Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Mihara

Hiroaki Mihara 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: 11759756
    Abstract: In order to efficiently produce a liquid containing ultrafine bubbles of a desired gas, an ultrafine bubble-containing liquid producing apparatus includes a gas dissolving unit that dissolves a predetermined gas into a liquid, and a UFB generating unit that generates ultrafine bubbles in the liquid in which the predetermined gas is dissolved. A CPU performs control under a first condition in a case of causing the gas dissolving unit to operate in a circulation route passing through the dissolving unit. The CPU performs control under a second condition different from the first condition in a case of causing the UFB generating unit to operate in a circulation route passing through the UFB generating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira Yamamoto, Masahiko Kubota, Akitoshi Yamada, Yoshiyuki Imanaka, Yumi Yanai, Hiroyuki Ishinaga, Teruo Ozaki, Toshio Kashino, Ikuo Nakazawa, Hiroaki Mihara, Hiroyuki Shimoyama
  • Publication number: 20220331755
    Abstract: Provided is an ultra-fine bubble-containing liquid manufacturing apparatus that can suppress viable cell contamination inside a UFB generating unit. To this end, it is provided with an ultra-fine bubble generating unit that generates an ultra-fine bubble by making film boiling by a heating unit in a liquid in which a gas is dissolved, and a radiating unit that is capable of irradiating a wetted portion of the ultra-fine bubble generating unit with ultraviolet rays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shimoyama, Masahiko Kubota, Hiroaki Mihara, Akira Yamamoto, Ikuo Nakazawa, Toshio Kashino
  • Publication number: 20220323917
    Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus for a solidified matter of an ultra-fine bubble (UFB)-containing liquid includes: a UFB generating unit that generates the UFB-containing liquid; and a cooling unit that generates the solidified matter of the UFB-containing liquid by cooling the UFB-containing liquid. The cooling unit cools the ultra-fine bubble-containing liquid such that a first solidified portion and a second solidified portion at a lower ultra-fine bubble concentration than that of the first solidified portion are formed in the solidified matter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Toshio Kashino, Masahiko Kubota, Akira Yamamoto, Hiroaki Mihara, Hiroyuki Shimoyama, Ikuo Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20220323915
    Abstract: An ultra-fine bubble-containing liquid generating apparatus (UFB-containing liquid generating apparatus) includes a dissolving unit that generates a gas dissolving liquid and an ultra-fine bubble generating unit that generates ultra-fine bubbles in the gas dissolving liquid. Additionally, the UFB-containing liquid generating apparatus includes a temperature controlling unit that controls at least one of temperatures of the dissolving unit and the ultra-fine bubble generating unit such that the temperature of the ultra-fine bubble generating unit is equal to or lower than the temperature of the dissolving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroaki Mihara, Masahiko Kubota, Akira Yamamoto, Ikuo Nakazawa, Hiroyuki Shimoyama, Toshio Kashino
  • Publication number: 20220288542
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a manufacturing apparatus of an ultra fine bubble-contained liquid that can be utilized effectively because high concentration ultra fine bubbles are maintained for a long time at the time of manufacturing of the ultra fine bubble-contained liquid. One embodiment of the present invention is a manufacturing apparatus of an ultra fine bubble-contained liquid, which includes: a container having a gas supply port through which gas is introduced and a liquid supply port through which a liquid is introduced; and a generation unit inside the container, which is configured to cause an ultra fine bubble to occur in the liquid in which the gas is dissolved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Masahiko Kubota, Akira Yamamoto, Ikuo Nakazawa, Hiroaki Mihara, Hiroyuki Shimoyama, Toshio Kashino
  • Publication number: 20210129093
    Abstract: In order to efficiently produce a liquid containing ultrafine bubbles of a desired gas, an ultrafine bubble-containing liquid producing apparatus includes a gas dissolving unit that dissolves a predetermined gas into a liquid, and a UFB generating unit that generates ultrafine bubbles in the liquid in which the predetermined gas is dissolved. A CPU performs control under a first condition in a case of causing the gas dissolving unit to operate in a circulation route passing through the dissolving unit. The CPU performs control under a second condition different from the first condition in a case of causing the UFB generating unit to operate in a circulation route passing through the UFB generating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Akira Yamamoto, Masahiko Kubota, Akitoshi Yamada, Yoshiyuki Imanaka, Yumi Yanai, Hiroyuki Ishinaga, Teruo Ozaki, Toshio Kashino, Ikuo Nakazawa, Hiroaki Mihara, Hiroyuki Shimoyama
  • Patent number: 10363740
