Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Miyauchi

Yasuhiro Miyauchi 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: 10717310
    Abstract: In a protective layer transfer sheet, a heat-resistant lubricating layer is provided on a first surface of a substrate, and a thermally transferable protective layer is provided on at least part of a second surface of the substrate. The thermally transferable protective layer is composed of a peeling layer and an adhesive layer. The peeling layer contains cellulose acetate propionate resin having a glass transition temperature (Tg) in the range of 140° C. or more and 150° C. or less, and a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 30,000 or less, and polyester resin having a number average molecular weight of 15,000 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Miyauchi
  • Publication number: 20190299693
    Abstract: In a protective layer transfer sheet, a heat-resistant lubricating layer is provided on a first surface of a substrate, and a thermally transferable protective layer is provided on at least part of a second surface of the substrate. The thermally transferable protective layer is composed of a peeling layer and an adhesive layer. The peeling layer contains cellulose acetate propionate resin having a glass transition temperature (Tg) in the range of 140° C. or more and 150° C. or less, and a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 30,000 or less, and polyester resin having a number average molecular weight of 15,000 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro MIYAUCHI
  • Patent number: 9987867
    Abstract: A thermal transfer image receiving sheet including a substrate having a surface, a heat-insulating layer formed on the surface, an undercoat layer formed on the heat-insulating layer, and a dye-receiving layer formed on the undercoat layer. The undercoat layer includes as a main component a polycondensate made from i) at least one of an alkoxide, a hydrolyzate of an alkoxide, and tin chloride, ii) a water-soluble polymer, iii) a vinyl pyrrolidone-vinyl imidazole copolymer, and iv) a urethane resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Miyauchi
  • Patent number: 9914317
    Abstract: There is provided a heat-sensitive transfer recording medium which is able to better suppress the occurrence of abnormal transfer during high-speed printing using a high-speed printer of sublimation transfer type and is able to improve transfer sensitivity in high-speed printing. The heat-sensitive transfer recording medium includes a base (10), a heat-resistant lubricating layer (20) formed on one surface of the base (10), an underlying layer (30) formed on the other surface of the base (10), and a dye layer (40) formed on a surface of the underlying layer (30), which is on the other side of a surface facing the base (10). In the heat-sensitive transfer recording medium, the underlying layer (30) has a major component that is a copolymer of polyester having a sulfonic group on a side chain and acrylic having at least one of a glycidyl group and a carboxyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Godai Fukunaga, Yasunori Ono, Takehito Yamato, Yasuhiro Miyauchi, Yoko Hirai
  • Patent number: 9878566
    Abstract: There is provided a heat-sensitive transfer recording medium which is able to better suppress the occurrence of abnormal transfer during high-speed printing using a high-speed printer of sublimation transfer type and is able to improve transfer sensitivity in high-speed printing. The heat-sensitive transfer recording medium includes a base (10), a heat-resistant lubricating layer (20) formed on one surface of the base (10), an underlying layer (30) formed on the other surface of the base (10), and a dye layer (40) formed on a surface of the underlying layer (30), which is on the other side of a surface facing the base (10). In the heat-sensitive transfer recording medium, the underlying layer (30) has a major component that is a copolymer of polyester having a sulfonic group on a side chain and acrylic having at least one of a glycidyl group and a carboxyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Godai Fukunaga, Yasunori Ono, Takehito Yamato, Yasuhiro Miyauchi, Yoko Hirai
  • Publication number: 20170120653
    Abstract: A thermal transfer image receiving sheet including a substrate having a surface, a heat-insulating layer formed on the surface, an undercoat layer formed on the heat-insulating layer, and a dye-receiving layer formed on the undercoat layer. The undercoat layer includes as a main component a polycondensate made from i) at least one of an alkoxide, a hydrolyzate of an alkoxide, and tin chloride, ii) a water-soluble polymer, iii) a vinyl pyrrolidone-vinyl imidazole copolymer, and iv) a urethane resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro MIYAUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170015126
    Abstract: There is provided a heat-sensitive transfer recording medium which is able to better suppress the occurrence of abnormal transfer during high-speed printing using a high-speed printer of sublimation transfer type and is able to improve transfer sensitivity in high-speed printing. The heat-sensitive transfer recording medium includes a base (10), a heat-resistant lubricating layer (20) formed on one surface of the base (10), an underlying layer (30) formed on the other surface of the base (10), and a dye layer (40) formed on a surface of the underlying layer (30), which is on the other side of a surface facing the base (10). In the heat-sensitive transfer recording medium, the underlying layer (30) has a major component that is a copolymer of polyester having a sulfonic group on a side chain and acrylic having at least one of a glycidyl group and a carboxyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Godai FUKUNAGA, Yasunori ONO, Takehito YAMATO, Yasuhiro MIYAUCHI, Yoko HIRAI
