Patents Represented by Attorney Solaris Intellectual Property Group, PLLC
  • Patent number: 8231213
    Abstract: An inkjet ink composition includes a colorant, two or more hydrophilic organic solvents, and particles of a polymer containing a structural unit derived from a hydrophilic monomer and a structural unit derived from a hydrophobic monomer. The polymer has a glass transition temperature of 150° C. or higher and an I/O value of from 0.2 to 0.55, and the particles of the polymer have a volume average particle diameter of from 0.1 to 10 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Terukazu Yanagi, Akio Tamura, Takahiro Ishizuka
  • Patent number: 8226226
    Abstract: A method for inkjet recording capable of providing an image in which occurrence of color hue difference (color change) is suppressed irrespective of a manner of treatment, which method includes recording an image by jetting an ink by an inkjet method on an inkjet recording medium including a substrate and an ink receiving layer including inorganic fine particles and a water-soluble metal compound provided on the substrate, and drying at least the image recorded on the inkjet recording medium, wherein the inkjet recording medium includes a substrate, a first ink receiving layer including inorganic fine particles and a nitrogen-containing organic cationic polymer, and a second ink receiving layer including inorganic fine particles and a water-soluble metal compound on the substrate in this order from the substrate side, wherein the first ink receiving layer contains the nitrogen-containing organic cationic polymer by a higher content and the water-soluble metal compound by a lower content than those in the seco
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kawakami, Kazuo Sanada
  • Patent number: 8222326
    Abstract: The invention provides a water-based ink composition for inkjet recording which contains vinyl polymer particles containing a styrene-acrylic acid copolymer in which the total content of the constitutional units derived from styrene monomer, acrylic acid, and methacrylic acid is 45% by mass or more; and at least one of an azo pigment represented by Formula (1), a tautomer thereof, a salt or hydrate thereof; and a water-based liquid medium, and which is excellent in discharge stability after a long-term storage or after aging at high temperatures: wherein, Q represents a heterocyclic group; W represents an alkoxy group, an amino group etc.; X1 and X2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group etc.; R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; R2 represents a heterocyclic group; and n represents an integer of 1 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Morimoto, Keiichi Tateishi
  • Patent number: 8220912
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ink composition including: (A) a polymerizable compound represented by the following formula (I); (B) a polymerizable compound having a structure that is different from that of the polymerizable component (A); and (C) a photoinitiator, wherein, in the formula (I), R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, X represents a divalent organic group, m represents an integer of 1 or 2, and n represents an integer of 1 to 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Ippei Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8222158
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic device includes: preparing a film-attached substrate including a substrate, and an oxide semiconductor film containing In, Ga, and Zn and a metal film containing at least one of W or Mo provided in this order on the substrate; and wet-etching the metal film of the film-attached substrate using an etching liquid of which a main component is hydrogen peroxide under conditions such that an etching selection ratio between the metal film and the oxide semiconductor film (etching rate of the metal film/etching rate of the oxide semiconductor film) is 100 or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Fumihiko Mochizuki, Atsushi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8222436
    Abstract: The present invention provides an oxetane compound represented by the following formula (1), and a active energy ray-curable composition including the oxetane compound as a polymerizable monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Hirokazu Kyota
  • Patent number: 8220913
    Abstract: An ink-jet recording method is provided, which includes (i) supplying on a coated paper a treatment liquid containing 15% by mass or more of a polyvalent metal compound for fixing the components contained in an ink composition and having a viscosity at 25° C. of from 2 mPa·s to 8 mPa·s, in an amount of from ?50% to +50% with respect to the value of ?V [ml/m2] determined by the following Formula (I); and (ii) recording an image by ejecting an ink composition containing a colorant, resin particles, an aqueous organic solvent and water by an ink-jet method on the coated paper to which the treatment liquid has been supplied. Vr represents a roughness index of the coated paper obtained from a measurement of liquid absorbability according to the Bristow method, and Vi represents the amount of transfer at an inflection point where the value of absorption coefficient of the coated paper changes in the measurement of liquid absorbability according to the Bristow method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yasufumi Ooishi, Kiyoshi Irita, Toshihiro Kariya
