Patents by Inventor Jitsuhiko Ando

Jitsuhiko Ando 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: 8773483
    Abstract: A method for printing on both sides of a roll sheet including superimposing and pressing a thermal transfer sheet and the roll sheet between a platen roller and a thermal head so that the bottom surface of the thermal transfer sheet touches the top surface of the roll sheet and the bottom surface of the roll sheet touches the platen roller, and printing an image on the top surface of the roll sheet while conveying the sheets; and superimposing and pressing a thermal transfer sheet and the roll sheet between a platen roller and a thermal head so that the top surface of the thermal transfer sheet touches the bottom surface of the roll sheet and the top surface of the roll sheet touches the platen roller, and printing an image on the bottom surface of the roll sheet while conveying the sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jitsuhiko Ando, Taketo Nozu, Tsuyoshi Katsuta, Takamasa Akagawa
  • Publication number: 20110221855
    Abstract: A method for printing on both sides of a roll sheet including superimposing and pressing a thermal transfer sheet and the roll sheet between a platen roller and a thermal head so that the bottom surface of the thermal transfer sheet touches the top surface of the roll sheet and the bottom surface of the roll sheet touches the platen roller, and printing an image on the top surface of the roll sheet while conveying the sheets; and superimposing and pressing a thermal transfer sheet and the roll sheet between a platen roller and a thermal head so that the top surface of the thermal transfer sheet touches the bottom surface of the roll sheet and the top surface of the roll sheet touches the platen roller, and printing an image on the bottom surface of the roll sheet while conveying the sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jitsuhiko Ando, Taketo Nozu, Tsuyoshi Katsuta, Takamasa Akagawa
  • Publication number: 20080117463
    Abstract: Image plus event information printing system, which comprises an image data inputting means for inputting a datum of original image, an event information database which memorizes the data of current and/or passing events information being sorted with one or more items, wherein one of the items consists of the occurrence time of the event, an event information retrieval means for extracting any event information within a predetermined range being in correlation to the time which is related to the original image, by retrieving from the sorted data in the event information database with using one or more of the items, an image editing means for preparing a datum of an image plus event information, from the datum of original image and the extracted event information, and a printing means for printing the image plus current events information in accordance with the datum prepared by the image editing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Takayuki OHKUBO, Jitsuhiko ANDO, Naoji SHIBASAKI, Tohru ISHII, Tohru FUNAKI
  • Publication number: 20080049256
    Abstract: Image plus event information printing system, which comprises an image data inputting means for inputting a datum of original image, an event information database which memorizes the data of current and/or passing events information being sorted with one or more items, wherein one of the items consists of the occurrence time of the event, an event information retrieval means for extracting any event information within a predetermined range being in correlation to the time which is related to the original image, by retrieving from the sorted data in the event information database with using one or more of the items, an image editing means for preparing a datum of an image plus event information, from the datum of original image and the extracted event information, and a printing means for printing the image plus current events information in accordance with the datum prepared by the image editing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Takayuki OHKUBO, Jitsuhiko ANDO, Naoji SHIBASAKI, Tohru ISHII, Tohru FUNAKI
  • Patent number: 7298520
    Abstract: Image plus event information printing system, which comprises an image data inputting means for inputting a datum of original image, an event information database which memorizes the data of current and/or passing events information being sorted with one or more items, wherein one of the items consists of the occurrence time of the event, an event information retrieval means for extracting any event information within a predetermined range being in correlation to the time which is related to the original image, by retrieving from the sorted data in the event information database with using one or more of the items, an image editing means for preparing a datum of an image plus event information, from the datum of original image and the extracted event information, and a printing means for printing the image plus current events information in accordance with the datum prepared by the image editing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Ohkubo, Jitsuhiko Ando, Naoji Shibasaki, Tohru Ishii, Tohru Funaki
  • Patent number: 6995118
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thermal transfer image receiving sheet comprising a substrate sheet, an intermediate layer provided on at least one surface side of the substrate sheet and a dye receptor layer provided on the surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the substrate sheet is a pulp paper, the intermediate layer is formed from an organic solvent solution of a resin, and the dye receptor layer is formed from an aqueous resin liquid. By virtue of this structure, the thermal transfer image receiving sheet can be prevented from occurrence of curling caused by temperature change. Also disclosed is a thermal transfer image receiving sheet comprising a substrate sheet, an intermediate layer provided on at least one surface side of the substrate sheet and a dye receptor layer provided on the surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer is formed from either an acrylic resin or a resin at least a part of which is crosslinked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ueno, Katsuyuki Oshima, Mikio Asajima, Mineo Yamauchi, Kazunobu Imoto, Hidetake Takahara, Jitsuhiko Ando
