Inventor

Hirofumi Hirano

Inventor

Yokohama, JP

Overview

1983–2006

Patent span

Performing operations

Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 59 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

B41Jprimary

B41JTypewriters76%

B65HHandling thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets, webs, cables7%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television4%

G03BApparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them3%

G06FElectric digital data processing3%

LOC183%

G03GElectrography1%

G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes1%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests1%

PatentTitleYear

7,024,109'Information processing apparatus'2006 6,929,356'Container of consumable supplies for a printer and printer utilizing the container'2005 6,769,763'Cylinder pump, an ink jet printing system using the cylinder pump and a photograph assembly having the printing system'2004 6,755,500'Ink tank, ink-jet cartridge, ink-supplying apparatus, ink-jet printing apparatus and method for supplying ink'2004 6,739,694'Printer utilizing inkjet recording head'2004 6,637,872'Ink tank, ink jet recording head, ink jet cartridge, and ink jet recording apparatus'2003 6,629,758'Joint device, ink jet recording apparatus having the same, and ink supplying device and method'2003 6,577,818'Information processing method, information processing system, electronic device, and cartridge'2003 6,540,321'Ink tank, ink-jet cartridge, ink-supplying apparatus, ink-jet printing apparatus and method for supplying ink'2003 6,523,933'Media cartridge and image recording apparatus with detachably mountable media cartridge'2003 D0467964'Ink paper pack'2002 6,474,797'Ink supply system and ink-jet recording apparatus'2002 D0464672'Ink paper pack'2002 6,447,084'Ink-jet printing apparatus, ink-supplying apparatus and method for supplying ink'2002 6,286,932'Recording apparatus and gradation recording method'2001 6,246,466'Sheet pack and recording apparatus'2001 6,209,981'Ink jet recording head with ink detection'2001 6,120,127'Recording apparatus with ink tank movable relative to recording head'2000 6,019,452'Ink suction pump and ink jet recording apparatus equipped therewith'2000 5,949,443'Equipment with scanning type carrier'1999 5,913,510'Recording apparatus'1999 5,907,334'Recording apparatus and method using plural interconnectable carriages that are releasable at a capping position'1999 5,883,645'Recovery mechanism and an ink jet recording apparatus using the recovery mechanism'1999 5,861,901'Ink jet cartridge and ink jet recording apparatus'1999 5,846,006'Paper feed device for a recording apparatus'1998 5,847,731'Ink jet cartridge having protected positioning portions'1998 5,777,634'Apparatus or instrument including scanning type functional element'1998 5,757,397'Recovery mechanism and ink jet recording apparatus equipped therewith'1998 5,731,826'Ink jet recording apparatus, ink jet recording head therefor and method for determining the ejection state thereof'1998 5,731,829'Information processing and recording apparatus with two recording medium conveyance routes'1998 5,717,444'Suction recovery device and ink jet recording apparatus using the device'1998 5,710,580'Ink jet recording head and ink jet recording apparatus provided with the recording head'1998 5,702,191'Sheet feeding force control in a multiple input path sheet feeding apparatus'1997 5,689,293'Ink jet head capping device'1997 5,534,894'Ink jet recording medium discharging mechanism including resilently biased follower roller'1996 5,531,531'Paper feed device for a recording apparatus'1996 5,485,991'Automatic sheet feeding apparatus'1996 5,479,194'Ink jet recording apparatus having gap adjustment between the recording head and recording medium'1995 5,454,555'Recording apparatus'1995 5,384,586'Ink jet recording apparatus operable in two positions'1995 5,245,361'Mountain arrangement for positioning an ink jet recording head with integral ink tank when the head is mounted to a carriage'1993 5,235,353'Compact ink jet recording apparatus with particular design for recording medium conveyance and support'1993 5,187,497'Ink jet recording apparatus having gap adjustment between the recording head and recording medium'1993 5,182,581'Ink jet recording unit having an ink tank section containing porous material and a recording head section'1993 5,166,708'Recording apparatus having plural suction recovery caps'1992 5,148,203'Ink jet recording apparatus including a drive mechanism for an ink ejection recovery systems'1992 5,105,210'Ink jet recording apparatus expandable to accommodate variable sheet widths'1992 5,090,827'Mechanism for moving thermal head on carriage'1992 5,018,884'Recording apparatus in which a plurality of carriages can be connected and separated'1991 4,773,782'Apparatus for transferring sheet material'1988 4,728,205'Positioning of dampeners in a wire matrix print head'1988 4,707,159'Serial printer including a laterally reciprocable recording head, paper bail control, paper detection and feeding means, a multicolor ink ribbon including a head cleaning zone, a ribbon cassette and ribbon shift means'1987 4,504,159'Compact serial printer with rack plate drive for type belt drum'1985 4,494,885'Compact printer'1985 4,484,520'Compact printer with clutch'1984 4,458,589'Compact printer having a typefont belt with a type-free portion'1984 4,443,123'Small serial printer'1984 4,437,776'Printing mechanism'1984 4,401,027'Printing mechanism'1983

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1983–2006Patents assigned to CANON KK (55)· patent assignee history

1983–1985Patents assigned to CANON DENSHI KK (6)· patent assignee history

1983–1985Based in Arakawa-ku, JP· patent location history

1988–1998Based in Kawasaki, JP· patent location history

1991–2001Based in Yokohama, JP· patent location history

2001–2003Based in Zama, JP· patent location history

2002–2006Based in Kanagawa, JP· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
CANON KK	55	1983–2006
CANON DENSHI KK	6	1983–1985

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Yokohama, JP	30	1991–2001
Kanagawa, JP	9	2002–2006
Zama, JP	5	2001–2003
Arakawa-ku, JP	5	1983–1985
Kawasaki, JP	3	1988–1998