Patents by Inventor Shozo Kikukawa

Shozo Kikukawa 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: 7334880
    Abstract: A method of driving a droplet jetting head comprising nozzle orifices to jet droplets, pressure generating chambers each of which can store liquid and communicate with one of the orifices, and pressurizing devices to change the pressures of the pressure generating chambers, comprising the steps of increasing the pressure in the pressure generating chamber by the pressurizing device and protruding liquid in the pressure generating chamber from the nozzle orifice as a droplet, and separating the liquid which protrudes from the nozzle orifice when ?/? is equal to or less than 1/3 where ?(?m) is the diameter (in micrometers) of an liquid pillar (protruded from the nozzle orifice) at the front end of the nozzle orifice and ?(?m) is the maximum diameter (in micrometers) of the liquid pillar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Chise Nishiwaki, Kazuo Asano, Shozo Kikukawa
  • Publication number: 20050068353
    Abstract: A method of driving a droplet jetting head comprising nozzle orifices to jet droplets, pressure generating chambers each of which can store liquid and communicate with one of the orifices, and pressurizing devices to change the pressures of the pressure generating chambers, comprising the steps of increasing the pressure in the pressure generating chamber by the pressurizing device and protruding liquid in the pressure generating chamber from the nozzle orifice as a droplet, and separating the liquid which protrudes from the nozzle orifice when ?/? is equal to or less than 1/3 where ?(?m) is the diameter (in micrometers) of an liquid pillar (protruded from the nozzle orifice) at the front end of the nozzle orifice and ?(?m) is the maximum diameter (in micrometers) of the liquid pillar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Chise Nishiwaki, Kazuo Asano, Shozo Kikukawa
  • Patent number: 6455209
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a color filter having a substrate comprising black matrix sections and image forming sections, comprises a step of applying a treatment onto the substrate so as to provide influence to a contact angle between an ink meniscus and the black matrix sections before applying an ink onto the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Okaniwa, Shozo Kikukawa, Takeshi Murakami, Masaharu Nonaka
  • Patent number: 4562117
    Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising a support and provided thereon a magnetic layer containing magnetic powder and a copolymer capable of being soluble in water by 10 parts by weight or more per 100 parts by weight of water.Further, a process of preparing a magnetic recording medium wherein magnetic powder is treated with a copolymer capable of dissolving 10 parts by weight or more per 100 parts by weight of water in an aqueous medium under presence of a metal ion and a magnetic paint containing this treated magnetic powder is coated on base to form a magnetic layer is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1985
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shozo Kikukawa, Yoshitaka Yasufuku