Patents by Inventor Mitsuru Naruse

Mitsuru Naruse 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: 9598589
    Abstract: An inkjet ink is provided. The inkjet ink includes water; a penetrant, a pigment, and a polymer compound. The polymer compound includes a unit (A) including a functional group having the below-mentioned formula (1) or (2), and another unit (B) including a carboxyl group. The unit (A) is included in the polymer compound in an amount of from 30% to 90% by weight based on the total weight of the polymer compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Naruse, Minoru Hakiri, Masayasu Nonogaki
  • Publication number: 20160288206
    Abstract: A powder material for three-dimensional modeling includes a base material and a resin covering the base material, wherein the covering factor by the resin is 15 percent or more and the aspect ratio of the powder material is 0.90 or greater as calculated according to the following relation 1. Aspect ratio (average)=X1×Y1/100+X2×Y2/100+ . . . +Xn×Yn/100,??Relation 1 In the Relation 1, Y1+Y2+ . . . +Yn=100 (percent), Xn represents the aspect ratio (minor axis/major axis), Yn represents an existence ratio (percent) of a particle having an aspect ratio of Xn, and n is 15,000 or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Kazumi OHTAKI, Hitoshi Iwatsuki, Yasuyuki Yamashita, Mitsuru Naruse, Yasuo Suzuki, Nozomu Tamoto
  • Publication number: 20160272817
    Abstract: A powder material for three-dimensional modeling includes a base particle and a resin including a first water soluble resin and a second water soluble resin, wherein a first aqueous solution of the first water soluble resin having a concentration of two percent by mass has a thermally reversible sol-gel phase transition and is gelated at temperatures higher than a first phase transition temperature of the first aqueous solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Mitsuru Naruse, Yasuo Suzuki, Nozomu Tamoto, Yasuyuki Yamashita, Hitoshi Iwatsuki, Kazumi Ohtaki
  • Publication number: 20160271877
    Abstract: A powder material for three-dimensional modeling includes a base particle and a resin covering the base particle, wherein the resin has a first absorption peak in the range of from 1,141 cm?1 to 1,145 cm?1 and a second absorption peak in the range of from 1,089 cm?1 to 1,093 cm?1 in an infrared absorption spectrum and the intensity ratio of the first absorption peak to the second absorption peak is from 0.40 to 0.70.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuo SUZUKI, Mitsuru Naruse, Hitoshi Iwatsuki, Nozomu Tamoto, Kazumi Ohtaki, Yasuyuki Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20160271879
    Abstract: A powder material for three-dimensional modeling includes a base particle and a coverage film including an organic material. The coverage film covers the base particle. The powder material is used for three dimensional modeling and when the coverage film is dissolved in a solvent to prepare a solution and the solution is formed into a coated film on a smooth surface, the coated film has a wetting tension of from 22 mN/m to 28 mN/m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuyuki YAMASHITA, Yasuo SUZUKI, Mitsuru NARUSE, Nozomu TAMOTO, Shigenori YAGUCHI, Hitoshi IWATSUKI, Kazumi OHTAKI
  • Patent number: 9441129
    Abstract: An ink for inkjet recording contains water, an organic solvent, a pigment, and a compound represented by the following Chemical formula 1: In Chemical formula 1, M+'s each, independently represent protons, cations of alkali metals, ammonium ions, or organic ammonium ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Keita Katoh, Mitsuru Naruse, Masayasu Nonogaki, Akihiko Matsuyama, Kazukiyo Nagai, Yuusuke Koizuka
  • Publication number: 20160236412
    Abstract: Provided is a three-dimensional object formation method for forming a three-dimensional object by at least repeating: forming a powder material layer using a powder material for three-dimensional object formation containing a base material coated with an organic material; and hardening a predetermined region of the powder material layer by delivering a hardening liquid to the powder material layer formed in the formation of a powder material layer, where the hardening liquid contains a cross-linking agent cross-linkable with the organic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Teruki KUSAHARA, Masaki WATANABE, Keiko OSAKA, Mitsuru NARUSE, Mariko KOJIMA, Yasuyuki YAMASHITA, Yoshihiro NORIKANE
  • Publication number: 20160177122
    Abstract: A powder for 3D modeling includes a base particle and a resin having a functional group represented by the following Chemical formula 1, where A1 represents O or NH and R1, R2, and R3 each, independently represent CH3, C2H5, C3H7, or C4H9. The base particle is covered with the resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Mitsuru NARUSE, Nozomu Tamoto, Yasuo Suzuki, Hitoshi Iwatsuki, Yasuyuki Yamashita, Kazumi Ohtaki
