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• 15 United States
• 10 France
• 8 Japan
• 7 China
• 5 Korea
• 2 Other

Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION	TOKYO

International Classification(s)

• B41J:TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. M....

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Sakamoto, Naoki	Kitakyushu, JP	89	285
# of filed Patents : 89 Total Citations : 285
Shuto, Ryoichi	Kitakyushu, JP	18	68
# of filed Patents : 18 Total Citations : 68
Tajima, Hiroyuki	Kitakyushu, JP	83	1190
# of filed Patents : 83 Total Citations : 1190
Tsuyama, Kazuhiko	Kitakyushu, JP	18	131
# of filed Patents : 18 Total Citations : 131

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Patent Citation Ranking

• 8 Citation Count
• B41J Class

• 14 % this patent is cited more than
• 9 Age

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DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
August 09, 2016	US,9409428,B2   US9409428B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
December 17, 2015	US,20150360488,A1   US20150360488A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

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US Patent No: 9409428

Recording apparatus

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A printer includes a carriage which includes an ink jet recording head and is movable in a first direction and a second direction that is an opposite direction to the first direction, a gear group which transmits power of a motor to a sheet transporter, a transporter drive motor which transmits power to the gear group, and a carriage drive motor which drives the carriage. At least a portion of the carriage drive motor and at least a portion of the gear group are at the same position as each other in a movement direction (x direction) of the carriage.

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