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a substrate including an energy generating element configured to generate energy used for ejecting a liquid, a flow channel member overlying the substrate and defining a flow channel through which a liquid is supplied, and an ejection opening member overlying the flow channel member and defining an ejection opening through which the liquid supplied through the flow channel is ejected by the energy from the energy generating element. The flow channel member contains a crosslinked cured product of a multifunctional epoxy resin and a polyhydric alcohol having a perfluoroalkyl group in the molecular structure, and the concentration of a component derived from the polyhydric alcohol in the flow channel member is lower on the side adjacent to the substrate than on the side adjacent to the ejection opening member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroaki Mihara, Shoji Shiba
  • Publication number: 20180201018
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a substrate including an energy generating element configured to generate energy used for ejecting a liquid, a flow channel member overlying the substrate and defining a flow channel through which a liquid is supplied, and an ejection opening member overlying the flow channel member and defining an ejection opening through which the liquid supplied through the flow channel is ejected by the energy from the energy generating element. The flow channel member contains a crosslinked cured product of a multifunctional epoxy resin and a polyhydric alcohol having a perfluoroalkyl group in the molecular structure, and the concentration of a component derived from the polyhydric alcohol in the flow channel member is lower on the side adjacent to the substrate than on the side adjacent to the ejection opening member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroaki Mihara, Shoji Shiba
  • Patent number: 9409397
    Abstract: A process for producing a liquid ejection head having a substrate and an ejection orifice forming member having an ejection orifice for ejecting liquid, including forming, on the substrate, a photocationically polymerizable resin layer which includes a photocationically polymerizable resin material and becomes the ejection orifice forming member; laminating, on the uncured photocationically polymerizable resin layer, a layer containing a condensation product of a hydrolyzable silane compound having a cationically polymerizable epoxy group and a hydrolyzable silane compound having a fluorine-containing group; laminating a water-repellent layer including a hydrolyzable silane compound having a perfluoropolyether group on the condensation-product-containing layer; subjecting the photocationically polymerizable resin layer, condensation-product-containing layer, and water-repellent layer to pattern exposure; collectively curing exposed portions of the photocationically polymerizable resin layer, condensation-prod
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Tsutsui, Etsuko Sawada, Ken Ikegame, Hiroaki Mihara, Yohei Hamade
  • Patent number: 9394409
    Abstract: Provided is an ink jet recording head, including a member provided with an ejection orifice for ejecting ink, in which the ink jet recording head further includes a water-repellent layer including a cured product of a condensed product obtained by condensation of a hydrolyzable silane compound having an epoxy group and a hydrolyzable silane compound having a perfluoropolyether group on a surface of the member on a side on which the ejection orifice opens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Etsuko Sawada, Hiroaki Mihara, Ken Ikegame, Satoshi Tsutsui, Yohei Hamade
  • Publication number: 20160136954
    Abstract: Provided is an ink jet recording head, including a member provided with an ejection orifice for ejecting ink, in which the ink jet recording head further includes a water-repellent layer including a cured product of a condensed product obtained by condensation of a hydrolyzable silane compound having an epoxy group and a hydrolyzable silane compound having a perfluoropolyether group on a surface of the member on a side on which the ejection orifice opens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Etsuko Sawada, Hiroaki Mihara, Ken Ikegame, Satoshi Tsutsui, Yohei Hamade
  • Patent number: 9273187
    Abstract: Provided is an ink jet recording head, including a member provided with an ejection orifice for ejecting ink, in which the ink jet recording head further includes a water-repellent layer including a cured product of a condensed product obtained by condensation of a hydrolyzable silane compound having an epoxy group and a hydrolyzable silane compound having a perfluoropolyether group on a surface of the member on a side on which the ejection orifice opens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Etsuko Sawada, Hiroaki Mihara, Ken Ikegame, Satoshi Tsutsui, Yohei Hamade
  • Patent number: 9254660
    Abstract: A process for producing a liquid ejection head including a silicon substrate having a supply port to supply a liquid to a flow path, and an ejection-orifice-forming member forming the flow path between the ejection-orifice-forming member and the silicon substrate and having an ejection orifice to eject the liquid in the flow path. The process includes forming an etching protection film so as to cover the ejection-orifice-forming member; forming the supply port passing through the silicon substrate by anisotropic etching using an alkaline aqueous solution; and removing the etching protection film. The etching protection film includes an organic polymer material having a storage modulus at 80° C. of 1.0×106 Pa or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroaki Mihara, Etsuko Sawada, Shoji Shiba
  • Patent number: 9150697
