844
    Abstract: A shaft portion moves in a first direction in accordance with a liquid storage amount in a bag by taking up an elastic member which generates a restoring force in the first direction. The shaft portion extends in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and has a protruding end portion provided at an end in the third direction. An arm portion extending in the first direction is arranged in a case main body and moves along a fourth direction orthogonal to the first and the third directions. A contact portion of the arm portion is arranged on a movement path of the protruding end portion such that the contact portion comes into contact with the protruding end portion that moves in the first direction. A display portion of the arm portion moves along the fourth direction in accordance with the movement of the arm portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: Yutaka Takagiwa
  • Patent number: 9085166
    Abstract: A cartridge includes a liquid-holding container and a case. The liquid-holding container includes a liquid container portion, a hollow vent plug, a first engaging portion, a second engaging portion, a first opening, and a second opening. The case is configured to support the liquid holding container and includes a first opening and a second opening. The first opening is configured to be a portion with which the first engaging portion engages. The second opening is configured to be a portion with which the second engaging portion engages in an elastically deformed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yutaka Takagiwa
  • Publication number: 20140332558
    Abstract: A liquid container includes a container member including two layers of sheets at least, a spout and an elastic body provided on the container member. The two layers of sheets are flexible and disposed opposite one another. The container member has a sealed space. The elastic body is capable of elastic recovery from a first state in which the elastic body is extended along a direction of an axial line of the spout to a second state in which the elastic body is in a coiled shape as seen in an intersecting direction, which intersects the direction of the axial line and which is generally parallel to the two layers of sheets. A width of the elastic body on a virtual straight line is less than a width of the sealed space on the virtual straight line, which extends in the intersecting direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yutaka Takagiwa
  • Patent number: 8544994
    Abstract: An ink cartridge includes an ink bag that is configured to store ink inside, a spout that is provided on the ink bag and includes a hollow portion that leads from a first opening to a second opening, and a case that houses the ink bag, an end portion of the case on a side of the second opening including at least a first corner portion, a second corner portion, and a first surface portion, a width in a first direction being smaller than a width in a second direction in the case, an axial line of the spout being, in the second direction, located closer to one end portion of the case on a side having the first corner portion, and the leading end portion of the spout being located inside of the case with respect to the line connecting the first corner portion and the second corner portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Mizuno, Yutaka Takagiwa
  • Patent number: 8544995
    Abstract: An ink cartridge includes an ink bag that is configured to store ink inside, a spout that is provided on the ink bag and that includes a hollow portion that leads from a first opening to a second opening, and a case that houses the ink bag, an end portion of the case on a side of the second opening including at least a first corner portion and a second corner portion, a width in a first direction being smaller than a width in a second direction in the case, an axial line of the spout being, in the second direction, located closer to one end portion of the case on a side having the first corner portion, and the leading end portion of the spout being located inside of the case with respect to the line connecting the first corner portion and the second corner portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Mizuno, Yutaka Takagiwa
  • Patent number: 8480220
    Abstract: An ink cartridge includes an ink bag that is configured to store ink inside, a spout that is provided on the ink bag and that includes a hollow portion that leads from a first opening to a second opening, and a case that houses the ink bag, an end portion of the case on a side of the second opening including at least a first corner portion and a second corner portion, a width in a first direction being smaller than a width in a second direction in the case, an axial line of the spout being, in the second direction, located closer to one end portion of the case on a side having the first corner portion, and at least one of the first corner portion and the second corner portion forming one of an obtuse angle and a curved surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Mizuno, Yutaka Takagiwa
  • Patent number: D677722
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Mizuno, Yutaka Takagiwa
  • Patent number: D750971
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yutaka Takagiwa