Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Patent Portfolio Statistics

Publication number: US20220024236A1
Application number: 17/499,293

Abstract:
A printer configured to perform a printing operation on a printing medium, including: a cylindrically shaped housing including a bottom surface and a cylindrical surface on which an outlet is formed, the housing being configured to be placed on a horizontal table in any of a first posture in which the bottom surface is opposed to the table and a second posture in which a specific portion of the cylindrical surface is opposed to the table, the outlet being formed at a position of the cylindrical surface at which the printing medium stored in the housing is dischargeable from the outlet irrespective of whether the housing takes the first posture or the second posture on the table; and a second-posture keeping structure to keep the housing in the second posture in a state in which the cylindrical surface is opposed to the table.

Publication date: 2022-01-27
Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Inventors: Furuyama Toshiyuki

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Publication number: US20220027106A1
Application number: 17/496,248

Abstract:
When a general-use printing program receives a print instruction to cause a printer to execute printing of an image, a supporting program obtains status information of the printer from the printer and determines, based on the status information, whether a display condition is satisfied. The display condition is a condition to display a message based on the status information. When it is determined that the display condition is satisfied, the supporting program display the massage on a UI of a PC.

Publication date: 2022-01-27
Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Inventors: Kakitsuba Ryota

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Publication number: US20220024210A1
Application number: 17/494,382

Abstract:
There is provide a liquid discharge head including: a supply manifold; a feedback manifold; and a plurality of individual flow channels having: a supply portion, a descender portion, and a feedback portion. The supply manifold has a plurality of supply ports, and the feedback manifold has a plurality of feedback ports. At least part of the supply manifold overlaps with the feedback manifold in the second direction. The plurality of pressure chambers have first pressure chambers forming a first pressure chamber array and second pressure chambers forming a second pressure chamber array. The first pressure chamber array is arranged at one side, of the supply manifold, in a third direction and the second pressure chamber array is arranged at the other side, of the supply manifold, in the third direction. The first pressure chamber array and the second pressure chamber array are connected to the supply manifold.

Publication date: 2022-01-27
Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Inventors: Hirai Keita

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