Patents by Inventor Norio Suzuki
Norio Suzuki 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: 20200199387Abstract: One embodiment relates to a water-based ink for an inkjet containing a pigment, a fixing resin, an organic solvent and water, wherein the fixing resin includes an A-B block polymer having an A block and a B block, the A block contains a structural unit (P-1) having an anionic functional group, and the acid value of the A-B block polymer is from 5 to 80 mgKOH/g.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2018Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicants: TOYO INK SC HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TOYO INK CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayoshi UTSUGI, Atsushi YODA, Masahiro SUGIHARA, Kazuhiro JONAI, Norio SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20200172754Abstract: An ink set containing an inkjet ink and a treatment liquid used in combination with the inkjet ink, wherein the inkjet ink contains a pigment, a water-soluble organic solvent, a surfactant and water, the water-soluble organic solvent contains a glycol ether-based organic solvent having a specific structure, the treatment liquid contains a coagulant, the coagulant contains calcium nitrate in an amount of 6.8 to 20.8% by mass relative to the total mass of the treatment liquid, and the amount of compounds contained in the treatment liquid that have three or more hydroxyl groups is not more than 15% by mass relative to the total mass of the treatment liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2018Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicants: TOYO INK SC HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TOYO INK CO., LTD.Inventors: Mayuko OKAMOTO, Atsushi YODA, Norio SUZUKI, Kazuhiro JONAI
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Publication number: 20200171975Abstract: A vehicle battery heating apparatus is to be mounted in a vehicle that travels with electricity from a battery. The apparatus includes a battery, a heater, a sensor, a controller, and a memory. The battery is mountable in the vehicle to allow the vehicle to travel. The heater heats the battery. The sensor obtains a temperature of the battery. The controller heats the battery with the heater. The memory stores heating target temperatures for respective remaining capacities of the battery. The controller obtains a remaining capacity of the battery, obtains a target temperature from the memory in accordance with the obtained remaining capacity, and sets a target temperature for heating the battery which is not on charge while the vehicle is stopped to the obtained target temperature. The heater heats the battery to the set target temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Hatsuhisa Ueda, Toshiaki Naruke, Norio Suzuki, Takashi Kono, Wataru Nagashima, Kazuya Tachimoto, Kazuki Furuta, Kohei Nanbu
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Publication number: 20200157370Abstract: An ink set containing an inkjet ink and a treatment liquid, wherein the inkjet ink contains a pigment, a water-soluble organic solvent, a surfactant and water, the water-soluble organic solvent contains an alkyl diol (A) of 2 to 8 carbon atoms, the weighted average boiling point of the water-soluble organic solvent at one atmosphere is from 175 to 240° C., the surfactant contains an acetylenediol-based surfactant, the treatment liquid contains a coagulant, calcium nitrate is included as the coagulant in an amount of 6.8 to 20.8% by mass relative to the total mass of the treatment liquid, and the pH of the treatment liquid is from 2 to 11.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2018Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicants: TOYO INK SC HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TOYO INK CO., LTD.Inventors: Mayuko OKAMOTO, Kazuhiro JONAI, Atsushi YODA, Norio SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20200087820Abstract: A fiber material combines both stretchability and wear resistance, has a uniform and bump- and streak-free outer appearance, and has a smooth, delicate texture. The eccentric core-sheath composite fiber is characterized in that in the cross-section of a composite fiber composed of two different polymers, an A-component is completely covered by a B-component, a ratio S/D, or the minimum thickness S of the thickness of the B-component covering the A-component to a fiber diameter D, is 0.01 to 0.1, and a perimeter of a portion of fiber, where the thickness is 1.05 times or less the minimum thickness S, is at least one third of the perimeter of the fiber overall.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2017Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Norio Suzuki, Hideki Morioka, Masato Masuda
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Publication number: 20190361366Abstract: A liquid developer, which can stably and continuously produce high-quality images without carrier liquid bleeding and which can further provide excellent anti-cold-offset property and fixability. The liquid developer comprises at least: a toner particle comprising a binder resin (A) and a colorant (B); and a carrier liquid (C); wherein the binder resin (A) has an acid value within the range of 20 to 40 mgKOH/g, and the carrier liquid (C) is a non-aromatic hydrocarbon comprising an isoparaffin, wherein the carrier liquid (C) has an initial boiling point within the range of 200 to 250° C. and a dry point within the range of 300 to 450° C., and the difference between the dry point and the initial boiling point is 80 to 200° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicants: TOYO INK SC HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TOYO INK CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji SONETA, Tsuyoshi TSURUTA, Norio SUZUKI
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Patent number: 9873810Abstract: To provide an ink-jet white ink of active energy ray-curable type, wherein the white ink has high printing stability and good hiding property, and is particularly suitable for printing on the single-pass ink-jet printing system. An ink-jet white ink of active energy ray-curable type, comprising titanium oxide, a pigment dispersant, and a polymerizable compound, wherein the content of the titanium oxide is from 15 to 30% by weight with reference to the total weight of the ink, and wherein the weight average particle diameter of the titanium oxide is 180 to 250 nm. In an embodiment of the ink, the titanium oxide is titanium oxide that surface is treated with silica and the pigment dispersant comprises a basic dispersant.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2016Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignees: TOYO INK SC HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TOYO INK CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukitoshi Takahashi, Norio Suzuki
