Patents by Inventor Tohru Hosoda

Tohru Hosoda 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).

  • Water-based pigment dispersions, inkjet recording inks, and color filters
    Patent number: 7553365
    Abstract: An aqueous pigment dispersion is produced by ultrafinely dispersing a pigment dispersion mixture, which has been obtained by mixing at least a pigment and a dispersant in an aqueous medium, with microbeads having diameters of not smaller than 0.02 mm but smaller than 0.2 mm. A color composition for a color filter is produced by dispersing a mixture of a pigment, a dispersant, a resin varnish and a solvent with the microbeads in a mill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Sakamoto, Yoshimasa Tsuchiya, Masanori Takakamo, Tohru Hosoda, Akio Yoshida, Michiei Nakamura, Naoyuki Sakai, Dai Watanabe, Hideyuki Koiso, Kenji Ogawa
  • Water-based pigment inks, image recording method, and image recording system
    Patent number: 7361698
    Abstract: A water-based pigment ink contains a pigment, a hydrophilic dispersant, an aqueous medium, an alkali agent for solubilizing the hydrophilic dispersant in the aqueous medium, and a hydrophilic compound having at least one structural unit of “hydrophobic molecular chain-hydrophilic molecular chain-hydrophobic molecular chain” in a structure thereof. The water-based pigment ink is suited especially as an ink for ink-jet printers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiei Nakamura, Naoyuki Sakai, Hiroyuki Shimanaka, Dai Watanabe, Kenji Ogawa, Yoshiyuki Zama, Hisao Okamoto, Atsushi Nogami, Kazuo Kanou, Tohru Hosoda
  • Water-based pigment dispersions, inkjet recording inks, and color filters
    Publication number: 20050164101
    Abstract: An aqueous pigment dispersion is produced by ultrafinely dispersing a pigment dispersion mixture, which has been obtained by mixing at least a pigment and a dispersant in an aqueousmedium, with microbeads having diameters of not smaller than 0.02 mm but smaller than 0.2 mm. A color composition for a color filter is produced by dispersing a mixture of a pigment, a dispersant, a resin varnish and a solvent with the microbeads in a mill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Sakamoto, Yoshimasa Tsuchiya, Masanori Takakamo, Tohru Hosoda, Akio Yoshida, Michiei Nakamura, Naoyuki Sakai, Dai Watanabe, Hideyuki Koiso, Kenji Ogawa
  • Water-based pigment inks, image recording method, and image recording system
    Publication number: 20040198869
    Abstract: A water-based pigment ink contains a pigment, a hydrophilic dispersant, an aqueous medium, an alkali agent for solubilizing the hydrophilic dispersant in the aqueous medium, and a hydrophilic compound having at least one structural unit of “hydrophobic molecular chain-hydrophilic molecular chain-hydrophobic molecular chain” in a structure thereof. The water-based pigment ink is suited especially as an ink for ink-jet printers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Michiei Nakamura, Naoyuki Sakai, Hiroyuki Shimanaka, Dai Watanabe, Kenji Ogawa, Yoshiyuki Zama, Hisao Okamoto, Atsushi Nogami, Kazuo Kanou, Tohru Hosoda
  • Near-infrared reflecting composite pigments
    Patent number: 6521038
    Abstract: A near-infrared reflecting composite pigment comprises a near-infrared non-absorbing colorant and a white pigment coated with the near-infrared non-absorbing pigment. The near-infrared reflecting composite pigment can be produced by mixing a colorant dispersion, in which the near-infrared non-absorbing colorant is dispersed in a liquid medium, with the white pigment in a form selected from powder or a dispersion and then drying the resultant mixture. A near-infrared reflecting coating agent comprises as a coloring agent the near-infrared reflecting composite pigment. A near-infrared reflecting material comprises a base material coated on a surface thereof with the near-infrared reflecting coating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Yanagimoto, Yoshiyuki Zama, Hisao Okamoto, Tohru Hosoda, Yoshio Abe, Michiei Nakamura
  • Near-infrared reflecting composite pigments
    Publication number: 20020129739
    Abstract: A near-infrared reflecting composite pigment comprises a near-infrared non-absorbing colorant and a white pigment coated with the near-infrared non-absorbing pigment. The near-infrared reflecting composite pigment can be produced by mixing a colorant dispersion, in which the near-infrared non-absorbing colorant is dispersed in a liquid medium, with the white pigment in a form selected from powder or a dispersion and then drying the resultant mixture. A near-infrared reflecting coating agent comprises as a coloring agent the near-infrared reflecting composite pigment. A near-infrared reflecting material comprises a base material coated on a surface thereof with the near-infrared reflecting coating agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Applicant: Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Yanagimoto, Yoshiyuki Zama, Hisao Okamoto, Tohru Hosoda, Yoshio Abe, Michiei Nakamura