Patents by Inventor Atsuya Ozawa

Atsuya Ozawa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6617094
    Abstract: A laser-marking laminated structure has at least a base layer (2), a masking layer (3) capable of being removed by irradiation with a laser beam, and an OP layer (4) formed in that order on a support element (1). The base layer and the masking layer are colored layers having colors distinctly different from each other in lightness. The laser-marking laminated structure is irradiated with a laser beam in a desired pattern including characters to remove portions of the masking layer (3) and the OP layer (4) corresponding to the pattern so that the pattern is displayed clearly on the laser-marking laminated structure because of the contrast between the color of the base layer (2) and that of the masking layer (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuya Ozawa, Kazuyoshi Hayashi, Koji Shimizu, Masahiro Shimoyamada
  • Patent number: 6423399
    Abstract: A laser-marking medium comprises at least a base layer and a masking layer formed on one side of a support element in the stated order. The base layer has laser light absorptivity, and the masking layer contains metal powder and a white pigment. A laser beam applied to the laser-marking medium is absorbed by the base layer having laser light absorptivity, and the base layer heats and breaks, whereby the masking layer in the laser applied region is removed, and a lightness difference is generated between a laser beam non-applied region of the masking layer and the laser beam applied region with the masking layer removed so as to make marks in the laser beam applied region distinctly visible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignees: Karin Beer Kabushiki Kaisha, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norio Endo, Teruto Isonaga, Atsuya Ozawa, Kazuyoshi Hayashi, Koji Shimizu, Masahiro Shimoyamada
  • Publication number: 20020051930
    Abstract: A laser-marking laminated structure has at least a base layer (2), a masking layer (3) capable of being removed by irradiation with a laser beam, and an OP layer (4) formed in that order on a support element (1). The base layer and the masking layer are colored layers having colors distinctly different from each other in lightness. The laser-marking laminated structure is irradiated with a laser beam in a desired pattern including characters to remove portions of the masking layer (3) and the OP layer (4) corresponding to the pattern so that the pattern is displayed clearly on the laser-marking laminated structure because of the contrast between the color of the base layer (2) and that of the masking layer (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 1996
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventors: ATSUYA OZAWA, KAZUYOSHI HAYASHI, KOJI SHIMIZU, MASAHIRO SHIMOYAMADA
  • Patent number: 5884763
    Abstract: A wrapping film housing carton of a long type for housing a rolled wrapping film therein, comprising at least cutting means for cutting the wrapping film after drawing out the wrapping film through an opening provided in a longitudinal direction of the carton and a film holding section for preventing the end of the wrapping film after cutting from being rewound into the carton, the film holding section comprising a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of a cured product of a composition containing a polyurethane prepolymer. This constitution enables the film holding section to be formed by printing. The wrapping film housing carton has good and stable wrapping film holding properties and non-temperature-dependency and can realize a reduction in production cost and simplification and acceleration of the production process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignees: Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsuya Ozawa