    Abstract: Provided is an ink jet recording head, including a member provided with an ejection orifice for ejecting ink, in which the ink jet recording head further includes a water-repellent layer including a cured product of a condensed product obtained by condensation of a hydrolyzable silane compound having an epoxy group and a hydrolyzable silane compound having a perfluoropolyether group on a surface of the member on a side on which the ejection orifice opens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Etsuko Sawada, Hiroaki Mihara, Ken Ikegame, Satoshi Tsutsui, Yohei Hamade
  • Publication number: 20150251419
    Abstract: Provided is an ink jet recording head, including a member provided with an ejection orifice for ejecting ink, in which the ink jet recording head further includes a water-repellent layer including a cured product of a condensed product obtained by condensation of a hydrolyzable silane compound having an epoxy group and a hydrolyzable silane compound having a perfluoropolyether group on a surface of the member on a side on which the ejection orifice opens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Etsuko Sawada, Hiroaki Mihara, Ken Ikegame, Satoshi Tsutsui, Yohei Hamade
  • Patent number: 9044944
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a substrate including an energy generating element that generates energy used to discharge liquid and a discharge port member having a discharge port surface with a discharge port line including discharge ports, through which the liquid is discharged, arrayed in a first direction. The discharge port surface includes a groove portion disposed between the discharge port line and a first end of the discharge port member in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The groove portion extends along the discharge port line. The discharge port surface further includes an inclined surface disposed between an end of the discharge port line and a second end of the discharge port member in the first direction. The inclined surface is inclined toward the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Omura, Shuichi Murakami, Toshikazu Nagatsuka, Keiji Tomizawa, Etsuko Sawada, Hiroaki Mihara, Yohei Hamade
  • Patent number: 9029074
    Abstract: Provided is a method of water repellent treatment for a pattern surface, the method including the steps of agitatingly mixing a perfluoropolyether-group-containing silane water repellent, an organic acid, a fluorine-containing solvent capable of dissolving the perfluoropolyether-group-containing silane water repellent and the organic acid, and water to hydrolyze the perfluoropolyether-group-containing silane water repellent, thereby obtaining a partial hydrolysate solution; forming a photosensitive resin layer on a substrate; applying the partial hydrolysate solution onto the photosensitive resin layer to form a water-repellent film; performing patterning exposure to the photosensitive resin layer and the water-repellent film; performing heat treatment to collectively cure an exposed portion of the photosensitive resin layer and the water-repellent film; and removing a non-exposed portion of the photosensitive resin layer and the water-repellent film by development treatment to form a pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yohei Hamade, Etsuko Sawada, Ken Ikegame, Hiroaki Mihara, Satoshi Tsutsui
  • Patent number: 9004630
    Abstract: There is provided an inkjet printing apparatus which can perform stable ejection also in successive printing at high speed even in a case of performing printing in use of a print head provided with an ejection opening surface having hydrophilic properties. The inkjet printing apparatus comprises an inkjet print head wherein the control unit controls the print head such that, in a case where the ejection number of the ink ejected from the print head after removing the ink on the ejection opening surface by the ink removal unit is equal to or more than a threshold, a drive energy amount that is supplied for the preliminary ejection operation is larger than a drive energy amount that is supplied for the preliminary ejection operation in a case where the ejection number is less than the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshikazu Nagatsuka, Shuichi Murakami, Keiji Tomizawa, Atsushi Omura, Etsuko Sawada, Hiroaki Mihara, Yohei Hamade
  • Publication number: 20150077470
    Abstract: Provided is an ink jet recording head, including a member provided with an ejection orifice for ejecting ink, in which the ink jet recording head further includes a water-repellent layer including a cured product of a condensed product obtained by condensation of a hydrolyzable silane compound having an epoxy group and a hydrolyzable silane compound having a perfluoropolyether group on a surface of the member on a side on which the ejection orifice opens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Etsuko Sawada, Hiroaki Mihara, Ken Ikegame, Satoshi Tsutsui, Yohei Hamade
  • Publication number: 20150060398
    Abstract: A process for producing a liquid ejection head including a silicon substrate having a supply port to supply a liquid to a flow path, and an ejection-orifice-forming member forming the flow path between the ejection-orifice-forming member and the silicon substrate and having an ejection orifice to eject the liquid in the flow path. The process includes forming an etching protection film so as to cover the ejection-orifice-forming member; forming the supply port passing through the silicon substrate by anisotropic etching using an alkaline aqueous solution; and removing the etching protection film. The etching protection film includes an organic polymer material having a storage modulus at 80° C. of 1.0×106 Pa or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroaki Mihara, Etsuko Sawada, Shoji Shiba