Patents by Inventor Midori SHIMOMURA
Midori SHIMOMURA 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).
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Patent number: 11338573Abstract: An inkjet image forming apparatus includes a transferer and a hardware processor. The transferer transfers, onto a recording medium, ink that is ejected from an inkjet head and is borne on a transfer member. The hardware processor performs control for reducing transferability of the ink in a case where the ink borne on the transfer member is not-to-be-transferred ink, compared with a case where the ink is to-be-transferred ink.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Midori Shimomura, Yukimasa Azuma
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Publication number: 20220056229Abstract: A laminated film having a resin layer laminated on at least one surface of a base film. The laminated film is characterized by: the base film being a semi-aromatic polyamide film that has been at least uniaxially stretched; the resin layer having a thickness of 0.03 to 0.5 ?m; and the close adhesion between the base film and the resin layer, according to the cross-cut method described in JIS K 5600, being 95% or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2020Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: UNITIKA LTD.Inventors: Takashi Okabe, Nobuyasu Okumura, Masafumi Yamamoto, Kumi Ashihara, Midori Shimomura, Yoshimi Ueno
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Publication number: 20200338882Abstract: An inkjet image forming apparatus includes a transferer and a hardware processor. The transferer transfers, onto a recording medium, ink that is ejected from an inkjet head and is borne on a transfer member. The hardware processor performs control for reducing transferability of the ink in a case where the ink borne on the transfer member is not-to-be-transferred ink, compared with a case where the ink is to-be-transferred ink.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Midori SHIMOMURA, Yukimasa AZUMA
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Patent number: 10618333Abstract: An image forming method, includes: forming a precoat layer by applying a precoat agent onto a front surface of an intermediate transfer body; forming an ink layer by applying an ink onto a front surface of the formed precoat layer, according to an ink jet method; and transferring the formed precoat layer and ink layer to a recording medium, wherein a contact angle of the precoat agent with respect to the front surface of the intermediate transfer body is less than a contact angle of the ink with respect to the front surface of the intermediate transfer body, and a viscosity of the precoat agent is lower than a viscosity of the ink.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2019Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Midori Shimomura, Yusuke Nishisaka, Taiya Munenaka, Yukimasa Azuma, Kuniya Matsuura
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Patent number: 10440831Abstract: A conductive pattern formation method includes: a step of patterning a base member with an ink in which conductive particulates are distributed to form a pattern; a step of making a conductive developer act on the pattern; and a pressurization step of pressurizing the pattern.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2015Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Dai Suwama, Sayaka Morita, Keita Saito, Midori Shimomura
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Publication number: 20190232701Abstract: An image forming method, includes: forming a precoat layer by applying a precoat agent onto a front surface of an intermediate transfer body; forming an ink layer by applying an ink onto a front surface of the formed precoat layer, according to an ink jet method; and transferring the formed precoat layer and ink layer to a recording medium, wherein a contact angle of the precoat agent with respect to the front surface of the intermediate transfer body is less than a contact angle of the ink with respect to the front surface of the intermediate transfer body, and a viscosity of the precoat agent is lower than a viscosity of the ink.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Midori SHIMOMURA, Yusuke Nishisaka, Taiya Munenaka, Yukimasa Azuma, Kuniya Matsuura
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Publication number: 20190232695Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an inkjet head, a hardware processor that controls an imager former so that an untransferred image is formed on a transferer at a position between two continuous transferred images, and a first cleaning member and a second cleaning member that remove the untransferred image formed on the transferer from the transferer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Yukimasa AZUMA, Yusuke Nishisaka, Kuniya Matsuura, Taiya Munenaka, Midori Shimomura
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Patent number: 10149393Abstract: There is provided a burning method of burning, on a base member, a precursor in which conductive particles are dispersed in a dispersion medium, and the burning method includes: a first pressurization step of pressurizing the precursor heated to a burning temperature or above; and a second pressurization step of pressurizing, after the first pressurization step, the precursor with a pressurization force higher than a pressurization force in the first pressurization step.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2015Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Sayaka Morita, Keita Saito, Dai Suwama, Midori Shimomura
