Patents by Inventor Shinichiro Shimura
Shinichiro Shimura 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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Publication number: 20240125045Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a printed textile item including: applying a pretreatment liquid to a fabric, and applying a white ink using an inkjet method to the fabric to which the pretreatment liquid has been applied, wherein the pretreatment liquid contains a polyvalent metal salt, a surfactant, and water, and the white ink contains a white inorganic pigment, resin particles, a surfactant, and water.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Akiko HAYASHI, Shinichiro SHIMURA, Kokoro KINOE, Tetsuya SHIRAISHI
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Publication number: 20240120217Abstract: A substrate treatment method includes: performing a first heat treatment on a substrate on which a coating film of a metal-containing resist has been formed and subjected to an exposure treatment, to form the metal-containing resist into a precursor in an exposed region of the coating film; thereafter, performing a second heat treatment on the substrate to condense the metal-containing resist formed into the precursor in the exposed region of the coating film; and thereafter, performing a developing treatment on the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Shinichiro KAWAKAMI, Kosuke YOSHIHARA, Satoru SHIMURA, Yuhei KUWAHARA, Tomoya ONITSUKA, Soichiro OKADA, Tetsunari FURUSHO
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Publication number: 20230295450Abstract: Provided is a white inkjet ink for textile printing including: a white inorganic pigment, resin particles A, resin particles B, and water, in which a film elongation of the resin particles A is at least 1000%, the resin particles B are ionic resin particles with an average particle size of not more than 150 nm, and an average particle size of the resin particles A is twice or more than the average particle size of the resin particles B. An ink set and a method for producing a printed textile item are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Akiko HAYASHI, Kokoro KINOE, Shinichiro SHIMURA, Tetsuya SHIRAISHI, Yuki URANO
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Patent number: 11542402Abstract: An oil-based inkjet ink is disclosed that contains a pigment, a dispersant formed with an acidic resin, a low-molecular weight amine compound and a basic polymer, and a non-aqueous solvent. A method for producing an oil-based inkjet ink and a method for producing a dispersant is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Naofumi Ezaki, Shinichiro Shimura, Shinsuke Ozawa, Tsukasa Hamada, Mitsuko Kitanohara, Tetsuya Shiraishi
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Patent number: 11525065Abstract: Provided is an oil-based inkjet ink containing a pigment and a fatty acid ester-based solvent represented by general formula (1) shown below and having at least 18 but not more than 29 carbon atoms per molecule. In general formula (1), R1 represents an alkyl group of 5 or more carbon atoms, R2 represents an alkyl group of 6 or more carbon atoms, and at least one of R1 and R2 is a branched alkyl group of 9 or more carbon atoms having a side chain of 4 or more carbon atoms.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuyuki Ando, Shinichiro Shimura, Marie Morinaga, Hikaru Sugiura, Shinsuke Ozawa, Noriaki Sugawara
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Patent number: 11193033Abstract: An oil-based inkjet ink can be provided that prevents adhesion of the ink to the nozzle plate, thereby preventing ink misfires and discharge defects from the inkjet nozzles. The oil-based inkjet ink contains a pigment, a non-aqueous solvent, and a compound represented by general formula (1) shown below. (In general formula (1), m represents 1 or 2, each of R1 and R2 independently represents a monovalent saturated hydrocarbon group, R3 represents a single bond or a divalent saturated hydrocarbon group, and R4 represents a monovalent or divalent saturated hydrocarbon group.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichiro Shimura, Toshihiro Endo, Kazuyuki Ando
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Patent number: 10894897Abstract: An oil-based inkjet ink can be provided which prevents dye conversion of a dye lake pigment contained in the ink, prevents adhesion of the ink to the nozzle plate, and yields excellent drying properties for printed items. The oil-based inkjet ink contains a dye lake pigment, a pigment dispersant and a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the non-aqueous solvent contains a silicone oil having a surface tension of at least 20 mN/m but not more than 28 mN/m. The surface tension of the silicone oil is preferably at least 22 mN/m but not more than 26 mN/m.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Marie Morinaga, Shinichiro Shimura, Kazuyuki Ando, Hikaru Sugiura
