Patents by Inventor Midori Kushida
Midori Kushida 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).
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Patent number: 11241877Abstract: A porous layer included in a transfer body for image recording by a heat transfer method has a multiple layer configuration, and porous layers are provided such that when a thickness (mm) of each porous layer from a porous layer P(1) of the plurality of porous layers on a side closest to the surface layer to a porous layer P(n) on a side closest to the substrate is set to t(n) (n?2), and a total thickness of the transfer body is set to T (mm), Expression (1): C×T?t(1)+ . . . +t(n) (here, C=0.4, and T?1) is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Yoshikazu Saito, Tetsuya Kosuge, Midori Kushida, Tsukasa Sano
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Publication number: 20210229419Abstract: A transfer member according to the present invention includes an elastic layer, and a compression layer, in which the elastic layer contains a thermally conductive filler having thermal conductivity of 5 [W/m·K] or more, and when a compressive elastic modulus of the elastic layer is defined as E1 [MPa], thermal conductivity of the elastic layer is defined as ?1 [W/m·K], a compressive elastic modulus of the compression layer is defined as E2 [MPa], and thermal conductivity of the compression layer is defined as ?2 [W/m·K], 1?E1?50, E2?10, 0.25??1, and ?2?0.2 are satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Yoshikazu Saito, Yuichiro Kanasugi, Tetsuya Kosuge, Tsukasa Sano, Midori Kushida, Yukari Sumioka, Akira Goto
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Publication number: 20210229418Abstract: A transfer member according to the present invention includes a base layer and a surface layer, wherein a swelling rate of the surface layer by 1,2-hexanediol is 5% or less, and a storage elastic modulus of the surface layer is 30 MPa or more to 250 MPa or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Tsukasa Sano, Akira Goto, Yukari Sumioka, Yoshikazu Saito, Tetsuya Kosuge, Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Yuichiro Kanasugi, Midori Kushida
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Publication number: 20200139699Abstract: A porous layer included in a transfer body for image recording by a heat transfer method has a multiple layer configuration, and porous layers are provided such that when a thickness (mm) of each porous layer from a porous layer P(1) of the plurality of porous layers on a side closest to the surface layer to a porous layer P(n) on a side closest to the substrate is set to t(n) (n?2), and a total thickness of the transfer body is set to T (mm), Expression (1): C×T t(1)+ . . . +t(n) (here, C=0.4, and T?1) is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2020Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Yoshikazu Saito, Tetsuya Kosuge, Midori Kushida, Tsukasa Sano
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Patent number: 10639882Abstract: A transfer member for transfer-type image formation according to the present invention includes, in this order, a heat insulating layer, a heat storage layer and a top layer having an image formation surface, and satisfies Expressions 1 to 6: Expression 1: 0.5?t1?1.5 (t1 represents the thickness [mm] of the heat insulating layer), Expression 2: 0.05?t2?0.50 (t2 represents the thickness [mm] of the heat storage layer), Expression 3: t3?0.020 (t3 represents the thickness [mm] of the top layer), Expression 4: ?1?0.20 (?1 represents the thermal conductivity [W/(m·K)] of the heat insulating layer), Expression 5: ?2?0.23 (?2 represents the thermal conductivity [W/(m·K)] of the heat storage layer), and Expression 6: C2?1.52 (C2 represents the volume specific heat [MJ/(m3·K)] of the heat storage layer).Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshikazu Saito, Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Tetsuya Kosuge, Midori Kushida, Tsukasa Sano
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Patent number: 10543677Abstract: The transfer member for transfer-type inkjet recording of the present invention is formed so that a surface layer includes an organosiloxane compound having a polyalkylene oxide unit and the contact angle of water and the contact angle of hexadecane on the surface are 85° or more and 110° or less and 25° or more and 50° or less, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tsukasa Sano, Midori Kushida, Tetsuya Kosuge, Yoshikazu Saito, Mitsutoshi Noguchi
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Publication number: 20190016118Abstract: A transfer member for transfer-type image formation according to the present invention includes, in this order, a heat insulating layer, a heat storage layer and a top layer having an image formation surface, and satisfies Expressions 1 to 6: Expression 1: 0.5?t1?1.5 (t1 represents the thickness [mm] of the heat insulating layer), Expression 2: 0.05?t2?0.50 (t2 represents the thickness [mm] of the heat storage layer), Expression 3: t3?0.020 (t3 represents the thickness [mm] of the top layer), Expression 4: ?1?0.20 (?1 represents the thermal conductivity [W/(m·K)] of the heat insulating layer), Expression 5: ?2?0.23 (?2 represents the thermal conductivity [W/(m·K)] of the heat storage layer), and Expression 6: C2?1.52 (C2 represents the volume specific heat [MJ/(m3·K)] of the heat storage layer).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Yoshikazu Saito, Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Tetsuya Kosuge, Midori Kushida, Tsukasa Sano
