Patents by Inventor Atsushi Sugasaki

Atsushi Sugasaki 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: 20110076454
    Abstract: A resin composition for laser engraving is provided that includes (a) a binder polymer having a reactive group, (b) a compound having a hydrophilic group and a bonding group that can react with the reactive group, and (c) a crosslinking agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiichi HITOMI, Atsushi SUGASAKI
  • Patent number: 7883827
    Abstract: The present invention provides a planographic printing plate precursor including on a support a photosensitive layer that contains a polymerizable composition containing a specific binder polymer having a repeating unit of formula (I), an infrared absorbent, a polymerization initiator and a polymerizable compound, wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 represents a linking group which includes two or more atoms selected from a carbon atom, a hydrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom and a sulfur atom and has a number of atoms of 2 to 82; A represents an oxygen atom or —NR3— in which R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and n represents an integer of 1 to 5. The invention also provides a planographic printing plate precursor provided with a specific photosensitive layer with respect to an alkaline developer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Sugasaki, Kazuto Kunita, Kazuhiro Fujimaki
  • Publication number: 20110017962
    Abstract: A colored curable composition including: (A) a pigment dispersion containing (a-1) a pigment, (a-2) a compound having a pigment mother nucleus structure and an amino group in a molecule, and (a-3) a resin having an acid group and a polymerizable group; (B) an oxime ester initiator; and (C) a polymerizable compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuto Shimada, Atsushi Sugasaki
  • Patent number: 7872059
    Abstract: A composition for use in laser decomposition includes (A) at least one of a polymer having a nitrogen atom-containing hetero ring and a polymerizable compound having a nitrogen atom-containing hetero ring; and (B) a metal ion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi Sugasaki
  • Publication number: 20100248139
    Abstract: A printing plate precursor for laser engraving, including a relief forming layer including a cured resin material formed by thermally crosslinking a resin composition including at least (A) non-porous inorganic particles, (B) a binder polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 20° C. or higher, and (C) a crosslinking agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi SUGASAKI
  • Patent number: 7790348
    Abstract: A decomposable resin composition containing a metathesis catalyst and a polymer compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi Sugasaki
  • Publication number: 20100081771
    Abstract: A method for preparing a lithographic printing plate includes treating a lithographic printing plate precursor including a hydrophilic support and an image-forming layer containing the following (i) to (iii) with an aqueous solution having a buffering ability: (i) a binder polymer comprising a repeating unit having a structure represented by the following formula (1); (ii) an ethylenically unsaturated compound; and (iii) a polymerization initiator, P-L-(CO2H)n ??(1) wherein P represents a part constituting a main chain skeleton of the polymer, L represents an (n+1) valent connecting group, and n represents an integer of 1 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori Taguchi, Koji Wariishi, Atsushi Sugasaki
  • Publication number: 20100075118
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition for laser engraving, including at least a complex between a layered inorganic compound and a cationic organic compound, and a binder polymer that is insoluble in water and soluble in an alcohol having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; a relief printing plate precursor for laser engraving using the same, a relief printing plate; and a method of producing the relief printing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi SUGASAKI
  • Publication number: 20100075117
    Abstract: A relief printing plate precursor for laser engraving, including a relief forming layer that includes a peroxide and a binder polymer, and includes a crosslinked structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi KAWASHIMA, Atsushi SUGASAKI
  • Publication number: 20100068470
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition for laser engraving, containing at least an inorganic porous material, a binder polymer, a thermopolymerization initiator and a polymerizable compound; a relief printing plate precursor for laser engraving using the same; a relief printing plate; and a method of producing the relief printing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi SUGASAKI
  • Publication number: 20100015416
    Abstract: A resin composition for laser engraving, including: a binder polymer; and a metal compound containing a metal selected from the group consisting of metals in Group 1 to Group 15 in the periodic table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi KAWASHIMA, Atsushi SUGASAKI
  • Patent number: 7645565
