Patents by Inventor Toshikazu Kuwabara

Toshikazu Kuwabara 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: 12109826
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a printer system that is simple in structure, and has dual-head capability or duplex printing capability as desired. [Solution] A printer system 1 includes a first printer unit 10, and a second printer unit 20. The first printer unit 10 includes a first-printer housing 10a, and a first thermal transfer part 13. The second printer unit 20 includes a second-printer housing 20a, and a second thermal transfer part 23. The first printer unit 10 and the second printer unit 20 are independent of each other and capable of connecting to each other. A sheet printing paper 2 printed on by the first printer unit 10 is sent to the second printer unit 20 and then continuously printed on by the second printer unit 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Kuwabara, Hiroaki Takano
  • Publication number: 20220274424
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a printer system that is simple in structure, and has dual-head capability or duplex printing capability as desired. [Solution] A printer system 1 includes a first printer unit 10, and a second printer unit 20. The first printer unit 10 includes a first-printer housing 10a, and a first thermal transfer part 13. The second printer unit 20 includes a second-printer housing 20a, and a second thermal transfer part 23. The first printer unit 10 and the second printer unit 20 are independent of each other and capable of connecting to each other. A sheet printing paper 2 printed on by the first printer unit 10 is sent to the second printer unit 20 and then continuously printed on by the second printer unit 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu KUWABARA, Hiroaki TAKANO
  • Patent number: 8546303
    Abstract: A thermal transfer sheet comprising: a substrate; a heat resistant slip layer provided on one side of the substrate; an undercoat layer and a dye layer provided in that order on the other side of the substrate, wherein the undercoat layer is formed by using colloidal inorganic pigment ultrafine particles and a copolymer resin of vinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate as main components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamashita, Tadahiro Ishida, Keiji Hirose, Hirotaka Watanabe, Toshikazu Kuwabara, Daisuke Fukui, Hideo Ito
  • Publication number: 20130142969
    Abstract: A thermal transfer sheet comprising: a substrate; a heat resistant slip layer provided on one side of the substrate; an undercoat layer and a dye layer provided in that order on the other side of the substrate, wherein the undercoat layer is formed by using colloidal inorganic pigment ultrafine particles and a copolymer resin of vinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate as main components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Hiroyuki YAMASHITA, Tadahiro ISHIDA, Keiji HIROSE, Hirotaka WATANABE, Toshikazu KUWABARA, Daisuke FUKUI, Hideo ITO
  • Patent number: 8343889
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a thermal transfer sheet which has a high transfer sensitivity in thermal transfer printing to obtain a high density print, has a high sharpness of thermal transfer images, can prevent an abnormal transfer in printing even after being stored at high temperature and high humidity, and can provide a sufficiently satisfactory printed matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamashita, Tadahiro Ishida, Keiji Hirose, Hirotaka Watanabe, Toshikazu Kuwabara, Daisuke Fukui, Hideo Ito
  • Publication number: 20090130348
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a thermal transfer sheet which has a high transfer sensitivity in thermal transfer printing to obtain a high density print, has a high sharpness of thermal transfer images, can prevent an abnormal transfer in printing even after being stored at high temperature and high humidity, and can provide a sufficiently satisfactory printed matter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamashita, Tadahiro Ishida, Keiji Hirose, Hirotaka Watanabe, Toshikazu Kuwabara, Daisuke Fukui, Hideo Ito