  • Patent number: 6946423
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat transfer cover film characterized in that a specific transparent resin layer (2) is releasably provided on a substrate film (1). This transparent resin layer (2) can be easily laminated on the surface of the resulting image (7Y, 7M and 7C) by heat transfer means, making it possible to provide expeditious provision of image representations which are improved in terms of such properties as durability, gloss and color development and is curl-free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: DAI Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Oshima, Jitsuhiko Ando, Masanori Torii
  • Patent number: 6786993
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat transfer cover film characterized in that a specific transparent resin layer (2) is releasably provided on a substrate film (1). This transparent resin layer (2) can be easily laminated on the surface of the resulting image (7Y, 7M and 7C) by heat transfer means, making it possible to provide expeditious provision of image representations which are improved in terms of such properties as durability, gloss and color development and is curl-free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Oshima, Jitsuhiko Ando, Masanori Torii
  • Publication number: 20040058817
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thermal transfer image receiving sheet comprising a substrate sheet, an intermediate layer provided on at least one surface side of the substrate sheet and a dye receptor layer provided on the surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the substrate sheet is a pulp paper, the intermediate layer is formed from an organic solvent solution of a resin, and the dye receptor layer is formed from an aqueous resin liquid. By virtue of this structure, the thermal transfer image receiving sheet can be prevented from occurrence of curling caused by temperature change. Also disclosed is a thermal transfer image receiving sheet comprising a substrate sheet, an intermediate layer provided on at least one surface side of the substrate sheet and a dye receptor layer provided on the surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer is formed from either an acrylic resin or a resin at least a part of which is crosslinked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Takeshi Ueno, Katsuyuki Oshima, Mikio Asajima, Mineo Yamauchi, Kazunobu Imoto, Hidetake Takahara, Jitsuhiko Ando
  • Publication number: 20040029731
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat transfer cover film characterized in that a specific transparent resin layer (2) is releasably provided on a substrate film (1). This transparent resin layer (2) can be easily laminated on the surface of the resulting image (7Y, 7M and 7C) by heat transfer means, making it possible to provide expeditious provision of image representations which are improved in terms of such properties as durability, gloss and color development and is curl-free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Oshima, Jitsuhiko Ando, Masanori Torii
  • Patent number: 6664212
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thermal transfer image receiving sheet comprising a substrate sheet, an intermediate layer provided on at least one surface side of the substrate sheet and a dye receptor layer provided on the surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the substrate sheet is a pulp paper, the intermediate layer is formed from an organic solvent solution of a resin, and the dye receptor layer is formed from an aqueous resin liquid. By virtue of this structure, the thermal transfer image receiving sheet can be prevented from occurrence of curling caused by temperature change. Also disclosed is a thermal transfer image receiving sheet comprising a substrate sheet, an intermediate layer provided on at least one surface side of the substrate sheet and a dye receptor layer provided on the surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer is formed from either an acrylic resin or a resin at least a part of which is crosslinked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ueno, Katsuyuki Oshima, Mikio Asajima, Mineo Yamauchi, Kazunobu Imoto, Hidetake Takahara, Jitsuhiko Ando
  • Publication number: 20020108702
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thermal transfer image receiving sheet comprising a substrate sheet, an intermediate layer provided on at least one surface side of the substrate sheet and a dye receptor layer provided on the surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the substrate sheet is a pulp paper, the intermediate layer is formed from an organic solvent solution of a resin, and the dye receptor layer is formed from an aqueous resin liquid. By virtue of this structure, the thermal transfer image receiving sheet can be prevented from occurrence of curling caused by temperature change. Also disclosed is a thermal transfer image receiving sheet comprising a substrate sheet, an intermediate layer provided on at least one surface side of the substrate sheet and a dye receptor layer provided on the surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer is formed from either an acrylic resin or a resin at least a part of which is crosslinked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Takeshi Ueno, Katsuyuki Oshima, Mikio Asajima, Mineo Yamauchi, Kazunobu Imoto, Hidetake Takahara, Jitsuhiko Ando
  • Publication number: 20020051207
