Patents by Inventor Masako Shimomura

Masako Shimomura 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: 9268222
    Abstract: A photosensitive negative resin composition containing a resin (a) having at least three cyclohexene oxide skeletons in its molecule, an onium salt (b) composed of a cation moiety structure represented by the formula b1 defined in the description and an anion moiety structure represented by the formula b2 defined in the description, a silane compound (c) and an organic solvent (d). A fine structure using the resin composition, a production process of the fine structure and a liquid ejection head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hyou Takahashi, Kyosuke Nagaoka, Masako Shimomura
  • Patent number: 9061499
    Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition includes a cationically polymerizable compound, a photoacid generating agent having an anion portion and a cation portion, and a salt having a cation portion having either one of a quaternary ammonium structure and a quaternary phosphonium structure and an anion portion, wherein the anion portion of the salt is exchanged with the anion portion of a first acid derived from the anion portion of the photoacid generating agent to form a second acid having acid strength that is lower than acid strength of the first acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hyo Takahashi, Ken Ikegame, Masako Shimomura
  • Patent number: 9028038
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head has a substrate having an inorganic material layer, an organic material layer, and an intermediate layer contacting the inorganic material layer and the organic material layer between the inorganic material layer and the organic material layer, in which the intermediate layer contains a resin having three or more cyclohexene oxide skeletons in the molecules, a photocationic polymerization initiator, a thermal cationic polymerization initiator, and an onium salt containing a cation portion structure represented by (d1) and an anion portion structure represented by (d2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kyosuke Nagaoka, Masako Shimomura
  • Publication number: 20150097892
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head has a substrate having an inorganic material layer, an organic material layer, and an intermediate layer contacting the inorganic material layer and the organic material layer between the inorganic material layer and the organic material layer, in which the intermediate layer contains a resin having three or more cyclohexene oxide skeletons in the molecules, a photocationic polymerization initiator, a thermal cationic polymerization initiator, and an onium salt containing a cation portion structure represented by (d1) and an anion portion structure represented by (d2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Kyosuke Nagaoka, Masako Shimomura
  • Patent number: 8980968
    Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition includes (a) a compound polymerizable in the presence of an acid, and (b) a photoacid generating agent including an onium salt having a cationic part structure represented by formula (b1) below and an anionic part structure represented by formula (b2) below, wherein the component (b) absorbs 50% or more of the amount of 365 nm wavelength light absorbed by the photosensitive resin composition,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hyo Takahashi, Ken Ikegame, Masako Shimomura
  • Patent number: 8975003
    Abstract: The invention provides a photosensitive negative resin composition containing (a) an epoxy-group-containing compound, (b) a first onium salt containing a cation portion structure represented by (b1) and an anion portion structure represented by (b2), and (c) a second onium salt containing a cation portion structure represented by (c1) and an anion portion structure represented by (c2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hyou Takahashi, Masako Shimomura, Ken Ikegame
  • Patent number: 8944580
    Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition includes: a cation polymerizable compound; a photoacid generator having an anion portion represented by the chemical formula 1 and a cation portion, wherein R represents a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted with a fluorine atom and has a total carbon number of 1 to 30; X is selected from the group consisting of a carbon atom and a phosphorous atom; Y is selected from the group consisting of —S(?O)2—, —O—CF2—, —C(?O)—CF2—, —O—C(?O)—CF2—, —C(?O)—O—CF2—, and a single bond; R has at least one fluorine atom when Y is —S(?O)2— or the single bond; m and n are integers selected from the group consisting of m+n=3 and n=0, 1, and 2 when X is the carbon atom; m and n are integers selected from the group consisting of m+n=6 and n=0 to 5 when X is the phosphorous atom; and R and Y may be different from each other when m is equal to or greater than 2; and a salt of an anion portion and a cation portion, wherein an acid strength of an acid derived from the anion portion is equa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ken Ikegame, Masako Shimomura, Hyo Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20140329175
