Patents by Inventor Shinya Yoda
Shinya Yoda 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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Patent number: 11919296Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a head including a plurality of nozzles configured to discharge liquid to a medium, an abnormal nozzle detection unit configured to detect an abnormal nozzle having a discharging defect among the plurality of nozzles, a contact detection unit configured to detect contact between the head and the medium, a suction unit configured to perform an ejection operation of ejecting the liquid from the plurality of nozzles, and a control unit. The control unit executes a suction operation when the abnormal nozzle is detected and the contact between the head and the medium is detected, and the control unit executes a printing of complementing the abnormal nozzle when the abnormal nozzle is detected and the contact between the head and the medium is not detected.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Shinya Yamazaki, Tomohiro Yoda
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Publication number: 20230072875Abstract: A release member-integrated image forming sheet that can form a high quality image and has good manufacturing suitability, a release member-integrated image sheet, an image sheet, a method for manufacturing an image sheet, a decorative product having a high quality image, and a method for manufacturing a decorative product that can form a high quality image and has good manufacturing suitability. An image forming sheet is integrated with a release member, the image forming sheet can be separated from the release member, the image forming sheet includes an image layer before image formation, a stable peeling force when the image forming sheet is separated from the release member under conditions of a temperature of 25° C. and an angle of 30° is 1,000 mN/cm or less, and the dynamic coefficient of friction between the front and back surfaces of the release member is 0.3 or more and 0.9 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinya YODA, Hiroto MATSUI, Yoshimasa KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 11479057Abstract: An intermediate transfer medium that allows formation of high-density images on a transfer layer while suppressing printing unevenness and provides good foil cutting properties of the transfer layer, a combination of the intermediate transfer medium and a thermal transfer sheet, and a method for forming a print using the intermediate transfer medium. In an intermediate transfer medium having a transfer layer on a substrate, the transfer layer has a single layer structure including only a receiving layer or a layered structure including the receiving layer. When the transfer layer has the layered structure, the receiving layer is located furthest from the substrate among layers constituting the transfer layer. The receiving layer contains a binder resin having a number average molecular weight of 8000-32000 and a release agent. The content of the release agent based on the total mass of the receiving layer is 6% by mass or more.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinya Yoda, Yasushi Yoneyama
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Patent number: 11472196Abstract: A thermal transfer sheet, a combination of an intermediate transfer medium and a thermal transfer sheet, method for producing a printed material using the thermal transfer sheet, and a decorative material, wherein the thermal transfer sheet includes a transfer layer on one surface of a substrate, the transfer layer having a single layer structure consisting only of a heat seal layer or a multilayer structure including a heat seal layer, and in a case where the transfer layer has the multilayer structure, the heat seal layer among the layers constituting the transfer layer is positioned closest to the substrate. The heat seal layer contains one or both of (i) a polyester having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 55° C. or more and a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 15000 or less, and (ii) a polyester having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of less than 55° C.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shinya Yoda
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Publication number: 20220153050Abstract: To provide a recording medium or a separation-member-equipped recording medium that enables manufacturing of a printed object, a decorative sheet or the like having novel design properties, to provide a method for manufacturing a decorative sheet or a decorated article that enables manufacturing of a decorated article having novel design properties, and to provide a decorated article having novel design properties. Provided is a recording medium 100 which is used for forming an image, the recording medium 100 including a support body 1, and an image forming layer 10 provided on the support body 1, wherein light transmittance in a visible light region of the whole of the recording medium is 10% or more, and glossiness of the recording medium which is measured with a condition of a measurement angle being 45° is 60 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshimasa KOBAYASHI, Hiroto MATSUI, Shinya YODA
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Publication number: 20220118790Abstract: To provide a method for manufacturing a decorated product that enables to easily manufacture a highly designable decorated product; a decorating sheet that can be used in this method for manufacturing a decorating sheet; and a highly designable decorated product. A decorated product 400 is manufactured by bonding an adhesive layer 200 to an image layer 10 side of a decorating sheet 100 provided with an image layer 10 having a thermal transfer image 20 on a supporter 1, and thereafter integrating the decorating sheet 100 with an object to be decorated 300 on an adhesive layer 200 side of the decorating sheet 100 to which the adhesive layer 200 is bonded.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinya YODA, Yoshimasa KOBAYASHI, Hiroto MATSUI
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Publication number: 20220016921Abstract: Provided are an intermediate transfer medium and the like with which a glossy image can be easily formed and which can be used also for a transparent transfer receiving article. In an intermediate transfer medium comprising at least a substrate and a transfer part provided releasably on one face of the substrate, the transfer part has a layered structure comprising at least an image forming layer that is located on the outermost surface on the opposite side to the substrate and on which an image is to be formed, and a gloss layer that is located closer to the substrate side than the image forming layer, and the transfer part has a maximum transmittance in the wavelength region of 380 nm to 780 nm of 40% or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinya YODA, Yoshimasa KOBAYASHI, Shuhei YOSHINO
