Patents by Inventor Tadayoshi Inamoto

Tadayoshi Inamoto 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: 5578417
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for producing a liquid jet recording head comprising applying an active energy-curing resin composition onto at least a part of a surface of a first member for forming a wall of the liquid path; exposing the applied active energy-ray-curing resin to an active energy ray selected from the group consisting of an ultraviolet-ray having an intensity of 1 mW/cm.sup.2 to 100 mW/cm.sup.2 and an electron beam having an intensity of 0.5M Rad to 20M Rad; and providing a second member on the exposed active energy-ray-curing resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiromichi Noguchi, Tadayoshi Inamoto, Megumi Saito
  • Patent number: 5571659
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for producing a liquid jet recording head comprising applying an active energy-curing resin composition onto at least a part of a surface of a first member for forming a wall of the liquid path; exposing the applied active energy-ray-curing resin to an active energy ray selected from the group consisting of an ultraviolet-ray having an intensity of 1 mW/cm.sup.2 to 100 mW/cm.sup.2 and an electron beam having an intensity of 0.5M Rad to 20M Rad; and providing a second member on the exposed active energy-ray-curing resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiromichi Noguchi, Tadayoshi Inamoto, Megumi Saito
  • Patent number: 5558975
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for producing a liquid jet recording head comprising applying an active energy-curing resin composition onto at least a part of a surface of a first member for forming a wall of the liquid path; exposing the applied active energy-ray-curing resin to an active energy ray selected from the group consisting of an ultraviolet-ray having an intensity of 1 mW/cm.sup.2 to 100 mW/cm.sup.2 and an electron beam having an intensity of 0.5M Rad to 20M Rad; and providing a second member on the exposed active energy-ray-curing resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiromichi Noguchi, Tadayoshi Inamoto, Megumi Saito
  • Patent number: 5543266
    Abstract: An active energy ray-curing resin composition comprises (i) a graft copolymerized polymer, (iii) an epoxy resin comprising at least one compound having one or more epoxy groups in the molecule and (iv) a polymerization initiator capable of generating a Lewis acid by irradiation of an active energy ray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiromichi Noguchi, Tadayoshi Inamoto, Megumi Munakata
  • Patent number: 5536621
    Abstract: An active energy ray-curing resin composition of (a) butadiene polymer having a number-average molecular weight of not less than about 10,000, and (b) a liquid polybutadiene having in the molecule 1.5 or more, on the average, of at least one of acryloyl group and methacryloyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takahiro Mori, Hiromichi Noguchi, Tadayoshi Inamoto
  • Patent number: 5476752
    Abstract: An active energy ray-curing resin composition comprises:(i) a linear polymer having a glass transition temperature of 50.degree. C. or higher and a weight average molecular weight of about 3.0.times.10.sup.4 or higher;(ii) a monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated bond;(iii) an epoxy resin comprising at least one compound having one or more epoxy groups in the molecule; and(iv) a polymerization initiator capable of generating a Lewis acid by irradiation with an active energy ray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1995
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiromichi Noguchi, Tadayoshi Inamoto, Megumi Munakata
  • Patent number: 5148193
    Abstract: A method for surface treatment of an ink jet recording head, having the step of transferring a surface treating agent provided on a support to the ink discharging opening surface having ink discharging openings of an ink jet recording head formed thereon from the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1992
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tadayoshi Inamoto, Haruo Uehara, Hiromichi Noguchi, Akihiko Shimomura, Eiko Moriyama
  • Patent number: 5126768
    Abstract: A process for producing a liquid jet recording head comprises the step of laminating a solid layer for formation of a liquid channel, a photosensitive material to be provided so as to cover over the solid layer, a discharge opening plate provided with a discharge opening communicated to the liquid channel in this order on a substrate; the step of irradiating an active energy ray in a pattern on the photosensitive material layer; and the step of removing the solid layer and the uncured portion of said photosensitive material layer corresponding to the pattern to form the liquid channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Minoru Nozawa, Tadayoshi Inamoto, Hideaki Mashio, Masami Yokota
  • Patent number: 5086307
