Patents by Inventor Hirotada Ohkawa

Hirotada Ohkawa 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: 8367275
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lengthy volume hologram layer transfer foil capable of transferring a volume hologram layer continuously to a specified position of a transfer-receiving member. The above problem can be solved by a lengthy volume hologram layer transfer foil according to the present invention, the transfer foil is formed lengthwise and comprises: a substrate, a volume hologram layer which is formed on the substrate and in which a volume hologram is recorded, and a heat seal layer which is formed on the volume hologram layer and which contains a thermoplastic resin, the transfer foil being characterized in that it is provided with a cut portion formed so as to penetrate through the heat seal layer and to cut at least a part of the volume hologram layer, on at least a part of the full width in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Eto, Hirotada Ohkawa
  • Publication number: 20080299464
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lengthy volume hologram layer transfer foil capable of transferring a volume hologram layer continuously to a specified position of a transfer-receiving member. The above problem can be solved by a lengthy volume hologram layer transfer foil according to the present invention, the transfer foil is formed lengthwise and comprises: a substrate, a volume hologram layer which is formed on the substrate and in which a volume hologram is recorded, and a heat seal layer which is formed on the volume hologram layer and which contains a thermoplastic resin, the transfer foil being characterized in that it is provided with a cut portion formed so as to penetrate through the heat seal layer and to cut at least a part of the volume hologram layer, on at least a part of the full width in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Koji ETO, Hirotada OHKAWA
  • Patent number: 6596360
    Abstract: In the multilayer volume hologram 1 of the invention, the adhesive layer 5, volume hologram 6 and surface protective film 7 are laminated on the application member 2 in this order, and the breaking strength of the hologram layer should be larger than the peel strength between the surface protective film and the volume hologram layer and smaller than the peel strength with which the hologram layer is peeled off the application member and the breaking strength of the surface protective film. This multilayer volume hologram provides a more improved protection for the volume hologram. A portrait replacement or falsification of an information area ensures that the volume hologram layer can break down. Thus, more reliable counterfeit-proofness is achievable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Toshine, Hirotada Ohkawa, Hiroyuki Ohtaki, Kenji Ueda, Fumiko Noujima
  • Publication number: 20020018253
    Abstract: In the multilayer volume hologram 1 of the invention, the adhesive layer 5, volume hologram 6 and surface protective film 7 are laminated on the application member 2 in this order, and the breaking strength of the hologram layer should be larger than the peel strength between the surface protective film and the volume hologram layer and smaller than the peel strength with which the hologram layer is peeled off the application member and the breaking strength of the surface protective film. This multilayer volume hologram provides a more improved protection for the volume hologram. A portrait replacement or falsification of an information area ensures that the volume hologram layer can break down. Thus, more reliable counterfeit-proofness is achievable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Toshine, Hirotada Ohkawa, Hiroyuki Ohtaki, Kenji Ueda, Fumiko Noujima