Patents by Inventor Kenta HONGO

Kenta HONGO 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: 11945152
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a model material ink set for use in an optical molding method by an inkjet system, wherein the ink set comprises a color ink and a clear ink containing an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, as a model material ink, wherein the color ink contains, as the ethylenically unsaturated monomer, 30 to 75% of a (meth)acrylate and 10 to 50% of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer that is not a (meth)acrylate and that contains a nitrogen atom, based on a total amount of the color ink, the clear ink contains, as the ethylenically unsaturated monomer, 30 to 80% of a (meth)acrylate based on a total amount of the clear ink, provided that a content of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer that is not a (meth)acrylate and that contains a nitrogen atom is less than 10% based on the total amount of the clear ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: MAXELL, LTD., MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Kito, Taeko Izumo, Masakatsu Okawa, Kenta Hongo
  • Patent number: 11795335
    Abstract: There is provided a resin composition for a modeling material, used for shaping a modeling material by a manufacturing method for light curing molding using an ink-jet scheme, comprising (A) an ethylenic unsaturated monomer as a photocuring component, (B) a photopolymerization initiator, and (C) a surface adjusting agent, wherein the resin composition for a modeling material has surface tension Mt of 26.0 to 33.0 mN/m, and the resin composition for a modeling material has surface tension Mst represented by the following (i) expression of 33.0 mN/m or more, and this resin composition for a modeling material 4a can afford a light cured article having the good dimensional accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: MAXELL, LTD., MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Kitou, Taeko Izumo, Masakatsu Okawa, Kenta Hongo
  • Patent number: 11713366
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition for a model material, for obtaining an optically shaped article that has flexibility and does not crack even when it is bent, and a method for manufacturing optically shaped articles that are shaped using the resin composition for a model material. The present invention relates to a resin composition for a model material, comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of a whole resin composition, 20 to 90 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylate monomer represented by the following formula (1) and/or a (meth)acrylate monomer represented by the following formula (2) as a monofunctional monomer (A), and 5 parts by weight or more of a polyfunctional oligomer as an oligomer (B), and further comprises no or 15 parts by weight or less, based on 100 parts by weight of the whole resin composition, of polyfunctional monomer (C), wherein R1, R2 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Kito, Taeko Izumo, Masakatsu Okawa, Kenta Hongo
  • Patent number: 11491776
    Abstract: A composition for model materials (4a) is used for shaping an optically shaped article by an inkjet optical shaping method, comprises a monofunctional monomer (A) and an oligomer (B) as a photocurable component, further, comprises no polyfunctional monomer (C) as a photocurable component, or comprises a polyfunctional monomer (C) as a photocurable component at 3.0 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of a whole composition for model materials, the oligomer (B) has a hydroxyl group or an amino group, and a total molar fraction of the hydroxyl group and the amino group in a total amount of the photocurable components is less than 5.0%. The composition for model materials (4a) can afford an optically shaped article that has flexibility, and does not crack even when it is bent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: MAXELL, LTD., MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Kito, Taeko Izumo, Masakatsu Okawa, Kenta Hongo
  • Publication number: 20220213335
    Abstract: There is provided a resin composition for a modeling material, used for shaping a modeling material by a manufacturing method for light curing molding using an ink-jet scheme, comprising (A) an ethylenic unsaturated monomer as a photocuring component, (B) a photopolymerization initiator, and (C) a surface adjusting agent, wherein the resin composition for a modeling material has surface tension Mt of 26.0 to 33.0 mN/m, and the resin composition for a modeling material has surface tension Mst represented by the following (i) expression of 33.0 mN/m or more, and this resin composition for a modeling material 4a can afford a light cured article having the good dimensional accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Katsuyuki KITOU, Taeko IZUMO, Masakatsu OKAWA, Kenta HONGO
  • Patent number: 11111401
    Abstract: There is provided a light curing molding ink set used for a manufacturing method for light curing molding using an ink-jet scheme, comprising a combination of a resin composition for a modeling material used for shaping the modeling material and a resin composition for a supporting material used for shaping the supporting material, wherein surface tension Mt (mN/m) of the resin composition for a modeling material is greater than surface tension St (mN/m) of the resin composition for a supporting material, and the surface tension Mt and the surface tension St satisfy the [0<Mt ?St<5] expression, and this light curing molding ink set can afford a light cured article having the good dimensional accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignees: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD., MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Kitou, Taeko Izumo, Masakatsu Okawa, Kenta Hongo
