Patents by Inventor Kyoko Sano

Kyoko Sano 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).

  • Publication number: 20160045631
    Abstract: A primary object of the present invention is to provide a hydrogen peroxide gas detection indicator which allows more certain visual recognition of color changing according to the concentration of hydrogen peroxide gas. The structure of this invention relates to an ink composition for detecting hydrogen peroxide gas containing (1) at least one of styrene acrylic resins and styrene-maleic acid resins and (2) a methine dye. According to this invention, a color-changing layer is formed using the ink composition for detecting hydrogen peroxide gas, allowing color changing according to the concentration of hydrogen peroxide gas to be visually recognized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: SAKURA COLOR PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norihiro Yamaguchi, Kyoko Sano
  • Patent number: 9194808
    Abstract: An indicator for the detection of hydrogen peroxide. It undergoes a color change according to the concentration of hydrogen peroxide and this color change can be visually recognized with higher certainty. An ink composition for hydrogen peroxide detection is provided which comprises 1) at least one of styrene-acrylic resins and styrene-maleic acid resins and 2) a methine dye. A color change layer formed from the ink composition for hydrogen peroxide detection produces an effect that a color change according to, e.g., the concentration of hydrogen peroxide can be visually recognized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: SAKURA COLOR PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norihiro Yamaguchi, Kyoko Sano
  • Patent number: 8080098
    Abstract: In a water-based ink composition of the present invention, 2.5 to 50 wt % of white-colored resin particles and 2.5 to 50 wt % of film-forming resin emulsions in a solid content are contained with respect to the total amount of the ink, the ratio of said white-colored resin particles to film-forming resin emulsions is 1:0.2 to 1:3, and not less than 20 wt % of said white-colored resin particles and film-forming resin emulsions in a solid content are contained in total.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Sakura Color Products Corporation
    Inventors: Norimasa Kurihara, Shoko Matsumoto, Kyoko Sano, Yasunori Nakatani, Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, Kozaburo Fujita, Hiroshi Inoue, Takeshi Omatsu, Shigeki Yoneda, Tomohiro Sawa
  • Patent number: 7981687
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a material for more easily and accurately detecting treatment status using gas exposure. The present invention relates to an ink composition for detecting an oxidizing gas, or the like, comprising at least one type of azo dye, methine dye, triarylmethane dye and thiazine dye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Sakura Color Products Corporation
    Inventors: Norihiro Yamaguchi, Kyoko Sano, Hiroshi Inoue
  • Patent number: 7914222
    Abstract: A tip unit (1) incorporated in a liquid applicator such as a ball-point pen, the tip unit being capable of an increased rate of liquid discharge with no leaking or clogging problem. To achieve it, the tip unit (1) is accommodated in a tip body (11) having a ball housing (15), a ball (10), a capillary hole (16), and a proximal bore, the ball housing (15) being a passage for allowing liquid to flow therethrough, the ball (10) being rotatively held in the ball housing (15). The ball housing (15) is provided with at least one ink channel (47) adapted to communicate the ball housing (15) with the capillary hole (16) or the proximal bore. The ball housing (15) has a ball resting seat (45) and a side wall (41) that are connected by a connecting surface (71) having a shape of a truncated conical surface with its apex toward the distal end of the tip unit (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Sakura Color Products Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Inoue, Norimasa Kurihara, Shoko Matsumoto, Kyoko Sano, Takeshi Omatsu, Shigeki Yoneda, Yasunori Nakatani, Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, Kozaburo Fujita
  • Patent number: 7721402
    Abstract: A method for producing a tip unit for a liquid applicator including: a first process of shaping the contour of a tip body in the form of a truncated conical surface; a second process of forming a ball housing having an open end at its distal end in the tip body; a third process of placing a ball into the ball housing; a fourth process of scraping the peripheral side of the distal end portion of the tip body to form a peripherally scraped portion after the first process; and a fifth process of deforming the peripherally scraped distal end portion of the tip body toward the ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Sakura Color Products Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Inoue, Norimasa Kurihara, Shoko Matsumoto, Kyoko Sano, Takeshi Omatsu, Shigeki Yoneda, Yasunori Nakatani, Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, Kozaburo Fujita
  • Publication number: 20100119410
    Abstract: An indicator for the detection of hydrogen peroxide. It undergoes a color change according to the concentration of hydrogen peroxide and this color change can be visually recognized with higher certainty. An ink composition for hydrogen peroxide detection is provided which comprises 1) at least one of styrene-acrylic resins and styrene-maleic acid resins and 2) a methine dye. A color change layer formed from the ink composition for hydrogen peroxide detection produces an effect that a color change according to, e.g., the concentration of hydrogen peroxide can be visually recognized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: SAKURA COLOR PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norihiro Yamaguchi, Kyoko Sano
