Patents by Inventor Masafusa Murakami

Masafusa Murakami 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: 7520934
    Abstract: A gravure coating apparatus containing a gravure roll, a manifold block for continuously coating a solution on an outer peripheral surface of the gravure roll 15 by immersing a lower part of the outer peripheral surface in the solution, and a doctor blade for scraping off excess solution, a surface of a flexible strip support conveyed to the gravure roll being made in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the gravure roll to transfer and coat a prescribed amount of the solution on the surface of the flexible strip support. The apparatus further contains a dam block which extends from the manifold block on a side where the outer peripheral surface of the gravure roll moves out from the manifold block by rotation of the gravure roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Nojo, Tomonari Ogawa, Takayuki Nakanishi, Masafusa Murakami
  • Publication number: 20060016392
    Abstract: A gravure coating apparatus containing a gravure roll, a manifold block for continuously coating a solution on an outer peripheral surface of the gravure roll 15 by immersing a lower part of the outer peripheral surface in the solution, and a doctor blade for scraping off excess solution, a surface of a flexible strip support conveyed to the gravure roll being made in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the gravure roll to transfer and coat a prescribed amount of the solution on the surface of the flexible strip support. The apparatus further contains a dam block which extends from the manifold block on a side where the outer peripheral surface of the gravure roll moves out from the manifold block by rotation of the gravure roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicants: FUJI PHOTO FIRM COMPANY, LTD., TOMOEGAWA PAPER COMPANY, LTD
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Nojo, Tomonari Ogawa, Takayuki Nakanishi, Masafusa Murakami