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Patent number: 10889730Abstract: An oil-based inkjet ink set is disclosed that includes: an oil-based inkjet ink A containing a non-aqueous solvent, the non-aqueous solvent of the oil-based inkjet ink A containing at least 15% by mass of a silicone oil relative to the total mass of the non-aqueous solvent of the oil-based inkjet ink A, and an oil-based inkjet ink B containing a non-aqueous solvent, the non-aqueous solvent of the oil-based inkjet ink B containing at least 50% by mass of a petroleum-based hydrocarbon solvent relative to the total mass of the non-aqueous solvent of the oil-based inkjet ink B. A method for producing a printed item is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Marie Morinaga, Toshihiro Endo, Shinichiro Shimura, Kazuyuki Ando, Hikaru Sugiura, Shinsuke Ozawa
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Patent number: 10865322Abstract: An oil-based inkjet ink can be provided which exhibits excellent discharge stability even after a long idle period, and also yields high image density and prevents show-through in printed items. The oil-based inkjet ink contains a pigment, an amide-based dispersant and a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the non-aqueous solvent contains a modified silicone oil having 2 or 3 silicon atoms in one molecule, and a petroleum-based hydrocarbon solvent.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Hikaru Sugiura, Shinichiro Shimura, Marie Morinaga, Kazuyuki Ando
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Patent number: 10865320Abstract: An oil-based inkjet ink is disclosed, the oil-based inkjet ink containing a colorant and a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the non-aqueous solvent contains a silicone oil having a boiling point higher than 250° C. and a fatty acid ester-based solvent having 10 to 30 carbon atoms.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichiro Shimura, Hikaru Sugiura, Shinsuke Ozawa
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Patent number: 10865321Abstract: An oil-based inkjet ink is disclosed, the oil-based inkjet ink containing a pigment, a pigment dispersant and a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the pigment contains an acidic carbon black having a pH of 2 to 6, the non-aqueous solvent contains a modified silicone oil having a surface tension of not more than 27 mN/m, and an amount of the modified silicone oil, relative to a total mass of the oil-based inkjet ink, is at least 15% by mass but not more than 80% by mass.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuyuki Ando, Shinichiro Shimura, Marie Morinaga, Hikaru Sugiura
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Patent number: 10808137Abstract: A method for producing a printed item including discharging two or more inks by an inkjet method toward a recording medium to form an image is disclosed, wherein the two or more inks include a first oil-based inkjet ink containing a first colorant and a non-aqueous solvent and having an ink surface tension of less than 27.0 mN/m, and a second oil-based inkjet ink containing a second colorant and a non-aqueous solvent and having an ink surface tension of 27.0 mN/m or greater, and the method includes discharging the first oil-based inkjet ink toward the recording medium at a discharge volume of at least 20 pl per one liquid droplet to form dots with the first oil-based inkjet ink, and subsequently discharging the second oil-based inkjet ink toward the recording medium at a discharge volume of less than 20 pl per one liquid droplet so as to overlap with the dots formed with the first oil-based inkjet ink.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuyuki Ando, Shinichiro Shimura, Marie Morinaga, Hikaru Sugiura, Shinsuke Ozawa
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Patent number: 10793734Abstract: Disclosed is an oil-based inkjet ink containing a colorant and a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the non-aqueous solvent contains at least 15% by mass but not more than 100% by mass, relative to the total mass of the non-aqueous solvent, of an organosilicon compound having 2 to 6 silicon atoms in one molecule, having an organic group in which a carbon atom is bonded directly to a silicon atom and in which the total number of carbon atoms and oxygen atoms is at least 4, and having a total number of carbon atoms and oxygen atoms, contained within all of the organic groups in which the total number of carbon atoms and oxygen atoms is at least 4, that is from 4 to 20 within one molecule.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Hikaru Sugiura, Shinsuke Ozawa, Shinichiro Shimura, Kazuyuki Ando, Marie Morinaga, Teruaki Okawa, Noriaki Sugawara
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Publication number: 20200239719Abstract: An oil-based inkjet ink is disclosed that contains a pigment, a dispersant formed with an acidic resin, a low-molecular weight amine compound and a basic polymer, and a non-aqueous solvent. A method for producing an oil-based inkjet ink and a method for producing a dispersant is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2019Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Naofumi EZAKI, Shinichiro SHIMURA, Shinsuke OZAWA, Tsukasa HAMADA, Mitsuko KITANOHARA, Tetsuya SHIRAISHI
