Patents by Inventor Manabu Taniguchi

Manabu Taniguchi 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: 20210198507
    Abstract: An ink jet ink contains a pigment; an inorganic oxide colloid; a betaine; and water, and in the ink jet ink described above, a total concentration (mg/L) of potassium ions and sodium ions in the ink is 500 ppm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroaki KUMETA, Soichi YAMAZAKI, Manabu TANIGUCHI, Shunsuke UCHIZONO, Miki IINUMA, Sena GOZU
  • Publication number: 20210198505
    Abstract: An ink jet ink contains an inorganic oxide colloid; a betaine; 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-pyrrolidone; and water, and in the ink jet ink described above, a content of the betaine is equivalent to or larger than a content of a solid component of the inorganic oxide colloid on a mass basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Shunsuke UCHIZONO, Manabu TANIGUCHI, Soichi YAMAZAKI, Hiroaki KUMETA
  • Publication number: 20210198510
    Abstract: An ink jet ink contains: an inorganic oxide colloid; an amino acid; a first glycol monoether represented by the following formula (1): R11O—(R12O)n1—H (1); a second glycol monoether represented by the following formula (2): R21O—(R22O)n2—H(2); and water. In the ink jet ink described above, in the formula (1), R11 represents an alkyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, R12 represents an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and n1 represents a repetition number of 1 to 10, and in the formula (2), R21 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, R22 represents an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, the number of carbon atoms of R21 is smaller than the number of carbon atoms of R11, and n2 represents a repetition number of 1 to 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Manabu TANIGUCHI, Hiroaki KUMETA, Soichi YAMAZAKI, Shunsuke UCHIZONO
  • Publication number: 20200385593
    Abstract: An ink jet printing ink composition contains a pigment, colloidal silica, trimethylglycine, and water, and in which a content of the colloidal silica is lower than or equal to a content of the trimethylglycine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Shunsuke UCHIZONO, Soichi YAMAZAKI, Hiroaki KUMETA, Manabu TANIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200339829
    Abstract: An aqueous ink jet ink composition contains pigment particles, inorganic oxide particles, and resin particles. The content of the inorganic oxide particles is 1.0% to 10.0% relative to the total mass of the ink composition. The ink composition satisfies the following relationship: D50 of the resin particles ?D50 of the inorganic oxide particles ?D50 of the pigment particles, wherein D50 represents the volume median diameter of the corresponding particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroaki KUMETA, Soichi YAMAZAKI, Manabu TANIGUCHI, Shunsuke UCHIZONO
  • Publication number: 20200332139
    Abstract: An ink composition contains pigment particles, inorganic oxide particles, and a lactam solvent. The content of the inorganic oxide particles is 5.0% to 10.0% relative to the total mass of the ink composition. The ink composition satisfies the following relationship: D50 of the pigment particles×0.1?D50 of the inorganic oxide particles?D50 of the pigment particles×1.5, wherein D50 represents the volume median diameter of the corresponding particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroaki KUMETA, Soichi YAMAZAKI, Shunsuke UCHIZONO, Manabu TANIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200308431
    Abstract: An aqueous ink jet composition contains water and particles of a material containing polyester and a dye composed of at least one of sublimation dyes or at least one of disperse dyes. Preferably, the dye is dispersed in the particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Soichi YAMAZAKI, Naoyuki TOYODA, Hiroaki KUMETA, Shunsuke UCHIZONO, Manabu TANIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200308430
    Abstract: An aqueous ink jet composition contains water, a dye composed of at least one of sublimation dyes or at least one of disperse dyes, and polyester particles, which are particles made of at least one material including polyester. At least a subset of the polyester particles is stained with the dye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Soichi YAMAZAKI, Naoyuki TOYODA, Hiroaki KUMETA, Manabu TANIGUCHI, Shunsuke UCHIZONO
  • Publication number: 20200308432
    Abstract: An aqueous ink jet composition contains a dye composed of at least one of sublimation fluorescent dyes or at least one of disperse fluorescent dyes, polyester, and water. The amount of the polyester is 8 times or more and 300 times or less greater than the amount of the dye. Preferably, the amount of the polyester is 5% by mass or more and 35% by mass or less. Preferably, the amount of the dye is 0.05% by mass or more and 1% by mass or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Soichi YAMAZAKI, Naoyuki TOYODA, Hiroaki KUMETA, Manabu TANIGUCHI, Shunsuke UCHIZONO
  • Publication number: 20200308433
    Abstract: An aqueous ink jet composition contains water, a dye composed of at least one of sublimation dyes or at least one of disperse dyes, polyester, and a urethane resin. Preferably, 4.0?XE/XD?300, where XD is the amount of the dye in the aqueous ink jet composition (% by mass), and XE is the amount of the polyester in the aqueous ink jet composition (% by mass).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Soichi YAMAZAKI, Naoyuki TOYODA, Hiroaki KUMETA, Manabu TANIGUCHI, Shunsuke UCHIZONO
  • Patent number: 10487225
    Abstract: An oil-based ink jet recording liquid includes a colorant and an oxidatively polymerizable oil-based medium having at least two unsaturated bonds. The ink jet recording liquid has an iodine value of greater than or equal to 65.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Manabu Taniguchi, Shigemi Wakabayashi
  • Publication number: 20190288167
    Abstract: A light-emitting module includes: a semiconductor light-emitting element which emits deep ultraviolet light; a liquid sealing the semiconductor light-emitting element; and a package for accommodating the semiconductor light-emitting element and the liquid. The liquid is transparent to the deep ultraviolet light. The package has a transparent member transparent to the deep ultraviolet light. For that reason, a highly reliable light-emitting module provided with the semiconductor light-emitting element that emits the deep ultraviolet light can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Shinichiro INOUE, Manabu TANIGUCHI, Kosei NAKAYA
