SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION patent applications on July 25th, 2024
Patent Applications by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION on July 25th, 2024
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION: 26 patent applications
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION has applied for patents in the areas of G02B27/01 (4), H03H9/10 (3), H03H9/05 (3), B41J2/165 (2), H04N1/00 (2) G02B27/0172 (4), B29C45/768 (1), H04N1/00718 (1), H03H9/19 (1), H03H9/08 (1)
With keywords such as: region, unit, member, configured, image, side, light, polarizing, surface, and printing in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
20240246275. Molding Management System_simplified_abstract_(seiko epson corporation)
Inventor(s): Yusuke MITSUMA of Shiojiri (JP) for seiko epson corporation, Kosuke ATSUTA of Shiojiri (JP) for seiko epson corporation, Yoshiaki OTSUKI of Matsumoto (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): B29C45/76, G06Q50/04
CPC Code(s): B29C45/768
Abstract: a molding management system includes a storage section configured to store molded article information including information on a number of defective articles for each item of molded article molded in a first period and information on a number of defective articles for each item of molded article molded in a second period, which is longer than the first period, a calculation section configured to generate a report based on the molded article information, and an output section that outputs the report generated by the calculation section. the report includes identification information, which is information for identifying an item of a molded article, information related to an actual defect rate for each item of molded article molded in the first period, information related to a defect rate target for each item of molded article in the first period, and information related to an actual defect rate for each item of molded article molded in the second period.
Inventor(s): Masayuki GOZU of Ina (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): B29C64/343, B29C45/58, B29C64/209, B29C64/329, B33Y30/00, B33Y40/10, B33Y50/02
CPC Code(s): B29C64/343
Abstract: a plasticizing device includes a material storage section having a first input port and a second input port and storing plasticization material; a plasticizing section having a supply port to which the plasticization material is supplied and plasticizing at least part of the plasticization material to generate a molding material; a connecting pipe having a connecting path connecting the first and the second input port to the supply port; and a controller, wherein the material storage section includes a first supply mechanism configured to adjust the supply amount of the plasticization material from the first input port to the connecting path and a second supply mechanism configured to adjust the supply amount of the plasticization material from the second input port to the connecting path and the controller controls at least one of the first and the second supply mechanism to supply the plasticization material to the connecting path.
20240246333. PRINTING DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(seiko epson corporation)
Inventor(s): Ryo NISHIKAWA of SHIOJIRI-SHI (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): B41J2/01, B41J25/00
CPC Code(s): B41J2/01
Abstract: a printing device includes a support portion having a support surface supporting a medium, a head unit configured to print an image on the medium supported by the support portion, a first movement portion configured to move the head unit in a first direction; a second movement portion configured to move the first movement portion in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, and an illumination unit disposed to face the support surface and configured to emit light, and the illumination unit moves in the second direction.
Inventor(s): Keita HANAWA of MATSUMOTO-SHI (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): B41J2/045, B41J3/407, D06P5/30
CPC Code(s): B41J2/04508
Abstract: a control unit performs stop control for stopping an interference detection unit to stop at a stop position when the interference detection unit detects interference as a result of performing first movement control for moving the interference detection unit to one side in a second direction, and performs second movement control for moving the interference detection unit to a predetermined position to the other side opposite to the one side in the second direction. the control unit performs the second movement control, and then performs third movement control for moving the interference detection unit to the one side again. the control unit performs adjustment control for causing a position adjustment unit to perform adjustment so that an interval between a head and a support surface is increased between the stop control and the third movement control.
20240246336. PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD_simplified_abstract_(seiko epson corporation)
Inventor(s): Masamichi SUZUKI of MATSUMOTO-SHI (JP) for seiko epson corporation, Kohei UTSUNOMIYA of MATSUMOTO-SHI (JP) for seiko epson corporation, Yoshinori NAKAJIMA of MATSUMOTO-SHI (JP) for seiko epson corporation, Masaru KUMAGAI of SHIOJIRI-SHI (JP) for seiko epson corporation, Yuki ISHII of SHIOJIRI-SHI (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): B41J2/14, B41J2/045
CPC Code(s): B41J2/14
Abstract: a printing apparatus includes: a head including a nozzle surface; and a robot changes a relative position of the head with respect to a workpiece, in which a first printing operation of performing printing on the workpiece is executed by causing the head to eject the liquid, and when a timing at which the first printing operation is started is set as a first timing, a timing at which the first printing operation ends is set as a second timing, a timing between the first timing and the second timing is set as a third timing, and a distance between the plurality of nozzles and the workpiece along a normal direction of the nozzle surface is set as an ejection distance, the ejection distance at one or both of the first timing and the second timing is more than the ejection distance at the third timing.
