Patents by Inventor Miyako Sugihara

Miyako Sugihara 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: 7331665
    Abstract: An inkjet recording method includes: forming a color image with respective inks on a recording medium by while scanning a recording head multiple times on a same recording area, forming a thinned-out image according to an thinning-out pattern without regularity in each scanning, the recording head having a plurality of nozzle sections for jetting inks, wherein a nozzle pitch thereof is from 10 to 50 ?m, the respective inks contain pigments, one organic solvent with high boiling point and water, at least one of the respective inks contains a compound of the general formula (I), a surface tension of the respective inks is from 30 to 50 mN/m, a transferred amount at 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tomotake, Takahiro Matsuzawa, Kenzo Nakazawa, Miyako Sugihara
  • Patent number: 7331649
    Abstract: An inkjet recording method includes: forming a color image with color inks by while scanning a recording head multiple times on a same recording area, forming a thinned-out image, the recording head having a plurality of nozzle sections for jetting the color inks, wherein a nozzle pitch of the recording head is from 10 to 50 ?m, the color inks comprise C, M, Y and BK inks and at least one special color ink, the color inks contain pigments, at least one organic solvent with high boiling point and water, a dot formed by the color inks has a size of 10 to 50 ?m, the recording medium has a transferred amount at 0.04 seconds of absorption time, and the recording medium comprises a micro-porous layer containing inorganic fine particles and a hydrophilic binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiro Matsuzawa, Atsushi Tomotake, Kenzo Nakazawa, Miyako Sugihara
  • Patent number: 7328992
    Abstract: An inkjet recording method includes: generating image data for forming a thinned-out image according to an thinning-out pattern without regularity; and printing a color image with respective inks, by scanning a recording head multiple times on a same recording area and forming the thinned-out image in each scanning, the recording head having a plurality of nozzle sections for jetting inks, wherein the nozzle pitch thereof is from 10 to 50 ?m, the respective inks contains pigments, at least one organic solvent with high boiling point and water, a surface tension of the respective inks is from 30 to 50 mN/m, the pigments are dispersed by a polymeric dispersant, a transferred amount at 0.04 sec of time by Bristow method is 10 ml/m2 or more, and the recording medium has a micro-porous layer containing inorganic fine particles with a mean particle size of 15 to 100 nm and a hydrophilic binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tomotake, Takahiro Matsuzawa, Kenzo Nakazawa, Miyako Sugihara
  • Patent number: 7322687
    Abstract: An inkjet recording method includes: forming a color image with respective inks on a recording medium by while scanning a recording head multiple times on a same recording area thereof, forming a thinned-out image according to an thinning-out pattern without regularity in each scanning, the recording head having a plurality of nozzle sections for jetting inks, wherein a nozzle pitch thereof is from 10 to 50 ?m, the respective inks contains pigments, at least one organic solvent with high boiling point and water, a surface tension of the respective inks is from 30 to 50 mN/m, the yellow ink contains C.I. Pigment Yellow 128 as pigment, a transferred amount at 0.04 sec of time by Bristow method is 10 ml/m2 or more, and the recording medium has a micro-porous layer containing inorganic fine particles with a mean particle size of 15 to 100 nm and a hydrophilic binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tomotake, Takahiro Matsuzawa, Kenzo Nakazawa, Miyako Sugihara
  • Patent number: 7316473
    Abstract: An inkjet recording method and apparatus including: forming a color image with color inks and an invisible ink by while scanning a first recording head multiple times on a same recording area, forming a thinned-out image, and jetting an invisible ink from a second recording head in accordance with an adhering amount of the color inks per, wherein a nozzle pitch of the first recording head is from 10 to 50 ?m, the color inks comprise C, M, Y and BK inks and at least one special color ink, the color inks contain pigments, at least one organic solvent with high boiling point and water, a dot formed color inks has a size of 10 to 50 ?m, and the recording medium has a transferred amount at 0.04 seconds of absorption time of 10 ml/m2 or more, a micro-porous layer containing inorganic fine particles and a hydrophilic binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiro Matsuzawa, Atsushi Tomotake, Kenzo Nakazawa, Miyako Sugihara
