Patents by Inventor Norio Aoshima
Norio Aoshima 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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Publication number: 20120175239Abstract: A method for processing waste solution in the plate-making process, in which the waste solution in the plate-making process, which is discharged when the plate-making process of a photosensitive planographic printing plate is carried out using a developer for a photosensitive planographic printing plate, the developer containing at least one sugar selected from non-reducing sugars and at least one base without containing a silicate and by having a pH from 9.0 to 13.5, is evaporated and concentrated by an evaporative concentration apparatus, thereby being separated into water vapor and a dissolved component, wherein, the waste solution in the plate-making process is heated by a heating means in an evaporation container that is provided with base resistance, and the water vapor separated from the waste solution in the plate-making process is taken out from the evaporation container and condensed in a cooling means, thereby being turned into reclaimed water.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2010Publication date: July 12, 2012Inventors: Norio Aoshima, Toshihiro Watanabe, Fumikazu Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8142978Abstract: The invention provides a planographic printing plate precursor having at least: a support; and an image recording layer that is provided on the support, the image recording layer comprising: an infrared ray absorbing agent (A); a polymerization initiator (B); a polymerizable compound (C); and a compound (D) represented by the following Formula (I). In Formula (I), at least one of R1 to R3 represents —(CH2CH2O)n—R4, while the remainder of R1 to R3 respectively independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or R5—COOH; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; n represents an integer of 1 to 20; and R5 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. The invention further provides a printing method using the planographic printing plate precursor and performing on-press development.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2008Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventor: Norio Aoshima
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Patent number: 8101332Abstract: A negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor is disclosed that can be developed on the press without going through a development processing step, and a method of lithographic printing is also disclosed that uses this negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor. A negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor is provided that exhibits excellent on-press developability, nonimage area fine line reproducibility and printing durability and that resists the production of scum during on-press development.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2009Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Norio Aoshima, Yu Iwai
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Publication number: 20110217656Abstract: A positive-working lithographic printing plate precursor for infrared laser is provided that includes, layered sequentially above a support, a lower layer and an upper layer, the lower layer and/or the upper layer including an infrared absorbing agent, either the lower layer comprising an alkali-soluble group-containing graft copolymer or the upper layer comprising a sulfonamide group-, active imide group-, and/or amide group-containing graft copolymer, and the graft copolymer being a polyurethane resin having as a graft chain an ethylenically unsaturated monomer-derived constitutional unit. There is also provided a process for making a lithographic printing plate, the process including in sequence an exposure step of imagewise exposing by means of an infrared laser the positive-working lithographic printing plate precursor for infrared laser and a development step of developing using an aqueous alkali solution with a pH of 8.5 to 10.8.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Yoshinori TAGUCHI, Noriaki WATANABE, Norio AOSHIMA
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Publication number: 20110200943Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a planographic printing plate, including: subjecting a planographic printing plate precursor, which has a support and a positive-working image recording layer, to image-wise exposure; and developing it using an alkaline aqueous solution which contains a specific compound and has a pH of from 8.5 to 10.8, in this order. The recording layer has: a lower layer containing a water-insoluble and alkali-soluble resin and an infrared ray absorbing agent; and an upper layer containing a water-insoluble and alkali-soluble polyurethane resin and a polyorganosiloxane. The specific compound is a nonionic or anionic surfactant, or at least one compound represented by Formula (1) or (2), wherein R11, R12, and R13 each represent an alkyl group; R14 represents an alkylene group; and R15 represents a single bond or a divalent linking group containing a hetero atom; and R21, R22, and R23 each represent an alkyl group.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventor: Norio AOSHIMA
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Publication number: 20110174179Abstract: There is provided a lithographic printing plate precursor that enables image recording using a laser and that provides an excellent scumming resistance and an excellent developability while maintaining a satisfactory printing durability. Also provided are a platemaking method, and a novel polymerizable monomer. A lithographic printing plate precursor has a support, and an image recording layer disposed thereon and containing a radical polymerization initiator and a polymerizable monomer that has a sulfonamide group and at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups; a lithographic printing plate platemaking method uses this lithographic printing plate precursor; and a polymerizable monomer has a sulfonamide group and at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2009Publication date: July 21, 2011Inventors: Katsuhiro Shimono, Norio Aoshima, Junji Kawaguchui