  • Publication number: 20200291161
    Abstract: A composition for model materials (4a) is used for shaping an optically shaped article by an inkjet optical shaping method, comprises a monofunctional monomer (A) and an oligomer (B) as a photocurable component, further, comprises no polyfunctional monomer (C) as a photocurable component, or comprises a polyfunctional monomer (C) as a photocurable component at 3.0 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of a whole composition for model materials, the oligomer (B) has a hydroxyl group or an amino group, and a total molar fraction of the hydroxyl group and the amino group in a total amount of the photocurable components is less than 5.0%. The composition for model materials (4a) can afford an optically shaped article that has flexibility, and does not crack even when it is bent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicants: Maxell Holdings, Ltd., MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD., MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuyuki KITO, Taeko IZUMO, Masakatsu OKAWA, Kenta HONGO
  • Publication number: 20200023572
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a model material ink set for use in an optical molding method by an inkjet system, wherein the ink set comprises a color ink and a clear ink containing an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, as a model material ink, wherein the color ink contains, as the ethylenically unsaturated monomer, 30 to 75% of a (meth)acrylate and 10 to 50% of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer that is not a (meth)acrylate and that contains a nitrogen atom, based on a total amount of the color ink, the clear ink contains, as the ethylenically unsaturated monomer, 30 to 80% of a (meth)acrylate based on a total amount of the clear ink, provided that a content of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer that is not a (meth)acrylate and that contains a nitrogen atom is less than 10% based on the total amount of the clear ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Katsuyuki KITO, Taeko IZUMO, Masakatsu OKAWA, Kenta HONGO
  • Publication number: 20190241691
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition for a model material, for obtaining an optically shaped article that has flexibility and does not crack even when it is bent, and a method for manufacturing optically shaped articles that are shaped using the resin composition for a model material. The present invention relates to a resin composition for a model material, comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of a whole resin composition, 20 to 90 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylate monomer represented by the following formula (1) and/or a (meth)acrylate monomer represented by the following formula (2) as a monofunctional monomer (A), and 5 parts by weight or more of a polyfunctional oligomer as an oligomer (B), and further comprises no or 15 parts by weight or less, based on 100 parts by weight of the whole resin composition, of polyfunctional monomer (C), wherein R1, R2 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Katsuyuki KITO, Taeko IZUMO, Masakatsu OKAWA, Kenta HONGO
  • Publication number: 20180265720
    Abstract: There is provided a light curing molding ink set used for a manufacturing method for light curing molding using an ink-jet scheme, comprising a combination of a resin composition for a modeling material used for shaping the modeling material and a resin composition for a supporting material used for shaping the supporting material, wherein surface tension Mt (mN/m) of the resin composition for a modeling material is greater than surface tension St (mN/m) of the resin composition for a supporting material, and the surface tension Mt and the surface tension St satisfy the [0<Mt?St<5] expression, and this light curing molding ink set can afford a light cured article having the good dimensional accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicants: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd., Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Katsuyuki KITOU, Taeko IZUMO, Masakatsu OKAWA, Kenta HONGO
  • Publication number: 20180258297
    Abstract: There is provided a resin composition for a modeling material, used for shaping a modeling material by a manufacturing method for light curing molding using an ink-jet scheme, comprising (A) an ethylenic unsaturated monomer as a photocuring component, (B) a photopolymerization initiator, and (C) a surface adjusting agent, wherein the resin composition for a modeling material has surface tension Mt of 26.0 to 33.0 mN/m, and the resin composition for a modeling material has surface tension Mst represented by the following (i) expression of 33.0 mN/m or more, and this resin composition for a modeling material 4a can afford a light cured article having the good dimensional accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Katsuyuki KITOU, Taeko IZUMO, Masakatsu OKAWA, Kenta HONGO