  • Publication number: 20160160021
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid material for forming a three-dimensional object. The liquid material is adapted to harden a powder material for forming a three-dimensional object containing an organic material. The liquid material contains a solvent and a cross-linking agent. A dynamic contact angle of the liquid material over a film made of the organic material is from 20° to 80°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Mariko KOJIMA, Yoshihiro NORIKANE, Keiko OSAKA, Hiroshi IWATA, Mitsuru NARUSE, Nozomu TAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9359522
    Abstract: An ink composition contains a pigment; a copolymer containing a phosphoric acid group or phosphonic acid group; a hydrosoluble solvent; and water, wherein the pigment is represented by the following chemical formula 1 and satisfies the following relation 1: Y<X<0.8, where X represents a peak intensity at a Bragg (2?±0.2°) angle in a range of 2? of from 5.5° to 6.0° and Y represents a peak intensity at a Bragg (2?±0.2°) angle in a range of 2? of from 26.5° to 27.5° to a CuK? X-ray having a wavelength of 1.541 ?. where R each, independently represents monovalent groups selected from hydrogen atoms, methyl groups, or chlorine atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiko Matsuyama, Mitsuru Naruse, Masayasu Nonogaki, Keita Katoh, Kazukiyo Nagai, Yuusuke Koizuka
  • Patent number: 9321926
    Abstract: An ink for inkjet recording includes water; a hydrosoluble solvent; a pigment; and a copolymer including a phosphonic acid group. The copolymer including a phosphonic acid group includes structural units having the following formulae (1) and (2): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal or an organic ammonium; and wherein R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and each of n and m represents 0 or an integer of from 1 to 30, provided n+m is from 2 to 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keita Katoh, Shigeyuki Harada, Masayuki Fukuoka, Mitsuru Naruse, Masayasu Nonogaki, Akihiko Matsuyama, Kazukiyo Nagai, Yuusuke Koizuka
  • Patent number: 9309427
    Abstract: An ink composition contains a pigment; a copolymer comprising a phosphoric acid group or phosphonic acid group; a hydrosoluble solvent; and water, wherein the pigment is represented by the following chemical formula 1 and satisfies the following relation 1: Y/X?0.20??Relation 1 where X represents a peak intensity at a Bragg (2?±0.2°) angle in a range of 2? of from 26.5° to 27.5° and Y represents a peak intensity at a Bragg (2?±0.2°) angle in a range of 2? of from 11.0° to 11.5° to a CuK? X-ray having a wavelength of 1.541 ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Matsuyama, Mitsuru Naruse, Masayasu Nonogaki, Kazukiyo Nagai, Keita Katoh, Yuusuke Koizuka
  • Patent number: 9267046
    Abstract: Inkjet ink contains a pigment, a hydrosoluble solvent, and water, wherein the pigment is represented by the following chemical formula 1 and has a CuK? X-ray diffraction spectrum having a wavelength of 1.541 ? such that no main peak is observed at a Bragg (2?±0.2°) angle in a range of 2? of from 28.0° to 29.0°, wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or a chlorine atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Matsuyama, Mitsuru Naruse, Masayasu Nonogaki, Minoru Hakiri, Keita Katoh
  • Patent number: 9234110
    Abstract: An ink for inkjet recording, which is used for recording on a paper having a concentration of an eluted Ca ion of from 1.0×10?4 to 5.0×10?4 g/g when dipped in pure water. The ink includes at least a pigment, a pigment dispersant, a water-soluble organic solvent and water. The pigment dispersant is a copolymer synthesized using at least (1) unsaturated ethylene monomer having a phosphoric acid group or a phosphonic acid group and (2) unsaturated ethylene monomer having an alkyl group having 12 to 22 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Keita Katoh, Mitsuru Naruse, Akihiko Matsuyama, Masayasu Nonogaki, Minoru Hakiri, Kazukiyo Nagai, Yuusuke Koizuka
  • Publication number: 20150376425
