Patents by Inventor Shigeru Seitoku

Shigeru Seitoku 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: 11958939
    Abstract: A polyimide precursor solution contains: an aqueous solvent containing water; particles; and a polyimide precursor, wherein the polyimide precursor has a high molecular weight region A containing a high molecular weight side maximum value and a low molecular weight region B containing a low molecular weight side maximum value in an elution curve obtained by gel permeation chromatography, a weight average molecular weight in the high molecular weight region A is 50,000 or more, a weight average molecular weight in the low molecular weight region B is 10,000 or more and 30,000 or less, and a value of a/(a+b) is 0.60 or more and 0.98 or less in which a represents an area of the high molecular weight region A and b represents an area of the low molecular weight region B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kosuke Nakada, Shigeru Seitoku, Takeshi Iwanaga, Tomoyo Okubo, Hajime Sugahara, Hidekazu Hirose
  • Publication number: 20240010802
    Abstract: A porous polyimide film has a ratio of a cross-sectional average micro pore diameter (?m) to a first surface micro pore diameter (?m) on one surface (the cross-sectional average micro pore diameter/the first surface micro pore diameter) of equal to or more than 5 and equal to or less than 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Hajime SUGAHARA, Hidekazu Hirose, Kosaku Yoshimura, Shigeru Seitoku, Kosuke Nakada, Satoshi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11787942
    Abstract: A polyimide precursor solution includes: a polyimide precursor; polyester resin particles containing a polyester resin and having a volume average particle diameter of from 3 ?m to 50 ?m inclusive and an average circularity of 0.970 or more; and a solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Shigeru Seitoku, Kosuke Nakada, Takeshi Iwanaga, Hidekazu Hirose
  • Publication number: 20230192955
    Abstract: A polyimide precursor solution includes a polyimide precursor that is a polymer of an aromatic tetracarboxylic dianhydride and an aromatic diamine compound, resin particles, an aqueous solvent containing water, and an amine compound having a boiling point of equal to or higher than 250° C. and equal to or lower than 300° C., in which a ratio of a volume of the resin particles to a volume of the amine compound (volume of resin particles/volume of amine compound) is equal to or more than 0.22 and equal to or less than 0.61.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kosuke NAKADA, Hidekazu HIROSE, Kosaku YOSHIMURA, Shigeru SEITOKU, Hajime SUGAHARA, Satoshi YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20230077397
    Abstract: A polyimide precursor solution includes an aqueous solvent including water, a polyimide precursor, resin particles, and an ionization agent X having a boiling point of 100° C. or more and 130° C. or less and an ionization agent Y having a boiling point of 250° C. or more and 300° C. or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Takeshi IWANAGA, Shigeru SEITOKU, Kosuke NAKADA, Hidekazu HIROSE
  • Publication number: 20230080755
    Abstract: A polyimide precursor solution includes: a polyimide precursor; polyester resin particles containing a polyester resin and having a volume average particle diameter of from 3 ?m to 50 ?m inclusive and an average circularity of 0.970 or more; and a solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Shigeru SEITOKU, Kosuke NAKADA, Takeshi IWANAGA, Hidekazu HIROSE
  • Publication number: 20230076583
    Abstract: A polyimide precursor solution includes: a polyimide precursor that is a polymer of a tetracarboxylic dianhydride and a diamine compound; particles; a solvent; and a compound having at least four carboxy groups per molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kosuke NAKADA, Shigeru SEITOKU, Takeshi IWANAGA, Hidekazu HIROSE
  • Publication number: 20220306895
    Abstract: A polyimide precursor solution contains a polyimide precursor, particles, and a water-based solvent that contains an amine compound (A), an organic solvent (B) other than the amine compound (A) and amide compounds, and water, in which a boiling point of the organic solvent (B) is higher than a boiling point of the amine compound (A), and is 200° C. or higher and 300° C. or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
    Inventors: Shigeru SEITOKU, Kosaku YOSHIMURA, Hidekazu HIROSE, Hajime SUGAHARA, Kosuke NAKADA, Satoshi YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20220305739
    Abstract: A polyimide porous film includes: a polyimide porous film body; and at least one of resin particles and a resin porous film, the at least one of the resin particles and the resin porous film adhering to one surface or both surfaces of the polyimide porous film body, and containing a fluorine-based resin or containing a fluorine-based resin and an acrylic resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