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Patent number: 10054886Abstract: A fixing device includes a fixing roller heated to a predetermined temperature by a heater; a pressure belt in pressure contact with the fixing roller; and a pressing part which presses the pressure belt toward the fixing roller. The fixing device adopts a belt-nip system and fixes a toner image formed on a recording medium to the recording medium by heat and pressure while the recording medium is nipped and conveyed through a nip part. The nip part is formed by the fixing roller and the pressure belt and includes an adhesion nip and a separation nip. The pressing part includes a pressing member, a sheet member which covers the pressing surface of the pressing member along a conveying direction of the recording medium, and a pressing fluid which is filled at the adhesion nip between the pressing member and the sheet member.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2017Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Hiroyuki Maeda, Miho Yamano, Dai Suwama, Midori Shimomura
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Patent number: 10031453Abstract: A fixing apparatus includes the following. A heating unit includes an outer surface driven to rotate and heats a sheet on which color material is transferred. A reflecting unit reflects heat emitted from the heating unit. The reflecting unit further includes, a covering unit which covers at least a portion of the outer surface of the heating unit so that there is a predetermined space; and a movable unit which is provided in the covering unit and which can be switched between a first position and a second position in which air in the space can flow more easily than the first position. The fixing apparatus also includes, a switching unit which switches the movable unit between the first position and the second position; and a controller which controls the switching unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Miho Yamano, Hiroyuki Maeda, Dai Suwama, Midori Shimomura, Tsuyoshi Tamaru
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Patent number: 9952549Abstract: A fixing apparatus includes: a heating member that has an outer circumferential surface to be driven in a circulative manner and heats a sheet; a heat radiation suppression member that covers a part of an outer circumferential surface of the heating member to have a predetermined gap and suppresses heat radiation, wherein the heat radiation suppression member has a movable part capable of moving to a first position and a second position more distant than the first position from a part covered by the heating member; a moving unit that moves the movable part to the first position or the second position; a jam detection unit that detects a jam of a sheet in the vicinity of the downstream side end portion of the nip part; and a control unit that controls the moving unit such that the movable part is moved from the first position to the second position.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA INC.Inventors: Midori Shimomura, Dai Suwama, Miho Yamano, Hiroyuki Maeda
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Patent number: 9955585Abstract: A conductive pattern production device includes: a patterning unit that forms a pattern of a composite ink on a base member; and a burning unit that burns the pattern by high-frequency heating. The composite ink is obtained by mixing a particle material that is a material having a relative permeability of 200 or above or a carbon micro-coil and a conductive ink that has, after the burning, a resistivity of 1 to 2000 ??·cm.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Keita Saito, Midori Shimomura, Dai Suwama, Sayaka Morita
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Patent number: 9874517Abstract: A processing apparatus includes: a light emission unit configured to emit light to a surface of a particle dispersed liquid applied to a base material, the particle dispersed liquid having particles dispersed in a solvent; a reflected light amount monitoring unit configured to detect an amount of the light reflected, and monitor a temporal variation of the detected value; and a condition adjustment unit configured to adjust a condition for a particle securing process, the particle securing process being performed to remove the solvent and secure the particles onto the base material, wherein, when the temporal variation falls within a predetermined range after the value has reached an extreme value, securing of the particles is determined to have been completed.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Keita Saito, Midori Shimomura, Dai Suwama, Sayaka Morita
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Publication number: 20170343941Abstract: A fixing device includes a fixing roller heated to a predetermined temperature by a heater; a pressure belt in pressure contact with the fixing roller; and a pressing part which presses the pressure belt toward the fixing roller. The fixing device adopts a belt-nip system and fixes a toner image formed on a recording medium to the recording medium by heat and pressure while the recording medium is nipped and conveyed through a nip part. The nip part is formed by the fixing roller and the pressure belt and includes an adhesion nip and a separation nip. The pressing part includes a pressing member, a sheet member which covers the pressing surface of the pressing member along a conveying direction of the recording medium, and a pressing fluid which is filled at the adhesion nip between the pressing member and the sheet member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Hiroyuki MAEDA, Miho YAMANO, Dai SUWAMA, Midori SHIMOMURA
