Patents by Inventor Kenichiro Kubota

Kenichiro Kubota 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: 9868287
    Abstract: Provided is a method for maintaining an ink jet recording apparatus according to the invention in an ink jet recording apparatus which performs recording using a solvent-based ink composition which includes at least one type of organic solvent selected from a group consisting of an ester-based solvent, a hydrocarbon-based solvent, and an alcohol-based solvent, the method including wiping a nozzle forming member, in which nozzles of a head which discharges the solvent-based ink composition are formed, using an impregnation solution and a wiping member with liquid absorbency, in which the impregnation solution contains at least one type of organic solvent selected from a group consisting of a compound which is represented by General Formula (1) below, esters, and dibasic acid esters, R1—O—(R2—O)n—R3??(1) (in General Formula (1) described above, R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an aryl group, or an alkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R2 represents an alkylene group with 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R3 represents an ar
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Ito, Makoto Nagase, Kenichiro Kubota, Naoki Koike, Keiji Iida
  • Patent number: 9758686
    Abstract: A solvent-based ink jet ink composition includes a coloring material; and a solvent; in which the composition includes, as the solvent, two or more types of solvent that are compounds represented by the following general formula (1), and R1, R2, and R3 have the same structure as one another and m are consecutive integers, in the solvent. R1O—(R2O)m—R3??(1) (in the formula, R1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R2 is an alkylene group with 2 or 3 carbon atoms, and R3 is a hydrogen atom, an acetyl group, or an alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms. However, both of R1 and R3 are not hydrogen atoms. m is an integer of 1 to 7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Nagase, Kenichiro Kubota, Jun Ito, Naoki Koike
  • Patent number: 9758685
    Abstract: A nonaqueous ink jet ink composition according to the invention includes a solvent including at least one compound represented by the following formula (1), and a pigment including a pigment orange 43 (PO-43), in which a Na amount included in the ink is 5 ppm to 500 ppm. R1O—(R2O)m—R3??(1) (wherein, in formula (1), R1 and R3 each independently represent hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. However, either R1 or R3 is an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. R2 represents an alkylene group having 2 or 3 carbon atoms. m represents an integer of 1 to 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Ito, Keiji Iida, Kenichiro Kubota, Naoki Koike, Makoto Nagase
  • Patent number: 9725610
    Abstract: A non-aqueous ink composition for ink jet recording includes a pigment, a compound represented by General formula 1 below, and a phthalocyanine derivative provided with a polar group not having an amine structure, as a pigment dispersant for dispersing the pigment. The pigment is carbon black. The composition further includes an alkylene glycol monoalkyl ether: (wherein R1 indicates an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R2 and R3 each independently indicate a methyl group or an ethyl group).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Keiji Iida, Makoto Nagase, Kenichiro Kubota, Akihito Sao
  • Publication number: 20170218216
    Abstract: An ink composition set has at least a solvent-based orange ink composition containing an orange pigment as a pigment and a solvent and a solvent-based red ink composition containing a red pigment as a pigment and a solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Kenichiro KUBOTA, Makoto NAGASE, Jun ITO, Naoki KOIKE, Keiji IIDA
  • Publication number: 20170210923
    Abstract: A non-aqueous ink jet composition includes a pigment at least containing a diketopyrrolopyrrole red pigment, and an organic solvent at least containing a glycol diether represented by Formula (1): R1O—(R3O)m—R2 and a glycol monoether represented by Formula (2): OH—(R5O)n—R4, wherein, in Formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, R3 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and m represents an integer of 1 to 7; and in Formula (2), R4 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, R5 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and n represents an integer of 1 to 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Kenichiro KUBOTA, Naoki KOIKE, Jun ITO, Shugo HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20170210924
    Abstract: A non-aqueous ink jet composition includes a pigment component containing a diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment and an organic solvent. The organic solvent contains glycol ethers. The amount of dissolved nitrogen in the non-aqueous ink jet composition is 90 mass ppm or less based on the total amount of the non-aqueous ink jet composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Kenichiro KUBOTA, Naoki KOIKE, Jun ITO, Shugo HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20170210925