  • Patent number: 8220891
    Abstract: A liquid droplet jetting head includes: a first terminal to which is inputted a clock signal; a second terminal to which are serially inputted liquid droplet jetting-related input data in synchronization with the clock signal inputted to the first terminal and to which are serially inputted control data after the input data; a third terminal to which is inputted a pulse signal when input of the input data to the second terminal is completed; a first holding unit that holds the data inputted to the second terminal at a timing when the pulse signal is inputted to the third terminal; a delay unit that delays the pulse signal inputted to the third terminal; and a second holding unit that holds at least the control data inputted to the second terminal at a timing when the delay unit delays the pulse signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Seiichiro Oku
  • Patent number: 8224187
    Abstract: The main power source unit of an image read-out device supplies power to an laser diode (LD) power supply unit of an electronic cassette through a contact. The LD power supply unit supplies the supplied power to a laser diode (LD), as power used for emitting laser light, and also supplies a portion of the supplied power to an LD power supply unit of the image read-out device through a contact. The power supplied to the LD power supply unit of the image read-out device is supplied as power for emitting laser light to an LD of the image read-out device. When there is a change in the relative position of the casings of the electronic cassette and the image read-out device, the contact and electrical continuation of the contacts breaks and laser light stops being emitted from the LDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nishino, Yasunori Ohta, Takeshi Misawa, Eiji Ishiyama, Atsushi Misawa
  • Patent number: 8202445
    Abstract: The invention provides a metal polishing composition that is used in chemical mechanical polishing in production of a semiconductor device, and includes an oxidizing agent, an abrasive grain, and at least one compound selected from compounds represented by the following formula (I) and the following formula (II). The invention also provides a chemical mechanical polishing method that uses the metal polishing composition. In formula (I), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and Ph represents a phenyl ring. In formula (II), R2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and Ph represents a phenyl ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Sumi Takamiya, Tadashi Inaba, Atsushi Mizutani, Tomoo Kato, Toshiyuki Saie
  • Patent number: 8203446
    Abstract: A radio communication terminal includes a radio communication unit that performs radio communication with another device, a detector that detects radio waves in a predetermined frequency range emitted from a medical device that is used integrally with a human body, and a prohibition unit that prohibits radio communication by the radio communication unit when radio waves in the predetermined frequency range have been detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Keiji Tsubota, Yutaka Yoshida, Yasunori Ohta, Naoyuki Nishino, Takeshi Kamiya
  • Patent number: 8203143
    Abstract: A thin film field effect transistor has at least a gate electrode 2, a gate insulating layer 3, an active layer 4, a source electrode 5-1 and a drain electrode 5-2 on a substrate 1. The active layer includes an amorphous oxide semiconductor including at least In and Zn, a first interface layer 61 is disposed between the gate insulating layer and the active layer such that it is adjacent to at least the active layer, and a second interface layer is disposed on the opposite side of the active layer with respect to the first interface layer such that it is adjacent to the active layer. A content of Ga or Al in the amorphous oxide semiconductor of each of the first interface layer and the second interface layer is higher than a content of Ga or Al in the amorphous oxide semiconductor of the active layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shinji Imai
  • Patent number: 8202576
    Abstract: A method of forming a metal film, the method including: (a) forming a primer layer on a substrate by applying a first polymer including a unit having a cyano group in a side chain; (b) forming a polymer layer on the surface of the primer layer by applying a second polymer, the second polymer having a functional group that interacts with an electroless plating catalyst or a precursor thereof and a polymerizable group; (c) applying the electroless plating catalyst or the precursor thereof to the polymer layer; and (d) forming a metal film on the polymer layer by performing electroless plating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Inoue, Tetsunori Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8201934