20240246340. LIQUID EJECTING DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(seiko epson corporation)
Inventor(s): Chikashi NAKAMURA of AZUMINO-SHI (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): B41J2/17, B41J2/165, B41J29/17
CPC Code(s): B41J2/1721
Abstract: a liquid ejecting device on which a waste liquid storage unit is mounted includes an ejecting unit that ejects a liquid, a maintenance unit and a collecting unit. the maintenance unit includes a receiving unit and a wiping unit that wipes a nozzle surface in which a nozzle is open, by moving together with the receiving unit in one direction. the receiving unit includes a receiver including a receiving tank that receives the liquid discharged from the nozzle, and a receiving gutter in which a discharging hole for dropping the liquid received by the receiving tank onto the collecting unit is open.
20240246340. LIQUID EJECTING DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(seiko epson corporation)
Inventor(s): Chikashi NAKAMURA of AZUMINO-SHI (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): B41J2/17, B41J2/165, B41J29/17
CPC Code(s): B41J2/1721
Abstract: the collecting unit includes a discharging gutter that directs the liquid dropped through the discharging hole to the waste liquid storage unit, and the discharging gutter extends in the one direction and overlaps with at least a part of the receiver as viewed in a vertical direction.
Inventor(s): Yuichi KATANIWA of SHIOJIRI-SHI (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): B41J2/175, B01D29/03, C25D1/08
CPC Code(s): B41J2/17563
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.
20240246347. PRINTING DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(seiko epson corporation)
Inventor(s): Mafumi KOBAYASHI of MATSUMOTO-SHI (JP) for seiko epson corporation, Haruki MIYASAKA of MATSUMOTO-SHI (JP) for seiko epson corporation, Kazuhisa TAKEDA of SHIOJIRI-SHI (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): B41J29/13, B41J2/165, B41J29/02
CPC Code(s): B41J29/13
Abstract: a printing device includes: a medium support unit including a support surface configured to support at least a printing region of a medium; a medium accommodating unit configured to accommodate a region of the medium not supported by the support surface; a head configured to discharge a liquid onto the medium supported by the support surface; a first head moving unit configured to move the head in a first direction parallel to the support surface; a second head moving unit configured to move the head in a second direction that is parallel to the support surface and intersects the first direction; a maintenance unit performs maintenance of the head; and a maintenance cover configured to cover a side of the maintenance unit in the third direction configured to face the head in the maintenance unit.
Inventor(s): Hiroyoshi OKADA of MATSUMOTO-SHI (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): B41J29/387, B41J11/00, B41J11/70, B41J27/12
CPC Code(s): B41J29/387
Abstract: a printing apparatus includes a transport unit including a roller that transports a recording sheet in a transport direction, a transport motor that rotates the roller, and a driving circuit that drives the transport motor, a head that performs printing on the recording sheet, a cutter that cuts the recording sheet, and a control unit. the control unit puts the transport motor into a hold state by the driving circuit when the recording sheet is cut by the cutter, and puts the transport motor into a short brake state by the driving circuit after the recording sheet is cut by the cutter.
20240247132. Molding Material_simplified_abstract_(seiko epson corporation)
Inventor(s): Tomohiro FUJITA of Matsumoto (JP) for seiko epson corporation, Takashi HIRAIWA of Fujimi (JP) for seiko epson corporation, Shinobu YOKOKAWA of Okaya (JP) for seiko epson corporation, Hirofumi HOKARI of Chino (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): C08L1/02
CPC Code(s): C08L1/02
Abstract: a molding material contains cellulose fibers, aliphatic polyester, and esterified cellulose, and the amount of the cellulose fibers is 50% to 80% by mass. the amount of the esterified cellulose in the molding material may be 48 to 25% by mass. the amount of the aliphatic polyester, xp mass %, and the amount of the esterified polyester, xe mass %, may satisfy 1.0≤xp/xe≤54.0.