  • Patent number: 7275806
    Abstract: An inkjet recording method and apparatus includes: forming a color image with color inks and an invisible ink by while scanning a first recording head multiple times on a same recording area of the recording medium, forming a thinned-out image, and jetting an invisible ink from a second recording head in accordance with an adhering amount of the color inks per unit area, wherein a nozzle pitch of the first recording head is from 10 to 50 ?m, the color inks contain pigments, organic solvent with high boiling point and water, a dot formed by the color inks has a size of 10 to 50 ?m, the recording medium has a transferred amount at 0.04 seconds of absorption time of 10 ml/m2 or more, a micro-porous layer containing inorganic fine particles and a hydrophilic binder and a 20-degree specular gloss of 20 to 45%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiro Matsuzawa, Atsushi Tomotake, Kenzo Nakazawa, Miyako Sugihara
  • Patent number: 7216967
    Abstract: An inkjet recording method includes: forming a color image with color inks by while scanning a recording head multiple times on a same recording area, forming a thinned-out image, the recording head having a plurality of nozzle sections for jetting the color inks, wherein a nozzle pitch is from 10 to 50 ?m, the color inks comprise C, M, Y and BK inks and at least one special color ink, the color inks contain pigments, at least one organic solvent with high boiling point and water, a dot formed by the color inks has a size of 10 to 50 ?m, the recording medium has a transferred amount at 0.04 seconds of absorption time of 10 ml/m2 or more, the recording medium comprises a micro-porous layer containing inorganic fine particles and a hydrophilic binder; and a 20-degree specular gloss of the recording medium is 20 to 45%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiro Matsuzawa, Atsushi Tomotake, Kenzo Nakazawa, Miyako Sugihara
  • Publication number: 20060017767
    Abstract: An inkjet recording method and apparatus comprising: forming a color image with color inks and an invisible ink by while scanning a first recording head multiple times on a same recording area, forming a thinned-out image, and jetting an invisible ink from a second recording head in accordance with an adhering amount of the color inks per, wherein a nozzle pitch of the first recording head is from 10 to 50 ?m, the color inks comprise C, M, Y and BK inks and at least one special color ink, the color inks contain pigments, at least one organic solvent with high boiling point and water, a dot formed color inks has a size of 10 to 50 ?m, and the recording medium has a transferred amount at 0.04 seconds of absorption time of 10 ml/m2 or more, a micro-porous layer containing inorganic fine particles and a hydrophilic binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Takahiro Matsuzawa, Atsushi Tomotake, Kenzo Nakazawa, Miyako Sugihara
  • Publication number: 20060017759
    Abstract: An inkjet recording method includes: forming a color image with color inks by while scanning a recording head multiple times on a same recording area, forming a thinned-out image, the recording head having a plurality of nozzle sections for jetting the color inks, wherein a nozzle pitch is from 10 to 50 ?m, the color inks comprise C, M, Y and BK inks and at least one special color ink, the color inks contain pigments, at least one organic solvent with high boiling point and water, a dot formed by the color inks has a size of 10 to 50 ?m, the recording medium has a transferred amount at 0.04 seconds of absorption time of 10 ml/m2 or more, the recording medium comprises a micro-porous layer containing inorganic fine particles and a hydrophilic binder; and a 20-degree specular gloss of the recording medium is 20 to 45%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Takahiro Matsuzawa, Atsushi Tomotake, Kenzo Nakazawa, Miyako Sugihara
  • Publication number: 20060017760
