Patents by Inventor Kenichi Kurihara

Kenichi Kurihara 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: 20240165983
    Abstract: A drawing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a light source section and a scanning section. The light source section generates a plurality of laser light beams having wavelengths that are different from each other and each correspond to an absorption wavelength of a photothermal conversion agent included in a recording medium. The scanning section scans a surface of the recording medium with the plurality of laser light beams in a state in which irradiation spots of the plurality of laser light beams are arranged side by side at predetermined intervals in a direction orthogonal to or obliquely intersecting with a scanning direction of the plurality of laser light beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Isao TAKAHASHI, Satoko ASAOKA, Mitsunari HOSHI, Masahiro TAKADA, Taichi TAKEUCHI, Kenichi KURIHARA, Aya TEJIMA
  • Patent number: 11865853
    Abstract: A thermosensitive recording medium according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a recording layer that includes a coloring compound having electron-donating property, a developer having electron-accepting property, a photothermal conversion agent, and a polymer material; and a protective member that is stacked on the recording layer, and has a convexo-concave shape in a plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Kurihara, Nobukazu Hirai
  • Patent number: 11823004
    Abstract: An information medium according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes two or more data layers provided on a support base. The two or more data layers have two or more pieces of visible information recorded on the two or more data layers. The two or more pieces of visible information are obtained by decomposing two-dimensional visible information and thereby allowing synthesis of the two or more pieces of visible information to result in the two-dimensional visible information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Kurihara, Nobukazu Hirai
  • Publication number: 20230132486
    Abstract: A recording medium includes a support substrate and a recording layer provided on the support substrate. The recording layer contains a color-exhibiting compound having an electron-donating property, a color-developing agent having an electron-accepting property, and a matrix polymer. The color-developing agent contains a compound represented by a specific formula. The matrix polymer contains a polycarbonate resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Aya TEJIMA, Yuriko KAINO, Ayumi KAI, Ryota YAMANO, Chiaki TAKAHASHI, Kenichi KURIHARA
  • Publication number: 20230109319
    Abstract: A recording medium includes a recording layer configured to be able to change a color-developed state by an external stimulus and a plurality of structures provided on the recording layer. The recording layer has a plurality of color-developing portions, and a pitch ?d? between the color-developing portions and a width W of each of the color-developing portions satisfy a relationship of ?d?>W.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: AYA TEJIMA, KENICHI KURIHARA, SATOKO ASAOKA, ASUKA TEJIMA
  • Patent number: 11590787
    Abstract: A reversible recording medium of an embodiment of the disclosure includes a support base, and a recording layer provided on the support base and reversibly changing between a recorded state and a deleted state. The recording layer includes a photothermal conversion material including one or more of a compound having a phthalocyanine skeleton, a compound having a squarylium skeleton, a compound having a cyanine skeleton including, in a molecule, one or both of a counter ion of SbF6, PF6, BF4, ClO4, CF3SO3 and (CF3SO3)2N and a methine chain containing a five-membered ring or a six-membered ring, and an inorganic compound; a coloring compound having an electron-donating property; and a color developing/quenching agent having an electron-accepting property and including at least one salicylic acid compound represented by the general formula (1) and including a linear hydrocarbon group having 25 to 34 carbon atoms via a linking group containing an amide moiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Aya Shuto, Kenichi Kurihara, Yuriko Kaino
  • Patent number: 11518101
    Abstract: A three-dimensional structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a plurality of resin layers including a light curable resin, the light curable resin including a coloring compound, a color developing-reducing agent, and a photothermal conversion agent, the plurality of resin layers being stacked, the color developing-reducing agent having an average particle diameter of 10 ?m or more and 100 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aya Shuto, Kenichi Kurihara, Nobuhiro Kihara, Yusuke Kajio, Tomomasa Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11413878
    Abstract: A drawing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes, when performing drawing on a thermal recording medium that includes a light-transmitting member above a recording layer, obtaining information regarding the light-transmitting member, predicting an optical axis deviation of a laser beam in the recording layer from the information regarding the light-transmitting member, and calculating a correction amount from a result of the prediction of the optical axis deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Kurihara, Taichi Takeuchi, Asuka Tejima, Aya Shuto
  • Publication number: 20220253621
    Abstract: An information medium according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes two or more data layers provided on a support base. The two or more data layers have two or more pieces of visible information recorded on the two or more data layers. The two or more pieces of visible information are obtained by decomposing two-dimensional visible information and thereby allowing synthesis of the two or more pieces of visible information to result in the two-dimensional visible information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Kenichi KURIHARA, Nobukazu HIRAI
  • Patent number: 11386588
    Abstract: A product design system includes a first transmitting section that uses a look-up table to convert second design image data for which image correction is completed into third design image data of a color space that is represented with a thermochromic material, and transmits the third design image data derived from the conversion to an external apparatus, and a second transmitting section that transmits a decorating request based on fourth design image data that is profile-transformed from the second design image data to a decorating apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Asuka Tejima, Yuki Oishi, Masaru Wada, Kenichi Kurihara, Satoko Asaoka, Yuriko Kaino, Nobukazu Hirai, Yusuke Kajio, Aya Shuto, Taichi Takeuchi, Isao Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11228686
