Patents by Inventor Toshihiro Usa

Toshihiro Usa 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: 11772305
    Abstract: A production method of a mold having a recessed pattern includes: a plate precursor preparation step of preparing a plate precursor having a pedestal on which a protruding pattern is disposed; a resin plate preparation step of preparing a thermoplastic resin plate having a recessed step portion; and a resin plate precursor production step of producing a thermoplastic resin plate precursor. The plate precursor comprises a substrate having a larger area than the pedestal in a plan view on a side opposite to a surface of the pedestal on which the protruding pattern is disposed. An edge portion where a side surface of the pedestal and the substrate are in contact with each other has a through-hole penetrating the substrate along the side surface of the pedestal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Aya Mochizuki, Satoshi Chai, Toshihiro Usa, Kozue Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20230075192
    Abstract: A production method of a mold having a recessed pattern includes: a plate precursor preparation step of preparing a plate precursor having a pedestal on which a protruding pattern is disposed; a resin plate preparation step of preparing a thermoplastic resin plate having a recessed step portion; and a resin plate precursor production step of producing a thermoplastic resin plate precursor, the resin plate precursor production step including a positioning step of positioning the protruding pattern of the plate precursor and a center position of the recessed step portion, and a recessed pattern forming step of forming a recessed pattern having an inverted shape of the protruding pattern on the thermoplastic resin plate by pressing the protruding pattern of the heated plate precursor and the pedestal against the recessed step portion, thereafter cooling the plate precursor, and separating the plate precursor from the thermoplastic resin plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Aya MOCHIZUKI, Satoshi CHAI, Toshihiro USA, Kozue IKEDA
  • Patent number: 11534943
    Abstract: A production method of a mold having a recessed pattern includes: a plate precursor preparation step of preparing a plate precursor having a pedestal on which a protruding pattern is disposed; a resin plate preparation step of preparing a thermoplastic resin plate having a recessed step portion; and a resin plate precursor production step of producing a thermoplastic resin plate precursor, the resin plate precursor production step including a positioning step of positioning the protruding pattern of the plate precursor and a center position of the recessed step portion, and a recessed pattern forming step of forming a recessed pattern having an inverted shape of the protruding pattern on the thermoplastic resin plate by pressing the protruding pattern of the heated plate precursor and the pedestal against the recessed step portion, thereafter cooling the plate precursor, and separating the plate precursor from the thermoplastic resin plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Aya Mochizuki, Satoshi Chai, Toshihiro Usa, Kozue Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20220324141
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a microneedle array, which enables efficient and stable manufacturing of a microneedle array including a needle-shaped protrusion having a constricted shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro Usa, Yasuhiro Sekizawa, Kenichiro Tamaki, Satoshi Chai, Kozue Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11198234
    Abstract: Provided are a mold case that prevents deformation of a microneedle array, and a manufacturing method of a microneedle array. The problems are solved by the manufacturing method of a microneedle array including: a filling step of filling needle-like recessed portions of a mold having flexibility and having a plurality of the needle-like recessed portions on a front surface, with a liquid material; and a drying step of drying the liquid material in a state where the mold filled with the liquid material is stored in the mold case which causes an edge portion of the mold to be sandwiched between the lid and the pedestal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiki Sakazaki, Kenichiro Tamaki, Toshihiro Usa, Ikuo Takano
  • Patent number: 11141887
    Abstract: Provided are a production method of a mold having a recessed pattern, and a manufacturing method of a pattern sheet having good accuracy and excellent productivity. The production method of a mold includes: a step of preparing an electroform having a protruding pattern and a mold having a first mold and a second mold forming a cavity; a step of fixing the electroform excluding an end portion of the electroform to the first mold; a clamping step of clamping the electroform excluding the end portion of the electroform and a region of the protruding pattern between the first mold and the second mold to form the cavity; and an injection step of filling the cavity with a resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shotaro Ogawa, Toshihiro Usa, Kenichiro Tamaki
  • Patent number: 10926438
    Abstract: Provided are a production method of a mold having a recessed pedestal pattern for preventing a liquid flow and a manufacturing method of a pattern sheet. A production method of a mold having a recessed pedestal pattern, has: a step of preparing an insert mold having a protruding needle pattern group; a step of preparing a mold having a first mold provided with a protruding pedestal shape and a second mold; a holding step of holding the protruding pedestal shape of the first mold and the protruding needle pattern group of the insert mold in an overlapping manner; a clamping step of performing clamping with the first mold and the second mold to form a cavity; and an injection step of filling the cavity with a resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Chai, Toshihiro Usa
  • Publication number: 20210001516
    Abstract: Provided are a production method of a mold having a recessed pedestal pattern for preventing a liquid flow and a manufacturing method of a pattern sheet. A production method of a mold having a recessed pedestal pattern, has: a step of preparing an insert mold having a protruding needle pattern group; a step of preparing a mold having a first mold provided with a protruding pedestal shape and a second mold; a holding step of holding the protruding pedestal shape of the first mold and the protruding needle pattern group of the insert mold in an overlapping manner; a clamping step of performing clamping with the first mold and the second mold to form a cavity; and an injection step of filling the cavity with a resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi CHAI, Toshihiro USA
  • Publication number: 20210001102
