Patents by Inventor Koji Yasuda

Koji Yasuda 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: 8708474
    Abstract: An ink composition includes a compound having a structure represented by the following Formula (I), a polymerization initiator and water; wherein, in Formula (I), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; X1 represents —O— or —NH—; A1 represents —O— or —NH—; M1 represents a metal atom; and n represents an integer of from 1 to 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Yasuda
  • Patent number: 8690306
    Abstract: An ink composition including: (Component A) a polymerizable compound represented by following Formula (1); (Component B) a monofunctional polymerizable compound having a (meth)acrylamide structure; (Component C) a photopolymerization initiator; (Component D) a colorant; and (Component E) water, wherein in Formula (1), Z represents a polyol residue formed by removing n hydrogen atoms from hydroxyl groups of a trihydric to hexahydric polyol, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and n represents an integer of from 3 to 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Akihito Amao, Koji Yasuda, Hirotaka Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 8672466
    Abstract: An ink composition includes a polymerization initiator, water, and a modified polyallylamine or modified polyvinylamine having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond in a side chain thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Yasuda
  • Patent number: 8668322
    Abstract: An ink composition includes a compound having a structure represented by the following Formula (I), a polymerization initiator and water; wherein, in Formula (I), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; X1 represents —O— or —NH—; A1 represents —O— or —NH—; M1 represents a metal atom; and n represents an integer of from 1 to 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Yasuda
  • Patent number: 8641181
    Abstract: Provided is an image forming method including applying an ink that forms an image by inkjetting an ink composition containing coloring particles, a water-soluble polymerizable compound, a polymerization initiator and water onto a recording medium in which a base paper, a first layer containing a binder, and a second layer containing a white pigment are layered in this order, and a Cobb water absorption degree on a surface of the first layer placed on the base paper is 5.0 g/m2 or less as measured by a water absorption degree test according to JIS P8140 with a contact time of 15 seconds, and a water absorption amount on a surface of the second layer is 2 mL/m2 to 8 mL/m2 as measured by a Bristow method with a contact time of 0.5 seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Matsumoto, Koji Yasuda, Kiyoshi Irita, Misato Sasada
  • Patent number: 8590999
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ink composition including: a pigment, a water-soluble polymerizable compound (A) having an acrylamide structure in a molecule thereof, a water-soluble solvent (B), and water, in which a mass ratio of the polymerizable compound (A) and the water-soluble solvent (B) satisfies 1/10?B/A?2/3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Irita, Koji Yasuda
  • Patent number: 8529047
    Abstract: An aqueous ink composition including: a water-soluble polymerizable compound containing two or more polymerizable functional groups each selected from the group consisting of a (meth)acrylamide group, a maleimide group, a vinyl sulfone group, and an N-vinyl amide group, wherein a ratio of a molecular weight of the compound relative to a number of the polymerizable functional groups contained in a single molecule of the compound is 175 or less; a polymerization initiator; and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Yasuda, Takahiro Kato, Yasufumi Ooishi, Hirotaka Kitagawa, Toshihiro Kamada
  • Patent number: 8461228
    Abstract: The invention provides an ink composition including a polymerizable compound represented by following Formula (1), a polymerization initiator and water: XA)n??Formula (1) wherein, in Formula (1), X represents a divalent or trivalent nitrogen-containing linking group represented by any one of following Formulae (X1) to (X3), A represents a polymerizable functional group having an amide group, and n represents 2 or 3: wherein, in Formulae (X1) to (X3), Z represents an alkylene group having 2 or 3 carbon atoms, or a divalent linking group including an alkylene group having 2 or 3 carbon atoms and an oxygen atom; and R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Yasuda
  • Patent number: 8432486
    Abstract: A heat dissipating structure for an imaging unit includes an imaging element configured to convert light into an electrical signal, a first heat dissipating plate, a second heat dissipating plate, and a heat dissipating portion. The first heat dissipating plate has a first end and a second end disposed opposite to the first end, and is positioned on the rear face side of the imaging element. The second heat dissipating plate is positioned on the rear face side of the first heat dissipating plate. The heat dissipating portion is fixedly coupled to the first end of the second heat dissipating plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Yasuda, Masanao Wakikawa
  • Patent number: 8362137
    Abstract: A pigment dispersion including a pigment and a block polymer including a repeating unit including a hetero ring residue or an anthraquinone ring residue of a colorant is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Yasuda
