Patents by Inventor Tomohiko NAGANO
Tomohiko NAGANO 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: 20240174875Abstract: A pigment water dispersion, including pigment-containing polyester resin particles. The polyester resin contains a constitutional unit derived from an alcohol component and a constitutional unit derived from a carboxylic acid component, the alcohol component contains 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol, and an average particle size of the pigment-containing resin particles is not less than 60 nm and not more than 350 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2022Publication date: May 30, 2024Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko NAGANO, Shimpei KOBAYASHI, Hiroto SOMA, Shu NAGASHIMA, Yuki OZAKI
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Patent number: 11945960Abstract: The present invention relates to [1] an aqueous composition for ink-jet printing, containing a carbodiimide compound, a polyester resin and water; [2] a ink set for ink-jet printing containing an aqueous composition a containing a carbodiimide compound and water, and an aqueous composition b containing a polyester resin; [3] an ink set for ink-jet printing, containing the aforementioned aqueous composition for ink-jet printing and a water-based ink containing a colorant; and [4] an ink-jet printing method including the step 1 of ejecting a carbodiimide compound, a polyester resin, a colorant and water onto a surface of a printing medium by an ink-jetting method to print characters or images thereon; and the step 2 of subjecting the resulting printed characters or images to heat treatment at a temperature of 50 to 200° C. According to the aqueous composition of the present invention, it is possible to obtain a printed material that is excellent in rub fatness.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko Nagano, Teruyuki Fukuda, Takahiro Maeda
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Patent number: 11914760Abstract: Provided is an information processing device, and an information processing method for curbing occurrence of a feeling of strangeness in augmented reality in a use environment for a plurality of people. Position information indicating the self position of an AR device that outputs an AR object that is shown to the user as if the AR object existed in real space is acquired by the AR technology, and a deviation weight which is an evaluation value indicating how easily a plurality of users recognizes that an arrangement position of the AR object is deviated from each other on the basis of position information of a plurality of the AR devices and the arrangement position of the AR object. Then, the output method of the AR object is adjusted according to the deviation weight to make it difficult to recognize occurrence of the deviation.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Keijiroh Nagano, Hidenori Aoki, Haruka Fujisawa, Fujio Arai, Ryo Fukazawa, Tomohiko Gotoh
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Publication number: 20230407118Abstract: A pigment water dispersion including pigment-containing polyester resin particles. An alcohol component as a raw material monomer of the polyester resin satisfies the following conditions 1 and 2. Condition 1: a content of a compound (I) represented by the following formula (I) in the alcohol component is not more than 7 mol %, wherein OR1 and R2O are each independently an oxyalkylene group comprising not less than 1 and not more than 4 carbon atoms, and x and y are each independently a positive number of not less than 0. Condition 2: a content of a compound (II) comprising two secondary hydroxy groups except for the compound (I) in the alcohol component is not less than 45 mol %.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2021Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko NAGANO, Hiroto SOMA, Shu NAGASHIMA
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Patent number: 11549029Abstract: The present invention relates to [1] an aqueous composition for ink-jet printing containing a carbodiimide compound, a vinyl polymer and water, in which the vinyl polymer is dispersed in the aqueous composition in the form of polymer particles formed by partially neutralizing carboxy groups of the vinyl polymer with a basic compound having a boiling point of not higher than 130° C.; [2] an ink set for ink-jet printing containing an aqueous composition a containing a carbodiimide compound and water, and an aqueous composition b containing a vinyl polymer; and [3] an ink-jet printing method including the step 1 of ejecting a carbodiimide compound, a pigment, a vinyl polymer and water by an ink-jetting method to print characters or images, and the step 2 of subjecting the resulting printed characters or images to heat treatment at a temperature of 50 to 200° C. According to the aqueous composition of the present invention, it is possible to obtain a printed material that is excellent in rub fatness.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko Nagano, Teruyuki Fukuda, Takahiro Maeda
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Patent number: 11459476Abstract: The present invention relates to [1] a process for producing a pigment water dispersion liquid of polymer particles containing an azomethine metal complex pigment (A), said process including the step of subjecting a mixture containing the azomethine metal complex pigment (A), an uncrosslinked aromatic group-containing polymer (b) and water to dispersion treatment using a medialess disperser at an accumulated input energy of not more than 5.0 kWh/kg, [2] a pigment water dispersion liquid containing an azomethine metal complex pigment (A) and a polymer dispersant (B), in which in an optical absorption spectrum of the pigment water dispersion liquid, a ratio of a maximum absorbance (A1max) in a wavelength range of not less than 440 nm and less than 465 nm to a maximum absorbance (A2max) in a wavelength range of not less than 420 nm and less than 440 nm [(A1max)/(A2max)] is not less than 1.000, and [3] a water-based ink for ink-jet printing, containing the aforementioned pigment water dispersion liquid.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Kaname Mitsuyoshi, Tsuyoshi Egawa, Tomohiko Nagano, Yusuke Shimizu