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Publication number: 20100173248Abstract: A plate surface treatment agent for a lithographic printing plate is provided that includes a vinyl copolymer containing a monomer unit having at least one group selected from the group consisting of a phosphonic acid group, a phosphoric acid group, a carboxylic acid group, and a salt of these groups and a monomer unit having at least one group or structure selected from the group consisting of a sulfonic acid group, a salt thereof, an amide group, and a betaine structure. There is also provided a method for treating a lithographic printing plate that includes a step of imagewise exposing a lithographic printing plate precursor, a step of processing using a developer, and a step of carrying out a plate surface treatment using the plate surface treatment agent for a lithographic printing plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2010Publication date: July 8, 2010Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Shigekatsu Fujii, Norio Aoshima, Toshihiro Watanabe, Yasuhiro Kubota
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Patent number: 7700265Abstract: An image forming method in which a planographic printing plate precursor having, on a support, an image recording layer containing (A) a polymerization initiator, (B) a polymerizable compound, and (C) a binder polymer, and having photosensitivity in a wavelength range of 250 nm to 420 nm, is subjected to exposure using laser light in the wavelength range of 250 nm to 420 nm, and a one-pixel drawing time is one millisecond or less, a planographic printing plate precursor having the image recording layer which further contains (D) a compound having a polymerizable group and a support adsorptive group, or (F) a filler, and a planographic printing method including development-on-machine, are provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2005Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Satoshi Hoshi, Hiroshi Sunagawa, Toshifumi Inno, Naonori Makino, Gaku Kumada, Norio Aoshima
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Publication number: 20100055613Abstract: A negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor is disclosed that can be developed on the press without going through a development processing step, and a method of lithographic printing is also disclosed that uses this negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor. Also disclosed are a negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor that can be developed by a water-soluble resin-containing aqueous solution and a method of lithographic printing that uses this negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor. A negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor is provided that exhibits an excellent fine line reproducibility in nonimage areas even when printing is performed using ultraviolet-curing ink (UV ink). Also provided is a negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor that exhibits an excellent combination of fine line reproducibility and printing durability and that resists the production of scum during on-press development.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Inventors: Norio AOSHIMA, Kazuo MAEMOTO
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Publication number: 20090246693Abstract: A negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor is disclosed that can be developed on the press without going through a development processing step, and a method of lithographic printing is also disclosed that uses this negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor. Also disclosed are a negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor that can be developed by a water-soluble resin-containing aqueous solution and a method of lithographic printing that uses this negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor. A negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor is provided that exhibits an excellent fine line reproducibility in nonimage areas even when printing is performed using ultraviolet-curing ink (UV ink). Also provided is a negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor that exhibits an excellent combination of fine line reproducibility and printing durability and that resists the production of scum during on-press development.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventors: Takashi NAKAMURA, Norio Aoshima, Yu Iwai
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Publication number: 20090246696Abstract: The invention provides a planographic printing plate precursor having at least: a support; and an image recording layer that is provided on or above the support, the image recording layer containing at least: an infrared ray absorbing agent (A); a polymerization initiator (B); a polymerizable monomer (C); and a polymer compound (D) having, in a side chain thereof, at least one specific polymerizable functional group having a hydroxyl group; and following exposure of the planographic printing plate precursor, an unexposed portion of the image recording layer is removed with a gum solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Yu Iwai, Norio Aoshima
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Publication number: 20090246688Abstract: A negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor is disclosed that can be developed on the press without going through a development processing step, and a method of lithographic printing is also disclosed that uses this negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor. A negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor is provided that exhibits excellent on-press developability, nonimage area fine line reproducibility and printing durability and that resists the production of scum during on-press development.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventors: Norio AOSHIMA, Yu IWAI
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Publication number: 20090047601Abstract: The invention provides a planographic printing plate precursor comprising: a hydrophilic support; and an image recording layer that is provided on the support, the image recording layer comprising: an infrared ray absorbing agent (A); a polymerization initiator (B); a polymerizable monomer (C); and a specific polymer compound (D) having an alkyleneoxy group in its molecule and having, in a side chain thereof at least one specific group. The invention further provides a printing method using the planographic printing plate precursor, wherein no specific development process is required for performing printing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2008Publication date: February 19, 2009Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Yu IWAI, Norio Aoshima
