Patents by Inventor Toshihiro Otake

Toshihiro Otake 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: 20240141189
    Abstract: A dispersion liquid includes water, a coloring material, and a dispersion resin that disperses the coloring material, and the dispersion resin has a constituent unit A containing a hydrophobic monomer, a constituent unit B containing an unsaturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acid monomer, and a constituent unit C containing an acrylamide monomer having a sulfonic acid group. The weight-average molecular weight of the dispersion resin is from 10,000 to 100,000, the content of the constituent unit A is 40 mol % or more relative to the total amount of the dispersion resin, and the content of the constituent unit B is 4 mol % or more relative to the total amount of the dispersion resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Toshihiro OTAKE, Hiroshi ITO, Harunobu KOMATSU
  • Patent number: 11851517
    Abstract: A polymer dispersant includes a first block; and a second block, the first block has a structural unit derived from a first monomer having an imidazolium salt portion and a hydrophobic portion, and the second block has a structural unit derived from a second monomer having an imidazolium salt portion and a hydrophilic portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Inventor: Toshihiro Otake
  • Publication number: 20220204777
    Abstract: A method of producing a coloring material dispersion is a method of producing a coloring material dispersion that contains water and a coloring material, including a polymerization step of performing a polymerization reaction in a liquid phase that contains an organic solvent containing two or more hydroxyl and/or ether groups in a molecule, a hydrophobic monomer having an aromatic ring or a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester structure, and a hydrophilic monomer containing a carboxylic acid group or a sulfonic acid group to synthesize a dispersion resin. The dispersion resin has a weight-average molecular weight of 5,000 or greater and less than 100,000. A content of a constituent unit A corresponding to the hydrophobic monomer in all constituent monomers contained in the dispersion resin is 50 mol % or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Harunobu KOMATSU, Toshihiro OTAKE, Hiroshi ITO, Koji HORIBA
  • Publication number: 20220186062
    Abstract: A dispersion liquid includes water, a coloring material, a dispersion resin that disperses the coloring material, and a compound having s sulfonate group and a polymerizable group. The dispersion resin has a constituent unit A containing a hydrophobic monomer and a constituent unit B containing a monomer having a sulfonate group. The weight-average molecular weight of the dispersion resin is 5,000 to 100,000, and the molecular weight of the compound is 300 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Hajime KAKISHITA, Mami TOJINO, Toshihiro OTAKE, Koichi TERAO, Hiroshi ITO, Koji HORIBA
  • Publication number: 20220154022
    Abstract: A dispersion liquid includes water, a coloring material, and a dispersing resin which disperses the coloring material, in which the dispersing resin has a predetermined constituent unit A, a predetermined constituent unit B, and a predetermined constituent unit C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Koichi TERAO, Mami TOJINO, Toshihiro OTAKE, Hiroshi ITO, Koji HORIBA
  • Publication number: 20220154021
    Abstract: A dispersion liquid includes water, a coloring material, and a dispersing resin which disperses the coloring material, in which the dispersing resin has a predetermined constituent unit A, a predetermined constituent unit B, and a predetermined constituent unit C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Koichi TERAO, Mami TOJINO, Toshihiro OTAKE, Hiroshi ITO, Koji HORIBA
  • Publication number: 20220089890
    Abstract: A dispersion liquid includes water, a coloring material, and a dispersion resin that disperses the coloring material. The dispersion resin has a constituent unit A containing a hydrophobic monomer, a constituent unit B containing a hydrophilic acrylic acid monomer, and a constituent unit C containing a hydrophilic vinyl monomer having a sulfonate group, and the weight-average molecular weight of the dispersion resin is 10,000 to 100,000. The content of the constituent unit A is 60 mol % or more relative to the total amount of the dispersion resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Mami TOJINO, Toshihiro OTAKE, Koichi TERAO, Hiroshi ITO, Koji HORIBA
  • Publication number: 20220025204
    Abstract: A dispersion contains water, a color material, and a dispersing resin that disperses the color material, the dispersing resin having a structural unit A containing a hydrophobic monomer, a structural unit B containing a hydrophilic acrylic acid monomer, and a structural unit C containing a sulfonic acid group-containing acrylamide monomer, where the dispersing resin has a weight average molecular weight of from 5000 to 100000 and a content of the structural unit A is 60 mol % or more with respect to a total amount of the dispersing resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Toshihiro OTAKE, Koichi TERAO, Mami TOJINO, Hiroshi ITO, Koji HORIBA
  • Publication number: 20210032394
    Abstract: A polymer dispersant includes a first block; and a second block, the first block has a structural unit derived from a first monomer having an imidazolium salt portion and a hydrophobic portion, and the second block has a structural unit derived from a second monomer having an imidazolium salt portion and a hydrophilic portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventor: Toshihiro OTAKE
  • Patent number: 10533107
