Patents by Inventor Shugo HATTORI

Shugo HATTORI 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).

  • Publication number: 20230167323
    Abstract: A non-white textile printing ink jet ink composition according to the present disclosure contains a pigment, a resin particle, an acetylene-based surfactant having an HLB value of 6 or more and 10 or less, and water, wherein a content of the acetylene-based surfactant is 0.5% by mass or more and 2.0% by mass or less relative to a total amount of the ink composition, and the ink composition is used for a fabric having water absorbency evaluated using a method described below is 1 or more, method: a test fabric cut into 2 cm square is mounted on a water surface in a glass bottle which has a volume of 50 mL and in which 30 mL of pure water is introduced so that a height from a bottom to the water surface is 4 cm, a fabric surface being set to be parallel to the water surface, and a time elapsed from the fabric being mounted until a portion of the fabric reaching the bottom of the glass bottle is denoted as water absorbency in seconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuto AOKI, Shugo HATTORI, Haruka SATO, Masakazu OHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220339943
    Abstract: An ink bottle includes an ink jet ink composition and a storage section containing the ink jet ink composition. The ink bottle contains a substance having a thermal conductivity of 0.29 W/mK or less, and the ink jet ink composition contains at least one colorant having a coumarin backbone and also contains water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventor: Shugo HATTORI
  • Patent number: 11230110
    Abstract: An ink accommodation body capable of accommodating a sublimation transfer ink injected, via an injection port from, a bottle accommodating the sublimation transfer ink, and a first cover having a cap capable of closing the injection port, and movable between a closing position at which the cap closes the injection port and an opening position at which the cap opens the injection port, are included, and the cap can be inserted into and pulled out of the injection port in an opening direction of the injection port when the first cover moves between the closing position and the opening position, and the first cover has a finger-hooking portion enabling insertion and pulling of the cap with a finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Koki Fukasawa, Shugo Hattori, Shinji Hirata
  • Publication number: 20210039396
    Abstract: An ink accommodation body capable of accommodating a sublimation transfer ink injected, via an injection port from, a bottle accommodating the sublimation transfer ink, and a first cover having a cap capable of closing the injection port, and movable between a closing position at which the cap closes the injection port and an opening position at which the cap opens the injection port, are included, and the cap can be inserted into and pulled out of the injection port in an opening direction of the injection port when the first cover moves between the closing position and the opening position, and the first cover has a finger-hooking portion enabling insertion and pulling of the cap with a finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Koki FUKASAWA, Shugo HATTORI, Shinji HIRATA
  • Patent number: 10800162
    Abstract: A non-aqueous ink jet composition includes a pigment component containing a diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment and an organic solvent. The organic solvent contains a glycol ether. The amount of water in the non-aqueous ink jet composition is 10 mass % or less based on the total amount of the non-aqueous ink jet composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shugo Hattori, Naoki Koike, Jun Ito, Kenichiro Kubota
  • Patent number: 10781327
    Abstract: An ink jet ink composition is provided that can form an image having excellent weather resistance, abrasion resistance, and coloring property. The non-aqueous ink jet ink composition includes a solvent containing at least one cyclic ester compound; and C.I. Pigment Orange-43 (PO-43) as a pigment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kubota, Naoki Koike, Keiji Iida, Jun Ito, Shugo Hattori
  • Publication number: 20200270808
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a textile printing ink jet ink composition includes a thioindigo-skeleton-containing dye and elemental sulfur. A content of the elemental sulfur in the textile printing ink jet ink composition is 0.01 ppm or greater and 500 ppm or less relative to the total mass of the ink composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Shugo HATTORI, Takayoshi KAGATA, Katsuko AOKI
  • Patent number: 10487227
    Abstract: An ink set which is used for sublimation transfer includes a first ink, and a second ink. The first ink has a color after transfer of |a*|?10 and |b*|?10 in a CIELAB color space, and contains a first disperse dye dispersed by a first dispersion resin. The second ink has a color after transfer of |a*|>10 or |b*|>10 in the CIELAB color space, and contains a second disperse dye dispersed by a second dispersion resin. A glass transition temperature of the first dispersion resin and is different than that of the second dispersion resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takayoshi Kagata, Hiroshi Fukumoto, Takeshi Yano, Miho Nakamura, Shugo Hattori, Katsuko Aoki, Shigeki Kawada
  • Patent number: 10471707
    Abstract: A sublimation transfer ink jet ink composition includes: a disperse dye; a dispersing resin; a silicone-based surfactant; and a solubilizer. The ink composition has a surface tension of 30 mN/m or less, and a cloud point of a mixture which includes all the components other than the disperse dye and the dispersing resin is 40° C. or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuko Aoki, Shugo Hattori
  • Patent number: 10450473
    Abstract: A non-aqueous ink jet composition includes a pigment at least containing a diketopyrrolopyrrole red pigment, and an organic solvent at least containing a glycol diether represented by Formula (1): R1O—(R3O)m—R2 and a glycol monoether represented by Formula (2): OH—(R5O)n—R4, wherein, in Formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, R3 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and m represents an integer of 1 to 7; and in Formula (2), R4 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, R5 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and n represents an integer of 1 to 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kubota, Naoki Koike, Jun Ito, Shugo Hattori