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Publication number: 20190016113Abstract: The transfer member for transfer-type inkjet recording of the present invention is formed so that a surface layer includes an organosiloxane compound having a polyalkylene oxide unit and the contact angle of water and the contact angle of hexadecane on the surface are 85° or more and 110° or less and 25° or more and 50° or less, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Tsukasa Sano, Midori Kushida, Tetsuya Kosuge, Yoshikazu Saito, Mitsutoshi Noguchi
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Patent number: 9815271Abstract: An intermediate transfer member for use in a transfer-type image recording method including the steps of applying an ink to an intermediate transfer member to form an intermediate image and transferring the intermediate image to a recording medium. The intermediate transfer member includes a surface layer part onto which an ink is applied, the surface layer part containing an organic siloxane compound having a siloxane bond and a polyalkylene oxide unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Midori Kushida, Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Yoshikazu Saito, Norio Ohkuma
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Publication number: 20170028710Abstract: An intermediate transfer member for use in a transfer-type image recording method including the steps of applying an ink to an intermediate transfer member to form an intermediate image and transferring the intermediate image to a recording medium. The intermediate transfer member includes a surface layer part onto which an ink is applied, the surface layer part containing an organic siloxane compound having a siloxane bond and a polyalkylene oxide unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Midori Kushida, Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Yoshikazu Saito, Norio Ohkuma
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Patent number: 9193150Abstract: An image recording method includes applying a reaction liquid containing a first polymer particle onto an intermediate transfer member, forming an intermediate image by applying an ink containing a second polymer particle onto the intermediate transfer member to which the reaction liquid has been applied, and transferring the intermediate image to a recording medium while heating the intermediate image. The first polymer particle softens at temperature T1 and the second polymer particle softens at temperature T2. The transferring is performed so that the surface temperature Ta of the recording medium and the surface temperature Tb of the intermediate transfer member satisfy: (1) Tb<Ta, (2) T2<Ta, and (3) Tb<T1, and so that the elastic modulus Ea of the intermediate image at the temperature Ta and the elastic modulus Eb of the intermediate image at the temperature Tb satisfy 1.5<Eb/Ea.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2015Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Ryota Takeuchi, Midori Kushida, Yoshikazu Saito
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Publication number: 20150290928Abstract: An image recording method includes applying a reaction liquid containing a first polymer particle onto an intermediate transfer member, forming an intermediate image by applying an ink containing a second polymer particle onto the intermediate transfer member to which the reaction liquid has been applied, and transferring the intermediate image to a recording medium while heating the intermediate image. The first polymer particle softens at temperature T1 and the second polymer particle softens at temperature T2. The transferring is performed so that the surface temperature Ta of the recording medium and the surface temperature Tb of the intermediate transfer member satisfy: (1) Tb<Ta, (2) T2<Ta, and (3) Tb<T1, and so that the elastic modulus Ea of the intermediate image at the temperature Ta and the elastic modulus Eb of the intermediate image at the temperature Tb satisfy 1.5<Eb/Ea.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2015Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Ryota Takeuchi, Midori Kushida, Yoshikazu Saito
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Patent number: 9068048Abstract: There is provided an intermediate transfer member for transfer ink jet recording to which inks and coagulants can be satisfactorily applied and that can substantially maintain high water repellency through repetitive transfer. An intermediate transfer member for use in transfer ink jet recording, wherein an outer portion of the intermediate transfer member contains a component produced by condensing at least an organosilicon compound having the following general formula (1): X—Si(OR1)a(R2)b??(1) wherein X denotes a substituent having a vinyl group or a cyclic ether group, R1 denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 denotes an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a is a natural number in the range of 1 to 3, b is an integer in the range of 0 to 2, and a+b=3.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Midori Kushida, Yoshikazu Saito, Mamiko Kaji, Hikaru Ueda