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Publication number: 20170199489Abstract: A fixing apparatus includes: a heating member that has an outer circumferential surface to be driven in a circulative manner and heats a sheet; a heat radiation suppression member that covers a part of an outer circumferential surface of the heating member to have a predetermined gap and suppresses heat radiation, wherein the heat radiation suppression member has a movable part capable of moving to a first position and a second position more distant than the first position from a part covered by the heating member; a moving unit that moves the movable part to the first position or the second position; a jam detection unit that detects a jam of a sheet in the vicinity of the downstream side end portion of the nip part; and a control unit that controls the moving unit such that the movable part is moved from the first position to the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2016Publication date: July 13, 2017Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Midori SHIMOMURA, Dai SUWAMA, Miho YAMANO, Hiroyuki MAEDA
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Publication number: 20170123355Abstract: A fixing apparatus includes the following. A heating unit includes an outer surface driven to rotate and heats a sheet on which color material is transferred. A reflecting unit reflects heat emitted from the heating unit. The reflecting unit further includes, a covering unit which covers at least a portion of the outer surface of the heating unit so that there is a predetermined space; and a movable unit which is provided in the covering unit and which can be switched between a first position and a second position in which air in the space can flow more easily than the first position. The fixing apparatus also includes, a switching unit which switches the movable unit between the first position and the second position; and a controller which controls the switching unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Miho Yamano, Hiroyuki Maeda, Dai Suwama, Midori Shimomura, Tsuyoshi Tamaru
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Publication number: 20160027557Abstract: A conductive pattern production device includes: a patterning unit that forms a pattern of a composite ink on a base member; and a burning unit that burns the pattern by high-frequency heating. The composite ink is obtained by mixing a particle material that is a material having a relative permeability of 200 or above or a carbon micro-coil and a conductive ink that has, after the burning, a resistivity of 1 to 2000 ??·cm.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Keita SAITO, Midori SHIMOMURA, Dai SUWAMA, Sayaka MORITA
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Publication number: 20150382477Abstract: There is provided a burning method of burning, on a base member, a precursor in which conductive particles are dispersed in a dispersion medium, and the burning method includes: a first pressurization step of pressurizing the precursor heated to a burning temperature or above; and a second pressurization step of pressurizing, after the first pressurization step, the precursor with a pressurization force higher than a pressurization force in the first pressurization step.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Sayaka MORITA, Keita SAITO, Dai SUWAMA, Midori SHIMOMURA
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Publication number: 20150371740Abstract: A conductive pattern formation method includes: a step of patterning a base member with an ink in which conductive particulates are distributed to form a pattern; a step of making a conductive developer act on the pattern; and a pressurization step of pressurizing the pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2015Publication date: December 24, 2015Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Dai SUWAMA, Sayaka MORITA, Keita SAITO, Midori SHIMOMURA
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Publication number: 20150268165Abstract: A processing apparatus includes: a light emission unit configured to emit light to a surface of a particle dispersed liquid applied to a base material, the particle dispersed liquid having particles dispersed in a solvent; a reflected light amount monitoring unit configured to detect an amount of the light reflected, and monitor a temporal variation of the detected value; and a condition adjustment unit configured to adjust a condition for a particle securing process, the particle securing process being performed to remove the solvent and secure the particles onto the base material, wherein, when the temporal variation falls within a predetermined range after the value has reached an extreme value, securing of the particles is determined to have been completed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2015Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Keita SAITO, Midori SHIMOMURA, Dai SUWAMA, Sayaka MORITA