Patents by Inventor Akihiko Okano

Akihiko Okano 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).

  • Publication number: 20070099121
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a method for manufacturing a liquid discharge head includes the steps of depositing a solid layer for forming a flow path on a substrate on which an energy generating element is arranged to generate energy that is used to discharge liquid, forming, on the substrate where the solid layer is mounted, a coating layer for coating the solid layer, forming a discharge port used to discharge a liquid, through a photolithographic process, in the coating layer formed on the solid layer, and removing the solid layer to form a flow path that communicates with the energy element and the discharge port, whereby a material used for the coating layer contains a cationically polymerizable chemical compound, cationic photopolymerization initiator and a inhibitor of cationic photopolymerization, and whereby a material of the solid layer that forms a boundary with a portion where the discharge port of the coating layer is formed contains a copolymer of methacrylic anhydride and methacrylate e
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiko Kubota, Takumi Suzuki, Tamaki Sato, Ryoji Kanri, Maki Hatta, Kazuhiro Asai, Shoji Shiba, Etsuko Hino, Hiroe Ishikura, Akihiko Okano
  • Publication number: 20070081048
    Abstract: A positive type photosensitive resin composition comprises a polyacrylate resin having, in the structure, at least a structural unit represented by the following general formula (1): wherein X represents a hydroxyl group, an alkylol group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, or a methylolamino group; R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; R3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, an alkoxyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or an aralkyl group having an aryl group or alkyl group with 1 to 2 carbon atoms; n represents a positive integer; and m represents 0 or a positive integer, and a condensable crosslinker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroe Ishikura, Shoji Shiba, Akihiko Okano
  • Patent number: 7175973
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an ink jet recording head comprising: (a) a process of forming a positive resist layer (I) made of a photodegradation positive resist (i) on a surface of a substrate having an energy generation element; (b) a process of removing a predetermined area of the positive resist layer (I) by photolithography to form a micro structure which becomes at least an ink flow path; (c) a process of forming a coating resin layer on the surface of the substrate on which the micro structure has been formed; (d) a process of forming ink discharge ports in a portion where the coating resin layer covers the micro structure by photolithography; and (e) a process of removing the micro structure to form the ink flow path communicated with the ink discharge ports, wherein the photodegradation positive resist (i) includes a polymer having a glutarimide structure shown by the following chemical formula (1) in a molecule; wherein R1 designates a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, an allyl group, or an aralky
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiko Okano, Shoji Shiba, Hiroe Ishikura
  • Publication number: 20070031756
    Abstract: To provide a positive type photosensitive resin composition, containing at least an acrylic resin having a carboxylic anhydride structure in a molecule, and a compound that generates an acid when irradiated with light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Shoji Shiba, Hiroe Ishikura, Akihiko Okano
  • Publication number: 20070011875
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a minute structure comprises a step of forming an ionizing radiation decomposing type positive type resist layer including a methyl isopropenyl ketone as a first positive type photosensitive material layer, a step of forming an ionizing radiation decomposing type positive type resist layer including a photosensitive material of a copolymer as a second positive type photosensitive material layer to be sensitized by an ionizing radiation of a second wavelength range on the first positive type photosensitive material layer, a step of forming a desired pattern in the above-mentioned second positive type photosensitive material layer, and development using a developing solution, and then, a step of forming a desired pattern in the above-mentioned first positive type photosensitive material layer to form a convex shape pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Masahiko Kubota, Takumi Suzuki, Tamaki Sato, Ryoji Kani, Maki Hatta, Kazuhiro Asai, Shoji Shiba, Hiroe Ishikura, Akihiko Okano
  • Publication number: 20060277755
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a method for manufacturing a liquid discharge head includes the steps of: forming a solid layer for forming a flow path on a substrate on which an energy generating element is arranged to generate energy that is used to discharge liquid; forming, on the substrate where the solid layer is mounted, a coating layer for coating the solid layer; forming a discharge port used to discharge a liquid, through a photolithographic process, in the coating layer deposited on the solid layer; and removing the solid layer to form a flow path that communicates with the energy element and the discharge port, whereby a material used for the coating layer contains a cationically polymerizable chemical compound, cationic photopolymerization initiator and an inhibitor of cationic photopolymerization, and whereby a material of the solid layer that forms a boundary with a portion where the discharge port of the coating layer are formed contains a copolymer of methacrylic acid and methacrylate est
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiko Kubota, Takumi Suzuki, Tamaki Sato, Ryoji Kanri, Maki Hatta, Kazuhiro Asai, Shoji Shiba, Etsuko Hino, Hiroe Ishikura, Akihiko Okano
  • Publication number: 20060117564
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a high quality ink jet head, and an ink jet head manufactured by such a method, in which, in a case where a coating resin layer constituting ink flow path walls is formed, even when a solvent having a strong dissolving force is used, it is not feared that a configuration of an ink flow path pattern is distorted. In the method, a photosensitive resin composition layer in which an inter-molecule bridging reaction proceeds by irradiation of an ionization radiant ray having a first wavelength band and a molecule decaying reaction of main chain decomposing type of the resin proceeds by irradiation of an ionization radiant ray having a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band is formed on a substrate on which energy generating elements were provided. Thereafter, an ink flow path pattern is formed by the irradiation of the ionization radiant ray having the first wavelength band and a developing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroe Ishikura, Shoji Shiba, Akihiko Okano
  • Patent number: 6986980