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Patent number: 11242466Abstract: The present invention relates to an ink set for ink-jet printing which contains at least a water-based ink (I) and a water-based ink (II) in which the water-based ink (I) contains a pigment (A1) having a barbituric acid-derived structure, and the water-based ink (II) contains a diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment (A2), an ink-jet printing method using the ink set, and an ink-jet printed material.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuyoshi Egawa, Kaname Mitsuyoshi, Tomohiko Nagano
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Patent number: 11220611Abstract: The present invention relates to [1] a water-based ink for ink-jet printing which can be prevented from suffering from increased viscosity and flocculation of the ink upon storage thereof even when used in the form of a system containing a large amount of a solvent, said water-based ink for ink-jet printing containing crosslinked polymer particles containing a pigment having an indanthrone skeleton, an organic solvent and water, in which a crosslinking rate of the crosslinked polymer is not less than 10 mol % and not more than 90 mol %, and a content of the organic solvent in the water-based ink is not less than 30% by mass and not more than 65% by mass, and [2] an ink-jet printing method including the steps of loading the water-based ink as described in the above [1] to an ink-jet printing apparatus, and ejecting the water-based ink in the form of droplets of the ink onto a printing medium to form characters or images on the printing medium.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2018Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko Nagano, Kaname Mitsuyoshi, Tsuyoshi Egawa
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Publication number: 20210317325Abstract: The present invention relates to [1] an aqueous composition for ink-jet printing, containing a carbodiimide compound, a polyester resin and water; [2] a ink set for ink-jet printing containing an aqueous composition a containing a carbodiimide compound and water, and an aqueous composition b containing a polyester resin; [3] an ink set for ink-jet printing, containing the aforementioned aqueous composition for ink-jet printing and a water-based ink containing a colorant; and [4] an ink-jet printing method including the step 1 of ejecting a carbodiimide compound, a polyester resin, a colorant and water onto a surface of a printing medium by an ink-jetting method to print characters or images thereon; and the step 2 of subjecting the resulting printed characters or images to heat treatment at a temperature of 50 to 200° C. According to the aqueous composition of the present invention, it is possible to obtain a printed material that is excellent in rub fatness.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2019Publication date: October 14, 2021Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko NAGANO, Teruyuki FUKUDA, Takahiro MAEDA
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Publication number: 20210309875Abstract: The present invention relates to [1] an aqueous composition for ink-jet printing containing a carbodiimide compound, a vinyl polymer and water, in which the vinyl polymer is dispersed in the aqueous composition in the form of polymer particles formed by partially neutralizing carboxy groups of the vinyl polymer with a basic compound having a boiling point of not higher than 130° C.; [2] an ink set for ink-jet printing containing an aqueous composition a containing a carbodiimide compound and water, and an aqueous composition b containing a vinyl polymer; and [3] an ink-jet printing method including the step 1 of ejecting a carbodiimide compound, a pigment, a vinyl polymer and water by an ink-jetting method to print characters or images, and the step 2 of subjecting the resulting printed characters or images to heat treatment at a temperature of 50 to 200° C. According to the aqueous composition of the present invention, it is possible to obtain a printed material that is excellent in rub fatness.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2019Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko NAGANO, Teruyuki FUKUDA, Takahiro MAEDA
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Publication number: 20210292586Abstract: The present invention relates to [1] a water-based ink for ink-jet printing, containing a carbodiimide compound, a pigment, a vinyl polymer and water, in which the vinyl polymer is a carboxyl group-containing polymer having an acid value of not more than 70 mgKOH/g, and the pigment is present in the form of pigment-containing polymer particles; [2] an ink set for ink-jet printing containing an aqueous composition containing the carbodiimide compound and water, and a water-based ink containing the aforementioned pigment and the aforementioned vinyl polymer; and [3] an ink-jet printing method including the step 1 of ejecting the carbodiimide compound, the pigment, the vinyl polymer and water onto a surface of a printing medium by an ink-jetting method to print characters or images thereon, and the step 2 of subjecting the resulting printed characters or images to heat treatment at a temperature of 50 to 200° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2019Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko NAGANO, Teruyuki FUKUDA, Takahiro MAEDA