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Patent number: 11186064Abstract: An intermediate transfer medium having a first transfer layer releasably provided on a support, a thermal transfer sheet in which a first colorant layer, a second transfer layer, and a second colorant layer are provided on one surface of a substrate so as being frame sequentially, and the second transfer layer is releasably provided from the substrate, and a transfer receiving article. The first colorant layer is used to form a first image on the first transfer layer of the intermediate transfer medium. The second transfer layer is transferred onto the first transfer layer on which the first image is formed, and then, the second colorant layer is used to form a second image on the second transfer layer. The first transfer layer is transferred together with the second transfer layer transferred on the first transfer layer onto the transfer receiving article to obtain a print having a stereoscopic image.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2017Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinya Yoda, Yasushi Yoneyama
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Publication number: 20210354424Abstract: An intermediate transfer medium having a first transfer layer releasably provided on a support, a thermal transfer sheet in which a first colorant layer, a second transfer layer, and a second colorant layer are provided on one surface of a substrate so as being frame sequentially, and the second transfer layer is releasably provided from the substrate, and a transfer receiving article. The first colorant layer is used to form a first image on the first transfer layer of the intermediate transfer medium. The second transfer layer is transferred onto the first transfer layer on which the first image is formed, and then, the second colorant layer is used to form a second image on the second transfer layer. The first transfer layer is transferred together with the second transfer layer transferred on the first transfer layer onto the transfer receiving article to obtain a print having a stereoscopic image.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinya YODA, Yasushi YONEYAMA
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Publication number: 20210276320Abstract: Provided is a releasing member-integrated transfer sheet capable of improving both the conveyability on forming an image on a transfer layer and the transferability on transferring the transfer layer onto a transfer receiving article. A releasing member-integrated transfer sheet includes a releasing member including a first support and an adhesive layer provided on the first support, and a transfer sheet including a second support and a transfer layer provided on the second support, the transfer sheet being integrated with the releasing member such that the adhesive layer is opposed to the second support. The transfer layer is peelable from the second support, and the adhesive force between the second support and the adhesive layer is smaller than the adhesive force between the first support and the adhesive layer to thereby make the releasing member separable from the transfer sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shuhei YOSHINO, Shinya YODA
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Patent number: 11104172Abstract: An intermediate transfer medium that allows formation of high-density images on a transfer layer while suppressing printing unevenness and provides good foil cutting properties of the transfer layer, a combination of the intermediate transfer medium and a thermal transfer sheet, and a method for forming a print using the intermediate transfer medium. In an intermediate transfer medium having a transfer layer on a substrate, the transfer layer has a single layer structure including only a receiving layer or a layered structure including the receiving layer. When the transfer layer has the layered structure, the receiving layer is located furthest from the substrate among layers constituting the transfer layer. The receiving layer contains a binder resin having a number average molecular weight of 8000-32000 and a release agent. The content of the release agent based on the total mass of the receiving layer is 6% by mass or more.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinya Yoda, Yasushi Yoneyama
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Publication number: 20210237498Abstract: An intermediate transfer medium that allows formation of high-density images on a transfer layer while suppressing printing unevenness and provides good foil cutting properties of the transfer layer, a combination of the intermediate transfer medium and a thermal transfer sheet, and a method for forming a print using the intermediate transfer medium. In an intermediate transfer medium having a transfer layer on a substrate, the transfer layer has a single layer structure including only a receiving layer or a layered structure including the receiving layer. When the transfer layer has the layered structure, the receiving layer is located furthest from the substrate among layers constituting the transfer layer. The receiving layer contains a binder resin having a number average molecular weight of 8000-32000 and a release agent. The content of the release agent based on the total mass of the receiving layer is 6% by mass or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinya YODA, Yasushi YONEYAMA
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Patent number: 11040526Abstract: Provided is a releasing member-integrated transfer sheet capable of improving both the conveyability on forming an image on a transfer layer and the transferability on transferring the transfer layer onto a transfer receiving article. A releasing member-integrated transfer sheet includes a releasing member including a first support and an adhesive layer provided on the first support, and a transfer sheet including a second support and a transfer layer provided on the second support, the transfer sheet being integrated with the releasing member such that the adhesive layer is opposed to the second support. The transfer layer is peelable from the second support, and the adhesive force between the second support and the adhesive layer is smaller than the adhesive force between the first support and the adhesive layer to thereby make the releasing member separable from the transfer sheet.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2018Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shuhei Yoshino, Shinya Yoda