20240247935. Vibrator Device_simplified_abstract_(seiko epson corporation)
Inventor(s): Norifumi SHIMIZU of Matsumoto (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): G01C19/56, H03H9/05, H03H9/10, H03H9/215
CPC Code(s): G01C19/56
Abstract: a vibrator device includes a vibration element, a circuit element configured to drive the vibration element, and a package that accommodates the vibration element and the circuit element. the package includes a mounting surface having a rectangular shape in a plan view and a plurality of external terminals arranged at the mounting surface, the plurality of external terminals include a corner terminal disposed at a corner of the mounting surface and a side terminal disposed at a side of the mounting surface, and an area of the corner terminal is larger than an area of the side terminal.
Inventor(s): Kei KANEMOTO of Fujimi-machi (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): G01N21/31, G06V10/143, G06V10/25, G06V10/60
CPC Code(s): G01N21/31
Abstract: a spectral image analysis method includes: acquiring a target image that is an image obtained by imaging a target object and that includes a plurality of spectral images corresponding to a plurality of spectral wavelengths different from one another; calculating, based on a light intensity of a region of the target image divided for each of the plurality of spectral wavelengths, a spectral spectrum for the divided region; calculating a primary differential value and a secondary differential value of the spectral spectrum at a target wavelength that is a known absorption wavelength of a target substance; and detecting the divided region identified as an image region of the target substance from the target image based on the primary differential value and the secondary differential value.
Inventor(s): Takashi TAKEDA of SUWA-SHI (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): G02B27/01
CPC Code(s): G02B27/0172
Abstract: a virtual image display device includes: a display member including a wavelength-converting region that emits fluorescence upon being excited by image light as a pixel display region, a projection optical system that irradiates the wavelength-converting region with the image light, a light-blocking member arranged at the external side of the display member for suppressing incidence of external light on the wavelength-converting region, a first polarizing member arranged at the face side of the display member and including a first polarizing region, a second polarizing member arranged at the external side of a position of the first polarizing member and including a second polarizing region for restricting the external light to a second polarization direction, and a polarization separation lens element arranged at the face side of the first polarizing member and having refractive power that selectively acts on polarized light of the image light.
Inventor(s): Takashi TAKEDA of Suwa-Shi (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): G02B27/01, G02B26/08, G02B26/10
CPC Code(s): G02B27/0172
Abstract: a head-mounted display apparatus includes: a first projection optical system that irradiates a first scattering region with image light, a second projection optical system that irradiates a second scattering region with the image light, a first polarizing member arranged at a face side of the scattering member and including a first polarizing region provided corresponding to the first scattering region and the second scattering region for restricting the image light scattered by the scattering member to a first polarization direction, a second polarizing member arranged at an external side of a position of the first polarizing member and including a second polarizing region for restricting the external light to a second polarization direction, and a polarization separation lens element arranged at a face side of the first polarizing member and having refractive power that selectively acts on polarized light of the image light.
Inventor(s): Takashi TAKEDA of SUWA-SHI (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): G02B27/01, G02B5/30
CPC Code(s): G02B27/0172
Abstract: a virtual image display device includes: a scattering member including a scattering region for scattering image light as a pixel display region, a projection optical system configured to irradiate the scattering region with the image light, a light-blocking member arranged at an external side of the scattering member and configured to suppress incidence of external light on the scattering region, a first polarizing member arranged at a face side of the scattering member and including a first polarizing region provided corresponding to the scattering region, a second polarizing member arranged at an external side of a position of the first polarizing member and including a second polarizing region for restricting the external light to a second polarization direction, and a polarization separation lens element arranged at a face side of the first polarizing member and having refractive power that selectively acts on polarized light of the image light.
Inventor(s): Takashi TAKEDA of Suwa-shi (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): G02B27/01
CPC Code(s): G02B27/0172
Abstract: a virtual image display device includes: a light modulation element including a liquid crystal pixel and a light-transmitting region, a light-blocking member arranged at the external side of the light modulation element, a light-guiding member arranged between the light-blocking member and the light modulation element , a first polarizing plate arranged between the light-guiding member and the light-transmitting region to polarized light in a first polarization direction, a second polarizing plate arranged at the face side of the light modulation element and including a polarizing film as a polarizing region provided corresponding to the liquid crystal pixel, the polarizing film being configured to restrict image light emitted from the liquid crystal pixel to polarized light in a second polarization direction, and a polarization separation lens element arranged at the face side of the second polarizing plate that functions with respect to polarized light of the image light.