    Abstract: A liquid jet recording head comprising a cured product of an active energy-ray-curing resin composition as at least a part of its constitution, said composition comprises:(A) a graft copolymerized polymer having a number average molecular weight of 5,000 or more and a weight average molecular weight of 50,000 or less which comprises a trunk chain composed mainly of structural units derived from at least one monomer (hereinafter referred to as "monomer (a)") selected from the group consisting of alkyl methacrylates, acrylonitrile and stylene and has graft chains having structural units derived from at least one monomer (hereinafter referred to as "Monomer (b)") selected from the group consisting of the monomers represented by the following formula x and other monomers presented by the formula y: ##STR1## (B) a linear polymer having a number average molecular weight of 50,000 or more and a weight average molecular weight of 350,000 or less and having a glass transition temperature of 60.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1992
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiromichi Noguchi, Tadayoshi Inamoto, Megumi Saito
  • Patent number: 5043363
    Abstract: An active energy ray-curing resin composition comprises (i) a heat-crosslinkable linear copolymer comprising 5 to 30 mol % of a monomer represented by the general formula I shown below and 5 to 50 mol % of a monomer represented by the general formula II shown below as the copolymer constituents: ##STR1## (wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; R.sup.2 is hydrogen or alkyl or acyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may have a hydroxyl group; R.sup.3 is hydrogen or alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; R.sup.4 is a divalent hydrocarbon group which may have internally an ether bond and may also be substituted with halogen atoms; and R.sup.5 is alkyl having 3 to 12 carbon atoms or phenylalkyl group or phenyl group), and (ii) a monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiromichi Noguchi, Tadayoshi Inamoto, Megumi Munakata
  • Patent number: 4716945
    Abstract: A recording instrument comprises a recording device for recording with an ink, an ink storage container and an ink supplying system for supplying ink from the ink storage container to the recording device characterized in that the ink supplying system has a liquid contacting surface comprising at least one of the components in a dye or at least one compound having at least one hydrophilic group, adsorbed on or penetrated into the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1988
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiichi Aoki, Tadayoshi Inamoto, Masami Kasamoto
  • Patent number: 4698645
    Abstract: There is disclosed an ink-jet recording apparatus comprising a substrate, an ink channel forming member for forming an ink channel in the substrate, a cover formed on the ink channel forming member to constitute the ink channel together with the ink channel forming member, and a plurality of bonding members formed around at least the ink channel and to be bonded to the substrate and/or the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1987
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tadayoshi Inamoto
  • Patent number: 4688054
    Abstract: A liquid jet recording head has a liquid passage communicated to the discharging outlet of the liquid provided on a substrate surface, said passage being formed by subjecting a layer of a resin composition curable with an active energy ray to a predetermined pattern exposure with the use of said active energy ray to thereby form a cured region of said resin composition and removing the uncured region from said layer, said resin composition comprising the component (i) shown below and at least one of the components (ii) and (iii) shown below:(i) a graft copolymerized polymer comprising a trunk chain composed mainly of structural units derived from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of alkyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile and styrene, having graft chains composed mainly of structural units derived from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of (A) hydroxyl containing acrylic monomers, (B) amino or alkylamino containing acrylic monomers, (C) carboxylic containing acrylic or vin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1987
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tadayoshi Inamoto, Hiromichi Noguchi, Megumi Munakata
  • Patent number: 4688052
    Abstract: A light jet recording head has a liquid passage communicated to the discharging outlet of the liquid provided on a substrate surface, said passage being formed by subjecting a layer of a resin composition curable with an active energy ray to a predetermined pattern exposure with the use of said active energy ray to thereby form a cured region of said resin composition and removing the uncured region from said layer, said resin composition comprising:(i) a linear polymer having a glass transition temperature of 50.degree. C. or higher and a weight-average molecular weight of about 3.0.times.10.sup.4 or more; and(ii) an epoxy resin comprising at least one compound having two or more epoxy groups in the molecule, the epoxy groups existing in said epoxy resin being partially esterified with an unsaturated carboxylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1987