  • Publication number: 20150132510
    Abstract: There is provided a heat-sensitive transfer recording medium which is able to better suppress the occurrence of abnormal transfer during high-speed printing using a high-speed printer of sublimation transfer type and is able to improve transfer sensitivity in high-speed printing. The heat-sensitive transfer recording medium includes a base (10), a heat-resistant lubricating layer (20) formed on one surface of the base (10), an underlying layer (30) formed on the other surface of the base (10), and a dye layer (40) formed on a surface of the underlying layer (30), which is on the other side of a surface facing the base (10). In the heat-sensitive transfer recording medium, the underlying layer (30) has a major component that is a copolymer of polyester having a sulfonic group on a side chain and acrylic having at least one of a glycidyl group and a carboxyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Godai FUKUNAGA, Yasunori Ono, Takehito Yamato, Yasuhiro Miyauchi, Yoko Hirai
  • Publication number: 20150001115
    Abstract: A heat-sensitive transfer recording medium of the invention comprises a supply core about which a heat-sensitive recording sheet is wound, a take-up core to which one end of the heat-sensitive transfer recording medium is fixed for winding up the heat-sensitive transfer recording medium, and a tape fixing the heat-sensitive transfer recording sheet and the take-up core therewith, the tape having a longitudinal elasticity of not larger than about 1.0×107 Pa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Akihiko Ito, Kosuke Kinoshita, Yasuhiro Miyauchi, Ken Oshinomi
  • Patent number: 7807238
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is disclosed. A method of manufacturing an antiglare film comprising: forming a film by applying a coating liquid to a transparent substrate; and forming an antiglare layer by curing the film by irradiating the film with ionizing radiation, wherein the coating liquid includes a binder matrix forming material including an ionizing radiation-curable material, particle A and particle B, wherein difference in refractive index between either or both of particle A and particle B, and a cured binder matrix is equal to or more than 0.03, and wherein difference between average refractive index of particle A and particle B calculated based on respective weight of particle A and particle B and refractive index of a binder matrix is equal to or less than 0.03.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kae Takahashi, Hisamitsu Kameshima, Yasuhiro Miyauchi
  • Patent number: 7542118
    Abstract: An antiglare film is disclosed comprising a transparent substrate and an antiglare layer including a binder matrix and a particle, wherein center line average roughness Ra of a surface of an antiglare film which surface is on an antiglare layer side among both sides of an antiglare film is 0.06-0.17 ?m, wherein reflectivity of 5° angle of the surface is 2.4-4.4%, and wherein difference in refractive index between the binder matrix and the particle is equal to or less than 0.07.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Miyauchi, Yu Matsuura, Hisamitsu Kameshima
  • Publication number: 20080212005
    Abstract: An antiglare film is disclosed comprising a transparent substrate and an antiglare layer including a binder matrix and a particle, wherein center line average roughness Ra of a surface of an antiglare film which surface is on an antiglare layer side among both sides of an antiglare film is 0.06-0.17 ?m, wherein reflectivity of 5° angle of the surface is 2.4-4.4%, and wherein difference in refractive index between the binder matrix and the particle is equal to or less than 0.07.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Miyauchi, Yu Matsuura, Hisamitsu Kameshima
  • Publication number: 20080213513
    Abstract: The present invention includes an antiglare film including an antiglare layer which layer includes a silica particle and a binder matrix, wherein refractive index of the silica particle is 1.46-1.50, wherein the silica particle is an amorphous silica which includes an aggregate of fine silica particles, wherein average particle diameter of the silica fine particles is 0.003-0.1 ?m, wherein average particle diameter of the silica particle is 1.0-3.0 ?m, wherein the binder matrix is formed by curing a binder matrix curable material with ionizing radiation, and wherein the binder matrix curable material includes trifunctional acrylic monomer and tetrafunctional acrylic monomer of 80 part by weight or more based on a binder matrix forming material of 100 part by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisamitsu Kameshima, Kae Takahashi, Yasuhiro Miyauchi, Yu Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20080193680
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is disclosed. A method of manufacturing an antiglare film comprising: forming a film by applying a coating liquid to a transparent substrate; and forming an antiglare layer by curing the film by irradiating the film with ionizing radiation, wherein the coating liquid includes a binder matrix forming material including an ionizing radiation-curable material, particle A and particle B, wherein difference in refractive index between either or both of particle A and particle B, and a cured binder matrix is equal to or more than 0.03, and wherein difference between average refractive index of particle A and particle B calculated based on respective weight of particle A and particle B and refractive index of a binder matrix is equal to or less than 0.03.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kae Takahashi, Hisamitsu Kameshima, Yasuhiro Miyauchi