    Abstract: Provided are a mold for manufacturing a percutaneous absorption sheet that can be detected from an image, and an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a percutaneous absorption sheet having a needle-like protrusion using the mold. The mold is a mold for manufacturing a percutaneous absorption sheet in which a plurality of needle-like recessed portions are disposed, and the problem is solved by a mold for manufacturing a percutaneous absorption sheet in which the mold has a gray color in which a brightness value in a case where a brightness in an HSL (Hue Saturation Lightness) color space is represented in 256 levels is in a range of 30 or more and 200 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro USA, Satoshi CHAI
  • Publication number: 20200282604
    Abstract: Provided are a production method of a mold having a recessed pattern in a recessed step portion capable of preventing a liquid from flowing, and a manufacturing method of a pattern sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Aya MOCHIZUKI, Satoshi CHAI, Toshihiro USA, Kozue IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20190351588
    Abstract: Provided are a mold case that prevents deformation of a microneedle array, and a manufacturing method of a microneedle array. The problems are solved by the manufacturing method of a microneedle array including: a filling step of filling needle-like recessed portions of a mold having flexibility and having a plurality of the needle-like recessed portions on a front surface, with a liquid material; and a drying step of drying the liquid material in a state where the mold filled with the liquid material is stored in the mold case which causes an edge portion of the mold to be sandwiched between the lid and the pedestal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiki SAKAZAKI, Kenichiro TAMAKI, Toshihiro USA, Ikuo TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20190070754
    Abstract: Provided are a production method of a mold having a recessed pattern, and a manufacturing method of a pattern sheet having good accuracy and excellent productivity. The production method of a mold includes: a step of preparing an electroform having a protruding pattern and a mold having a first mold and a second mold forming a cavity; a step of fixing the electroform excluding an end portion of the electroform to the first mold; a clamping step of clamping the electroform excluding the end portion of the electroform and a region of the protruding pattern between the first mold and the second mold to form the cavity; and an injection step of filling the cavity with a resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shotaro OGAWA, Toshihiro USA, Kenichiro TAMAKI
  • Patent number: 10195768
    Abstract: There is provided a method capable of manufacturing a mold at low cost, and a method of manufacturing a biocompatible pattern sheet by using the mold. The method of manufacturing a mold having a recessed pattern includes the steps of: forming a silicone resin film by applying a silicone resin solution to a surface of a model having a protrusion pattern; defoaming the silicone resin film by reducing the silicone resin film in pressure; forming the mold by heating and curing the silicone resin film while a base plate is in contact with a face of the silicone resin film, the face being opposite to the model; and releasing the mold from the model after releasing the base plate. The method of manufacturing a pattern sheet uses the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shotaro Ogawa, Aya Mochizuki, Atsushi Fujita, Toshihiro Usa
  • Publication number: 20180250851
    Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing method of a pattern sheet having excellent productivity at low costs. The manufacturing method of a pattern sheet includes: a process of producing, using a plate precursor having a protruding pattern formed thereon, a plurality of first molds having a recessed shape, which is an inverted shape of the protruding pattern, from a resin; a process of producing a plurality of metallic electroforms having the protruding pattern formed thereon by electroforming using the first mold; a process of producing a plurality of second molds having a recessed shape, which is an inverted shape of the protruding pattern, from a resin using the electroform; and a process of producing pattern sheets and having a protruding pattern formed thereon using the second mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shotaro OGAWA, Toshihiro USA, Atsushi FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20170095946
    Abstract: The method of manufacturing a mold includes the steps of: forming a silicone resin film on a surface of a model having a protrusion pattern; pressing a side of a base plate with which a separation sheet is in close contacts on a gap adjustment mechanism and the silicone resin film; heating and curing the silicone resin film to form the mold; releasing the base plate; and releasing the separation sheet from the mold, after releasing the mold from the model, wherein the gap adjustment mechanism has a height at which a tip of the protrusion pattern sticks into the separation sheet when the base plate is pressed on the gap adjustment mechanism. The method of manufacturing a pattern sheet uses the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: SHOTARO OGAWA, TOSHIHIRO USA, ATSUSHI FUJITA, AYA MOCHIZUKI
  • Publication number: 20170095947
    Abstract: There is provided a method capable of manufacturing a mold at low cost, and a method of manufacturing a biocompatible pattern sheet by using the mold. The method of manufacturing a mold having a recessed pattern includes the steps of: forming a silicone resin film by applying a silicone resin solution to a surface of a model having a protrusion pattern; defoaming the silicone resin film by reducing the silicone resin film in pressure; forming the mold by heating and curing the silicone resin film while a base plate is in contact with a face of the silicone resin film, the face being opposite to the model; and releasing the mold from the model after releasing the base plate. The method of manufacturing a pattern sheet uses the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shotaro OGAWA, Aya MOCHIZUKI, Atsushi FUJITA, Toshihiro USA
  • Patent number: 9090722
    Abstract: A chemical amplification resist composition that is used for preparation of a mold, and a mold preparation method and a resist film each using the composition are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Fujimori, Koji Shirakawa, Toshihiro Usa, Kenji Sugiyama, Takayuki Ito, Hideaki Tsubaki, Katsuhiro Nishimaki, Shuji Hirano, Hidenori Takahashi
  • Patent number: D983240
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiki Sakazaki, Toshihiro Usa
  • Patent number: D983848
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiki Sakazaki, Toshihiro Usa
  • Patent number: D1001852
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiki Sakazaki, Toshihiro Usa