Patents by Inventor Hikaru Ueda
Hikaru Ueda 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).
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Patent number: 9068048Abstract: There is provided an intermediate transfer member for transfer ink jet recording to which inks and coagulants can be satisfactorily applied and that can substantially maintain high water repellency through repetitive transfer. An intermediate transfer member for use in transfer ink jet recording, wherein an outer portion of the intermediate transfer member contains a component produced by condensing at least an organosilicon compound having the following general formula (1): X—Si(OR1)a(R2)b??(1) wherein X denotes a substituent having a vinyl group or a cyclic ether group, R1 denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 denotes an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a is a natural number in the range of 1 to 3, b is an integer in the range of 0 to 2, and a+b=3.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Midori Kushida, Yoshikazu Saito, Mamiko Kaji, Hikaru Ueda
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Patent number: 8871337Abstract: There is provided an intermediate transfer member for transfer ink jet recording in which formation of cracks on its surface is suppressed and that has good transferability. The intermediate transfer member for transfer ink jet recording includes a surface layer, a buffer layer, and a compression layer, wherein the surface layer, the buffer layer, and the compression layer are formed in that order from the image-forming surface side, a compression modulus (E1) of the surface layer is 300 MPa or more and 10000 MPa or less, a compression modulus (E2) of the buffer layer is 0.5 MPa or more and 30.0 MPa or less, and E1, E2, and a compression modulus (E3) of the compression layer satisfy formula (1) below.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2011Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Midori Kushida, Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Yoshikazu Saito, Mamiko Kaji, Hikaru Ueda
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Publication number: 20140313270Abstract: There is provided an intermediate transfer member for transfer ink jet recording to which inks and coagulants can be satisfactorily applied and that can substantially maintain high water repellency through repetitive transfer. An intermediate transfer member for use in transfer ink jet recording, wherein an outer portion of the intermediate transfer member contains a component produced by condensing at least an organosilicon compound having the following general formula (1): X—Si(OR1)a(R2)b??(1) wherein X denotes a substituent having a vinyl group or a cyclic ether group, R1 denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 denotes an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a is a natural number in the range of 1 to 3, b is an integer in the range of 0 to 2, and a+b=3.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Midori Kushida, Yoshikazu Saito, Mamiko Kaji, Hikaru Ueda
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Patent number: 8802221Abstract: There is provided an intermediate transfer member for transfer ink jet recording to which inks and coagulants can be satisfactorily applied and that can substantially maintain high water repellency through repetitive transfer. An intermediate transfer member for use in transfer ink jet recording, wherein an outer portion of the intermediate transfer member contains a component produced by condensing at least an organosilicon compound having the following general formula (1): X—Si(OR1)a(R2)b??(1) wherein X denotes a substituent having a vinyl group or a cyclic ether group, R1 denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 denotes an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a is a natural number in the range of 1 to 3, b is an integer in the range of 0 to 2, and a+b=3.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Midori Kushida, Yoshikazu Saito, Mamiko Kaji, Hikaru Ueda
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Publication number: 20130127966Abstract: There is provided an intermediate transfer member for transfer ink jet recording to which inks and coagulants can be satisfactorily applied and that can substantially maintain high water repellency through repetitive transfer. An intermediate transfer member for use in transfer ink jet recording, wherein an outer portion of the intermediate transfer member contains a component produced by condensing at least an organosilicon compound having the following general formula (1): X—Si(OR1)a(R2)b??(1) wherein X denotes a substituent having a vinyl group or a cyclic ether group, R1 denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 denotes an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a is a natural number in the range of 1 to 3, b is an integer in the range of 0 to 2, and a+b=3.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Midori Kushida, Yoshikazu Saito, Mamiko Kaji, Hikaru Ueda
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Publication number: 20130127965Abstract: There is provided an intermediate transfer member for transfer ink jet recording in which formation of cracks on its surface is suppressed and that has good transferability. The intermediate transfer member for transfer ink jet recording includes a surface layer, a buffer layer, and a compression layer, wherein the surface layer, the buffer layer, and the compression layer are formed in that order from the image-forming surface side, a compression modulus (E1) of the surface layer is 300 MPa or more and 10000 MPa or less, a compression modulus (E2) of the buffer layer is 0.5 MPa or more and 30.0 MPa or less, and E1, E2, and a compression modulus (E3) of the compression layer satisfy formula (1) below.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Midori Kushida, Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Yoshikazu Saito, Mamiko Kaji, Hikaru Ueda
