Patents by Inventor Kazuro Kubo

Kazuro Kubo 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).

  • LASER ABLATIVE RECORDING MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20020098439
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a laser ablative recording material having at least one coloring agent layer and at least one overcoat layer on a surface of a support, wherein at least one of the overcoat layers contains a non-self-oxidizing, low temperature heat decomposable polymer which, when heated at a rate of 10° C./min, starting at room temperature, decreases in weight by 50% or more before reaching 300° C. This laser ablative recording material is characterized by excellent scratch resistance, a low Dmin, and a very high dye removing efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 1998
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: KAZURO KUBO, TADASHI ITO
  • Laser ablative recording material
    Patent number: 6423464
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a laser ablative recording material having at least one coloring agent layer and at least one overcoat layer on a surface of a support, wherein at least one of the overcoat layers contains a non-self-oxidizing, low temperature heat decomposable polymer which, when heated at a rate of 10° C./min, starting at room temperature, decreases in weight by 50% or more before reaching 300° C. This laser ablative recording material is characterized by excellent scratch resistance, a low Dmin, and a very high dye removing efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuro Kubo, Tadashi Ito