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Publication number: 20210238437Abstract: The present invention relates to [1] an aqueous composition for ink-jet printing, containing a blocked isocyanate A, at least one compound B selected from the group consisting of a carbodiimide compound and an oxazoline compound, and water; [2] a coating liquid for ink-jet printing, containing the aqueous composition described in the above [1]; [3] an ink set for ink-jet printing, containing the aqueous composition described in the above [1], and a water-based ink containing a pigment, in which at least one of the aqueous composition and the water-based ink contains a resin containing a reactive group that is capable of undergoing a crosslinking reaction at least with the compound B; and [4] an ink-jet printing method using the aqueous composition described in the above [1], and a water-based ink containing a pigment, in which at least one of the aqueous composition and the water-based ink contains the resin containing a reactive group that is capable of undergoing a crosslinking reaction at least with the coType: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2019Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro MAEDA, Teruyuki FUKUDA, Tomohiko NAGANO
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Publication number: 20210115359Abstract: The present invention relates to a cleaning agent composition having an excellent cleaning power against a hard surface to which a polymer is adhered even under a room temperature condition, and provides [1] a cleaning agent composition containing a water-soluble organic amine (a), an alkylamine oxide (b) represented by the following general formula (1), an organic solvent (c) having a Hansen solubility parameter (HSP value) of 15 to 19.5 as measured at 20° C., and water; and [2] a method of cleaning a heard surface, including the step of cleaning the hard surface using the aforementioned cleaning agent composition at a temperature of not lower than 45° C. and not higher than 85° C.; (R1)(R2)(R3)N?O ??(1) wherein R1 and R2 are each independently an alkyl group or alkenyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and R3 is an alkyl group or alkenyl group having 8 to 16 carbon atoms.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2019Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko NAGANO, Teruyuki FUKUDA, Takahiro MAEDA
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Publication number: 20200392361Abstract: The present invention relates to [1] a process for producing a pigment water dispersion liquid of polymer particles containing an azomethine metal complex pigment (A), said process including the step of subjecting a mixture containing the azomethine metal complex pigment (A), an uncrosslinked aromatic group-containing polymer (b) and water to dispersion treatment using a medialess disperser at an accumulated input energy of not more than 5.0 kWh/kg, [2] a pigment water dispersion liquid containing an azomethine metal complex pigment (A) and a polymer dispersant (B), in which in an optical absorption spectrum of the pigment water dispersion liquid, a ratio of a maximum absorbance (A1max) in a wavelength range of not less than 440 nm and less than 465 nm to a maximum absorbance (A2max) in a wavelength range of not less than 420 nm and less than 440 nm [(A1max)/(A2max)] is not less than 1.000, and [3] a water-based ink for ink-jet printing, containing the aforementioned pigment water dispersion liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2018Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Kaname MITSUYOSHI, Tsuyoshi EGAWA, Tomohiko NAGANO, Yusuke SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20200255683Abstract: The present invention relates to an ink set for ink-jet printing which contains at least a water-based ink (I) and a water-based ink (II) in which the water-based ink (I) contains a pigment (A1) having a barbituric acid-derived structure, and the water-based ink (II) contains a diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment (A2), an ink-jet printing method using the ink set, and an ink-jet printed material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2018Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuyoshi EGAWA, Kaname MITSUYOSHI, Tomohiko NAGANO
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Publication number: 20200123402Abstract: The present invention relates to [1] a water-based ink for ink-jet printing which can be prevented from suffering from increased viscosity and flocculation of the ink upon storage thereof even when used in the form of a system containing a large amount of a solvent, said water-based ink for ink-jet printing containing crosslinked polymer particles containing a pigment having an indanthrone skeleton, an organic solvent and water, in which a crosslinking rate of the crosslinked polymer is not less than 10 mol % and not more than 90 mol %, and a content of the organic solvent in the water-based ink is not less than 30% by mass and not more than 65% by mass, and [2] an ink-jet printing method including the steps of loading the water-based ink as described in the above [1] to an ink-jet printing apparatus, and ejecting the water-based ink in the form of droplets of the ink onto a printing medium to form characters or images on the printing medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko NAGANO, Kaname MITSUYOSHI, Tsuyoshi EGAWA