Patents by Inventor Kazukiyo Nagai

Kazukiyo Nagai 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).

  • Publication number: 20170235203
    Abstract: To provide an electrochromic element, which contains: a first electrode; a second electrode; and an electrolyte provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first electrode contains a polymer product obtained through polymerization of an electrochromic composition where the electrochromic composition contains a radical polymerizable compound containing triarylamine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi YAMAMOTO, Kazukiyo NAGAI, Tamotsu HORIUCHI, Keiichiroh YUTANI, Sukchan KIM, Yoshinori OKADA, Hiroyuki TAKAHASHI, Koh FUJIMURA, Yoshihisa NAIJO, Kazuaki TSUJI, Shigenobu HIRANO, Toshiya SAGISAKA, Daisuke GOTO, Keigo TAKAUJI, Mamiko INOUE, Tohru YASHIRO
  • Patent number: 9688871
    Abstract: An inkjet recording ink, including: water; a water-soluble solvent; a pigment; and a phosphate group-containing copolymer, wherein the phosphate group-containing copolymer includes a structural unit represented by the following general formula (1) and a structural unit represented by the following general formula (2): wherein, in the general formula (1), R1 represents either of a hydrogen atom and a methyl group; and M+ represents any of an alkali metal ion, an organic amine ion and a hydrogen ion, one-half or more of the M+ in the copolymer is an alkali metal ion or an organic amine, and the remainder is a hydrogen ion; wherein, in the general formula (2), R2 represents either of a hydrogen atom and a methyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Masayasu Nonogaki, Keita Katoh, Minoru Hakiri, Mitsuru Naruse, Akihiko Matsuyama, Kazukiyo Nagai, Yuusuke Koizuka, Nobuyuki Sakamoto, Yosuke Matsuoka, Masatomo Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20170174918
    Abstract: An ink includes a pigment a quinacridone compound represented by Chemical formula 1, and a copolymer including the structure unit represented by Chemical formula 2 or Chemical formula 3. In Chemical formula 1, R1, R2, R3, and R4 each, independently represent hydrogen atoms, halogen atoms, or alkyl groups having 1-4 carbon atoms, R5, R6, and R7 each, independently represent alkyl groups having 1-4 carbon atoms or alkylene groups having 1-4 carbon atoms, and m represents 1 or 2, In Chemical formula 2, R8 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and L1 represents an alkylene group having 2-16 carbon atoms, In Chemical formula 3, R9 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, L2 represents a single bond or —(CH2)n—O— and n represents an integer of 2-16.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshiki YANAGAWA, Akihiko MATSUYAMA, Kazukiyo NAGAI, Tomoyuki SHIMADA, Shigeyuki HARADA, Akiyoshi SABU, Yuusuke KOIZUKA, Koichiro OYAMA, Takuya YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20170158794
    Abstract: A copolymer including a structural unit represented by General Formula (1) below and a structural unit represented by General Formula (2) below, where, in General Formula (1), R is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and X is a hydrogen atom or a cation, where, in General Formula (2), L is an alkylene group having 2 or more but 18 or less carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Shigeyuki HARADA, Kazukiyo NAGAI, Yuusuke KOIZUKA, Tomoyuki SHIMADA, Takuya YAMAZAKI, Koichiro OYAMA, Akiyoshi SABU, Akihiko MATSUYAMA, Yoshiki YANAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20170121544
    Abstract: Ink includes water, a coloring material, and a copolymer including a first structure unit represented by the following Chemical formula 1 and a second structure unit including an anionic group. In the Chemical formula, R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, X represents an alkylene group having 2-4 carbon atoms, and Y represents a substituted or non-substituted straight-chain alkylene group having 5 to 7 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Yuusuke KOIZUKA, Kazukiyo NAGAI, Tomoyuki SHIMADA, Shigeyuki HARADA, Akihiko MATSUYAMA, Yoshiki YANAGAWA, Koichiro OYAMA, Takuya YAMAZAKI, Akiyoshi SABU
  • Patent number: 9617439
    Abstract: An ink composition contains (a) a pigment represented by chemical formula 1a or chemical formula 1b, (b) a polymer having a structure unit having a diphosphonic acid group and represented by Chemical formula 2, (c) a hydrosoluble solvent, and (d) water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiko Matsuyama, Shigeyuki Harada, Keita Katoh, Masayuki Fukuoka, Mitsuru Naruse, Kazukiyo Nagai, Yuusuke Koizuka, Masayasu Nonogaki
  • Patent number: 9597891