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Patent number: 8251491Abstract: An ink jet head is formed with a nozzle surface having a liquid repellent characteristic. The nozzle surface comprises a condensation product made from a hydrolyzable silane compound having a fluorine containing group and a hydrolyzable silane compound having a cationic polymerizable group.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Norio Ohkuma, Akihiko Shimomura, Etsuko Hino, Hikaru Ueda, Helmut Schmidt, Peter Müller, Steffen Pilotek, Carsten Becker-Willinger, Pamela Kalmes
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Publication number: 20120113203Abstract: The transfer type inkjet recording method has the intermediate image formation process and the transfer process defined in the specification. The transfer type inkjet recording method includes, in the intermediate image formation process, selecting an intermediate transfer body having a center line surface roughness closest to the center line surface roughness of a recording medium from a plurality of intermediate transfer bodies different from each other in the center line surface roughness, and then an intermediate image is formed on the surface of the selected intermediate transfer body. Moreover, a transfer type inkjet recording which is used for the method is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Midori Kushida, Hikaru Ueda
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Patent number: 8124791Abstract: The invention provides an active energy ray curable liquid composition containing a compound represented by a general formula (I): wherein A is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic residue which may be substituted, R1 and R2 are, independently of each other, a divalent organic group which may be substituted, E is an amide bond, Rn is a cyclic linking group having a carbonyl group and an unsaturated carbon-carbon bond adjacent to the carbon atom of the carbonyl group, m is a number of 0 or greater, n is a number of 2 or greater, m+n is 3, and Z is a secondary or tertiary amino bond structure, with the proviso that the amino bond may be a salt of a secondary or tertiary amine, and a liquid cartridge.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2008Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenji Shinjo, Norio Ohkuma, Shoji Shiba, Hikaru Ueda, Hiroe Ishikura, Shinsuke Tsuji, Yoshikazu Saito, Kouji Harada, Yuichiro Kanasugi
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Patent number: 7931352Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a liquid discharge head having a support member bonded with an adhesive to a discharge element substrate forming a discharge port for discharging a liquid, the adhesive contains a multifunctional epoxy resin of epoxy equivalent of 150 or less, a curing agent, and a mercapto silane coupling agent. The adhesive is applied to one side or both sides of junction surfaces of both members, both members of the liquid discharge head are positioned, heated and pressed, and the adhesive is cured to bond both members.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2006Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Isao Imamura, Hikaru Ueda
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Patent number: 7891780Abstract: A liquid ejection head is constituted by a substrate provided with a plurality of energy generating elements used for ejecting a liquid and a plurality of liquid supply ports for supplying the liquid, and a plurality of flow passage forming members, disposed on the substrate, provided with a plurality of ejection outlets for ejecting the liquid supplied from the liquid supply ports and a plurality of flow passages for establishing communication between the liquid supply ports and the ejection outlets. One of the flow passage forming members for forming one of the flow passages for establishing communication with one of the ejection outlets and another one of the flow passage forming members for forming another one of the flow passages for establishing communication with another one of the ejection outlets are independently provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2007Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hikaru Ueda
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Publication number: 20100245476Abstract: An ink jet head is formed with a nozzle surface having a liquid repellent characteristic. The nozzle surface comprises a condensation product made from a hydrolyzable silane compound having a fluorine containing group and a hydrolyzable silane compound having a cationic polymerizable group.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Norio Ohkuma, Akihiko Shimomura, Etsuko Hino, Hikaru Ueda, Helmut Schmidt, Peter Müller, Steffen Pilotek, Carsten Becker-Willinger, Pamela Kalmes
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Patent number: 7758158Abstract: An ink jet head is formed with a nozzle surface having a liquid repellent characteristic. The nozzle surface comprises a condensation product made from a hydrolyzable silane compound having a fluorine containing group and a hydrolyzable silane compound having a cationic polymerizable group.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2003Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Norio Ohkuma, Akihiko Shimomura, Etsuko Hino, Hikaru Ueda, Helmut Schmidt, Peter Muller, Steffen Pilotek, Carsten Becker-Willinger, Pamela Kalmes