  • Patent number: 8306416
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a mount to which a lens unit is mountable, an imager operable to generate an image signal from light incident through the lens unit, a light-emitter operable to emit light, and an electric storage device operable to supply electric power to the light-emitter. The electric storage device is disposed behind the mount and below the imager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Yasuda
  • Patent number: 8294816
    Abstract: The imaging apparatus includes a lens mount to which a lens unit is mountable, an imaging unit operable to generate an image signal, and a shutter unit that is arranged between the lens mount and the imaging unit, and is capable of limiting the light incident on the imaging unit, opening and closing at least at recording and being kept in an opened state during a recording preparation operation, and a main frame to which the lens mount, the shutter unit and the imaging unit are fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Yasuda, Masanao Wakikawa, Tsuneyo Metabi
  • Publication number: 20120249700
    Abstract: An ink composition comprising: (Component A) a polymerizable compound represented by following Formula (1); (Component B) a monofunctional polymerizable compound having a (meth)acrylamide structure; (Component C) a photopolymerization initiator; (Component D) a colorant; and (Component E) water, wherein in Formula (1), Z represents a polyol residue formed by removing n hydrogen atoms from hydroxyl groups of a trihydric to hexahydric polyol, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and n represents an integer of from 3 to 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihito AMAO, Koji YASUDA, Hirotaka KITAGAWA
  • Patent number: 8251439
    Abstract: There is a pit-defining (17) housing in a vehicle pillar in a spaced relationship with a vehicle inner panel assembly. A load-transferring element includes an anchor plate (27a) attached to the vehicle inner panel assembly and arms (27b, 27c) extending away from the anchor plate. Each of the arms (27b, 27c) is joined to one of sidewalls (17b, 17c) of the pit-defining housing at that area region which extends inwardly from a terminal end (27bT, 27cT) of the arm along an inside of the arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Yasuda
  • Patent number: 8249442
    Abstract: A flash unit includes a flash device operable to emit flash, a storage member operable to store the flash device, a cover with which the storage member is covered from above, and to which the flash device is attached, a first link member that is turnably connected to the storage member at one end and turnably connected to the cover at another end, and a retaining member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Yasuda, Tetsuya Mori
  • Publication number: 20120069084
    Abstract: An ink composition includes a polymerization initiator, water, and a modified polyallylamine or modified polyvinylamine having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond in a side chain thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koji YASUDA
  • Publication number: 20120069083
    Abstract: An ink composition includes a compound having a structure represented by the following Formula (I), a polymerization initiator and water; wherein, in Formula (I), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; X1 represents —O— or —NH—; A1 represents —O— or —NH—; M1 represents a metal atom; and n represents an integer of from 1 to 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koji YASUDA
  • Publication number: 20120008043
    Abstract: The imaging apparatus includes a lens mount to which a lens unit is mountable, an imaging unit operable to generate an image signal, and a shutter unit that is arranged between the lens mount and the imaging unit, and is capable of limiting the light incident on the imaging unit, opening and closing at least at recording and being kept in an opened state during a recording preparation operation, and a main frame to which the lens mount, the shutter unit and the imaging unit are fixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: KOJI YASUDA, MASANAO WAKIKAWA, TSUNEYO METABI
  • Patent number: 8039542
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pigment dispersion containing a polymer compound having a partial structure represented by the following formula (1) at a terminal end of a main chain of the polymer compound, and a pigment. In formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent; R1 and R2 may form a ring by bonding with each other; and * represents a position that is directly or indirectly bonded to the main chain structure of the compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20110234892
    Abstract: A heat dissipating structure for an imaging unit includes an imaging element configured to convert light into an electrical signal, a first heat dissipating plate, a second heat dissipating plate, and a heat dissipating portion. The first heat dissipating plate has a first end and a second end disposed opposite to the first end, and is positioned on the rear face side of the imaging element. The second heat dissipating plate is positioned on the rear face side of the first heat dissipating plate. The heat dissipating portion is fixedly coupled to the first end of the second heat dissipating plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Koji YASUDA, Masanao Wakikawa