    Abstract: An inkjet ink contains water, a hydrosoluble organic solvent, a pigment, polyvinyl pyrolidone, and a copolymer, wherein the copolymer contains a structure unit represented by Chemical formula 1, where R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 is an alkyl group having one to four carbon atoms, M1+, M2+, M3+, and M4+ each, independently represent protons, alkali metal ions, or organic ammonium ions, and a structure unit represented by Chemical formula 2, where R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, a structure unit represented by Chemical formula 3, where R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, or a structure unit represented by Chemical formula 4, where R5 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayasu Nonogaki, Mitsuru Naruse, Akihiko Matsuyama, Keita Katoh, Kazukiyo Nagai, Yuusuke Koizuka
  • Publication number: 20170073533
    Abstract: Provided is an ink including: copolymer including at least one of structural unit of formula (1) and structural unit of formula (2); pigment having acid value of 15 ?mol/g and represented by formula (3); water; and water-soluble organic solvent. In formula (1), R1 represents hydrogen or methyl group. L1 represents alkylene group including 2-18 carbon atoms. In formula (2), R1 represents hydrogen or methyl group. L2 represents single bond or —(CH2)n-O— of which oxygen is bound with biphenyl. n represents integer of 2 through 18. In formula (3), R1 represents any one of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl group including 1-4 carbon atoms, alkoxy group including 1-4 carbon atoms, hydroxy, nitro, and alkyl substituted or unsubstituted amino group including 1-4 carbon atoms. n represents integer of 1 through 5. When n is a plural number, R1 may be identical or different. R2, R3, and R4 represent alkyl group including 1-4 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Masayuki FUKUOKA, Shigeyuki Harada, Yoshiki Yanagawa, Takuya Yamazaki, Kazukiyo Nagai, Yuusuke Koizuka, Tomoyuki Shimada, Akiyoshi Sabu, Akihiko Matsuyama
  • Publication number: 20160362572
    Abstract: Provided is an ink containing a copper phthalocyanine pigment, wherein an absorbance ratio (Y/X) of a local minimum absorbance Y of the ink in a wavelength range of from 665 nm through 675 nm to a local maximum absorbance X of the ink in a wavelength range of from 610 nm through 620 nm is 0.660 or greater but 0.740 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Akihiko MATSUYAMA, Shigeyuki HARADA, Yoshiki YANAGAWA, Masayuki FUKUOKA, Takuya YAMAZAKI, Kazukiyo NAGAI, Tomoyuki SHIMADA, Akiyoshi SABU, Yuusuke KOIZUKA
  • Patent number: 9441129
    Abstract: An ink for inkjet recording contains water, an organic solvent, a pigment, and a compound represented by the following Chemical formula 1: In Chemical formula 1, M+'s each, independently represent protons, cations of alkali metals, ammonium ions, or organic ammonium ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Keita Katoh, Mitsuru Naruse, Masayasu Nonogaki, Akihiko Matsuyama, Kazukiyo Nagai, Yuusuke Koizuka
  • Patent number: 9422437
    Abstract: A copolymer contains a structure unit represented by Chemical formula 1 and a structure unit represented by Chemical formula 2, where R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, X represents a hydrogen atom or a cation, L1 and L2 each, independently represent alkylene groups having 2 to 18 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Harada, Keita Katoh, Masayuki Fukuoka, Kazukiyo Nagai, Yuusuke Koizuka
  • Patent number: 9416284
    Abstract: A copolymer includes structural units having the following formulae (1) and (2): wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; X represents a hydrogen atom or a cationic ion; and each of L1 and L2 independently represents an alkylene group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Harada, Keita Katoh, Masayuki Fukuoka, Kazukiyo Nagai, Yuusuke Koizuka
  • Publication number: 20160222234
    Abstract: An ink includes a pigment, a wax, a water soluble solvent including a solvent having an SP value of from 9.0 to 11.0, and water, wherein the mass ratio of the content of the wax in the ink to the content of the solvent having an SP value of from 9.0 to 11.0 is in a range of from 1.0:2.5 to 1.0:25.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Akihiko MATSUYAMA, Hiroshi GOTOU, Michihiko NAMBA, Hidetoshi FUJII, Amika SAGARA, Kazukiyo NAGAI, Tomoyuki SHIMADA, Shigeyuki HARADA, Yoshiki YANAGAWA, Akiyoshi SABU, Yuusuke KOIZUKA, Masayuki FUKUOKA, Takuya YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20160168292
