Patents by Inventor Chigusa SATO

Chigusa SATO 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: 20150274368
    Abstract: Provided is a non-aqueous photocurable ink jet composition storage body including: a non-aqueous photocurable ink jet composition which contains a polymerizable compound of which a moisture absorption rate at a temperature of 60° C. and relative humidity of 90% is equal to or greater than 1.5% by mass/24 hours; and a container which accommodates the non-aqueous photocurable ink jet composition and is formed of a member having a metal oxide layer, or a package which accommodates at least a container accommodating the non-aqueous photocurable ink jet composition and is formed of a member having a metal oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Keitaro Nakano, Chigusa Sato, Masahiro Karasawa
  • Publication number: 20150267148
    Abstract: There is provided a maintenance liquid, which is used in maintenance of a device equipped with a discharge head for discharging an ultraviolet ray curable-type composition containing the acyl phosphine oxide-based photopolymerization initiator toward an attachment object, including a polymerizable compound in which a saturation solubility of an acyl phosphine oxide-based photopolymerization initiator at 20° C. is equal to or greater than 5.0% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keitaro Nakano, Chigusa Sato, Mitsuaki Yoshizawa
  • Publication number: 20150240094
    Abstract: Provided is a UV curable type ink-jet ink composition containing a monomer A which is expressed by the following general formula (I): CH2?CR1—COOR2—O—CH?CH—R3??(I) (in the formula, R1 is a hydrogen atom or methyl radical, R2 is a bivalent organic residue radical having a carbon number in a range of 2 to 20, and R3 is a hydrogen atom or a univalent organic residue radical having a carbon number in a range of 1 to 11), a compound B containing five or more (meth)acryloyl radicals per molecule, and a monofunctional (meth)acrylate C having an aromatic ring skeleton, wherein the monofunctional (meth)acrylate C which is in a range of 5 to 35 wt % with respect to the total weight of the ink composition is contained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Taketoshi Kagose, Hiroki Nakane, Chigusa Sato, Hiroaki Kida, Toru Saito
  • Publication number: 20150225581
    Abstract: Provided is an ultraviolet-curable ink jet ink composition with excellent curability and storage stability, the composition containing a monomer A represented by Formula (I): CH2?CR1—COOR2—O—CH?CH—R3 (wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents a C2-C20 divalent organic residue, and R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C11 monovalent organic residue); a (meth)acrylated amine compound; a hindered amine compound other than the (meth)acrylated amine compound; and a photopolymerization initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroaki KIDA, Chigusa SATO, Hiroyuki KAJIMOTO, Toru SAITO
  • Patent number: 9056986
    Abstract: Provided is a UV curable type ink-jet ink composition containing a monomer A which is expressed by the following general formula (I): CH2?CR1—COOR2—O—CH?CH—R3??(I) (in the formula, R1 is a hydrogen atom or methyl radical, R2 is a bivalent organic residue radical having a carbon number in a range of 2 to 20, and R3 is a hydrogen atom or a univalent organic residue radical having a carbon number in a range of 1 to 11), a compound B containing five or more (meth)acryloyl radicals per molecule, and a monofunctional (meth)acrylate C having an aromatic ring skeleton, wherein the monofunctional (meth)acrylate C which is in a range of 5 to 35 wt % with respect to the total weight of the ink composition is contained, wherein the compound B is in a range of 5 to 40 wt % with respect to the total weight of the ink composition, wherein the monomer A is in a range of 10 to 70 wt % with respect to the total weight of the ink composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Taketoshi Kagose, Hiroki Nakane, Chigusa Sato, Hiroaki Kida, Toru Saito
  • Patent number: 9034940
    Abstract: Provided is an ultraviolet-curable ink jet ink composition with excellent curability and storage stability, the composition containing a monomer A represented by Formula (I): CH2?CR1—COOR2—O—CH?CH—R3 (wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents a C2-C20 divalent organic residue, and R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C11 monovalent organic residue); a (meth)acrylated amine compound; a hindered amine compound other than the (meth)acrylated amine compound; and a photopolymerization initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kida, Chigusa Sato, Hiroyuki Kajimoto, Toru Saito
  • Patent number: 8901200