    Abstract: A non-aqueous ink jet composition includes a pigment component containing a diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment and an organic solvent. The organic solvent contains a glycol ether. The amount of water in the non-aqueous ink jet composition is 10 mass % or less based on the total amount of the non-aqueous ink jet composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Shugo HATTORI, Naoki KOIKE, Jun ITO, Kenichiro KUBOTA
  • Publication number: 20170165966
    Abstract: An ink jet recording method including causing ink to adhere to a recording medium by ejecting an ink composition using a print head provided with a nozzle, a pressure chamber, and a connection portion which connects the pressure chamber and the nozzle to each other at a length of 500 ?m or more, in which the ink composition includes a coloring material and a solvent represented by General Formula (1) below at 30 mass % or more with respect to a total mass of the ink composition, R1O—(R2O)n—R3??(1) (in General Formula (1), R1 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen or an alkyl group with 1 to 5 carbon atoms and at least one of R1 and R3 is an alkyl group with 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R2 represents an alkylene group with 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and n represents an integer of 1 to 6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Jun ITO, Kenichiro KUBOTA, Naoki KOIKE, Keiji IIDA
  • Publication number: 20170073534
    Abstract: A solvent-based ink jet ink composition accommodating body includes a solvent-based ink jet ink composition which includes a solvent that is a compound represented by a general formula (1) below, and for which a moisture absorption rate is 2 (mass %·24 hours) or more at 40° C. and a relative humidity of 100% RH; and a container in which the solvent-based ink jet ink composition is accommodated, in which the container is either of at least a container formed of a member having an inorganic oxide layer or a package which accommodates the container in which the solvent-based ink jet ink composition is accommodated and is formed of a member having an inorganic oxide layer. R1O—(R2O)m—R3 ??(1) (In general formula (1), R1 and R3 each independently represent hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. Herein, either of at least R1 or R3 is an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. R2 represents an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms. m represents an integer of 1 to 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Jun ITO, Kenichiro KUBOTA, Naoki KOIKE, Shugo HATTORI
  • Patent number: 9534129
    Abstract: A non-aqueous ink jet ink composition contains a glitter pigment, glycol diether represented by the following formula 1 and having a flash point of 70° C. or less, and glycol monoether represented by the following formula 2: R1O—(R2O)m—R3??Formula 1: (In Formula 1, R1 and R3 each independently represent alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 each independently represents alkylene groups having 2 to 3 carbon atoms, and m is an integer of 1 to 4.); and HO—(R4O)n—R5??Formula 2: (In Formula 2, R4 each independently represents alkylene groups having 2 to 3 carbon atoms, R5 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of 1 to 4.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Koike, Jun Ito, Kenichiro Kubota, Makoto Nagase
  • Publication number: 20160263899
    Abstract: Provided is a method for maintaining an ink jet recording apparatus according to the invention in an ink jet recording apparatus which performs recording using a solvent-based ink composition which includes at least one type of organic solvent selected from a group consisting of an ester-based solvent, a hydrocarbon-based solvent, and an alcohol-based solvent, the method including wiping a nozzle forming member, in which nozzles of a head which discharges the solvent-based ink composition are formed, using an impregnation solution and a wiping member with liquid absorbency, in which the impregnation solution contains at least one type of organic solvent selected from a group consisting of a compound which is represented by General Formula (1) below, esters, and dibasic acid esters, R1—O—(R2—O)n—R3??(1) (in General Formula (1) described above, R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an aryl group, or an alkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R2 represents an alkylene group with 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R3 represents an a
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Jun ITO, Makoto NAGASE, Kenichiro KUBOTA, Naoki KOIKE, Keiji IIDA
  • Publication number: 20160264805
    Abstract: A solvent-based ink jet ink composition includes a pigment, a solvent a that is a cyclic ester; and a solvent b with a lower dissolving power of polyvinyl chloride than the solvent a, in which a content of the solvent a is 1.0 to 7.0 mass %, and a content of the solvent b is 10 parts by mass or more to one part by mass of the content of the solvent a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Makoto NAGASE, Kenichiro KUBOTA, Jun ITO, Naoki KOIKE, Shugo HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20160237293