Inventor(s): Masahito YOSHII of CHITOSE-SHI (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): G02F1/1343, G02F1/1339
CPC Code(s): G02F1/134309
Abstract: an electro-optical device is an display device provided with a display region for displaying an image and a peripheral region provided outside the display region, and includes a first substrate including a plurality of pixel electrodes provided in the display region, a second substrate including a counter electrode facing the plurality of pixel s, a seal member being provided in the peripheral region, and containing a uv-curable material, and an electro-optical layer being arranged in a region surrounded by at the first substrate, the second substrate, and the seal member and having optical characteristics that change in accordance with an electric field, wherein one substrate of the first substrate and the second substrate includes a non-conductive region that overlaps with the seal member in plan view, is in the same layer as the plurality of pixel electrodes or the counter electrode, and is not provided with a film having conductivity.
20240248380. PIXEL SHIFTING DEVICE AND PROJECTOR_simplified_abstract_(seiko epson corporation)
Inventor(s): Tatsuya TAKAHASHI of AZUMINO-SHI (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): G03B21/14, G03B33/12
CPC Code(s): G03B21/142
Abstract: a pixel shifting device according to the present disclosure includes a first frame for holding an optical member, a second frame to be coupled to the first frame, a base to be coupled to the second frame, a pair of second oscillation shaft formation parts for coupling the second frame and the base to each other, and a pair of second actuators arranged across the second oscillation axis and for oscillating the second frame. the pair of second oscillation shaft formation parts include a one-side coupling shaft part for coupling the second frame and the base to each other at the actuator holding parts side, and another-side coupling shaft part for coupling the second frame and the base to each other at an opposite side to the actuator holding parts, and the another-side coupling shaft part is lower in rigidity than the one-side coupling shaft part.
Inventor(s): Tomoki MATSUZAWA of Shiojiri (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F3/12
CPC Code(s): G06F3/1228
Abstract: a printing control device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire printing data including a printer as a print destination, a print setting, and a print image; a specifying unit configured to specify a custom setting configured to be capable of setting in the printer in addition to the print setting; a download unit configured to download a processing module used for the specified custom setting; and an accepting unit configured to accept a setting content of the custom setting from a user.
Inventor(s): Yasuhiro FURUTA of SHIMOSUWA-MACHI (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F3/12
CPC Code(s): G06F3/1238
Abstract: a relay server is a server connected to a first printing service system and a second printing service system, the second printing service system being connected to an image forming device. the relay server includes: an authentication controller configured to acquire authentication completion information indicating that authentication by the first printing service system for authentication information on a user that is input to a second terminal device is completed; and a printing controller configured to acquire a printing job for the user from the first printing service system using the authentication completion information and transmit a request to the second printing service system to cause the image forming device to execute printing for the printing job.
Inventor(s): Tsuyoshi Tamura of Hara-mura (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): G09G3/00, G09G3/3225
CPC Code(s): G09G3/006
Abstract: in a first operation, in a tournament circuit, any one row of data lines is selected according to a selection signal, and a voltage of the selected data line is output to a test output terminal via an amplifier. in a second operation, a selection circuit in a first layer in the tournament circuit is in an off state between all the data lines and an input end of a selection circuit in a second layer.
Inventor(s): Go YAMASHITA of Ina (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): H03H9/08, H03H9/02, H03H9/05, H03H9/10, H03H9/19
CPC Code(s): H03H9/08
Abstract: a quartz crystal resonator includes a quartz crystal resonator element, a thermistor, and a package base having a first principal surface and a second principal surface having an opposed surface relationship with each other, the quartz crystal resonator element is mounted on the first principal surface side, the thermistor is housed in a recessed section of the second principal surface side of the package base, a plurality of electrode terminals connected to the quartz crystal resonator element or the thermistor is disposed on the second principal surface side of the package base, and a distance in a first direction perpendicular to the first principal surface from a mounting surface of the electrode terminals to the thermistor is equal to or longer than 0.05 mm.