    Inventors: Takeshi IWANAGA, Shigeru SEITOKU, Kosuke NAKADA, Tomoyo OKUBO, Hidekazu HIROSE
  • Publication number: 20220306806
    Abstract: A polyimide precursor film contains a polyimide precursor, in which a total content of a solvent containing water and a solvent other than water in the polyimide precursor film is 5 mass % or more and 40 mass % or less, and a mass ratio of water to the solvent other than water in the polyimide precursor film is 0 or more and 2.5 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Tomoyo OKUBO, Takeshi IWANAGA, Hidekazu HIROSE, Kosuke NAKADA, Hajime SUGAHARA, Shigeru SEITOKU
  • Publication number: 20220267527
    Abstract: A polyimide precursor solution contains: an aqueous solvent containing water; particles; and a polyimide precursor, wherein the polyimide precursor has a high molecular weight region A containing a high molecular weight side maximum value and a low molecular weight region B containing a low molecular weight side maximum value in an elution curve obtained by gel permeation chromatography, a weight average molecular weight in the high molecular weight region A is 50,000 or more, a weight average molecular weight in the low molecular weight region B is 10,000 or more and 30,000 or less, and a value of a/(a+b) is 0.60 or more and 0.98 or less in which a represents an area of the high molecular weight region A and b represents an area of the low molecular weight region B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kosuke NAKADA, Shigeru SEITOKU, Takeshi IWANAGA, Tomoyo OKUBO, Hajime SUGAHARA, Hidekazu HIROSE
  • Publication number: 20210269272
    Abstract: A method for producing a printed material includes providing pressure-induced phase transition particles to a part of an outside margin portion or a portion to be folded of a recording medium; bonding the pressure-induced phase transition particles to the recording medium; and pressure-bonding a multilayer body in which plural recording media are stacked, the recording media including the recording medium having the pressure-induced phase transition particles bonded thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Susumu YOSHINO, Yoshifumi IIDA, Satoshi KAMIWAKI, Sakae TAKEUCHI, Satomi KASHIWAGI, Sumiaki YAMASAKI, Takahiro ISHIZUKA, Shigeru SEITOKU, Kiyohiro YAMANAKA
  • Patent number: 11104538
    Abstract: A method for producing a printed material includes providing pressure-induced phase transition particles to a part of an outside margin portion or a portion to be folded of a recording medium; bonding the pressure-induced phase transition particles to the recording medium; and pressure-bonding a multilayer body in which plural recording media are stacked, the recording media including the recording medium having the pressure-induced phase transition particles bonded thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Susumu Yoshino, Yoshifumi Iida, Satoshi Kamiwaki, Sakae Takeuchi, Satomi Kashiwagi, Sumiaki Yamasaki, Takahiro Ishizuka, Shigeru Seitoku, Kiyohiro Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 11059944
    Abstract: A resin molded article includes a first resin formed of a polyolefin, reinforcing fibers, a second resin selected from a group consisting of a resin containing at least one of an amide bond and an imide bond, a resin containing an ester bond, and a resin having a linking group containing a sulfur atom, and a compatibilizer. The absolute value of difference in melting temperature between the first resin and the second resin is 130° C. or lower. At least a portion of the second resin forms domains in the first resin. The domains include first domains that do not contain the reinforcing fibers and second domains that contain the reinforcing fibers and that include a coating layer formed of at least a portion of the second resin on the periphery of the reinforcing fibers. The second domains include a second domain A containing one of the reinforcing fibers and a second domain B containing two or more of the reinforcing fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Masayuki Ookoshi, Hiroyuki Moriya, Shigeru Seitoku
  • Publication number: 20200056000
    Abstract: A resin molded article includes a first resin formed of a polyolefin, reinforcing fibers, a second resin selected from a group consisting of a resin containing at least one of an amide bond and an imide bond, a resin containing an ester bond, and a resin having a linking group containing a sulfur atom, and a compatibilizer. The absolute value of difference in melting temperature between the first resin and the second resin is 130° C. or lower. At least a portion of the second resin forms domains in the first resin. The domains include first domains that do not contain the reinforcing fibers and second domains that contain the reinforcing fibers and that include a coating layer formed of at least a portion of the second resin on the periphery of the reinforcing fibers. The second domains include a second domain A containing one of the reinforcing fibers and a second domain B containing two or more of the reinforcing fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki OOKOSHI, Hiroyuki MORIYA, Shigeru SEITOKU