    Abstract: An inkjet recording method recording on an inkjet recording medium having an ink receiving layer containing at least inorganic microparticles, a water-soluble resin and a crosslinking agent, by ejecting (1) an inkjet ink containing at least a dye, water and a water-soluble organic solvent, wherein 50% by weight or more of the water-soluble organic solvent is a solvent which gives a swelling ratio of 3% or less for the water-soluble resin crosslinked by the crosslinking agent, using (2) an image forming apparatus equipped with an ink circulating apparatus including: (i) a plurality of liquid droplet ejecting elements, (ii) a common flow channel, and (iii) a common circulation channel, wherein the inkjet ink is supplied from the common flow channel to the plurality of liquid droplet ejecting elements, and circulates to the common circulation channel. The inkjet recording method gives a sharp and high-density printing, and is excellent in ejection stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kawakami, Teppei Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8198591
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cooling device that can cool an electronic device in a short amount of time. When an electronic cassette has been accommodated in a housing device, the cooling device performs heat absorption by spraying an antiseptic liquid from nozzles onto the electronic cassette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nishino, Yasunori Ohta, Keiji Tsubota
  • Patent number: 8193510
    Abstract: The present invention provides a radiation detector with improved workability in manufacturing processes and maintenance processes. Namely, a first housing and a second housing can be opened, to allow accessing of a TFT substrate and a radiation converting layer disposed in the first housing, and to allow accessing of a circuit substrate disposed in the second housing. Accordingly, higher workability can be achieved in manufacturing processes such as connecting of switching elements of the TFT substrate and the circuit substrate, and in maintenance processes of the TFT substrate and the circuit substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Fumito Nariyuki, Yoshihiro Okada
  • Patent number: 8188480
    Abstract: A TFT is provided which includes, on a substrate, at least a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, an active layer containing an amorphous oxide semiconductor, a source electrode and a drain electrode, wherein a resistance layer containing an amorphous oxide and having a thickness of more than 3 nm is disposed between the active layer and at least one of the source electrode or the drain electrode, and a band gap of the active layer is smaller than a band gap of the resistance layer. Also, a display using the TFT is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Yuichiro Itai
  • Patent number: 8187675
    Abstract: The invention provides an image forming method including at least: applying, onto a recording medium, an ink composition containing at least a water-soluble solvent, a pigment, a polymer particle and water; and removing at least a part of the volatile solvent from the ink composition on the recording medium. Herein, the water-soluble solvent contains at least a volatile water-soluble solvent having an SP value of 27.5 or more at an amount of 30 mass % thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu Arai, Masao Ikoshi
  • Patent number: 8182080
    Abstract: An image forming method includes: moisture-controlling one surface of an inkjet recording medium having an air permeability of 300 seconds or more; feeding the moisture-controlled inkjet recording medium onto a conveyance path in a state where the moisture-controlled inkjet recording medium is curled such that a surface of the moisture-controlled inkjet recording medium that is curved inwards faces the conveyance path for conveying the inkjet recording medium; conveying the fed inkjet recording medium while adhering the inkjet recording medium by suction onto the conveyance path; and forming an image by applying ink by an inkjet method on the inkjet recording medium adhered by suction to the conveyance path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kawakami, Naoki Kusunoki, Yasuhiko Kachi
  • Patent number: 8182147
    Abstract: A portable radiographic imaging device includes an operation unit, a controller, and an execution unit. The operation unit is operated when a target function is selected from plural different functions relating to radiographic image capturing. When a first condition, that expresses that a predetermined region has been placed at a predetermined placement portion, is established, the controller carries out control such that a function that should be effective when the first condition is established is selected. When a second condition, that expresses that the predetermined region is not placed at the placement portion, is established, the controller carries out control such that a function that should be effective when the second condition is established is selected. When the operation unit is operated, the execution unit executes a function that is controlled by the controller to be selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nishino, Keiji Tsubota, Yasunori Ohta, Yutaka Yoshida, Takashi Shoji, Kiyoshi Kondou, Yuji Kurachi