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Hitotoshi Kimura
Also filed as: KIMURA HITOTOSHI
171 granted patents·23 pending applications·1,970 citations·filing 1996–2023
99Inventor score
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194 records- 0198US11618260B2Liquid ejecting apparatus and maintenance method of liquid ejecting apparatusSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 4, 2023·5 cites·15 claims
- 0298US11148433B2Liquid ejecting apparatusSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 19, 2021·6 cites·8 claims
- 0398US9073336B1Liquid ejecting apparatusSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 7, 2015·17 cites·6 claims
- 0498US7566120B2Ink cartridge for use with recording apparatus and ink jet recording apparatusSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 28, 2009·31 cites·20 claims
- 0598US7380909B2Ink cartridge for use with recording apparatus and ink jet recording apparatusSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 3, 2008·39 cites·58 claims
- 0698US6834945B2Ink cartridge for use with recording apparatus and ink jet recording apparatusSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 28, 2004·110 cites·28 claims
- 0797US7950789B2Liquid containerSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2007·Granted May 31, 2011·39 cites·7 claims
- 0897US7677710B2Attachment, liquid container, and liquid supply apparatusSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 16, 2010·19 cites·9 claims
- 0997US7077513B2Ink jet recording apparatus, control and ink replenishing method executed in the same, ink supply system incorporated in the same, and method of managing ink amount supplied by the systemSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 18, 2006·76 cites·37 claims
- 1097US6796627B2Ink jet recording apparatus, method of replenishing ink to subtank in the apparatus, and method of checking the replenished amount of inkSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 28, 2004·111 cites·60 claims
- 1197US6390611B1Ink jet recording apparatus, sub-tank unit adapted thereto, and ink droplet ejection capability recovery methodSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 21, 2002·189 cites·73 claims
- 1297US6378971B1Ink-jet recording apparatusSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 30, 2002·110 cites·16 claims
- 1396US9227407B1Waste liquid container, liquid ejection device, and waste liquid collection systemSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 5, 2016·8 cites·20 claims
- 1496US8480216B2Liquid ejecting apparatusMATSUMOTO HITOSHI·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 9, 2013·13 cites·8 claims
- 1596US7806523B2Liquid ejecting apparatus and liquid container holder thereofSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 5, 2010·29 cites·8 claims
- 1695US10457061B2Liquid ejecting apparatus and pressure-regulating deviceSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 29, 2019·4 cites·13 claims
- 1795US10399342B2Liquid ejecting head unit, liquid ejecting apparatus, and maintenance method for liquid ejecting apparatusSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 3, 2019·5 cites·15 claims
- 1895US8011772B2Liquid containerSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 6, 2011·14 cites·7 claims
- 1995US7722174B2Liquid container, component for forming liquid container, and method for producing liquid containerSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2008·Granted May 25, 2010·18 cites·12 claims
- 2095US6874876B2Ink cartridge for use with recording apparatus and ink jet recording apparatusSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 5, 2005·45 cites·22 claims
- 2194US11400719B2Liquid ejecting apparatus and maintenance method for liquid ejecting apparatusSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 2, 2022·2 cites·15 claims
- 2294US10207514B2Liquid ejecting apparatus with pressure adjusting valveSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 19, 2019·4 cites·13 claims
- 2394US9855760B2Liquid ejecting apparatus and pressure-regulating deviceSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 2, 2018·4 cites·10 claims
- 2494US8602520B2Liquid ejecting apparatus and maintenance method thereofYOKOUCHI HIDEYA·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 10, 2013·7 cites·9 claims
- 2594US7997703B2Liquid containerSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 16, 2011·16 cites·7 claims
- 2694US7954931B2Container holder, liquid consuming apparatus, and liquid containerSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 7, 2011·19 cites·11 claims
- 2794US7452062B2Liquid container with structure for controlling leaked liquidSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 18, 2008·36 cites·17 claims
- 2894US7157727B2Optical detector able to sense the presence of a container and content therein, and container and printer using the sameSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 2, 2007·24 cites·10 claims
- 2994US6733114B2Ink-jet recording apparatusSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2001·Granted May 11, 2004·45 cites·13 claims
- 3093US9393791B2Liquid ejecting apparatusSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 19, 2016·5 cites·6 claims
- 3193US7488067B2Liquid container, liquid ejection device and liquid container caseSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 10, 2009·15 cites·8 claims
- 3293US7424824B2Liquid sensing apparatus for a liquid container for supplying a liquid to a liquid consuming apparatus, and a liquid container in which the liquid sensing apparatus is builtSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 16, 2008·25 cites·50 claims
- 3393US7404628B2Liquid containerSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 29, 2008·43 cites·51 claims
- 3493USD522049SInk cartridge for printerSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2004·Granted May 30, 2006·41 cites·1 claims
- 3593US7018029B2Liquid container and liquid ejection apparatusSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 28, 2006·48 cites·27 claims
- 3693US6883905B2Ink jet recording apparatus, control and ink replenishing method executed in the same, ink supply system incorporated in the same, and method of managing ink amount supplied by the systemSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 26, 2005·39 cites·20 claims
- 3792US8733912B2Liquid containerSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2012·Granted May 27, 2014·5 cites·16 claims
- 3892US8141998B2Liquid containerNOZAWA IZUMI·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 27, 2012·14 cites·31 claims
- 3992US8091995B2Liquid container, container holder and liquid consuming apparatusSHIMIZU KAZUTOSHI·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 10, 2012·16 cites·18 claims
- 4091US11230115B2Liquid ejecting apparatus and method of maintaining liquid ejecting apparatusSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 25, 2022·2 cites·5 claims
- 4191US10780692B2Droplet discharging apparatus and maintenance method for droplet discharging apparatusSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 22, 2020·3 cites·10 claims
- 4291US8353583B2Liquid containerSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 15, 2013·5 cites·5 claims
- 4391US7954935B2Liquid container with mounting and removal guide for regulating movement of the liquid containerSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 7, 2011·10 cites·19 claims
- 4491US7121652B2Ink jet recording apparatus and cleaning control method for recording head incorporated thereinSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 17, 2006·33 cites·80 claims
- 4591US6846062B2Ink jet recording apparatus and cleaning control method for recording head incorporated thereinSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 25, 2005·32 cites·3 claims
- 4689US10639897B2Liquid ejecting apparatus and method of maintaining the sameSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2018·Granted May 5, 2020·2 cites·7 claims
- 4789US9944087B2Liquid ejecting apparatus and pressure-regulating deviceSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 17, 2018·3 cites·10 claims
- 4889US9346281B2Liquid supply unit and liquid ejection deviceSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2015·Granted May 24, 2016·3 cites·14 claims
- 4989US9296216B2Liquid ejecting apparatus and maintenance method thereofSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 29, 2016·2 cites·9 claims
- 5089US7828422B2Liquid containerSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 9, 2010·7 cites·6 claims
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