Patents by Inventor Mitsuru Tabuchi

Mitsuru Tabuchi 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: 20100288144
    Abstract: The invention relates to a printing method by an offset printing press and an offset printing press by which a substrate process is carried out for low-whiteness printing paper such as paper for newspaper with aqueous substrate treatment agent so that the print quality can be improved. In the invention, in order to suppress occurrence of a curl of printing paper, substrate treatment agent containing solid fine particles and a binder component is supplied to a printing face of printing paper, and the substrate treatment agent is dried to form a porous layer having a great number of holes having a smaller diameter than that of pigment contained in printing ink from the solid fine particles and the binder resin. Then, offset printing is carried out on the printing paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Yasuharu Suda, Mitsuru Tabuchi, Fumiko Omae, Koji Nishiyama, Ryota Takahashi, Yoshiaki Ueno
  • Publication number: 20100132570
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a printing method by an offset printing press and an offset printing press and has an object to carry out a substrate process for low-whiteness printing paper such as paper for newspaper with substrate treatment agent and to enhance the print quality while preventing appearance of muddiness in printing ink by the substrate treatment agent. The present invention is configured such that substrate treatment agent such as low-whiteness enhancement agent is supplied to a printing face of printing paper, and thereafter the substrate treatment agent supplied to the printing face is dried and then offset printing is carried out for the printing paper by a printing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuharu Suda, Fumiko Omae, Mitsuru Tabuchi, Koji Nishiyama, Masakazu Akatsuka, Fumio Wakisaka
  • Publication number: 20080264278
    Abstract: A printing method by an offset printing press and an offset printing press are disclosed which suppress occurrence of curl with printing paper while making it possible to improve the printing quality by performing a ground process with aqueous ground processing material for low whiteness printing paper such as newsprint paper. To a printing face of the printing paper, aqueous ground processing material is supplied. At the same time with or later than the supply of the ground processing material, moisture is supplied to a reverse face to the printing face of the printing paper. Thereafter, offset printing is performed for the printing paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuharu SUDA, Mitsuru TABUCHI, Fumiko OMAE
  • Publication number: 20070181024
    Abstract: The invention relates to a print making apparatus and provides a technique which makes it possible to achieve a generally high processing speed without depending upon enhancement of the processing speed of individual processing apparatus. A number of stations (S1 to S4) at least equal to the number of steps of a plate making procedure are arranged in order, and a plurality of processing apparatus (30 to 34) corresponding one by one to the steps of the plate making procedure are disposed in order of the plate making procedure at the stations (S1 to S4). A transport apparatus (11) successively transports a plurality of printing plates (1) from one to another one of the stations in order of the plate making procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tabuchi, Hideaki Sakurai, Masahiro Matsubara, Shoichi Furukawa
  • Patent number: 6997108
    Abstract: The plate-making printing press is constructed by installing a plate-making apparatus in a printing press that supplies ink and dampening water to a printing plate and performs printing on a medium. In order to realize a high-precision plate-making operation, the printing press is equipped with a target disposed on the printing cylinder and a sensor for detecting the target and provided on the writing device, and the zero point of the encoder is corrected. Furthermore, at the time of plate-making, the adjustment mechanism is operated so that the printing cylinder is returned to the position of the point of origin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tabuchi, Hitoshi Hirose, Hiroya Nishii, Hajime Yagi, Masahiro Matsubara, Hiroaki Ikeda, Toshihiko Yamanaka
  • Publication number: 20050158663
    Abstract: The regenerative plate making and printing process, and plate making and printing apparatus of the present invention are applied to a printing system requiring a separate developing step independent of a printing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tabuchi, Masahiro Matsubara, Hiroaki Ikeda, Toshiyuki Urano, Takuya Uematsu, Yuji Mizuho
  • Patent number: 6877428
    Abstract: The regenerative plate making and printing process, and plate making and printing apparatus of the present invention are applied to a printing system requiring a separate developing step independent of a printing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tabuchi, Masahiro Matsubara, Hiroaki Ikeda, Toshiyuki Urano, Takuya Uematsu, Yuji Mizuho
  • Publication number: 20030172828
    Abstract: The regenerative plate making and printing process, and plate making and printing apparatus of the present invention are applied to a printing system requiring a separate developing step independent of a printing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tabuchi, Masahiro Matsubara, Hiroaki Ikeda, Toshiyuki Urano, Takuya Uematsu, Yuji Mizuho
  • Publication number: 20030059717
    Abstract: The plate-making printing press is constructed by installing a plate-making apparatus in a printing press that supplies ink and dampening water to a printing plate and performs printing on a medium. In order to realize a high-precision plate-making operation, the printing press is equipped with a target disposed on the printing cylinder and a sensor for detecting the target and provided on the writing device, and the zero point of the encoder is corrected. Furthermore, at the time of plate-making, the adjustment mechanism is operated so that the printing cylinder is returned to the position of the point of origin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tabuchi, Hitoshi Hirose, Hiroya Nishii, Hajime Yagi, Masahiro Matsubara, Hiroaki Ikeda, Toshihiko Yamanaka