    Abstract: A photosensitive negative resin composition containing a resin (a) having at least three cyclohexene oxide skeletons in its molecule, an onium salt (b) composed of a cation moiety structure represented by the formula b1 defined in the description and an anion moiety structure represented by the formula b2 defined in the description, a silane compound (c) and an organic solvent (d). A fine structure using the resin composition, a production process of the fine structure and a liquid ejection head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Hyou Takahashi, Kyosuke Nagaoka, Masako Shimomura
  • Patent number: 8840225
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a housing having a first outer surface; a liquid ejection substrate disposed at a first portion of the first outer surface and having ejection ports for ejecting liquid; and a wiring member disposed on a second portion of the first outer surface so as to be next to the liquid ejection substrate and electrically connected to the liquid ejection substrate. The ejection ports are covered by a cap that is in contact with the wiring member and a portion, except the second portion, of the first outer surface around the liquid ejection substrate; and the second portion is recessed relative to the portion, except the second portion, of the first outer surface around the liquid ejection substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masako Shimomura, Shigeki Fukui
  • Publication number: 20130235119
    Abstract: The invention provides a photosensitive negative resin composition containing (a) an epoxy-group-containing compound, (b) a first onium salt containing a cation portion structure represented by (b1) and an anion portion structure represented by (b2), and (c) a second onium salt containing a cation portion structure represented by (c1) and an anion portion structure represented by (c2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hyou Takahashi, Masako Shimomura, Ken Ikegame
  • Publication number: 20120306961
    Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition includes a cationically polymerizable compound, a photoacid generating agent having an anion portion and a cation portion, and a salt having a cation portion having either one of a quaternary ammonium structure and a quaternary phosphonium structure and an anion portion, wherein the anion portion of the salt is exchanged with the anion portion of a first acid derived from the anion portion of the photoacid generating agent to form a second acid having acid strength that is lower than acid strength of the first acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hyo Takahashi, Ken Ikegame, Masako Shimomura
  • Publication number: 20120292412
    Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition includes (a) a compound polymerizable in the presence of an acid, and (b) a photoacid generating agent including an onium salt having a cationic part structure represented by formula (b1) below and an anionic part structure represented by formula (b2) below, wherein the component (b) absorbs 50% or more of the amount of 365 nm wavelength light absorbed by the photosensitive resin composition,
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hyo Takahashi, Ken Ikegame, Masako Shimomura
  • Publication number: 20120229556
    Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition includes: a cation polymerizable compound; a photoacid generator having an anion portion represented by the formula 1 and a cation portion, wherein R represents a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted with a fluorine atom and has a total carbon number of 1 to 30; X is selected from the group consisting of a carbon atom and a phosphorous atom; Y is selected from the group consisting of —S(?O)2—, —O—CF2—, —C(?O)—CF2—, —O—C(?O)—CF2—, —C(?O)—O—CF2—, and a single bond; R has at least one fluorine atom when Y is —S(?O)2— or the single bond; m and n are integers selected from the group consisting of m+n=3 and n=0, 1, and 2 when X is the carbon atom; m and n are integers selected from the group consisting of m+n=6 and n=0 to 5 when X is the phosphorous atom; and R and Y may be different from each other when m is equal to or greater than 2; and a salt of an anion portion and a cation portion, wherein an acid strength of an acid derived from the anion portion is equal to or g
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ken Ikegame, Masako Shimomura, Hyo Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8157347
    Abstract: An ink jet recording head comprising a discharge port for discharging an ink; and a sealing tape for sealing the discharge port; wherein the sealing tape includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer constituted of an acrylic crosslinked polymer formed by crosslinking an alkyl(meth)acrylate ester copolymer with a metal chelate compound, and is peelably adhered, through the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, to a part where the discharge port is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tadayoshi Inamoto, Yoshiaki Kurihara, Masako Shimomura, Satoshi Shimazu, Kazuto Takashima, Ikumi Sakata, Koji Tomita
  • Patent number: 8075094