    Abstract: A polymerizable composition comprising: a polyurethane resin synthesized by using a compound represented by the following formula (I) as one of starting materials; a photopolymerization or thermal polymerization initiator; and an addition-polymerizable compound having an ethylenically unsaturated bond: wherein X represents a tri- or higher valent atom; R1 and R2 each independently represent a single bond or an alkylene group optionally having a substituent, provided that R1 and R2 do not represent a single bond at a same time; A represents a straight chain linking group; and n is an integer of from 1 to 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi Sugasaki
  • Publication number: 20090311494
    Abstract: A relief printing plate precursor for laser engraving, including a relief forming layer containing (A) a polymerizable compound having an ethylenic unsaturated bond, (B) a binder polymer, and (C) a compound having deodorizing ability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masako YAMASHITA, Atsushi SUGASAKI
  • Publication number: 20090246653
    Abstract: The invention provides a relief printing plate precursor for laser engraving, comprising a relief forming layer, the relief forming layer comprising a resin composition for laser engraving, and the resin composition for laser engraving comprising a binder polymer (A) that is insoluble in water and soluble in an alcohol having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. The invention further provides a method for manufacturing a relief printing plate having crosslinking components of the relief forming layer and laser engraving the relief forming layer, and a relief printing plate formed thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi SUGASAKI, Masako IMAI
  • Publication number: 20090246469
    Abstract: The invention provides a resin composition for laser engraving, containing at least (A) a polymerizable compound having two or more ethylenic unsaturated bonds, a carbon-sulfur bond being contained at the site where two among the two or more ethylenic unsaturated bonds are connected and (B) a binder polymer. The invention further provides an image forming material containing the resin composition, a relief printing plate precursor having a relief forming layer which contains the resin composition, a relief printing plate precursor having a relief forming layer which contains a product formed by subjecting the resin composition to cross-linking, a method for manufacturing a relief printing plate including subjecting the relief printing plate precursor having the relief forming layer which contains the resin composition to cross-linking, and a relief printing plate manufactured by the manufacturing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi KAWASHIMA, Atsushi SUGASAKI, Kenta YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20090220752
    Abstract: The invention provides a resin composition for laser engraving, having a binder polymer containing at least one of a structure unit represented by the following Formula (I) or a structure unit represented by the following Formula (II). In the Formulae, Q represents a partial structure which provides an acid group having an acid dissociation constant pKa of 0 to 20 when it is in the form of -Q-H; R1 to R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group; and A and B each independently represent a bivalent organic connecting group. The invention further provides a relief printing plate precursor having a relief forming layer containing the resin composition, a method for manufacturing a relief printing plate having crosslinking components of the relief forming layer and laser engraving the relief forming layer, and a relief printing plate formed thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi Sugasaki
  • Publication number: 20090220753
    Abstract: A resin composition for laser engraving includes a binder polymer including a polyester, and an oxy compound of at least one of metal and metalloid selected from Groups 1 to 16 of periodic table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi SUGASAKI
  • Patent number: 7582410
    Abstract: A laser-decomposable resin composition contains: a compound including at least one structure selected from a carboxyl group and a carboxylic acid anhydride structure and at least one hetero atom selected from N, S and O atoms other than the structure; and a binder polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi Sugasaki
  • Publication number: 20090191481
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of manufacturing a relief printing plate having at least engraving an area which is in a relief forming layer of a relief printing plate precursor for laser engraving and is to be exposed by scanning exposure using a fiber-coupled semiconductor laser which emits laser beam with a wavelength of 700 nm to 1,300 nm. The relief printing plate precursor has at least a relief forming layer provided over a support, and the relief forming layer contains at least a binder polymer and a photo-thermal conversion agent. The invention further provides a relief printing plate precursor for laser engraving which can be used in the method of manufacturing a relief printing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tashiro, Atsushi Sugasaki, Hisao Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20090191479
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition for laser engraving containing at least an acetylene compound and a binder polymer, a relief printing plate precursor for laser engraving using the same, a relief printing plate, and a method for producing a relief printing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi Sugasaki