Patents by Inventor Jiro Sukoboshi

Jiro Sukoboshi 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: 7303292
    Abstract: The hue variable retroreflective sheet of the present invention includes: a surface layer (1) composed of at least one layer; and a plurality of retroreflective elements (3, 4, 5) that are positioned beneath the surface layer, wherein the retroreflective elements (3, 4, 5) retroreflect incident light toward a light source direction, at least one layer of the surface layer (1) is an optical coherent layer that changes in color depending on a point of view, and in which an optical coherent coloring material with a core material having a surface that is covered with one or more substantially transparent coating layer is dispersed, and mirror-reflects the incident light toward a direction opposite to the light source side, at least one layer of the retroreflective sheet is a colored layer containing a coloring material that colors retroreflected light, and the retroreflected light and the mirror-reflected light provide different hues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Kiwa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeo Yukawa, Jiro Sukoboshi
  • Publication number: 20070188866
    Abstract: The hue variable retroreflective sheet of the present invention includes: a surface layer (1) composed of at least one layer; and a plurality of retroreflective elements (3, 4, 5) that are positioned beneath the surface layer, wherein the retroreflective elements (3, 4, 5) retroreflect incident light toward a light source direction, at least one layer of the surface layer (1) is an optical coherent layer that changes in color depending on a point of view, and in which an optical coherent coloring material with a core material having a surface that is covered with one or more substantially transparent coating layer is dispersed, and mirror-reflects the incident light toward a direction opposite to the light source side, at least one layer of the retroreflective sheet is a colored layer containing a coloring material that colors retroreflected light, and the retroreflected light and the mirror-reflected light provide different hues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: KIWI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeo Yukawa, Jiro Sukoboshi
  • Patent number: 7238643
    Abstract: A laminated body for printing with a temporary display layer is configured so that the temporary display layer capable of being peeled, which includes at least one layer capable of printing and displaying, and a substrate layer including at least one layer are laminated. A surface side of the temporary display layer that does not contact with the substrate layer has a property of absorbing ink that contains a sublimable dye and includes a resin composition that does not generate a blocking phenomenon during a heat treatment for sublimating the sublimable dye to diffuse into the substrate layer and to dye the substrate layer. This laminated body allows the dye in the temporary display layer to sublimate by the application of heat so as to print an image in the substrate layer. By peeling the temporary display layer, original display can be presented with excellent long term durability and dimensional stability against heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Kiwa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeo Yukawa, Jiro Sukoboshi, Masanobu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20030165668
    Abstract: A laminated body for printing with a temporary display layer is configured so that the temporary display layer capable of being peeled, which includes at least one layer capable of printing and displaying, and a substrate layer including at least one layer are laminated. A surface side of the temporary display layer that does not contact with the substrate layer has a property of absorbing ink that contains a sublimable dye and includes a resin composition that does not generate a blocking phenomenon during a heat treatment for sublimating the sublimable dye to diffuse into the substrate layer and to dye the substrate layer. This laminated body allows the dye in the temporary display layer to sublimate by the application of heat so as to print an image in the substrate layer. By peeling the temporary display layer, original display can be presented with excellent long term durability and dimensional stability against heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: KIWA CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeo Yukawa, Jiro Sukoboshi, Masanobu Tanaka