    Abstract: A non-aqueous ink jet ink composition contains a glitter pigment, glycol diether represented by the following formula 1 and having a flash point of 70° C. or less, and glycol monoether represented by the following formula 2: R1O—(R2O)m—R3??Formula 1: (In Formula 1, R1 and R3 each independently represent alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 each independently represents alkylene groups having 2 to 3 carbon atoms, and m is an integer of 1 to 4.); and HO—(R4O)n—R5??Formula 2: (In Formula 2, R4 each independently represents alkylene groups having 2 to 3 carbon atoms, R5 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of 1 to 4.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Naoki KOIKE, Jun ITO, Kenichiro KUBOTA, Makoto NAGASE
  • Publication number: 20160237291
    Abstract: A solvent-based ink jet ink composition includes a coloring material; and a solvent; in which the composition includes, as the solvent, two or more types of solvent that are compounds represented by the following general formula (1), and R1, R2, and R3 have the same structure as one another and m are consecutive integers, in the solvent. R1O—(R2O)m—R3??(1) (in the formula, R1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R2 is an alkylene group with 2 or 3 carbon atoms, and R3 is a hydrogen atom, an acetyl group, or an alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms. However, both of R1 and R3 are not hydrogen atoms. m is an integer of 1 to 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Makoto NAGASE, Kenichiro KUBOTA, Jun ITO, Naoki KOIKE
  • Publication number: 20160237292
    Abstract: A non-aqueous ink jet ink composition contains a white pigment having an average particle diameter of 200 nm or more and 400 nm or less, glycol diether represented by the following formula 1 and having a flash point of 70° C. or less, and glycol monoether represented by the following formula 2: R1O—(R2O)m—R3??Formula 1: (In Formula 1, R1 and R3 each independently represent alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 each independently represents alkylene groups having 2 to 3 carbon atoms, and m is an integer of 1 to 4.); and HO—(R4O)n—R5??Formula 2: (In Formula 2, R4 each independently represents alkylene groups having 2 to 3 carbon atoms, R5 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of 1 to 4.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Naoki KOIKE, Jun ITO, Kenichiro KUBOTA, Makoto NAGASE
  • Publication number: 20160222235
    Abstract: A non-aqueous ink jet ink composition contains C.I. Pigment Orange 43 as a pigment and one or more kinds of compounds represented by the following general formula (1) as a solvent and the content of water contained in the ink composition is 0.1% by mass or more and 2% by mass or less, R1O—(R2O)m—R3??(1). In general formula (1), R1 and R3 each independently represent hydrogen or an alkyl group in which the number of carbon atoms is 1 or more and 4 or less. At least one of R1 and R3 is an alkyl group in which the number of carbon atoms is 1 or more and 4 or less. R2 represents an alkylene group having 2 or 3 carbon atoms. m represents an integer of 2 or 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Keiji IIDA, Kenichiro KUBOTA, Jun ITO, Naoki KOIKE, Makoto NAGASE
  • Publication number: 20160168405
    Abstract: A nonaqueous ink jet ink composition according to the invention includes a solvent including at least one compound represented by the following formula (1), and a pigment including a pigment orange 43 (PO-43), in which a Na amount included in the ink is 5 ppm to 500 ppm. R1O—(R2O)m—R3??(1) (wherein, in formula (1), R1 and R3 each independently represent hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. However, either R1 or R3 is an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. R2 represents an alkylene group having 2 or 3 carbon atoms. m represents an integer of 1 to 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Jun ITO, Keiji Iida, Kenichiro KUBOTA, Naoki KOIKE, Makoto NAGASE
  • Publication number: 20160115330
    Abstract: An ink composition includes a solvent containing at least one compound represented by the following general formula (1): R1O—(R2O)m—R3??(1) wherein R1 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 represents an alkylene group having 2 or 3 carbon atoms, and m represents an integer of 2 or 3; and a pigment containing Pigment Orange-43 (PO-43) having a volume average particle size of 100 nm or more and 400 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Koike, Keiji Iida, Jun Ito, Kenichiro Kubota, Makoto Nagase
  • Patent number: 9238744
    Abstract: A colorant, lactone having a content in a range of 5% by mass to 40% by mass, a first solvent having a water vapor pressure of 2 hPa or more and a content in a range of 5% by mass to 18% by mass at 20° C., and a second solvent having a water vapor pressure of 0.9 hPa or more and a content in a range of 2% by mass to 80% by mass at 20° C. are contained, a sum of the content of the first solvent and the content of the second solvent is 20% by mass or more, and the second solvent is at least one solvent selected from a group consisting of (poly)alkylene glycol monoalkyl ether and (poly)alkylene glycol dialkyl ether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kubota, Akihito Sao, Makoto Nagase, Jun Ito