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Patent number: 10717887Abstract: An oil-based inkjet is disclosed, the oil-based inkjet ink containing a pigment, a pigment dispersant and a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the non-aqueous solvent contains a silicone oil having a surface tension of at least 19.0 mN/m but less than 24.0 mN/m and a polar solvent having a surface tension of at least 27.0 mN/m, and a surface tension of the ink is at least 23.0 mN/m but less than 27.0 mN/m.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Hikaru Sugiura, Shinichiro Shimura, Marie Morinaga, Kazuyuki Ando
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Patent number: 10569546Abstract: An inkjet printer includes: an oil-based ink containing silicone oil; and inkjet heads each including a nozzle row in which nozzles configured to eject the oil-based ink to a print medium conveyed in a conveyance direction are arranged, the inkjet heads being arranged adjacent to each other with the nozzles in each nozzle row arranged in a direction non-orthogonally intersecting the conveyance direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Shinsuke Ozawa, Shinichiro Shimura, Marie Morinaga, Kazuyuki Ando, Hikaru Sugiura
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Publication number: 20200017702Abstract: Provided is an oil-based inkjet ink containing a pigment and a fatty acid ester-based solvent represented by general formula (1) shown below and having at least 18 but not more than 29 carbon atoms per molecule. In general formula (1), R1 represents an alkyl group of 5 or more carbon atoms, R2 represents an alkyl group of 6 or more carbon atoms, and at least one of R1 and R2 is a branched alkyl group of 9 or more carbon atoms having a side chain of 4 or more carbon atoms.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2018Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Kazuyuki ANDO, Shinichiro SHIMURA, Marie MORINAGA, Hikaru SUGIURA, Shinsuke OZAWA, Noriaki SUGAWARA
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Publication number: 20190100671Abstract: An oil-based inkjet ink set is disclosed that includes: an oil-based inkjet ink A containing a non-aqueous solvent, the non-aqueous solvent of the oil-based inkjet ink A containing at least 15% by mass of a silicone oil relative to the total mass of the non-aqueous solvent of the oil-based inkjet ink A, and an oil-based inkjet ink B containing a non-aqueous solvent, the non-aqueous solvent of the oil-based inkjet ink B containing at least 50% by mass of a petroleum-based hydrocarbon solvent relative to the total mass of the non-aqueous solvent of the oil-based inkjet ink B. A method for producing a printed item is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Applicant: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Marie MORINAGA, Toshihiro ENDO, Shinichiro SHIMURA, Kazuyuki ANDO, Hikaru SUGIURA, Shinsuke OZAWA
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Publication number: 20190100668Abstract: A method for producing a printed item including discharging two or more inks by an inkjet method toward a recording medium to form an image is disclosed, wherein the two or more inks include a first oil-based inkjet ink containing a first colorant and a non-aqueous solvent and having an ink surface tension of less than 27.0 mN/m, and a second oil-based inkjet ink containing a second colorant and a non-aqueous solvent and having an ink surface tension of 27.0 mN/m or greater, and the method includes discharging the first oil-based inkjet ink toward the recording medium at a discharge volume of at least 20 pl per one liquid droplet to form dots with the first oil-based inkjet ink, and subsequently discharging the second oil-based inkjet ink toward the recording medium at a discharge volume of less than 20 pl per one liquid droplet so as to overlap with the dots formed with the first oil-based inkjet ink.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Applicant: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuyuki ANDO, Shinichiro SHIMURA, Marie MORINAGA, Hikaru SUGIURA, Shinsuke OZAWA
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Publication number: 20190100002Abstract: An inkjet printer includes: an oil-based ink containing silicone oil; and inkjet heads each including a nozzle row in which nozzles configured to eject the oil-based ink to a print medium conveyed in a conveyance direction are arranged, the inkjet heads being arranged adjacent to each other with the nozzles in each nozzle row arranged in a direction non-orthogonally intersecting the conveyance direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Applicant: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Shinsuke OZAWA, Shinichiro SHIMURA, Marie MORINAGA, Kazuyuki ANDO, Hikaru SUGIURA