    Abstract: A copolymer includes the structure unit represented by the following Chemical formula 1 and the structure unit represented by the following Chemical formula 2, where R1 and R2 each, independently represent hydrogen atoms or methyl groups, and n represents a value in the range of from 1 to 90, where R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and L represents an alkylene group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Masayuki FUKUOKA, Shigeyuki Harada, Yoshiki Yanagawa, Keita Katoh, Kazukiyo Nagai, Yuusuke Koizuka, Tomoyuki Shimada, Akiyoshi Sabu, Takuya Yamazaki, Akihiko Matsuyama
  • Patent number: 9365670
    Abstract: A copolymer includes structural units having the following formulae (1) and (2): wherein each of R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; X represents a hydrogen atom or a cationic ion; and L represents a single bond or —(CH2)n—O—, the oxygen atom of which is bonded with the biphenyl; and n represents an integer of from 2 to 18.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Harada, Yoshiki Yanagawa, Keita Katoh, Masayuki Fukuoka, Kazukiyo Nagai, Yuusuke Koizuka, Tomoyuki Shimada, Akiyoshi Sabu
  • Patent number: 9359522
    Abstract: An ink composition contains a pigment; a copolymer containing a phosphoric acid group or phosphonic acid group; a hydrosoluble solvent; and water, wherein the pigment is represented by the following chemical formula 1 and satisfies the following relation 1: Y<X<0.8, where X represents a peak intensity at a Bragg (2?±0.2°) angle in a range of 2? of from 5.5° to 6.0° and Y represents a peak intensity at a Bragg (2?±0.2°) angle in a range of 2? of from 26.5° to 27.5° to a CuK? X-ray having a wavelength of 1.541 ?. where R each, independently represents monovalent groups selected from hydrogen atoms, methyl groups, or chlorine atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiko Matsuyama, Mitsuru Naruse, Masayasu Nonogaki, Keita Katoh, Kazukiyo Nagai, Yuusuke Koizuka
  • Patent number: 9353274
    Abstract: An ink includes water, a pigment, and a copolymer, wherein the copolymer contains a structure unit represented by the following Chemical formula 1, where R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, M1+ and M2+ each, independently represent monovalent cations, n and m each, independently represent 0 or integers of from 1 to 6 excluding a case where both are 0 and a structure unit represented by the following Chemical formula 2, where R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, Y represents an alkylene group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keita Katoh, Shigeyuki Harada, Yoshiki Yanagawa, Masayuki Fukuoka, Kazukiyo Nagai, Tomoyuki Shimada, Akiyoshi Sabu, Yuusuke Koizuka
  • Publication number: 20160130452
    Abstract: An ink includes water, a pigment, and a copolymer, wherein the copolymer contains a structure unit represented by the following Chemical formula 1, where R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, M1+ and M2+ each, independently represent monovalent cations, n and m each, independently represent 0 or integers of from 1 to 6 excluding a case where both are 0 and a structure unit represented by the following Chemical formula 2, where R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, Y represents an alkylene group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Keita KATOH, Shigeyuki HARADA, Yoshiki YANAGAWA, Masayuki FUKUOKA, Kazukiyo NAGAI, Tomoyuki SHIMADA, Akiyoshi SABU, Yuusuke KOIZUKA
  • Patent number: 9321926
    Abstract: An ink for inkjet recording includes water; a hydrosoluble solvent; a pigment; and a copolymer including a phosphonic acid group. The copolymer including a phosphonic acid group includes structural units having the following formulae (1) and (2): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal or an organic ammonium; and wherein R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and each of n and m represents 0 or an integer of from 1 to 30, provided n+m is from 2 to 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keita Katoh, Shigeyuki Harada, Masayuki Fukuoka, Mitsuru Naruse, Masayasu Nonogaki, Akihiko Matsuyama, Kazukiyo Nagai, Yuusuke Koizuka
  • Publication number: 20160102162
    Abstract: A copolymer includes structural units having the following formulae (1) and (2): wherein each of R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; X represents a hydrogen atom or a cationic ion; and L represents a single bond or —(CH2)n—O—, the oxygen atom of which is bonded with the biphenyl; and n represents an integer of from 2 to 18.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Shigeyuki HARADA, Yoshiki YANAGAWA, Keita KATOH, Masayuki FUKUOKA, Kazukiyo NAGAI, Yuusuke KOIZUKA, Tomoyuki SHIMADA, Akiyoshi SABU