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of producing a liquid flow path shape capable of refilling ink at a high speed by optimizing a three-dimensional shape of the liquid flow path and suppressing the vibration of a meniscus and a head thereof. According to the invention, a pattern to form the liquid flow path to be formed on a substrate with a heater is formed by a positive photosensitive material in a two-layered structure of upper and lower layers, and the lower layer is used for forming the liquid flow path after being thermally crosslinked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiko Kubota, Wataru Hiyama, Shoji Shiba, Hiroe Ishikura, Akihiko Okano
  • Publication number: 20050046662
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an ink jet recording head comprising: (a) a process of forming a positive resist layer (I) made of a photodegradation positive resist (i) on a surface of a substrate having an energy generation element; (b) a process of removing a predetermined area of the positive resist layer (I) by photolithography to form a micro structure which becomes at least an ink flow path; (c) a process of forming a coating resin layer on the surface of the substrate on which the micro structure has been formed; (d) a process of forming ink discharge ports in a portion where the coating resin layer covers the micro structure by photolithography; and (e) a process of removing the micro structure to form the ink flow path communicated with the ink discharge ports, wherein the photodegradation positive resist (i) includes a polymer having a glutarimide structure shown by the following chemical formula (1) in a molecule; wherein R1 designates a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, an allyl group, or an aralk
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiko Okano, Shoji Shiba, Hiroe Ishikura
  • Publication number: 20040131957
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of producing a liquid flow path shape capable of refilling ink at a high speed by optimizing a three-dimensional shape of the liquid flow path and suppressing the vibration of a meniscus and a head thereof. According to the invention, a pattern to form the liquid flow path to be formed on a substrate with a heater is formed by a positive photosensitive material in a two-layered structure of upper and lower layers, and the lower layer is used for forming the liquid flow path after being thermally crosslinked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiko Kubota, Wataru Hiyama, Shoji Shiba, Hiroe Ishikura, Akihiko Okano
  • Publication number: 20040072107
    Abstract: The invention is to provide a method for producing a fine structured member and a fine hollow structure, useful for producing a liquid discharge head which is inexpensive, precise and highly reliable, also to provide a method for producing a liquid discharge head utilizing such producing method for the fine structured member and the fine hollow structure and a liquid discharge head obtained by such producing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiko Kubota, Yoshinori Tagawa, Wataru Hiyama, Tatsuya Masukawa, Shoji Shiba, Yoshiaki Kurihara, Hiroe Ishikura, Akihiko Okano
  • Patent number: 6674045
    Abstract: A galvanometer controller capable of control with stability and with immunity to changes with time and variation in environment temperature and having improved operability and expandability, and a laser machining apparatus having the galvanometer controller. The galvanometer controller comprises a correcting arrangement formed in a digital circuit, the correcting arrangement having a distortion correction section for correcting a working distortion of an optical unit including a lens, an orthogonality correction section for correcting the orthogonality between the two axes of the galvanometer, and a linearity correction section for correcting the linearity on each of the two axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuaki Iwase, Akihiko Okano
  • Publication number: 20020125222
    Abstract: A galvanometer controller capable of control with stability and with immunity to changes with time and variation in environment temperature and having improved operability and expandability, and a laser machining apparatus having the galvanometer controller. The galvanometer controller comprises a correcting arrangement formed in a digital circuit, the correcting arrangement having a distortion correction section for correcting a working distortion of an optical unit including a lens, an orthogonality correction section for correcting the orthogonality between the two axes of the galvanometer, and a linearity correction section for correcting the linearity on each of the two axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Kazuaki Iwase, Akihiko Okano
  • Patent number: 6101708
    Abstract: A connection terminal portion of a substrate and a terminal portion of an external circuit substrate or a terminal portion of a part are electrically connected together using an anisotropic electrically conducting film. A structure in which a first substrate having a connection terminal portion and a second substrate having a connection terminal portion or a connection terminal portion of a part are connected together with an anisotropic electrically conducting adhesive containing electrically conducting particles, wherein the thickness of the electrically conducting film provided for the connection terminal of the first substrate, the second substrate or the part is smaller than the diameter of the electrically conducting particles. The invention is further concerned with a method of accomplishing the electrical connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Okano, Terutaka Okano
  • Patent number: 5679928
    Abstract: A connection terminal portion of a substrate and a terminal portion of an external circuit substrate or a terminal portion of a part are electrically connected together using an anisotropic electrically conducting film. A structure in which a first substrate having a connection terminal portion and a second substrate having a connection terminal portion or a connection terminal portion of a part are connected together with an anisotropic electrically conducting adhesive containing electrically conducting particles, wherein the thickness of the electrically conducting film provided for the connection terminal of the first substrate, the second substrate or the part is smaller than the diameter of the electrically conducting particles. The invention is further concerned with a method of accomplishing the electrical connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Okano, Terutaka Okano
  • Patent number: 5191131
    Abstract: A paraffin having 5 to 10 carbon atoms is catalytically cracked in the presence of a catalytically cracking catalyst having a strong acidity, especially a rare earth metal ion-exchanged mordenite or a dealuminized mordenite, to form a paraffin having 3 or 4 carbon atoms. The formed paraffin is contacted with a dehydrogenation catalyst to obtain an olefin having 3 or 4 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1993
    Assignee: Research Association for Utilization of Light Oil
    Inventors: Kazunori Takahata, Toshihiro Murashige, Yukimasa Shigemura, Hiroshi Takaki, Akihiko Okano