Patents by Inventor Naotake Sato

Naotake Sato 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: 11285636
    Abstract: A three-dimensional object is obtained by repeating multiple times forming a ceramic powder layer formed of a ceramic powder and applying to a desired region of the ceramic powder layer a liquid precursor composition at least containing at least any one of a metal alkoxide, a metal chloride, a hydrolysate of the metal alkoxide and a polycondensate of the hydrolysate, and water, thereby obtaining a laminated body; subsequently heating the laminated body at a temperature lower than the sintering temperature of the ceramic powder; and removing the ceramic particle in a region to which the precursor composition has not been applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira Sugiyama, Yukio Hanyu, Naotake Sato, Masahiko Takahashi, Tomohiro Saito
  • Patent number: 10933619
    Abstract: A shaping plate to be set on a shaping stage of a shaping system for performing shaping by an additive manufacturing method includes a water-insoluble base substrate and an underlying layer containing a water-soluble material on at least one surface of the base substrate, wherein the base substrate has a plurality of through holes that extend in the direction intersecting the surface provided with the underlying layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Sugiyama, Tomohiro Saito, Yukio Hanyu, Naotake Sato, Masahiko Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10731025
    Abstract: A powder contains particles containing a water-soluble material and a water-insoluble material. When dependence on temperature of a storage elastic modulus and a loss elastic modulus of a cylindrical compact of the powder in a shear direction, the cylindrical compact having a diameter of 10 mm and a thickness of 1 mm, is measured with a rotational rheometer at an angular frequency of 1 Hz and a rate of temperature increase of 2° C./min, letting a temperature at which the storage elastic modulus is 1 MPa be T° C., the storage elastic modulus is always higher than the loss elastic modulus in a temperature range of T° C. to (T+10)° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukio Hanyu, Tomohiro Saito, Akira Sugiyama, Naotake Sato, Masahiko Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10695988
    Abstract: A method of producing a three-dimensional shaped article includes a step of forming particle layers by arranging particles containing a material for forming a shaped article and particles containing a material having higher solubility in fluid than the material for forming the shaped article, a step of forming a stack by melting and stacking the particle layers, and a step of removing the material having higher solubility in the fluid than the material for forming the shaped article from the stack by dissolving the material having higher solubility in the fluid than the material for forming the shaped article in the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukio Hanyu, Akira Sugiyama, Naotake Sato, Tatsuya Tada, Satoru Yamanaka
  • Publication number: 20200198179
    Abstract: A three-dimensional object is obtained by repeating multiple times forming a ceramic powder layer formed of a ceramic powder and applying to a desired region of the ceramic powder layer a liquid precursor composition at least containing at least any one of a metal alkoxide, a metal chloride, a hydrolysate of the metal alkoxide and a polycondensate of the hydrolysate, and water, thereby obtaining a laminated body; subsequently heating the laminated body at a temperature lower than the sintering temperature of the ceramic powder; and removing the ceramic particle in a region to which the precursor composition has not been applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Akira Sugiyama, Yukio Hanyu, Naotake Sato, Masahiko Takahashi, Tomohiro Saito
  • Publication number: 20190315052
    Abstract: A method of producing a three-dimensional shaped article includes a step of forming particle layers by arranging particles containing a material for forming a shaped article and particles containing a material having higher solubility in fluid than the material for forming the shaped article, a step of forming a stack by melting and stacking the particle layers, and a step of removing the material having higher solubility in the fluid than the material for forming the shaped article from the stack by dissolving the material having higher solubility in the fluid than the material for forming the shaped article in the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Yukio Hanyu, Akira Sugiyama, Naotake Sato, Tatsuya Tada, Satoru Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 10322573
    Abstract: Provided are constituent particles containing a water-soluble material with high flowability in the form of powder, the constituent particles being capable of forming a support member that can be removed with a water-containing solvent in a process for producing a three-dimensional object. The constituent particles used for the production of a three-dimensional object each include a core and a shell that covers at least part of a surface of the core, the core containing a water-soluble material most abundantly, and a material contained in the shell most abundantly having a lower water solubility than the water-soluble material contained in the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Sugiyama, Yukio Hanyu, Naotake Sato, Masahiko Takahashi, Tomohiro Saito
  • Patent number: 9891547
    Abstract: Provided is a ultraviolet-curable liquid developer containing a toner particle, a cationically polymerizable liquid monomer, and a photoinitiator that contains a compound according to formula (1): The cationically polymerizable liquid monomer contains a vinyl ether compound satisfying A/B×1,000?8.5, wherein A is the molar average number of functional groups for the vinyl ether compound and B is the molar average molecular weight of the vinyl ether compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanabe, Junji Ito, Yasuhiro Aichi, Naotake Sato
  • Patent number: 9891546
    Abstract: An ultraviolet-curable liquid developer containing a cationically polymerizable liquid monomer, a photoinitiator according to formula (1), and a toner particle. In the developer the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer contains a vinyl ether compound, the molar average SP value of the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer is not more than 9.0, the molar average number of functional groups for the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer is at least 1.8, the photoinitiator contains a specified compound, and the content of the specified compound is at least 0.01 mass parts and not more than 5.00 mass parts per 100 mass parts of the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junji Ito, Yasuhiro Aichi, Naotake Sato, Hiroshi Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20170336728
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an ultraviolet curing liquid composition having high sensitivity, excellent storage stability, low viscosity, and excellent fixability after ultraviolet curing. The ultraviolet curable liquid composition of the present invention is an ultraviolet curable liquid composition containing a cationically polymerizable liquid monomer, a photopolymerization initiator and a photopolymerization sensitizer, wherein the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer is a vinyl ether compound, the photopolymerization initiator includes a compound represented by general formula (1), and the photopolymerization sensitizer includes (A) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by general formula (2) and a compound represented by general formula (3), and (B) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by general formula (4) and a compound represented by general formula (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junji Ito, Naotake Sato, Yasuhiro Aichi