    Abstract: A request processing apparatus includes a selecting section and an outputting section. The selecting section selects, from multiple pieces of photo data obtained through shooting during an event, one or more pieces of photo data consistent with a request accepted before or during the event. The outputting section outputs the one or more pieces of photo data selected by the selecting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Oishi, Kenichi Kurihara, Satoko Asaoka, Yuriko Kaino, Aya Shuto, Isao Takahashi, Nobukazu Hirai, Asuka Tejima, Taichi Takeuchi, Yusuke Kajio
  • Patent number: 11221112
    Abstract: A light emitting diode illumination device includes an LED illumination tube having a light transmission plate, an LED element provided in the tube, light reflecting members extending toward a main light irradiation direction symmetrically or asymmetrically with respect to a center line of the LED element, and light intensity and distribution control means for controlling intensity and distribution of a light irradiated from the LED element. The light reflecting member may include a light transmissive member to control the light intensity and distribution. The illumination device may further include light confining means for confining the light emitted from the LED element in a space between the light transmission plate and the light reflecting member and emitting the confined light to the outside of the LED illumination tube through the light transmission plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: ABRAM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Mitsuzuka, Yujiro Kojima, Kenichi Kurihara, Kazunori Kojima, Koji Ishii
  • Publication number: 20210370688
    Abstract: A drawing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes, when performing drawing on a thermal recording medium that includes a light-transmitting member above a recording layer, obtaining information regarding the light-transmitting member, predicting an optical axis deviation of a laser beam in the recording layer from the information regarding the light-transmitting member, and calculating a correction amount from a result of the prediction of the optical axis deviation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi KURIHARA, Taichi TAKEUCHI, Asuka TEJIMA, Aya SHUTO
  • Publication number: 20210362511
    Abstract: In a drawing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when performing drawing on a thermal recording medium that includes, above a recording layer, a light-transmitting member having an uneven shape in a plane, an optical compensator having one surface and another surface is provided on the light-transmitting member to cause the one surface and the light-transmitting member to face each other, and the thermal recording medium is irradiated with a laser beam via the optical compensator. The one surface of the optical compensator has a shape that fits the uneven shape of the light-transmitting member, and the other surface is flat and opposed to the one surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi KURIHARA, Taichi TAKEUCHI, Mitsunari HOSHI, Nobukazu HIRAI
  • Patent number: 11156329
    Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting diode-type illumination device with which it is possible to irradiate a broad area with light irradiated from an LED light source. The light-emitting diode-type illumination device comprises an illuminance stimulating means for confining light irradiated from the LED light source in a light-confining means, and stimulating the illuminance of the confined light before irradiating said light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: ABRAM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Mitsuzuka, Yujiro Kojima, Kenichi Kurihara, Kazunori Kojima
  • Publication number: 20210287406
    Abstract: A product design system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first transmitting section that uses a look-up table to convert second design image data for which image correction is completed into third design image data of a color space that is represented with a thermochromic material, and transmits the third design image data derived from the conversion to an external apparatus, and a second transmitting section that transmits a decorating request based on fourth design image data that is profile-transformed from the second design image data to a decorating apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: ASUKA TEJIMA, YUKI OISHI, MASARU WADA, KENICHI KURIHARA, SATOKO ASAOKA, YURIKO KAINO, NOBUKAZU HIRAI, YUSUKE KAJIO, AYA SHUTO, TAICHI TAKEUCHI, ISAO TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 11104109
    Abstract: A reversible recording medium according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first layer that reversibly changes between an achromatic state and a transparent state, and a second layer that reversibly changes between a chromatic state and a transparent state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Kurihara, Yuki Oishi, Yuriko Kaino, Aya Shuto, Nobukazu Hirai, Satoko Asaoka, Isao Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20210178796
    Abstract: A thermosensitive recording medium according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a recording layer that includes a coloring compound having electron-donating property, a developer having electron-accepting property, a photothermal conversion agent, and a polymer material; and a protective member that is stacked on the recording layer, and has a convexo-concave shape in a plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Kenichi KURIHARA, Nobukazu HIRAI
  • Publication number: 20210162792
    Abstract: An optical apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is an apparatus that performs one or both of writing and erasing of information with respect to a reversible recording medium. This optical apparatus includes a plurality of laser devices varying in emission wavelength in a near infrared region (700 nm to 2500 nm), an optical system that multiplexes laser beams outputted from the plurality of laser devices, and a scanner unit that scans a multiplexed light beam obtained by multiplexing by the optical system, on the reversible recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Kenichi KURIHARA, Aya SHUTO, Nobukazu HIRAI, Yuki OISHI
  • Patent number: 10919329
    Abstract: An optical apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is an apparatus that performs one or both of writing and erasing of information with respect to a reversible recording medium. This optical apparatus includes a plurality of laser devices varying in emission wavelength in a near infrared region (700 nm to 2500 nm), an optical system that multiplexes laser beams outputted from the plurality of laser devices, and a scanner unit that scans a multiplexed light beam obtained by multiplexing by the optical system, on the reversible recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Kurihara, Aya Shuto, Nobukazu Hirai, Yuki Oishi