Patents by Inventor Asami Takenaka

Asami Takenaka 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).

  • Patent number: 9102840
    Abstract: A polyurethane resin-bonded pigment may exhibit excellent image density, dispersibility, storage stability, and resolubility, and may form an ink film that exhibits marker resistance and rubfastness. The polyurethane resin-bonded pigment is produced by bringing (I) a pigment having a surface acidic group into contact with (II) a basic compound having two or more amino groups selected from a primary amino group and a secondary amino group in its molecule in an aqueous medium to obtain a pigment having an unreacted surface amino group, and bringing the pigment having an unreacted surface amino group into contact with (III) a water-dispersible polyurethane resin having an isocyanate end group and (IV) a polyisocyanate compound to bond the pigment having an unreacted surface amino group and the water-dispersible polyurethane resin (III) having an isocyanate end group via a urea bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: TOKAI CARBON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigehiro Tanaka, Asami Takenaka, Yukari Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 9045583
    Abstract: A pigment that exhibits excellent image density, dispersibility, storage stability, and resolubility, and forms an ink film that exhibits marker resistance and rubfastness is provided. A polyurethane resin-bonded pigment is produced by bringing (I) a pigment having a surface acidic group into contact with (II) a water-dispersible polyurethane resin having a tertiary amino group and an anionic polar group or a nonionic polar chain in an aqueous medium. The pigment (I) is preferably self-dispersible carbon black having a surface acidic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: TOKAI CARBON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukari Ishibashi, Asami Takenaka, Shigehiro Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9018317
    Abstract: A method for producing a pigment dispersion composition having excellent image density, dispersibility, and storage stability, has high resolubility, and forms an ink film having excellent marker resistance and scratch resistance. The method includes bringing a pigment (I) having a surface acidic group and a basic compound (II) having two or more ammo groups selected from a primary amino group and a secondary amino group in its molecule, into contact with each other in an aqueous medium to prepare a pigment having an unreacted surface amino group, bringing the pigment into contact with a polyisocyanate polyurethane resin (III) having two or more isocyanate end groups so that the pigment and the polyisocyanate polyurethane resin are bonded via a urea bond to prepare a dispersion of a polyurethane resin-bonded pigment (A), and heating the dispersion of the polyurethane resin-bonded pigment (A) at 40 to 100° C. for 1 to 30 days.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Asami Takenaka, Shigehiro Tanaka, Yukari Ishibashi
  • Publication number: 20130338319
    Abstract: A method for producing a pigment dispersion composition having excellent image density, dispersibility, and storage stability, has high resolubility, and forms an ink film having excellent marker resistance and scratch resistance. The method includes bringing a pigment (I) having a surface acidic group and a basic compound (II) having two or more amino groups selected from a primary amino group and a secondary amino group in its molecule, into contact with each other in an aqueous medium to prepare a pigment having an unreacted surface amino group, bringing the pigment into contact with a polyisocyanate polyurethane resin (III) having two or more isocyanate end groups so that the pigment and the polyisocyanate polyurethane resin are bonded via a urea bond to prepare a dispersion of a polyurethane resin-bonded pigment (A), and heating the dispersion of the polyurethane resin-bonded pigment (A) at 40 to 100° C. for 1 to 30 days.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: TOKAI CARBON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Asami Takenaka, Shigehiro Tanaka, Yukari Ishibashi
  • Publication number: 20130217826
    Abstract: A polyurethane resin-bonded pigment may exhibit excellent image density, dispersibility, storage stability, and resolubility, and may form an ink film that exhibits marker resistance and rubfastness. The polyurethane resin-bonded pigment is produced by bringing (I) a pigment having a surface acidic group into contact with (II) a basic compound having two or more amino groups selected from a primary amino group and a secondary amino group in its molecule in an aqueous medium to obtain a pigment having an unreacted surface amino group, and bringing the pigment having an unreacted surface amino group into contact with (III) a water-dispersible polyurethane resin having an isocyanate end group and (IV) a polyisocyanate compound to bond the pigment having an unreacted surface amino group and the water-dispersible polyurethane resin (III) having an isocyanate end group via a urea bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: TOKAI CARBON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigehiro Tanaka, Asami Takenaka, Yukari Ishibashi
  • Publication number: 20130165584
    Abstract: A pigment that exhibits excellent image density, dispersibility, storage stability, and resolubility, and forms an ink film that exhibits marker resistance and rubfastness is provided. A polyurethane resin-bonded pigment is produced by bringing (I) a pigment having a surface acidic group into contact with (II) a water-dispersible polyurethane resin having a tertiary amino group and an anionic polar group or a nonionic polar chain in an aqueous medium. The pigment (I) is preferably self-dispersible carbon black having a surface acidic group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: TOKAI CARBON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukari Ishibashi, Asami Takenaka, Shigehiro Tanaka