20240250662. Vibrator Device_simplified_abstract_(seiko epson corporation)
Inventor(s): Atsushi TANAKA of Minowa (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): H03H9/19, H03B5/04, H03H9/05, H03H9/10
CPC Code(s): H03H9/19
Abstract: a vibrator device includes: a vibrator; and a circuit device disposed apart from the vibrator, in which the circuit device includes a drive circuit configured to drive the vibrator, a temperature sensor configured to generate a temperature signal corresponding to a detected temperature, a temperature compensation circuit configured to compensate for temperature characteristics of a drive state of the vibrator based on the temperature signal, a heat source circuit configured to operate in a first state or in a second state in which current consumption is different from current consumption in the first state, and a transient response compensation circuit configured to compensate for, when the first state and the second state of the heat source circuit are switched, a difference between a transient response of a temperature detected by the temperature sensor and a transient response of a temperature of the vibrator.
Inventor(s): Kenichi MURAHASHI of KITAKYUSHU-SHI (JP) for seiko epson corporation, Noriyuki KOYANAGI of KITAKYUSHU-SHI (JP) for seiko epson corporation, Ryoichi SHUTO of KITAKYUSHU-SHI (JP) for seiko epson corporation, Kazuhito NODA of SHIOJIRI-SHI (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N1/00
CPC Code(s): H04N1/00718
Abstract: a control section of a reading device performs skew judgment based on an image of a preceding document scanned by the reading section to determine whether the side edge portion of the preceding document is displaced into a nip region sandwiched between a feed roller and a separation section. when it is determined that the side edge portion of the preceding document is displaced into the nip region and also the detection section, which detects a document placed on the placement section, detects a subsequent document, the control section determines a transport error.
Inventor(s): Yuto MINETANI of Nagano-shi (JP) for seiko epson corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N1/44, H04N1/00
CPC Code(s): H04N1/442
Abstract: a processing system that permits an authenticated user to use an image processing apparatus provided with an operator and having a plurality of types of processing functions, the system including a reader that reads first authentication information from a recording medium on which the first authentication information is recorded in a readable manner, and a processor configured to acquire authentication success information indicating that authentication is performed based on second authentication information different from the first authentication information without touching the operator, and that causes the image processing apparatus to execute the plurality of types of processing functions. the processor selects a target processing function from the plurality of types of processing functions based on a reading state of the first authentication information by the reader, and causes the image processing apparatus to execute the target processing function when the authentication success information is acquired.
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION patent applications on July 25th, 2024
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
- B29C45/76
- G06Q50/04
- CPC B29C45/768
- Seiko epson corporation
- B29C64/343
- B29C45/58
- B29C64/209
- B29C64/329
- B33Y30/00
- B33Y40/10
- B33Y50/02
- CPC B29C64/343
- B41J2/01
- B41J25/00
- CPC B41J2/01
- B41J2/045
- B41J3/407
- D06P5/30
- CPC B41J2/04508
- B41J2/14
- CPC B41J2/14
- B41J2/17
- B41J2/165
- B41J29/17
- CPC B41J2/1721
- B41J2/175
- B01D29/03
- C25D1/08
- CPC B41J2/17563
- B41J29/13
- B41J29/02
- CPC B41J29/13
- B41J29/387
- B41J11/00
- B41J11/70
- B41J27/12
- CPC B41J29/387
- C08L1/02
- CPC C08L1/02
- G01C19/56
- H03H9/05
- H03H9/10
- H03H9/215
- CPC G01C19/56
- G01N21/31
- G06V10/143
- G06V10/25
- G06V10/60
- CPC G01N21/31
- G02B27/01
- CPC G02B27/0172
- G02B26/08
- G02B26/10
- G02B5/30
- G02F1/1343
- G02F1/1339
- CPC G02F1/134309
- G03B21/14
- G03B33/12
- CPC G03B21/142
- G06F3/12
- CPC G06F3/1228
- CPC G06F3/1238
- G09G3/00
- G09G3/3225
- CPC G09G3/006
- H03H9/08
- H03H9/02
- H03H9/19
- CPC H03H9/08
- H03B5/04
- CPC H03H9/19
- H04N1/00
- CPC H04N1/00718
- H04N1/44
- CPC H04N1/442