  • Patent number: 10165220
    Abstract: A recording apparatus comprises a recording unit configured to record a moving image to a recording medium; a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus; an input unit configured to accept a predetermined instruction; and a control unit configured to perform control such that, in a case where the predetermined instruction is accepted by the input unit during recording of a moving image by the recording unit, a moving image portion for which recording ended is automatically transferred to the external apparatus in accordance with ending of recording of a predetermined unit of the moving image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Manabu Taniguchi, Keiichi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20180265719
    Abstract: An oil-based ink jet recording liquid includes a colorant and an oxidatively polymerizable oil-based medium having at least two unsaturated bonds. The ink jet recording liquid has an iodine value of greater than or equal to 65.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Manabu TANIGUCHI, Shigemi WAKABAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20170335836
    Abstract: Provided is a novel electroosmotic pump capable of being driven by AC voltage. An electroosmotic pump (2) includes a porous dielectric membrane (21), a first water-permeable electrode (22), and a second water-permeable electrode (23). The first water-permeable electrode (22) is disposed on one side of the porous dielectric membrane (21). The second water-permeable electrode (23) is disposed on the other side of the porous dielectric membrane (21). A principal surface of the porous dielectric membrane (21) close to the first water-permeable electrode (22) and a principal surface thereof close to the second water-permeable electrode (23) have mutually different hydrophilicities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicants: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD., KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasushi OKUMURA, Hirotsugu KIKUCHI, Hiroki HIGUCHI, Manabu TANIGUCHI, Kazuki YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160258428
    Abstract: Provided is a novel electroosmotic pump capable of being driven by AC voltage. An electroosmotic pump (2) includes a porous dielectric membrane (21), a first water-permeable electrode (22), a second water-permeable electrode (23), and a hydrophilic layer (22a). The first water-permeable electrode (22) is disposed on one side of the porous dielectric membrane (21). The second water-permeable electrode (23) is disposed on the other side of the porous dielectric membrane (21). The hydrophilic layer (22a) is disposed to one side with respect to the center of the porous dielectric membrane (21) in a thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Yasushi OKUMURA, Hirotsugu KIKUCHI, Hiroki HIGUCHI, Manabu TANIGUCHI, Kazuki YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160252082
    Abstract: Provided is a novel electroosmotic pump capable of being driven by AC voltage. An electroosmotic pump (2) includes a porous dielectric membrane (21), a first water-permeable electrode (22), and a second water-permeable electrode (23). The first water-permeable electrode (22) is disposed on one side of the porous dielectric membrane (21). The second water-permeable electrode (23) is disposed on the other side of the porous dielectric membrane (21). A principal surface of the porous dielectric membrane (21) close to the first water-permeable electrode (22) and a principal surface thereof close to the second water-permeable electrode (23) have mutually different hydrophilicities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicants: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., Kyushu University, National University Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi OKUMURA, Hirotsugu KIKUCHI, Hiroki HIGUCHI, Manabu TANIGUCHI, Kazuki YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20150288915
    Abstract: A recording apparatus comprises a recording unit configured to record a moving image to a recording medium; a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus; an input unit configured to accept a predetermined instruction; and a control unit configured to perform control such that, in a case where the predetermined instruction is accepted by the input unit during recording of a moving image by the recording unit, a moving image portion for which recording ended is automatically transferred to the external apparatus in accordance with ending of recording of a predetermined unit of the moving image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Manabu Taniguchi, Keiichi Inoue
  • Patent number: 9058148
    Abstract: A communication apparatus configured to communicate with an external apparatus includes a recording unit configured to record content data on a removable recording medium, a transmission unit configured to transmit the content data to the external apparatus, a selection unit configured to select a mode from among a plurality of modes including a setting mode and a transmission mode, a determination unit configured to determine whether the removable recording medium is in an attachable and detachable state, and a control unit configured to control communication with the external apparatus, wherein, in a case where the selected mode is the setting mode when it is determined by the determination unit that the removable recording medium is in the attachable and detachable state, the control unit does not stop communication with the external apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Manabu Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 8655150
    Abstract: An apparatus for editing a series of moving images recorded across a plurality of recording media including at least a first and second recording media, comprising: an editing unit which performs editing processing on a part of the series of moving images recorded on the first recording medium; a storage control unit which performs control such that the editing processing is stored; a determination unit which determines whether or not a detachable recording medium has been attached; and a control unit which, in a case where it has been determined that the second recording medium has been attached, performs control for applying the editing processing that has been performed on the part of the series of moving images recorded on the first recording medium and has been stored by the storage control unit, to a part of the series of moving images that is recorded on the second recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Manabu Taniguchi