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tadayoshi Inamoto, Hiromichi Noguchi, Megumi Munakata
  • Patent number: 4688056
    Abstract: A liquid jet recording head, having a liquid passage communicated to the discharging outlet of the liquid provided on a substrate surface, said passage being formed by subjecting a layer of a resin composition curable with an active energy ray to a predetermined pattern exposure with the use of said active energy ray to thereby form a cured region of said resin composition and removing the uncured region from said layer, said resin composition comprising (i) a graft copolymerized polymer, (iii) an epoxy resin comprising at least one compound having one or more epoxy groups in the molecule and (iv) a polymerization initiator capable of generating a Lewis acid by irradiation of an active energy ray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1987
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiromichi Noguchi, Tadayoshi Inamoto, Megumi Munakata
  • Patent number: 4688055
    Abstract: A liquid jet recording head has a liquid passage communicated to the discharging outlet of the liquid which is formed with a resin composition cured with an active energy ray. The resin composition to be cured comprises (i) a heat-crosslinkable linear copolymer containing 5-30 mol % of a monomer of formula I and 5-50 mol % of a monomer of formula II ##STR1## and (ii) a monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1987
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiromichi Noguchi, Tadayoshi Inamoto, Megumi Munakata
  • Patent number: 4688053
    Abstract: A liquid jet recording head having a liquid passage communicated to a liquid discharging outlet provided on a substrate surface is obtained, said passage being formed by subjecting a layer of a resin composition curable with an active energy ray to a predetermined pattern exposure with the use of said active energy ray to thereby form a cured region of said resin composition and removing the uncured region from said layer, said resin composition comprising:(i) a linear polymer having a glass transition temperature of 50.degree. C. or higher and a weight average molecular weight of about 3.0.times.10.sup.4 or higher;(ii) a monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated bond;(iii) an epoxy resin comprising at least one compound having one or more epoxy groups in the molecule; and(iv) a polymerization initiator capable of generating a Lewis acid by irradiation with an active energy ray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1987
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiromichi Noguchi, Tadayoshi Inamoto, Megumi Munakata
  • Patent number: 4666823
    Abstract: A method for producing an ink jet head comprises providing ink pathways formed of a photosensitive resin on the surface of a substrate and laminating covering over said pathways, and said photosensitive resin is exposed to light and the unexposed portion thereof is removed, the covering is placed over said photosensitive resin, and thereafter said photosensitive resin is subjected to the curing treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1987
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masami Yokota, Hiroshi Sugitani, Tadayoshi Inamoto
  • Patent number: 4646110
    Abstract: A liquid injection recording apparatus having an orifice for discharging liquid and forming flying drops of liquid, a liquid flow path communicating with the orifice, and flying liquid drop forming means for forming flying drops of liquid from the orifice is provided with a discharge energy adjusting portion having a bubble generating portion communicating with the liquid flow path and means for causing bubbles to be generated in the bubble generating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1987
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masami Ikeda, Seiichi Aoki, Akio Saito, Tadayoshi Inamoto, Katsuyuki Yokoi
  • Patent number: 4609427
    Abstract: A method for producing an ink jet head by providing ink pathways formed from a photosensitive resin on a substrate surface and laminating a covering over said pathways comprises providing a protective layer comprising an inorganic oxide and/or an inorganic nitride on said substrate having arranged an ink discharging pressure generating element thereon, treating the surface of the protective layer with a silane coupler or at least one organometallic compound selected from the group consisting of metal alcoholates, metal carboxylates and metal chelate compounds, and thereafter laminating the aforesaid photosensitive resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tadayoshi Inamoto, Masami Yokota, Hiroshi Sugitani