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Publication number: 20210154983Abstract: The present invention provides a thermal transfer sheet that can accurately remove a transfer layer, and a combination of a transfer foil and the thermal transfer sheet. A thermal transfer sheet 10 comprising a peel-off layer 4 on a substrate 1, wherein the peel-off layer 4 (i) contains at least a vinyl chloride-type resin and an acrylic-type resin, and a mass of the vinyl chloride-type resin based on a total mass of the peel-off layer 4 is more than 50% by mass and not more than 95% by mass, or the peel-off layer 4 (ii) contains a polyester-type resin having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of not more than 17000, and having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of not less than 50° C. and not more than 120° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2021Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuki IWASAKI, Shinya YODA
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Patent number: 10953637Abstract: A thermal transfer sheet is provided that accurately removes a transfer layer. The thermal transfer sheet includes a peel-off layer affixed to a substrate. The peel-off layer (i) contains at least a vinyl chloride-type resin and an acrylic-type resin, and a mass of the vinyl chloride-type resin based on a total mass of the peel-off layer is more than 50% by mass and not more than 95% by mass, or the peel-off layer (ii) contains a polyester-type resin having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of not more than 17000 and a glass transition temperature (Tg) of not less than 50° C. and not more than 120° C.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuki Iwasaki, Shinya Yoda
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Publication number: 20210001639Abstract: A thermal transfer sheet, a combination of an intermediate transfer medium and a thermal transfer sheet, method for producing a printed material using the thermal transfer sheet, and a decorative material, wherein the thermal transfer sheet includes a transfer layer on one surface of a substrate, the transfer layer having a single layer structure consisting only of a heat seal layer or a multilayer structure including a heat seal layer, and in a case where the transfer layer has the multilayer structure, the heat seal layer among the layers constituting the transfer layer is positioned closest to the substrate. The heat seal layer contains one or both of (i) a polyester having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 55° C. or more and a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 15000 or less, and (ii) a polyester having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of less than 55° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shinya YODA
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Publication number: 20200039209Abstract: Provided is a releasing member-integrated transfer sheet capable of improving both the conveyability on forming an image on a transfer layer and the transferability on transferring the transfer layer onto a transfer receiving article. A releasing member-integrated transfer sheet includes a releasing member including a first support and an adhesive layer provided on the first support, and a transfer sheet including a second support and a transfer layer provided on the second support, the transfer sheet being integrated with the releasing member such that the adhesive layer is opposed to the second support. The transfer layer is peelable from the second support, and the adhesive force between the second support and the adhesive layer is smaller than the adhesive force between the first support and the adhesive layer to thereby make the releasing member separable from the transfer sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shuhei YOSHINO, Shinya YODA
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Patent number: 10500883Abstract: A thermal transfer sheet and intermediate transfer medium, and a print forming method, capable of forming a thermal transfer image having good transferability when transferring a transfer layer including a receiving layer onto a transfer receiving article, and capable of improving the durability of a print obtained by transferring the transfer layer including the receiving layer, on which the thermal transfer image has been formed, onto a transfer receiving article. The thermal transfer sheet includes a substrate, primer layer and colorant layer, wherein the primer layer contains one or more selected from the group consisting of particles derived from colloidal inorganic particles, polyvinyl alcohol resins, polyvinyl pyrrolidone resins, and polyurethane resins. The intermediate transfer medium includes another substrate, a protective layer, and a receiving layer, wherein the protective layer and the receiving layer are layered in this order on one surface of the another substrate.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinya Yoda, Emi Matsuba
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Patent number: 10427441Abstract: A thermal transfer sheet including a primer layer and a peel-off layer provided in this order on a substrate. The primer layer is allowed to contain at least one of: (1) inorganic particles derived from sol-based inorganic particles having a primary particle size of 200 nm or less, (2) scale-like inorganic particles, (3) a polyvinyl pyrrolidone type resin having a glass-transition temperature (Tg) of 60° C. or more, (4) a polyester type resin having a glass-transition temperature (Tg) of 60° C. or more, (5) a polyurethane type resin having a thermal melting temperature of 100° C. or more, (6) a resin formed by curing a thermoplastic resin having a glass-transition temperature (Tg) of 40° C. or more, and (7) a resin formed by curing a polyvinyl alcohol type resin.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinya Yoda, Emi Matsuba
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Publication number: 20190263166Abstract: The present invention provides a Sublimation thermal transfer sheet capable of coping with high-speed printers, securing desired densities, and further excellent in the lightfastness and the durability of the print, and a combination of the Sublimation thermal transfer sheet and a transfer receiving article. In the Sublimation thermal transfer sheet provided with at least a yellow colorant layer, a magenta colorant layer, and a cyan colorant layer provided in this order on a substrate, as being frame sequentially, predetermined colorants are contained in predetermined contents in the yellow colorant layer and the magenta colorant layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: August 29, 2019Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Emi MATSUBA, Shinya YODA, Junpei OOMURA