  • Patent number: 10351722
    Abstract: A non-aqueous ink jet composition includes a pigment component containing a diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment and an organic solvent. The organic solvent contains glycol ethers. The amount of dissolved nitrogen in the non-aqueous ink jet composition is 90 mass ppm or less based on the total amount of the non-aqueous ink jet composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kubota, Naoki Koike, Jun Ito, Shugo Hattori
  • Patent number: 10253198
    Abstract: A solvent-based ink jet ink composition accommodating body includes a solvent-based ink jet ink composition which includes a solvent that is a compound represented by a general formula (1) below, and for which a moisture absorption rate is 2 (mass %·24 hours) or more at 40° C. and a relative humidity of 100% RH; and a container in which the solvent-based ink jet ink composition is accommodated, in which the container is either of at least a container formed of a member having an inorganic oxide layer or a package which accommodates the container in which the solvent-based ink jet ink composition is accommodated and is formed of a member having an inorganic oxide layer: R1O—(R2O)m—R3??(1) wherein in the general formula (1), R1 and R3 each independently represent hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R2 represents an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms; and m represents an integer of 1 to 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Ito, Kenichiro Kubota, Naoki Koike, Shugo Hattori
  • Publication number: 20190092953
    Abstract: An ink set which is used for sublimation transfer includes a first ink, and a second ink. The first ink has a color after transfer of |a*|?10 and |b*|?10 in a CIELAB color space, and contains a first disperse dye dispersed by a first dispersion resin. The second ink has a color after transfer of |a*|>10 or |b*|>10 in the CIELAB color space, and contains a second disperse dye dispersed by a second dispersion resin. A glass transition temperature of the first dispersion resin and is different than that of the second dispersion resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Takayoshi KAGATA, Hiroshi FUKUMOTO, Takeshi YANO, Miho NAKAMURA, Shugo HATTORI, Katsuko AOKI, Shigeki KAWADA
  • Publication number: 20190077979
    Abstract: A non-aqueous ink jet composition includes a pigment component containing a diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment and an organic solvent. The organic solvent contains glycol ethers. The amount of dissolved nitrogen in the non-aqueous ink jet composition is 90 mass ppm or less based on the total amount of the non-aqueous ink jet composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Kenichiro KUBOTA, Naoki KOIKE, Jun ITO, Shugo HATTORI
  • Patent number: 10208219
    Abstract: A non-aqueous ink jet composition includes a pigment component containing a diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment and an organic solvent. The organic solvent contains glycol ethers. The amount of dissolved nitrogen in the non-aqueous ink jet composition is 90 mass ppm or less based on the total amount of the non-aqueous ink jet composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kubota, Naoki Koike, Jun Ito, Shugo Hattori
  • Publication number: 20190030882
    Abstract: A sublimation transfer ink jet ink composition includes: a disperse dye; a dispersing resin; a silicone-based surfactant; and a solubilizer. The ink composition has a surface tension of 30 mN/m or less, and a cloud point of a mixture which includes all the components other than the disperse dye and the dispersing resin is 40° C. or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Katsuko AOKI, Shugo HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20180057701
    Abstract: An ink jet ink composition is provided that can form an image having excellent weather resistance, abrasion resistance, and coloring property. The non-aqueous ink jet ink composition includes a solvent containing at least one cyclic ester compound; and C.I. Pigment Orange-43 (PO-43) as a pigment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro KUBOTA, Naoki KOIKE, Keiji IIDA, Jun ITO, Shugo HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20170210923
    Abstract: A non-aqueous ink jet composition includes a pigment at least containing a diketopyrrolopyrrole red pigment, and an organic solvent at least containing a glycol diether represented by Formula (1): R1O—(R3O)m—R2 and a glycol monoether represented by Formula (2): OH—(R5O)n—R4, wherein, in Formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, R3 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and m represents an integer of 1 to 7; and in Formula (2), R4 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, R5 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and n represents an integer of 1 to 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Kenichiro KUBOTA, Naoki KOIKE, Jun ITO, Shugo HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20170210924
    Abstract: A non-aqueous ink jet composition includes a pigment component containing a diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment and an organic solvent. The organic solvent contains glycol ethers. The amount of dissolved nitrogen in the non-aqueous ink jet composition is 90 mass ppm or less based on the total amount of the non-aqueous ink jet composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Kenichiro KUBOTA, Naoki KOIKE, Jun ITO, Shugo HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20170210925
    Abstract: A non-aqueous ink jet composition includes a pigment component containing a diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment and an organic solvent. The organic solvent contains a glycol ether. The amount of water in the non-aqueous ink jet composition is 10 mass % or less based on the total amount of the non-aqueous ink jet composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Shugo HATTORI, Naoki KOIKE, Jun ITO, Kenichiro KUBOTA