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).

  • Publication number: 20140120331
    Abstract: An ink for inkjet recording includes water, a water-soluble solvent, a pigment and a copolymer including a salt of phosphonic acid group. The copolymer including a salt of phosphonic acid group includes structural units having the following formulae (1) and (2) or (3): wherein not less than half or all of M+ represent a cation of alkali metals or an organic ammonium ion, and the rest represents proton; wherein Ar1 represents a monovalent group of benzene or naphthalene; and wherein R1 represents an alkyl group having 5 to 20 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventors: Yuusuke KOIZUKA, Kazukiyo Nagai, Mitsuru Naruse, Masayasu Nonogaki, Minoru Hakiri, Akihiko Matsuyama, Keita Katoh
  • Publication number: 20140092180
    Abstract: An ink composition contains a pigment represented by the following chemical formula 1; a hydrosoluble solvent; and water, wherein the pigment satisfies the following relation 1: 0.040<Y/X<0.200 (Relation 1), where, in a CuK? X-ray diffraction spectrum having a wavelength of 1.541 ?, 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: Akihiko Matsuyama, Mitsuru Naruse, Masayasu Nonogaki, Minoru Hakiri, Keita Katoh, Kazukiyo Nagai, Yuusuke Koizuka
  • Publication number: 20140077486
    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: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Naruse, Minoru Hakiri, Masayasu Nonogaki
  • Publication number: 20140072779
    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: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventors: Akihiko MATSUYAMA, Mitsuru Naruse, Masayasu Nonogaki, Minoru Hakiri, Keita Katoh
  • Patent number: 8613511
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inkjet pigment dispersion liquid including a carbon black, a dispersant, and water, wherein the total number of coarse particles having a particle diameter of 0.5 ?m or greater contained in the inkjet pigment dispersion liquid is 1,000,000/5 ?L or less, and provides an inkjet ink using the inkjet pigment dispersion liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Hakiri, Mitsuru Naruse, Hiroyuki Fushimi, Shinn Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20130242013
    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: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Masayasu NONOGAKI, Mitsuru Naruse, Minoru Hakiri, Keita Katoh
  • Patent number: 8529048
    Abstract: To provide an inkjet ink containing C4-6 diol; and trimethylglycine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Hakiri, Mitsuru Naruse, Hiroyuki Fushimi, Shin Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20130182056
    Abstract: An inkjet recording ink including water; a dispersant containing a block type copolymer having structural unit of a diene monomer and an aromatic vinyl monomer, wherein the block type copolymer has a sulfonic acid group or salt thereof; a first carbon black; and a second carbon black having 2.0 ?mol/m2 to 5.0 ?mol/m2 of a carboxyl group on a surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Naoya MOROHOSHI, Mitsuru Naruse, Minoru Hakiri
  • Patent number: 8474963
    Abstract: An inkjet recording ink which includes: a carbon black; a dispersant, wherein the dispersant is a sodium naphthalenesulfonate-formalin condensate; resin emulsion; and water, in which the resin emulsion contains a resin which is at least one of a urethane resin and a styrene-acryl resin, and the ink satisfies the following relationship: 20?B?A?50, where A(nm) represents a particle diameter D90 of particles contained in dispersion containing the carbon black, the dispersant, and water, which is before added with the resin emulsion, and B(nm) represents a particle diameter D90 of particles contained in the ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin Hasegawa, Minoru Hakiri, Mitsuru Naruse, Hiroyuki Fushimi
  • Publication number: 20130147876
    Abstract: An inkjet recording ink including: water; a first pigment dispersion; a second pigment dispersion; and a penetrating agent, wherein the first pigment dispersion includes oxidized carbon black CB-1 dispersed therein with a pH of the first pigment dispersion adjusted to 6 to 8 with an alkali metal hydroxide, where the oxidized carbon black CB-1 is oxidized with ozone and has a volatile content of 10% to 20% and a BET specific surface area of 90 m2/g to 150 m2/g, and the second pigment dispersion includes carbon black CB-2 dispersed therein with a naphthalene sulfonic acid-formalin condensate, where the carbon black CB-2 has an average particle diameter (D50) of 50 nm to 180 nm as measured by a dynamic light scattering method and a standard deviation of particle diameters of the carbon black CB-2 is equal to or lower than ½ of the average particle diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Minoru HAKIRI, Mitsuru Naruse, Masayasu Nonogaki, Naoya Morohoshi
  • Publication number: 20120242741
    Abstract: An inkjet recording ink set, which contains at least: a black pigment ink; and a color pigment ink, wherein the black pigment ink contains a black pigment treated with an anionic surfactant, and a black pigment coated with a resinous polymer, and water, and the black pigment ink is a pigment dispersion liquid where the black pigment treated with the anionic surfactant and the black pigment coated with the resinous polymer are dispersed in the water, and wherein the color pigment ink contains a color pigment, a nonionic surfactant, and water, and the color pigment ink is a pigment dispersion liquid where the color pigment is dispersed in the water with assistance of the nonionic surfactant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Shin Hasegawa, Minoru Hakiri, Hiroyuki Fushimi, Mitsuru Naruse, Naoya Morohoshi