    Abstract: A radiation-curable ink composition includes an acrylate monomer of which homopolymer has a glass transition temperature of not higher than 0° C. in an amount of 20% by mass or more and 65% by mass or less based on the total amount of reaction components; a monofunctional acrylate having an alicyclic structure; and a multifunctional acrylate having an alicyclic structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kida, Toshiyuki Miyabayashi, Satoru Miura, Toru Saito, Hiroki Nakane, Jun Ito, Taketoshi Kagose, Chigusa Sato, Hiroyuki Kajimoto
  • Publication number: 20140288205
    Abstract: A radically polymerizable photo-curable ink jet ink composition contains a radically polymerizable compound, a white pigment, a polymer dispersant, and at least one saturated aliphatic carboxylic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chigusa Sato, Keitaro Nakano, Hiroshi Fukumoto, Hiroaki Kida
  • Publication number: 20140210902
    Abstract: Provided are a radiation-curable ink composition including phenoxyethyl acrylate (A) in an amount of from 20 to 55 mass % of the total reaction components, multifunctional acrylate (B) in an amount of from 20 to 50 mass % of the total reaction components, and a black pigment (F1); and a radiation-curable ink composition including phenoxyethyl acrylate (A) in an amount of from 20 to 55 mass % of the total reaction-components, a multifunctional acrylate (B) in an amount of from 10 to 50 mass % of the total reaction components, and a yellow pigment (F2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Chigusa SATO, Toshiyuki MIYABAYASHI, Satoru MIURA, Toru SAITO, Hiroki NAKANE, Jun ITO, Taketoshi KAGOSE, Hiroaki KIDA, Hiroyuki KAJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20140128496
    Abstract: Provided is an ultraviolet-curable ink jet ink composition with excellent curability and storage stability, the composition containing a monomer A represented by Formula (I): CH2?CR1—COOR2—O—CH?CH—R3 (wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents a C2-C20 divalent organic residue, and R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C11 monovalent organic residue); a (meth)acrylated amine compound; a hindered amine compound other than the (meth)acrylated amine compound; and a photopolymerization initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki KIDA, Chigusa SATO, Hiroyuki KAJIMOTO, Toru SAITO
  • Patent number: 8709549
    Abstract: Provided are a radiation-curable ink composition including phenoxyethyl acrylate (A) in an amount of from 20 to 55 mass % of the total reaction components, a multifunctional acrylate (B) in an amount of from 20 to 50 mass % of the total reaction components, and a black pigment (F1); and a radiation-curable ink composition including phenoxyethyl acrylate (A) in an amount of from 20 to 55 mass % of the total reaction components, a multifunctional acrylate (B) in an amount of from 10 to 50 mass % of the total reaction components, and a yellow pigment (F2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Chigusa Sato, Toshiyuki Miyabayashi, Satoru Miura, Toru Saito, Hiroki Nakane, Jun Ito, Taketoshi Kagose, Hiroaki Kida, Hiroyuki Kajimoto
  • Patent number: 8664291
    Abstract: Provided is an ultraviolet-curable ink jet ink composition with excellent curability and storage stability, the composition containing a monomer A represented by Formula (I): CH2?CR1—COOR2—O—CH?CH—R3 (wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents a C2-C20 divalent organic residue, and R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C11 monovalent organic residue); a (meth)acrylated amine compound; a hindered amine compound other than the (meth)acrylated amine compound; and a photopolymerization initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kida, Chigusa Sato, Hiroyuki Kajimoto, Toru Saito
  • Publication number: 20140002556
    Abstract: An ink composition for ink jet recording includes a coating film forming material, a polyether-modified silicone oil, and water, wherein the polyether-modified silicone oil is soluble in a solvent in which a lower limit of an SP value is 8.5 or less and an upper limit of the SP value is 18.0 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chigusa Sato, Shinichi Kato, Tomohito Nakano, Hiroki Nakane, Yoshinobu Sato, Hiroshi Sawada, Hirotoshi Koyano
  • Patent number: 8604095
    Abstract: A radiation-curable ink composition contains (A) aminoacrylate at 1 mass % to 10 mass %, inclusive, (B) phenoxyethyl acrylate at 20 mass % to 50 mass %, inclusive, and (C) tetraethylene glycol diacrylate at 1 mass % to 20 mass %, inclusive, in its reaction component, as well as (E) bis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-phenylphosphine oxide at 3 parts by mass to 8 parts by mass, inclusive, (F) 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-diphenyl-phosphine oxide at 3 parts by mass to 5 parts by mass, inclusive, in 100 parts by mass of the reaction component, and (G) diethylthioxanthone at 1 part by mass to 3 parts by mass, inclusive, in 100 parts by mass of the reaction component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Taketoshi Kagose, Toshiyuki Miyabayashi, Satoru Miura, Toru Saito, Hiroki Nakane, Jun Ito, Hiroyuki Kajimoto, Chigusa Sato, Hiroaki Kida