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Publication number: 20090022887Abstract: A planographic printing plate precursor which prevents deformation and destruction of fine particles dispersed in an image forming layer thereof and has high developing performance and a high speed thin layer coating aptitude is provided. A method for producing and handling a planographic printing plate precursor having an image forming layer containing a photosensitive composition having fine particles dispersed therein is provided. The pressure acting on the image forming layer during or after formation of the image forming layer is 1.5×105 N/m2 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2006Publication date: January 22, 2009Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Atsushi Oshima, Norio Aoshima
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Publication number: 20080286685Abstract: The invention provides a planographic printing plate precursor having at least: a support; and an image recording layer that is provided on the support, the image recording layer comprising: an infrared ray absorbing agent (A); a polymerization initiator (B); a polymerizable compound (C); and a compound (D) represented by the following Formula (I). In Formula (I), at least one of R1 to R3 represents —(CH2CH2O)n—R4, while the remainder of R1 to R3 respectively independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or R5—COOH; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; n represents an integer of 1 to 20; and R5 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. The invention further provides a printing method using the planographic printing plate precursor and performing on-press development.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2008Publication date: November 20, 2008Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Norio AOSHIMA
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Patent number: 7435532Abstract: A lithographic printing plate precursor having a good press life with a practical energy amount, which can be on-press developed without passing through a development processing step after recording an image by a laser of emitting an infrared ray, is provided, which is a lithographic printing plate precursor capable of performing a development and printing by loading on a printing press after imagewise exposure and supplying an oily ink and an aqueous component, the lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support and an image recording layer, wherein the image recording layer comprises (A) a polymerization initiator, (B) a polymerizable monomer, (C) a binder polymer, and (D) a crosslinked resin particle having a reactive group or (F) a microcapsule containing a polymerizable monomer in the capsule wall, and the image recording layer is imagewise polymerization-curable upon irradiation of actinic ray.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2005Date of Patent: October 14, 2008Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Akio Oda, Norio Aoshima
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Publication number: 20080233516Abstract: A negative lithographic printing plate precursor includes a support; and a photo-polymerization layer containing a polymer compound having at least one of a sulfonamido group and a cyclic structure derived from maleimide, and further having a hydrophilic group in a molecule thereofType: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2008Publication date: September 25, 2008Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Yu IWAI, Norio AOSHIMA
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Publication number: 20080229956Abstract: A lithographic printing plate precursor, which is on-press developable by supplying an oily ink and an aqueous component, includes an image forming layer that has, in an exposed area thereof at 25° C., a water content change rate of 2.0 mass % or less when relative humidity is changed from 30% to 50%.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2008Publication date: September 25, 2008Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Norio AOSHIMA, Katsumi ARAKI
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Publication number: 20080227026Abstract: A lithographic printing plate precursor having a good press life with a practical energy amount, which can be on-press developed without passing through a development processing step after recording an image by a laser of emitting an infrared ray, is provided, which is a lithographic printing plate precursor capable of performing a development and printing by loading on a printing press after imagewise exposure and supplying an oily ink and an aqueous component, the lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support and an image recording layer, wherein the image recording layer comprises (A) a polymerization initiator, (B) a polymerizable monomer, (C) a binder polymer, and (D) a crosslinked resin particle having a reactive group or (F) a microcapsule containing a polymerizable monomer in the capsule wall, and the image recording layer is imagewise polymerization-curable upon irradiation of actinic ray.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Inventors: Akio Oda, Norio Aoshima
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Patent number: 7338741Abstract: A lithographic printing plate precursor comprises: an aluminum support that has been subjected to an alkali metal silicate treatment; and an image-recording layer comprising (A) an infrared absorbent, (B) a polymerization initiator and (C) a polymerizable compound, the image-recording layer being removable with at least one of a printing ink and a fountain solution, wherein the aluminum support has a surface where the amount of the Si element attached to the surface in the alkali metal silicate treatment is 1 mg/m2 to less than 10 mg/m2.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2004Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Norio Aoshima, Yoshinori Hotta