  • Patent number: 8247473
    Abstract: The present invention provides a colorant dispersion for a recording ink containing at least a dispersant, a colorant, and water, wherein the dispersant is a polycarboxylic acid dispersant containing units represented by formulae (1) to (3): where R1, R2, and R4 are selected from a hydrogen atom and CH3; R3 is selected from a hydrogen atom and a C1-C3 alkyl group; R5 represents a C1-C3 alkyl group; AO and BO represent a C2-C3 oxyalkylene group; M is selected from alkali metal, alkali earth metal, ammonium, and organic amine; m represents an integer of 1 to 30; and n represents an integer of 5 to 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Naruse, Minoru Hakiri, Hiroyuki Fushimi, Shin Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20120154492
    Abstract: An inkjet recording ink including a pigment dispersion liquid containing at least a first carbon black and a dispersant, a second carbon black, a penetrant, a wetting agent and water, wherein the first carbon black has an average particle diameter D50 of 70 nm to 180 nm as measured by a dynamic light scattering method and has a particle diameter standard deviation equal to or smaller than ½ of the average particle diameter, wherein the dispersant is a condensate of naphthalene sulfonic acid and formalin, wherein the second carbon black is carbon black coated with a resin, and wherein the penetrant is a 2-ethyl-1,3-hexandiol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Minoru Hakiri, Shin Hasegawa, Hiroyuki Fushimi, Mitsuru Naruse, Naoya Morohoshi
  • Patent number: 8197049
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inkjet recording ink containing at least a pigment dispersion liquid A containing at least a first carbon black, a dispersant, and water, and a self-dispersible pigment dispersion liquid B which contains a second carbon black having a surface functional group, wherein a mass ratio (Ac:Bc) of the amount of the first carbon black (Ac) in the pigment dispersion liquid A to the amount of the second carbon black (Bc) having a surface functional group in the self-dispersible pigment dispersion liquid B is 98:2 to 50:50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Hakiri, Mitsuru Naruse, Hiroyuki Fushimi, Shin Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20120092411
    Abstract: Ink for ink jet recording containing a coloring agent, water, an aqueous organic solvent, and a polyacrylic acid ester-based polymer represented by the following chemical structure 1: where R represents a hydrogen atom and a methyl group, X— represents F—, Cl—, and Br—, M+ represents Na+, K+, NH4+, and Li+, and symbols l, m, n, and p independently represent integers of from 10 to 3,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru HAKIRI, Mitsuru Naruse, Naoya Morohoshi
  • Publication number: 20120062646
    Abstract: An inkjet recording ink set containing at least a black pigment ink and a color pigment ink which has a color selected from one or more colors, wherein the black pigment ink contains a first anionic self-emulsifying ether polyurethane resin having an acid value of 65 mgKOH/g to 85 mgKOH/g, and the at least one color pigment ink of every color contains a second anionic self-emulsifying ether polyurethane resin having an acid value 10 mgKOH/g to 40 mgKOH/g lower than those of the first anionic self-emulsifying ether polyurethane resin contained in the black pigment ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Shin Hasegawa, Minoru Hakiri, Mitsuru Naruse
  • Publication number: 20120026237
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inkjet pigment dispersion liquid including a carbon black, a dispersant, and water, wherein the total number of coarse particles having a particle diameter of 0.5 ?m or greater contained in the inkjet pigment dispersion liquid is 1,000,000/5 ?L or less, and provides an inkjet ink using the inkjet pigment dispersion liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Minoru Hakiri, Mitsuru Naruse, Hiroyuki Fushimi, Shinn Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20110267398
    Abstract: To provide an inkjet ink containing C4-6 diol; and trimethylglycine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Minoru Hakiri, Mitsuru Naruse, Hiroyuki Fushimi, Shin Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20110074865
    Abstract: An inkjet recording ink which contains: a carbon black; a dispersant; resin emulsion; and water, in which the resin emulsion contains a resin which is at least one of a urethane resin and a styrene-acryl resin, and the ink satisfies the following relationship: 20?B?A?50, where A(nm) represents a particle diameter D90 of particles contained in dispersion containing the carbon black, the dispersant, and water, which is before added with the resin emulsion, and B(nm) represents a particle diameter D90 of particles contained in the ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Shin Hasegawa, Minoru Hakiri, Mitsuru Naruse, Hiroyuki Fushimi
  • Publication number: 20110071250
    Abstract: The present invention provides a colorant dispersion for a recording ink containing at least a dispersant, a colorant, and water, wherein the dispersant is a polycarboxylic acid dispersant containing units represented by formulae (1) to (3): where R1, R2, and R4 are selected from a hydrogen atom and CH3; R3 is selected from a hydrogen atom and a C1-C3 alkyl group; R5 represents a C1-C3 alkyl group; AO and BO represent a C2-C3 oxyalkylene group; M is selected from alkali metal, alkali earth metal, ammonium, and organic amine; m represents an integer of 1 to 30; and n represents an integer of 5 to 50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Mitsuru Naruse, Minoru Hakiri, Hiroyuki Fushimi, Shin Hasegawa