  • Patent number: 7538148
    Abstract: The ink of the present invention comprises at least a three-dimensional film-forming component and water, comprises an adhesive synthetic resin emulsion as said three-dimensional film-forming component, and comprises at least 30% by weight of said adhesive synthetic resin emulsion on the basis of the solid content with respect to the total amount of the ink, and minimum film-forming temperature (MFT) of said adhesive synthetic resin emulsion is not greater than 25° C. and further, said ink comprises 1 to 3% by weight of a film-forming assistant with respect to the total amount of the ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Sakura Color Products Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Inoue, Norimasa Kurihara, Shoko Matsumoto, Kyoko Sano, Takeshi Omatsu, Shigeki Yoneda, Yasunori Nakatani, Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, Kozaburo Fujita
  • Publication number: 20080267811
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a material for more easily and accurately detecting treatment status using gas exposure. The present invention relates to an ink composition for detecting an oxidizing gas, or the like, comprising at least one type of azo dye, methine dye, triarylmethane dye and thiazine dye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: SAKURA COLOR PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norihiro Yamaguchi, Kyoko Sano, Hiroshi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20070203259
    Abstract: In a water-based ink composition of the present invention, 2.5 to 50 wt % of white-colored resin particles and 2.5 to 50 wt % of film-forming resin emulsions in a solid content are contained with respect to the total amount of the ink, the ratio of said white-colored resin particles to film-forming resin emulsions is 1:0.2 to 1:3, and not less than 20 wt % of said white-colored resin particles and film-forming resin emulsions in a solid content are contained in total.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: SAKURA COLOR PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norimasa Kurihara, Shoko Matsumoto, Kyoko Sano, Yasunori Nakatani, Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, Kozaburo Fujita, Hiroshi Inoue, Takeshi Omatsu, Shigeki Yoneda, Tomohiro Sawa
  • Publication number: 20070110507
    Abstract: A tip unit (1) incorporated in a liquid applicator such as a ball-point pen, the tip unit being capable of an increased rate of liquid discharge with no leaking or clogging problem. To achieve it, the tip unit (1) is accommodated in a tip body (11) having a ball housing (15), a ball (10), a capillary hole (16), and a proximal bore, the ball housing (15) being a passage for allowing liquid to flow therethrough, the ball (10) being rotatively held in the ball housing (15). The ball housing (15) is provided with at least one ink channel (47) adapted to communicate the ball housing (15) with the capillary hole (16) or the proximal bore. The ball housing (15) has a ball resting seat (45) and a side wall (41) that are connected by a connecting surface (71) having a shape of a truncated conical surface with its apex toward the distal end of the tip unit (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Hiroshi Inoue, Norimasa Kurihara, Shoko Matsumoto, Kyoko Sano, Takeshi Omatsu, Shigeki Yoneda, Yasunori Nakatani, Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, Kozaburo Fujita
  • Publication number: 20060260112
    Abstract: A method for producing a tip unit (1) for a liquid applicator in a stable and easy process, the tip unit (1) being capable of increasing the rate of liquid discharge is provided. The method includes at least five processes; that is, a first process of shaping the contour of a tip body (11) in the form of a truncated conical surface; a second process of forming a ball housing (15) having an open end at its distal end in the tip body (11); a third process of placing a ball (10) into the ball housing (15); a fourth process of scraping the peripheral side of the distal end portion of the tip body (11) to form a peripherally scraped portion (55) after the first process; and a fifth process of deforming the peripherally scraped distal end portion of the tip body (11) toward the ball (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Hiroshi Inoue, Norimasa Kurihara, Shoko Matsumoto, Kyoko Sano, Takeshi Omatsu, Shigeki Yoneda, Yasunori Nakatani, Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, Kozaburo Fujita
  • Publication number: 20060233595
    Abstract: The ink of the present invention comprises at least a three-dimensional film-forming component and water, comprises an adhesive synthetic resin emulsion as said three-dimensional film-forming component, and comprises at least 30% by weight of said adhesive synthetic resin emulsion on the basis of the solid content with respect to the total amount of the ink, and minimum film-forming temperature (MFT) of said adhesive synthetic resin emulsion is not greater than 25° C. and further, said ink comprises 1 to 3% by weight of a film-forming assistant with respect to the total amount of the ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Applicant: SAKURA COLOR PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Inoue, Norimasa Kurihara, Shoko Matsumoto, Kyoko Sano, Takeshi Omatsu, Shigeki Yoneda, Yasunori Nakatani, Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, Kozaburo Fujita