  • Patent number: 10195641
    Abstract: An electrostatic powder coating method includes spraying a charged powder coating material including powder particles that contain a thermosetting resin and a thermosetting agent, and an external additive that includes oxide particles containing at least one of titania and alumina to electrostatically attach the powder coating material to an object to be coated, and heating the powder coating material that is electrostatically attached to the object to be coated to thereby form a coating film, wherein a content Ac of the oxide particles in the powder coating material that is electrostatically attached to the object to be coated and a content Ao of the oxide particles in the powder coating material before being sprayed satisfy a relationship of Expression: Ao×0.80?Ac?Ao×1.20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Ishizuka, Takeshi Agata, Susumu Yoshino, Shigeru Seitoku
  • Publication number: 20180133749
    Abstract: A method for producing a coated article includes electrostatically attaching, to a base article to be coated, a first powder coating material including first powder particles containing a thermosetting resin and a thermosetting agent; electrostatically attaching, to the base article having the first powder coating material electrostatically attached, a second powder coating material including second powder particles; and heating the first and second powder coating materials electrostatically attached to the base article, to form a coating film, wherein a volume percent D5c1 of the first powder particles having a particle size of 5 ?m or less in the first powder coating material electrostatically attached to the base article, and a volume percent D5o1 of the first powder particles having a particle size of 5 ?m or less in the first powder coating material to be ejected, satisfy: Formula: D5o1×0.8?D5c1?D5o1×1.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi AGATA, Susumu YOSHINO, Shigeru SEITOKU
  • Publication number: 20170173626
    Abstract: An electrostatic powder coating method includes spraying a charged powder coating material including powder particles that contain a thermosetting resin and a thermosetting agent, and an external additive that includes oxide particles containing at least one of titania and alumina to electrostatically attach the powder coating material to an object to be coated, and heating the powder coating material that is electrostatically attached to the object to be coated to thereby form a coating film, wherein a content Ac of the oxide particles in the powder coating material that is electrostatically attached to the object to be coated and a content Ao of the oxide particles in the powder coating material before being sprayed satisfy a relationship of Expression: Ao×0.80?Ac?Ao×1.20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro ISHIZUKA, Takeshi AGATA, Susumu YOSHINO, Shigeru SEITOKU
  • Publication number: 20170087589
    Abstract: An electrostatic powder coating method includes spraying a charged powder coating material including powder particles which contain a thermosetting resin and a thermosetting agent to electrostatically attach the powder coating material to an object to be coated, and heating the powder coating material which is electrostatically attached to the object to be coated to thereby form a coating film, wherein a volume average particle diameter Dc of the powder particles of the powder coating material which is electrostatically attached to the object to be coated and a volume average particle diameter Do of the powder particles of the powder coating material before being sprayed satisfy a relationship of Expression: Do×0.80?Dc?Do×1.20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Susumu YOSHINO, Takeshi AGATA, Masato MIKAMI, Shigeru SEITOKU
  • Publication number: 20170088929
    Abstract: An electrostatic powder coating method includes spraying a charged powder coating material including powder particles which contain a thermosetting resin, a thermosetting agent, and titanium oxide particles as a white pigment to electrostatically attach the powder coating material to an object to be coated; and heating the powder coating material which is electrostatically attached to the object to be coated to thereby form a coating film, wherein a titanium oxide particle content Tic in 1 g of the powder particles of the powder coating material which is electrostatically attached to the object to be coated and a titanium oxide particle content Tio in 1 g of the powder particles of the powder coating material before being sprayed satisfy a relationship of Expression: Tio×0.90?Tic?Tio×1.10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru SEITOKU, Susumu YOSHINO, Masato MIKAMI, Takeshi AGATA