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Publication number: 20100094024Abstract: The invention provides an active energy ray curable liquid composition containing a compound represented by a general formula (I): wherein A is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic residue which may be substituted, R1 and R2 are, independently of each other, a divalent organic group which may be substituted, E is an amide bond, Rn is a cyclic linking group having a carbonyl group and an unsaturated carbon-carbon bond adjacent to the carbon atom of the carbonyl group, m is a number of 0 or greater, n is a number of 2 or greater, m+n is 3, and Z is a secondary or tertiary amino bond structure, with the proviso that the amino bond may be a salt of a secondary or tertiary amine, and a liquid cartridge.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenji Shinjo, Norio Ohkuma, Shoji Shiba, Hikaru Ueda, Hiroe Ishikura, Shinsuke Tsuji, Yoshikazu Saito, Kouji Harada, Yuichiro Kanasugi
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Patent number: 7473302Abstract: The present invention provides a durable liquid housing container and a durable liquid supply apparatus which use a gas-liquid separation membrane. Thus, a gas-liquid separation membrane (2) located at an air vent in a liquid housing container (1) includes a fibril portion (2A) composed of fibrous portions and an annular node portion (2B) which bundles the ends of fibrous portions of the fibril portion (2A) and which is closed so as to surround the fibril portion (2A).Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2005Date of Patent: January 6, 2009Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hikaru Ueda
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Patent number: 7425057Abstract: A liquid discharge head including a discharge element substrate including an orifice plate having a discharge port for discharging a liquid, and a supply port opened in the reverse side of the surface forming the discharge port for supplying a liquid into the discharge port; a support member having a supply path for supplying a liquid into the supply port; and a flexible wiring substrate having a blanking portion for transmitting a signal for discharging a liquid to the discharge element substrate. The discharge element substrate is electrically connected to the flexible wiring substrate on the surface opening the supply port, the flexible wiring substrate is bonded to both the discharge element substrate and the support member by means of an adhesive, the end face of the blanking portion is covered with the adhesive, the covered blanking portion communicates with the supply port, and the adhesive is a thermally fusible adhesive composed of denatured polyolefin, having a softening point of 80° C. or higher.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2006Date of Patent: September 16, 2008Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kouji Harada, Isao Imamura, Hikaru Ueda
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Publication number: 20080143790Abstract: A liquid ejection head is constituted by a substrate provided with a plurality of energy generating elements for being used for ejecting a liquid and a plurality of liquid supply ports for supplying the liquid, and a plurality of flow passage forming members, disposed on the substrate, provided with a plurality of ejection outlets for ejecting the liquid supplied from the liquid supply ports and a plurality of flow passages for establishing communication between the liquid supply ports and the ejection outlets. One of the flow passage forming members for forming one of the flow passages for establishing communication with one of the ejection outlets and another one of the flow passage forming members for forming another one of the follow passages for establishing communication with another one of the ejection outlets are independently provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2007Publication date: June 19, 2008Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hikaru Ueda
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Patent number: 7282243Abstract: The present invention has as its object to provide a pattern forming method which, even if a pattern is formed by photolithography, can keep the edge of the opening portion of the pattern in a sharp state and yet, can make the wall surface of the recess of the pattern into a tapered shape, and a method of manufacturing an ink jet recording head to which the aforedescribed method is applied.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2005Date of Patent: October 16, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Norio Ohkuma, Hikaru Ueda, Maki Hatta, Masaki Ohsumi, Takayuki Ono
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Publication number: 20070085877Abstract: An ink jet head is formed with a nozzle surface having a liquid repellent characteristic. The nozzle surface comprises a condensation product made from a hydrolyzable silane compound having a fluorine containing group and a hydrolyzable silane compound having a cationic polymerizable group.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2003Publication date: April 19, 2007Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Norio Ohkuma, Akihiko Shimoura, Etsuko Hino, Hikaru Ueda, Helmut Schmidt, Peter Muller, Steffen Pilotek, Carsten Becker-Willinger, Pamela Kalmes
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Publication number: 20060230614Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a liquid discharge head having a support member bonded with an adhesive to a discharge element substrate forming a discharge port for discharging a liquid, the adhesive contains a multifunctional epoxy resin of epoxy equivalent of 150 or less, a curing agent, and a mercapto silane coupling agent, and the adhesive is applied to one side or both sides of junction surfaces of the both members, and the both members of the liquid discharge head are positioned, and heated and pressed, and the adhesive is cured to bond the both members.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2006Publication date: October 19, 2006Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Isao Imamura, Hikaru Ueda