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Patent number: 9783689Abstract: The present invention relates to a solvent-based inkjet ink containing at least a pigment, an organic solvent, a binder resin and a dispersant, wherein the dispersant has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least 5,000 but less than 50,000, an acid value (mgKOH/g) of 5 to 20, and an amine value (mgKOH/g) of 5 to 50. The present invention enables a dispersion of low viscosity and good stability to be generated in an extremely short dispersion time, and is able to provide an inkjet ink which forms an ink coating film that suffers no whitening and has superior resistance (abrasion resistance and alcohol resistance).Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2014Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignees: TOYO INK SC HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TOYO INK CO., LTD.Inventors: Kohei Yamada, Norio Suzuki, Daisuke Fujiwara, Shinsuke Tsurutani
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Publication number: 20170137649Abstract: To provide an ink-jet white ink of active energy ray-curable type, wherein the white ink has high printing stability and good hiding property, and is particularly suitable for printing on the single-pass ink-jet printing system. An ink-jet white ink of active energy ray-curable type, comprising titanium oxide, a pigment dispersant, and a polymerizable compound, wherein the content of the titanium oxide is from 15 to 30% by weight with reference to the total weight of the ink, and wherein the weight average particle diameter of the titanium oxide is 180 to 250 nm. In an embodiment of the ink, the titanium oxide is titanium oxide that surface is treated with silica and the pigment dispersant comprises a basic dispersant.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicants: TOYO INK SC HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TOYO INK CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukitoshi TAKAHASHI, Norio Suzuki
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Patent number: 9534126Abstract: To provide an ink-jet white ink of active energy ray-curable type, wherein the white ink has high printing stability and good hiding property, and is particularly suitable for printing on the single-pass ink-jet printing system. An ink-jet white ink of active energy ray-curable type, comprising titanium oxide, a pigment dispersant, and a polymerizable compound, wherein the content of the titanium oxide is from 15 to 30% by weight with reference to the total weight of the ink, and wherein the weight average particle diameter of the titanium oxide is 180 to 250 nm. In an embodiment of the ink, the titanium oxide is titanium oxide that surface is treated with silica and the pigment dispersant comprises a basic dispersant.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2014Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignees: TOYO INK SC HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TOYO INK CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukitoshi Takahashi, Norio Suzuki
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Publication number: 20160222229Abstract: The present invention relates to a solvent-based inkjet ink containing at least a pigment, an organic solvent, a binder resin and a dispersant, wherein the dispersant has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least 5,000 but less than 50,000, an acid value (mgKOH/g) of 5 to 20, and an amine value (mgKOH/g) of 5 to 50. The present invention enables a dispersion of low viscosity and good stability to be generated in an extremely short dispersion time, and is able to provide an inkjet ink which forms an ink coating film that suffers no whitening and has superior resistance (abrasion resistance and alcohol resistance).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2014Publication date: August 4, 2016Applicants: TOYO INK SC HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TOYO INK CO., LTD.Inventors: Kohei Yamada, Norio Suzuki, Daisuke Fujiwara, Shinsuke Tsurutani
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Patent number: 9279787Abstract: A crankshaft flaw detection device (1) used for detecting flaws in the crank pin, web, and fillet section of a crankshaft comprises: a pair of shaft flaw detection heads (2, 3) configured so as to be capable of sandwiching the crank pin (C2) therebetween, and having a first probe (2b) capable of detecting flaws on the shaft surface of the crank pin (C2) or a second probe (3b) capable of detecting flaws in a fillet section at the base of the shaft; and a perpendicular surface flaw detection head (4) configured so as to be capable of coming in contact with the crank pin (C2) and having a third probe (4b) capable of detecting flaws in the side surface of the web (C3).Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2013Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuo Yamaji, Yasuhiro Wasa, Akira Okamoto, Norio Suzuki, Hideyuki Chikuri
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Publication number: 20160060472Abstract: To provide an ink-jet white ink of active energy ray-curable type, wherein the white ink has high printing stability and good hiding property, and is particularly suitable for printing on the single-pass ink-jet printing system. An ink-jet white ink of active energy ray-curable type, comprising titanium oxide, a pigment dispersant, and a polymerizable compound, wherein the content of the titanium oxide is from 15 to 30% by weight with reference to the total weight of the ink, and wherein the weight average particle diameter of the titanium oxide is 180 to 250 nm. In an embodiment of the ink, the titanium oxide is titanium oxide that surface is treated with silica and the pigment dispersant comprises a basic dispersant.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicants: TOYO INK SC HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TOYO INK CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukitoshi TAKAHASHI, Norio SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20150300994Abstract: A crankshaft flaw detection device (1) used for detecting flaws in the crank pin, web, and fillet section of a crankshaft comprises: a pair of shaft flaw detection heads (2, 3) configured so as to be capable of sandwiching the crank pin (C2) therebetween, and having a first probe (2b) capable of detecting flaws on the shaft surface of the crank pin (C2) or a second probe (3b) capable of detecting flaws in a fillet section at the base of the shaft; and a perpendicular surface flaw detection head (4) configured so as to be capable of coming in contact with the crank pin (C2) and having a third probe (4b) capable of detecting flaws in the side surface of the web (C3).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2013Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)Inventors: Tetsuo YAMAJI, Yasuhiro WASA, Akira OKAMOTO, Norio SUZUKI, Hideyuki CHIKURI