  • Publication number: 20170283596
    Abstract: A support material contains at least one member selected from the group consisting of low molecular weight saccharides, polyvinyl alcohols, and polyalkylene glycols; non-water-soluble cellulose fibers; and a water-soluble cellulose derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Tomohiro Saito, Akira Sugiyama, Yukio Hanyu, Naotake Sato, Masahiko Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20170274600
    Abstract: A shaping plate to be set on a shaping stage of a shaping system for performing shaping by an additive manufacturing method includes a water-insoluble base substrate and an underlying layer containing a water-soluble material on at least one surface of the base substrate, wherein the base substrate has a plurality of through holes that extend in the direction intersecting the surface provided with the underlying layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Akira Sugiyama, Tomohiro Saito, Yukio Hanyu, Naotake Sato, Masahiko Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9766568
    Abstract: An ultraviolet-curable liquid developer contains a cationically polymerizable liquid monomer, a photoinitiator, and a toner particle insoluble in the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer. The cationically polymerizable liquid monomer is a vinyl ether compound, and the photoinitiator is a compound having a particular structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junji Ito, Naotake Sato, Yasuhiro Aichi
  • Publication number: 20170260359
    Abstract: A powder contains particles containing a water-soluble material and a water-insoluble material. When dependence on temperature of a storage elastic modulus and a loss elastic modulus of a cylindrical compact of the powder in a shear direction, the cylindrical compact having a diameter of 10 mm and a thickness of 1 mm, is measured with a rotational rheometer at an angular frequency of 1 Hz and a rate of temperature increase of 2° C./min, letting a temperature at which the storage elastic modulus is 1 MPa be T° C., the storage elastic modulus is always higher than the loss elastic modulus in a temperature range of T° C. to (T+10)° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Yukio Hanyu, Tomohiro Saito, Akira Sugiyama, Naotake Sato, Masahiko Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20170197365
    Abstract: Provided are constituent particles containing a water-soluble material with high flowability in the form of powder, the constituent particles being capable of forming a support member that can be removed with a water-containing solvent in a process for producing a three-dimensional object. The constituent particles used for the production of a three-dimensional object each include a core and a shell that covers at least part of a surface of the core, the core containing a water-soluble material most abundantly, and a material contained in the shell most abundantly having a lower water solubility than the water-soluble material contained in the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Akira Sugiyama, Yukio Hanyu, Naotake Sato, Masahiko Takahashi, Tomohiro Saito
  • Patent number: 9657153
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a porous material (resin composition) having high heat insulation properties, mechanical properties, and electrical properties by controlling function of a porous film by setting a porosity size, distribution of the porosity size, and a porosity ratio of the porous film in predetermined ranges. The resin composition according to the present invention is comprised of an engineering plastic having porous structure in which not less than 80% of a total porosity is comprised of independent porosities, a mean porosity size is not less than 0.01 ?m and not more than 0.9 ?m, and not less than 80% of the total porosity has a porosity size within ±30% of the mean porosity size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yohei Miyauchi, Naotake Sato, Yuichi Hashimoto, Toshihiro Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20170015063
    Abstract: A method of producing a three-dimensional shaped article includes a step of forming particle layers by arranging particles containing a material for forming a shaped article and particles containing a material having higher solubility in fluid than the material for forming the shaped article, a step of forming a stack by melting and stacking the particle layers, and a step of removing the material having higher solubility in the fluid than the material for forming the shaped article from the stack by dissolving the material having higher solubility in the fluid than the material for forming the shaped article in the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Yukio Hanyu, Akira Sugiyama, Naotake Sato, Tatsuya Tada, Satoru Yamanaka
  • Publication number: 20160349651
    Abstract: An ultraviolet-curable liquid developer containing a cationically polymerizable liquid monomer, a photoinitiator, and a toner particle, wherein the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer contains a vinyl ether compound, the molar average SP value of the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer is not more than 9.0, the molar average number of functional groups for the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer is at least 1.8, the photoinitiator contains a specified compound, and the content of the specified compound is at least 0.01 mass parts and not more than 5.00 mass parts per 100 mass parts of the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Junji Ito, Yasuhiro Aichi, Naotake Sato, Hiroshi Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20160349653
    Abstract: Provided is a ultraviolet-curable liquid developer containing a cationically polymerizable liquid monomer, a photoinitiator, and a toner particle, wherein the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer contains a vinyl ether compound; defining A as the molar average number of functional groups for the vinyl ether compound and B as the molar average molecular weight of the vinyl ether compound, A and B satisfy the relationship A/B×1,000?8.5; and the photoinitiator contains a specific compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanabe, Junji Ito, Yasuhiro Aichi, Naotake Sato
  • Publication number: 20150197616
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a porous material (resin composition) having high heat insulation properties, mechanical properties, and electrical properties by controlling function of a porous film by setting a porosity size, distribution of the porosity size, and a porosity ratio of the porous film in predetermined ranges. The resin composition according to the present invention is comprised of an engineering plastic having porous structure in which not less than 80% of a total porosity is comprised of independent porosities, a mean porosity size is not less than 0.01 ?m and not more than 0.9 ?m, and not less than 80% of the total porosity has a porosity size within ±30% of the mean porosity size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Yohei Miyauchi, Naotake Sato, Yuichi Hashimoto, Toshihiro Kikuchi