    Abstract: Image plus event information printing system, which comprises an image data inputting means for inputting a datum of original image, an event information database which memorizes the data of current and/or passing events information being sorted with one or more items, wherein one of the items consists of the occurrence time of the event, an event information retrieval means for extracting any event information within a predetermined range being in correlation to the time which is related to the original image, by retrieving from the sorted data in the event information database with using one or more of the items, an image editing means for preparing a datum of an image plus event information, from the datum of original image and the extracted event information, and a printing means for printing the image plus current events information in accordance with the datum prepared by the image editing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventors: Takayuki Ohkubo, Jitsuhiko Ando, Naoji Shibasaki, Tohru Ishii, Tohru Funaki
  • Patent number: 6364984
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thermal transfer image receiving sheet comprising a substrate sheet, an intermediate layer provided on at least one surface side of the substrate sheet and a dye receptor layer provided on the surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the substrate sheet is a pulp paper, the intermediate layer is formed from an organic solvent solution of a resin, and the dye receptor layer is formed from an aqueous resin liquid. By virtue of this structure, the thermal transfer image receiving sheet can be prevented from occurrence of curling caused by temperature change. Also disclosed is a thermal transfer image receiving sheet comprising a substrate sheet, an intermediate layer provided on at least one surface side of the substrate sheet and a dye receptor layer provided on the surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer is formed from either an acrylic resin or a resin at least a part of which is crosslinked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ueno, Katsuyuki Oshima, Mikio Asajima, Mineo Yamauchi, Kazunobu Imoto, Hidetake Takahara, Jitsuhiko Ando
  • Publication number: 20020033959
    Abstract: An image printing system is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Inventors: Jitsuhiko Ando, Takayuki Ohkubo, Naoji Shibasaki, Tohru Ishii, Hiroyuki Akai
  • Publication number: 20020003963
    Abstract: An image printing apparatus is provided. Which apparatus comprises an image data inputting means for inputting image data; a command inputting device for inputting a printing command including designation of an image to be output; a printing means for printing the image to be output; a display device for displaying an image; and a processing device for producing a protection processed image for applying a privacy protection process to the image to be output, and which also has a controlling means for displaying either one of the protection processed image and the image to be output on the display device according to the designation by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventors: Takayuki Ohkubo, Jitsuhiko Ando, Naoji Shibasaki
  • Publication number: 20010046592
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat transfer cover film characterized in that a specific transparent resin layer (2) is releasably provided on a substrate film (1). This transparent resin layer (2) can be easily laminated on the surface of the resulting image (7Y, 7M and 7C) by heat transfer means, making it possible to provide expeditious provision of image representations which are improved in terms of such properties as durability, gloss and color development and is curl-free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON INSATSU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Oshima, Jitsuhiko Ando, Masanori Torii
  • Publication number: 20010034303
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thermal transfer image receiving sheet comprising a substrate sheet, an intermediate layer provided on at least one surface side of the substrate sheet and a dye receptor layer provided on the surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the substrate sheet is a pulp paper, the intermediate layer is formed from an organic solvent solution of a resin, and the dye receptor layer is formed from an aqueous resin liquid. By virtue of this structure, the thermal transfer image receiving sheet can be prevented from occurrence of curling caused by temperature change. Also disclosed is a thermal transfer image receiving sheet comprising a substrate sheet, an intermediate layer provided on at least one surface side of the substrate sheet and a dye receptor layer provided on the surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer is formed from either an acrylic resin or a resin at least a part of which is crosslinked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Inventors: Takeshi Ueno, Katsuyuki Oshima, Mikio Asajima, Mineo Yamauchi, Kazunobu Imoto, Hidetake Takahara, Jitsuhiko Ando
  • Patent number: 6291062
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat transfer cover film characterized in that a specific transparent resin layer (2) is releasably provided on a substrate film (1). This transparent resin layer (2) can be easily laminated on the surface of the resulting image (7Y, 7M and 7C) by heat transfer means, making it possible to provide expeditious provision of image representations which are improved in terms of such properties as durability, gloss and color development-and is curl-free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: DAI Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Oshima, Jitsuhiko Ando, Masanori Torii
  • Patent number: 6251824
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thermal transfer image receiving sheet comprising a substrate sheet, an intermediate layer provided on at least one surface side of the substrate sheet and a dye receptor layer provided on the surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer is formed from either an acrylic resin or a resin at least a part of which is crosslinked. By virtue of this structure, the thermal transfer image receiving sheet can be excellent in smoothness, strength, cushioning properties and writing properties, and further can give an image of high density and high resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ueno, Katsuyuki Oshima, Mikio Asajima, Mineo Yamauchi, Kazunobu Imoto, Hidetake Takahara, Jitsuhiko Ando