Patents by Inventor Yoko Zaikawa

Yoko Zaikawa 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).

  • Patterning system using a limited number of process colors
    Patent number: 6907634
    Abstract: A process by which dithering techniques and in situ blending techniques may be used to reproduce a desired multi-colored dyed pattern on a substrate using precisely delivered quantities of liquid colorants that are available in only a relatively few colors. Specific preferred process colors, as well as procedures for expanding the range of reproduced colors using such process colors, are presented Optionally, specific actuation instructions for a specific dye injection machine capable of patterning a moving textile substrate may be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Seiin Kobayashi, Yoko Zaikawa, Ronald Magee
  • Patterning system using a limited number of process colors
    Publication number: 20020162176
    Abstract: A process by which dithering techniques and in situ blending techniques may be used to reproduce a desired multi-colored dyed pattern on a substrate using precisely delivered quantities of liquid colorants that are available in only a relatively few colors. Specific preferred process colors, as well as procedures for expanding the range of reproduced colors using such process colors, are presented Optionally, specific actuation instructions for a specific dye injection machine capable of patterning a moving textile substrate may be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Seiin Kobayashi, Yoko Zaikawa, Ronald Magee