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Patent number: 9157000Abstract: The present invention provides an ink composition for use in active energy beam-curable inkjet printing, wherein the ink composition has low viscosity yet exhibits superior curability and superior adhesion to many different substrates, and also exhibits excellent storage stability. An active energy beam-curable inkjet ink composition containing at least polymerizable monomers (A) and a stabilizer (B), and containing essentially no water, the inkjet ink composition containing, as the polymerizable monomers (A), at least a polymerizable monomer (A-1) containing a vinyl ether group and an acryloyl group, and a polymerizable monomer (A-2) containing 2 or more acryloyl groups.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignees: TOYO INK SC HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TOYO INK CO., LTD.Inventors: Norio Suzuki, Kazuhiro Jonai, Mayuko Okamoto, Yuji Kameyama, Yohei Konda
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Patent number: 9124616Abstract: The present invention efficiently displays in a tree structure form a file operation history. A file storage identifier, an operation identifier, and a count are stored as additional meta-information in an alternate data stream with respect to each file stored in a client terminal file system. The operation identifier manages a number of operations (operation generations). The count manages copy frequencies. This meta-information is also sent to a management apparatus, and used for displaying the file operation history in a tree structure form.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2010Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Tomotada Naito, Makoto Kayashima, Shinichi Tsunoo, Hiroshi Nakagoe, Hiromi Isokawa, Norio Suzuki
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Patent number: 9109130Abstract: The present invention provides an active energy ray-curable inkjet magenta ink composition that achieves excellent color reproducibility and is also excellent in storage stability, and an ink set using the composition. The magenta ink composition according to the present invention contains, as two kinds of quinacridone pigments, (A) unsubstituted quinacridone and (B) 2,9-dimethylquinacridone.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2012Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignees: TOYO INK SC HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TOYO INK CO., LTD.Inventors: Yohei Konda, Mayuko Okamoto, Yuji Kameyama, Kazuhiro Jonai, Norio Suzuki
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Patent number: 9040150Abstract: Provided is an ink composition used in active energy ray-curable inkjet printing, which has excellent curing property, discharge property, storage stability, and compatibility with various substrates. The inkjet ink composition of the present invention includes at least two types of polymerizable compounds selected from a group consisting of (A) 2-(2-vinyloxyethoxy) ethyl acrylate, (B) N-vinyl caprolactam, and (C) at least one type of bifunctional acrylate monomer including at least a diacrylate having a molecular weight of 250 or less.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2012Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignees: TOYO INK SC HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TOYO INK CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji Kameyama, Mayuko Okamoto, Yohei Konda, Kazuhiro Jonai, Norio Suzuki
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Patent number: 9011743Abstract: Disclosed are liquid crystal polyester fibers, which have a peak half-width of 15° C. or greater at an endothermic peak (Tm1) observed by differential calorimetry under a temperature elevation of 20° C./minute from 50° C., polystyrene equivalent weight average molecular weight of 250,000 or more and 2,000,000 or less, and a variable waveform of less than 10% in terms of the half inert diagram mass waveform determined by a Uster yarn irregularity tester. Also disclosed is a method for producing liquid crystal polyester fibers, wherein liquid crystal polyester fibers are formed into a package, the fibers are then subjected to solid-phase polymerization, and the solid-phase polymerized liquid crystal polyester fibers are unrolled from the package and successively heat treated without being once taken up. The heat treatment temperature is controlled at a temperature of the endothermic peak temperature (Tm1) of the solid-phase polymerized liquid crystal polyester fibers+60° C.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2010Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Yoshitsugu Funatsu, Yuhei Maeda, Norio Suzuki, Hiroo Katsuta
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Patent number: 8933141Abstract: An ink composition which is used for active energy ray-curable inkjet printing, has excellent curability or adhesiveness to multiple base materials while having low viscosity, and exhibits excellent non-yellowing properties of the printed matter is provided. The composition comprises a polymerizable monomer (A) and photopolymerization initiators (B), the polymerizable monomer comprising 2-(2-vinyloxyethoxy)ethyl acrylate (A-1), and the photopolymerization initiators comprising oligo(2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-(4-(1-methylvinyl)phenyl)propanone) (B-1) and other initiator (B-2).Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignees: Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd., Toyo Ink Co., Ltd.Inventors: Norio Suzuki, Kazuhiro Jonai, Mayuko Okamoto, Yuji Kameyama, Yohei Konda