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Patent number: 8871337Abstract: There is provided an intermediate transfer member for transfer ink jet recording in which formation of cracks on its surface is suppressed and that has good transferability. The intermediate transfer member for transfer ink jet recording includes a surface layer, a buffer layer, and a compression layer, wherein the surface layer, the buffer layer, and the compression layer are formed in that order from the image-forming surface side, a compression modulus (E1) of the surface layer is 300 MPa or more and 10000 MPa or less, a compression modulus (E2) of the buffer layer is 0.5 MPa or more and 30.0 MPa or less, and E1, E2, and a compression modulus (E3) of the compression layer satisfy formula (1) below.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2011Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Midori Kushida, Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Yoshikazu Saito, Mamiko Kaji, Hikaru Ueda
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Publication number: 20140313270Abstract: There is provided an intermediate transfer member for transfer ink jet recording to which inks and coagulants can be satisfactorily applied and that can substantially maintain high water repellency through repetitive transfer. An intermediate transfer member for use in transfer ink jet recording, wherein an outer portion of the intermediate transfer member contains a component produced by condensing at least an organosilicon compound having the following general formula (1): X—Si(OR1)a(R2)b??(1) wherein X denotes a substituent having a vinyl group or a cyclic ether group, R1 denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 denotes an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a is a natural number in the range of 1 to 3, b is an integer in the range of 0 to 2, and a+b=3.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Midori Kushida, Yoshikazu Saito, Mamiko Kaji, Hikaru Ueda
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Patent number: 8802221Abstract: There is provided an intermediate transfer member for transfer ink jet recording to which inks and coagulants can be satisfactorily applied and that can substantially maintain high water repellency through repetitive transfer. An intermediate transfer member for use in transfer ink jet recording, wherein an outer portion of the intermediate transfer member contains a component produced by condensing at least an organosilicon compound having the following general formula (1): X—Si(OR1)a(R2)b??(1) wherein X denotes a substituent having a vinyl group or a cyclic ether group, R1 denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 denotes an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a is a natural number in the range of 1 to 3, b is an integer in the range of 0 to 2, and a+b=3.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Midori Kushida, Yoshikazu Saito, Mamiko Kaji, Hikaru Ueda
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Publication number: 20130127966Abstract: There is provided an intermediate transfer member for transfer ink jet recording to which inks and coagulants can be satisfactorily applied and that can substantially maintain high water repellency through repetitive transfer. An intermediate transfer member for use in transfer ink jet recording, wherein an outer portion of the intermediate transfer member contains a component produced by condensing at least an organosilicon compound having the following general formula (1): X—Si(OR1)a(R2)b??(1) wherein X denotes a substituent having a vinyl group or a cyclic ether group, R1 denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 denotes an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a is a natural number in the range of 1 to 3, b is an integer in the range of 0 to 2, and a+b=3.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Midori Kushida, Yoshikazu Saito, Mamiko Kaji, Hikaru Ueda
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Publication number: 20130127965Abstract: There is provided an intermediate transfer member for transfer ink jet recording in which formation of cracks on its surface is suppressed and that has good transferability. The intermediate transfer member for transfer ink jet recording includes a surface layer, a buffer layer, and a compression layer, wherein the surface layer, the buffer layer, and the compression layer are formed in that order from the image-forming surface side, a compression modulus (E1) of the surface layer is 300 MPa or more and 10000 MPa or less, a compression modulus (E2) of the buffer layer is 0.5 MPa or more and 30.0 MPa or less, and E1, E2, and a compression modulus (E3) of the compression layer satisfy formula (1) below.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Midori Kushida, Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Yoshikazu Saito, Mamiko Kaji, Hikaru Ueda
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Publication number: 20120113203Abstract: The transfer type inkjet recording method has the intermediate image formation process and the transfer process defined in the specification. The transfer type inkjet recording method includes, in the intermediate image formation process, selecting an intermediate transfer body having a center line surface roughness closest to the center line surface roughness of a recording medium from a plurality of intermediate transfer bodies different from each other in the center line surface roughness, and then an intermediate image is formed on the surface of the selected intermediate transfer body. Moreover, a transfer type inkjet recording which is used for the method is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Midori Kushida, Hikaru Ueda