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is a process for producing a liquid ejection head including an ejection orifice member provided with ejection orifices for ejecting liquid. The process includes supplying to a surface of a base material for forming the ejection orifice member a mixture of a first composite for imparting a hydrophobic characteristic to the surface and a second composite being able to exhibit a hydrophilic characteristic by being irradiated with light; imparting a hydrophobic characteristic to the entire or a part of the surface by utilizing the first composite; and then irradiating the second composite with light in a partial region of the surface for imparting a hydrophilic characteristic to the region irradiated with the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masako Shimomura, Hiromichi Noguchi
  • Patent number: 8034399
    Abstract: An ink jet head has a head substrate including discharge elements for discharging ink, with an electric wiring board being electrically connected to the head substrate, in which the periphery of the head substrate is sealed with a first sealant, and an electric splice between the head substrate and the electric wiring board is sealed with a second sealant. The first and second sealants contain the same base resin and curing agent, and the second sealant shows higher hardness than the first sealant after curing. This ink jet head is free from problems such as cavities and fissures at the boundary of the two sealants caused by a difference in linear expansion coefficients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masako Shimomura, Tadayoshi Inamoto, Kazunari Ishizuka, Ryoichiro Kurobe, Yohei Sato, Akihiko Shimomura, Isao Imamura
  • Patent number: 7850296
    Abstract: An ink jet ink reservoir having a part of its members formed of a polyolefin resin is provided which is free from printing defects caused by filter clogging attributable to a compound derived from an antioxidant. An ink jet ink reservoir used in an ink jet recording apparatus, wherein a part of constituent members of the ink jet ink reservoir is formed of a polyolefin resin, wherein the polyolefin resin contains as additive an antioxidant at least with a hindered phenol skeleton and a phosphorus antioxidant more hydrophobic than bis(2,6-di-t-butylphenyl) pentaerythritol diphosphite (denoted by P-6). The members are free from a phosphorus antioxidant having hydrophobicity equal to or lower than the above P-6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masako Shimomura, Katsuya Tao
  • Publication number: 20100255422
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a liquid discharge head having a liquid flow path which communicates with a discharge port for discharging liquid, includes: providing a first layer made of a first photosensitive resin on a substrate; forming a mold of the flow path from the first layer by exposing a part of the first layer and developing the first layer; applying a light absorbent to a surface of the mold; providing a second layer made of a second photosensitive resin to coat the mold applied with the light absorbent; forming an opening that is to be the discharge port in the second layer by exposing a part of the second layer with light having a wavelength that can be absorbed by the light absorbent and developing the second layer; and forming the flow path by removing the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazunari Ishizuka, Masako Shimomura
  • Publication number: 20100196590
    Abstract: An ink jet head has a head substrate including discharge elements for discharging ink, with an electric wiring board being electrically connected to the head substrate, in which the periphery of the head substrate is sealed with a first sealant, and an electric splice between the head substrate and the electric wiring board is sealed with a second sealant. The first and second sealants contain the same base resin and curing agent, and the second sealant shows higher hardness than the first sealant after curing. This ink jet head is free from problems such as cavities and fissures at the boundary of the two sealants caused by a difference in linear expansion coefficients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masako Shimomura, Tadayoshi Inamoto, Kazunari Ishizuka, Ryoichiro Kurobe, Yohei Sato, Akihiko Shimomura, Isao Imamura
  • Publication number: 20100156994
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a housing having a first outer surface; a liquid ejection substrate disposed at a first portion of the first outer surface and having ejection ports for ejecting liquid; and a wiring member disposed on a second portion of the first outer surface so as to be next to the liquid ejection substrate and electrically connected to the liquid ejection substrate. The ejection ports are covered by a cap that is in contact with the wiring member and a portion, except the second portion, of the first outer surface around the liquid ejection substrate; and the second portion is recessed relative to the portion, except the second portion, of the first outer surface around the liquid ejection substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masako Shimomura, Shigeki Fukui