    Abstract: An inkjet recording method includes: forming a color image with color inks by while scanning a recording head multiple times on a same recording area, forming a thinned-out image, the recording head having a plurality of nozzle sections for jetting the color inks, wherein a nozzle pitch of the recording head is from 10 to 50 ?m, the color inks comprise C, M, Y and BK inks and at least one special color ink, the color inks contain pigments, at least one organic solvent with high boiling point and water, a dot formed by the color inks has a size of 10 to 50 ?m, the recording medium has a transferred amount at 0.04 seconds of absorption time, and the recording medium comprises a micro-porous layer containing inorganic fine particles and a hydrophilic binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Takahiro Matsuzawa, Atsushi Tomotake, Kenzo Nakazawa, Miyako Sugihara
  • Publication number: 20060017761
    Abstract: An inkjet recording method and apparatus includes: forming a color image with color inks and an invisible ink by while scanning a first recording head multiple times on a same recording area of the recording medium, forming a thinned-out image, and jetting an invisible ink from a second recording head in accordance with an adhering amount of the color inks per unit area, wherein a nozzle pitch of the first recording head is from 10 to 50 ?m, the color inks contain pigments, organic solvent with high boiling point and water, a dot formed by the color inks has a size of 10 to 50 ?m, the recording medium has a transferred amount at 0.04 seconds of absorption time of 10 ml/m2 or more, a micro-porous layer containing inorganic fine particles and a hydrophilic binder and a 20-degree specular gloss of 20 to 45%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Takahiro Matsuzawa, Atsushi Tomotake, Kenzo Nakazawa, Miyako Sugihara
  • Publication number: 20050195256
    Abstract: An inkjet recording method includes: generating image data for forming a thinned-out image according to an thinning-out pattern without regularity; and printing a color image with respective inks, by scanning a recording head multiple times on a same recording area and forming the thinned-out image in each scanning, the recording head having a plurality of nozzle sections for jetting inks, wherein the nozzle pitch thereof is from 10 to 50 ?m, the respective inks contains pigments, at least one organic solvent with high boiling point and water, a surface tension of the respective inks is from 30 to 50 mN/m, the pigments are dispersed by a polymeric dispersant, a transferred amount at 0.04 sec of time by Bristow method is 10 ml/m2 or more, and the recording medium has a micro-porous layer containing inorganic fine particles with a mean particle size of 15 to 100 nm and a hydrophilic binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tomotake, Takahiro Matsuzawa, Kenzo Nakazawa, Miyako Sugihara
  • Publication number: 20050195257
    Abstract: An inkjet recording method includes: forming a color image with respective inks on a recording medium by while scanning a recording head multiple times on a same recording area, forming a thinned-out image according to an thinning-out pattern without regularity in each scanning, the recording head having a plurality of nozzle sections for jetting inks, wherein a nozzle pitch thereof is from 10 to 50 ?m, the respective inks contain pigments, one organic solvent with high boiling point and water, at least one of the respective inks contains a compound of the general formula (I), a surface tension of the respective inks is from 30 to 50 mN/m, a transferred amount at 0.04 sec of time by Bristow method is 10 ml/m2 or more, and the recording medium has a micro-porous layer containing inorganic fine particles with a mean particle size of 15 to 100 nm and a hydrophilic binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tomotake, Takahiro Matsuzawa, Kenzo Nakazawa, Miyako Sugihara
  • Publication number: 20050195224
    Abstract: An inkjet recording method includes: forming a color image with respective inks on a recording medium by while scanning a recording head multiple times on a same recording area thereof, forming a thinned-out image according to an thinning-out pattern without regularity in each scanning, the recording head having a plurality of nozzle sections for jetting inks, wherein a nozzle pitch thereof is from 10 to 50 ?m, the respective inks contains pigments, at least one organic solvent with high boiling point and water, a surface tension of the respective inks is from 30 to 50 mN/m, the yellow ink contains C.I. Pigment Yellow 128 as pigment, a transferred amount at 0.04 sec of time by Bristow method is 10 ml/m2 or more, and the recording medium has a micro-porous layer containing inorganic fine particles with a mean particle size of 15 to 100 nm and a hydrophilic binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tomotake, Takahiro Matsuzawa, Kenzo Nakazawa, Miyako Sugihara