    Abstract: A composition set according to the invention includes a first composition which contains a cellulose derivative having a liquid crystalline functional group, and a second composition which contains a liquid crystalline compound having a reactive functional group and can be in a liquid state. The first composition preferably contains particles whose surfaces are at least partially constituted by the cellulose derivative. Further, the first composition preferably contains a liquid component which functions as a dispersion medium for dispersing the particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Toshihiro Otake
  • Patent number: 10519335
    Abstract: A composition according to the invention contains a cellulose derivative having a liquid crystalline functional group and a liquid crystalline solvent having a reactive functional group. The reactive functional group preferably contains a carbon-carbon double bond. The reactive functional group is preferably a (meth)acryloyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Toshihiro Otake
  • Patent number: 10501863
    Abstract: A forming method includes: forming a formed article including a first part and a second part using a first metal for the first part and a second metal for the second part; and removing the second part from the formed article by immersing the formed article in an electrolyte solution and causing a current to flow in the second part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Toshihiro Otake
  • Patent number: 10174184
    Abstract: A cellulosic material contains a cellulose derivative, and the cellulose derivative contains an ionic moiety as a chemical structure common to an ionic liquid. It is preferred that the ionic moiety has an imidazolium salt structure. It is also preferred that the ionic moiety is introduced into a repeating unit of a polymer chain having a repeating structure introduced into a cellulose backbone structure of the cellulose derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Toshihiro Otake
  • Patent number: 9796790
    Abstract: A liquid composition contains a cellulosic material constituted by a material containing at least one of cellulose and a cellulose derivative, and an ionic liquid having a functional group with reactivity. It is preferred that the ionic liquid has an imidazolium salt structure. It is also preferred that the functional group with reactivity contains a carbon-carbon double bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Toshihiro Otake
  • Patent number: 9670619
    Abstract: A cellulosic material contains a cellulose derivative, in which the cellulose derivative has a functional group capable of reversibly performing a redox reaction introduced thereinto. The cellulose derivative preferably has at least one of a ferrocene structure and a viologen structure as the functional group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Toshihiro Otake
  • Publication number: 20170056974
    Abstract: A three-dimensional forming device is a three-dimensional forming device which forms a three-dimensional formed article by stacking a layer using a sintering material containing a metal powder, a binder, and a solvent, and includes a material supply section which supplies the sintering material to a predetermined material supply region, a first heating section which heats the predetermined material supply region, a second heating section which heats the sintering material supplied to the predetermined material supply region from the material supply section, and an energy irradiation section which supplies energy for sintering the metal powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Takeshi MIYASHITA, Hajime ONISHI, Toshihiro OTAKE, Tomoyuki KAMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20160289481
    Abstract: A composition set according to the invention includes a first composition which contains a cellulose derivative having a liquid crystalline functional group, and a second composition which contains a liquid crystalline compound having a reactive functional group and can be in a liquid state. The first composition preferably contains particles whose surfaces are at least partially constituted by the cellulose derivative. Further, the first composition preferably contains a liquid component which functions as a dispersion medium for dispersing the particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Toshihiro OTAKE
  • Publication number: 20160280948
    Abstract: A composition according to the invention contains a cellulose derivative having a liquid crystalline functional group and a liquid crystalline solvent having a reactive functional group. The reactive functional group preferably contains a carbon-carbon double bond. The reactive functional group is preferably a (meth)acryloyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventor: Toshihiro OTAKE
  • Publication number: 20160145455
    Abstract: A liquid composition contains a cellulosic material constituted by a material containing at least one of cellulose and a cellulose derivative, and an ionic liquid having a functional group with reactivity. It is preferred that the ionic liquid has an imidazolium salt structure. It is also preferred that the functional group with reactivity contains a carbon-carbon double bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventor: Toshihiro OTAKE
  • Publication number: 20160145422
    Abstract: A cellulosic material contains a cellulose derivative, and the cellulose derivative contains an ionic moiety as a chemical structure common to an ionic liquid. It is preferred that the ionic moiety has an imidazolium salt structure. It is also preferred that the ionic moiety is introduced into a repeating unit of a polymer chain having a repeating structure introduced into a cellulose backbone structure of the cellulose derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventor: Toshihiro OTAKE