  • Publication number: 20130258017
    Abstract: The ink jet recording method includes discharging liquid droplets of a photocurable ink composition including a solvent, a polymerizable compound, and a photopolymerization initiator from a head to a recording medium to land the liquid droplets, thereby forming an image; evaporating the solvent included in the photocurable ink composition constituting the image; and irradiating the image after the second step with light, wherein when the irradiation is initiated in the third step, the content of the polymerizable compound included in the photocurable ink composition constituting the image after the second step is from 20 to 90% by mass, based on the total mass of the ink composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taketoshi Kagose, Shinichi Kato, Tomohito Nakano, Hiroki Nakane, Chigusa Sato, Kenji Kitada, Yoshinobu Sato, Hiroshi Sawada, Hirotoshi Koyano
  • Publication number: 20130250019
    Abstract: Provided are a radiation-curable ink composition including phenoxyethyl acrylate (A) in an amount of from 20 to 55 mass % of the total reaction components, a multifunctional acrylate (B) in an amount of from 20 to 50 mass % of the total reaction components, and a black pigment (F1); and a radiation-curable ink composition including phenoxyethyl acrylate (A) in an amount of from 20 to 55 mass % of the total reaction components, a multifunctional acrylate (B) in an amount of from 10 to 50 mass % of the total reaction components, and a yellow pigment (F2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Chigusa SATO, Toshiyuki MIYABAYASHI, Satoru MIURA, Toru SAITO, Hiroki NAKANE, Jun ITO, Taketoshi KAGOSE, Hiroaki KIDA, Hiroyuki KAJIMOTO
  • Patent number: 8470904
    Abstract: Provided are a radiation-curable ink composition including phenoxyethyl acrylate (A) in an amount of from 20 to 55 mass % of the total reaction components, a multifunctional acrylate (B) in an amount of from 20 to 50 mass % of the total reaction components, and a black pigment (F1); and a radiation-curable ink composition including phenoxyethyl acrylate (A) in an amount of from 20 to 55 mass % of the total reaction components, a multifunctional acrylate (B) in an amount of from 10 to 50 mass % of the total reaction components, and a yellow pigment (F2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Chigusa Sato, Toshiyuki Miyabayashi, Satoru Miura, Toru Saito, Hiroki Nakane, Jun Ito, Taketoshi Kagose, Hiroaki Kida, Hiroyuki Kajimoto
  • Publication number: 20120274717
    Abstract: A photocurable ink composition includes polymerizable compounds and a photopolymerization initiator. The polymerizable compounds include vinyl ether group-containing (meth)acrylic esters represented by the following Formula (I): CH2?CR1—COOR2—O—CH?CH—R3??(I) (wherein, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 represents a divalent organic residue having 2 to 20 carbon atoms; and R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic residue having 1 to 11 carbon atoms), dipropylene glycol di(meth)acrylate, and monofunctional (meth)acrylate having an aromatic ring skeleton. The ink composition includes a coloring material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keitaro Nakano, Hiroshi Fukumoto, Hiroki Nakane, Hiroaki Kida, Toru Saito, Chigusa Sato
  • Publication number: 20120113201
    Abstract: Provided is a UV curable type ink-jet ink composition containing a monomer A which is expressed by the following general formula (I): CH2?CR1—COOR2—O—CH?CH—R3??(I) (in the formula, R1 is a hydrogen atom or methyl radical, R2 is a bivalent organic residue radical having a carbon number in a range of 2 to 20, and R3 is a hydrogen atom or a univalent organic residue radical having a carbon number in a range of 1 to 11), a compound B containing five or more (meth)acryloyl radicals per molecule, and a monofunctional (meth)acrylate C having an aromatic ring skeleton, wherein the monofunctional (meth)acrylate C which is in a range of 5 to 35 wt % with respect to the total weight of the ink composition is contained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taketoshi KAGOSE, Hiroki NAKANE, Chigusa SATO, Hiroaki KIDA, Toru SAITO
  • Publication number: 20120083545
    Abstract: Provided is an ultraviolet-curable ink jet ink composition with excellent curability and storage stability, the composition containing a monomer A represented by Formula (I): CH2?CR1—COOR2—O—CH?CH—R3 (wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents a C2-C20 divalent organic residue, and R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C11 monovalent organic residue); a (meth)acrylated amine compound; a hindered amine compound other than the (meth)acrylated amine compound; and a photopolymerization initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Hiroaki KIDA, Chigusa Sato, Hiroyuki Kajimoto, Toru Saito