    Abstract: An inkjet recording ink, including: water; a water-soluble organic solvent; a pigment; and a phosphate group-containing copolymer, wherein the phosphate group-containing copolymer contains a structural unit represented by the following General Formula (1) and a structural unit represented by the following General Formula (2): where R1 denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; M+ denotes an alkali metal ion, an organic amine ion, or a hydrogen ion; half or more of M+ in the copolymer is the alkali metal ion or the organic amine ion, the remainder of M+ is the hydrogen ion; n and m each denote an integer of 0 to 6, provided that both of n and m are not 0; and a block of (C2H4O) and a block of (C3H6O) may be exchanged with each other, where R2 denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Minoru HAKIRI, Mitsuru NARUSE, Masayasu NONOGAKI, Keita KATOH, Akihiko MATSUYAMA, Kazukiyo NAGAI, Yuusuke KOIZUKA, Masato MATSUMURA, Takuya FURUTA
  • Patent number: 9217089
    Abstract: An ink for inkjet recording includes water; a hydrosoluble solvent, a pigment, and a copolymer including a salt of a diphosphonic acid group. The copolymer including a salt of a diphosphonic acid group includes structural units having the following formulae (1) and (2): X represents an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, each of R1 and R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, M+ represents an alkali metal ion, an organic ammonium ion or a proton and Z1 represents a hydrocarbon group having 6 to 22 carbon atoms. The alkali metal ion or the organic ammonium ion and the proton may be mixed, and half or more of the M+ are alkali metal ions or the organic ammonium ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazukiyo Nagai, Yuusuke Koizuka, Mitsuru Naruse, Masayasu Nonogaki, Akihiko Matsuyama, Keita Katoh, Shigeyuki Harada, Masayuki Fukuoka
  • Patent number: 9217091
    Abstract: An inkjet recording ink, including: water; a water-soluble solvent; a pigment; and a phosphate group-containing copolymer, wherein the phosphate group-containing copolymer includes a structural unit represented by the following general formula (1) and a structural unit represented by the following structural formula (1): wherein, in the general formula (1), R1 represents either of a hydrogen atom and a methyl group; and M+ represents any of an alkali metal ion, an organic ammonium ion, an organic amine ion and a hydrogen ion, one-half or more of the M+ in the copolymer is an alkali metal ion, an organic ammonium ion or an organic amine, and the remainder is a hydrogen ion:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Keita Katoh, Mitsuru Naruse, Akihiko Matsuyama, Masayasu Nonogaki, Minoru Hakiri, Yuusuke Koizuka, Kazukiyo Nagai, Nobuyuki Sakamoto, Yosuke Matsuoka, Masatomo Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9200169
    Abstract: An inkjet recording ink, including: water; a wetting agent; a colorant; and polymer microparticles, wherein the polymer microparticles are each a copolymer of a monomer represented by the following structural formula (1) or the following general formula (2), a monomer represented by the following general formula (3), and a macromonomer represented by the following general formula (4): where “R1” is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, where “Rs” are independently an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, where “l” is the number of repeating units, and an integer of 1 to 100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayasu Nonogaki, Mitsuru Naruse, Minoru Hakiri, Keita Katoh
  • Publication number: 20150307734
    Abstract: An inkjet ink contains water, a hydrosoluble organic solvent, a pigment, polyvinyl pyrolidone, and a copolymer, wherein the copolymer contains a structure unit represented by Chemical formula 1, where R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 is an alkyl group having one to four carbon atoms, M1+, M2+, M3+, and M4+ each, independently represent protons, alkali metal ions, or organic ammonium ions, and a structure unit represented by Chemical formula 2, where R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, a structure unit represented by Chemical formula 3, where R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, or a structure unit represented by Chemical formula 4, where R5 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Masayasu NONOGAKI, Mitsuru Naruse, Akihiko Matsuyama, Keita Katoh, Kazukiyo Nagai, Yuusuke Koizuka
  • Publication number: 20150291817
    Abstract: An ink for inkjet recording includes water; a hydrosoluble solvent; a pigment; and a copolymer including a phosphonic acid group. The copolymer including a phosphonic acid group includes structural units having the following formulae (1) and (2): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal or an organic ammonium; and wherein R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and each of n and m represents 0 or an integer of from 1 to 30, provided n+m is from 2 to 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Keita KATOH, Shigeyuki HARADA, Masayuki FUKUOKA, Mitsuru NARUSE, Masayasu NONOGAKI, Akihiko MATSUYAMA, Kazukiyo NAGAI, Yuusuke KOIZUKA