Patents by Inventor Yasunari Ikeda

Yasunari Ikeda 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: 9222217
    Abstract: An ink contains (A) water, (B) a disperse dye, (C) a resin dispersant, and (D) at least one selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by formula (1) and a compound represented by formula (2) and having an HLB of 15 or more: RO(CH2CH2O)mSO3?M+??(1) RO(CH2CH2O)mH??(2) where R is an alkyl or alkenyl group containing 8 to 20 carbon atoms, m is an integer of 2 to 50, and M+ is an alkali metal or ammonium ion. The ratio of the mass of the ingredient (D) to that of the ingredient (C) is in the range of 4% to 50%, both inclusive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunari Ikeda, Akihito Sao, Hiroshi Takahashi, Shinichi Naito
  • Publication number: 20150353752
    Abstract: An inkjet recording ink is used for an inkjet recording device that includes a silicone rubber having a solubility parameter at 25° C. of 6 to 8 as a member with which an ink comes in contact, the inkjet recording ink including water, a disperse dye, and an anionic surfactant, the content X (mass %) of the disperse dye and the content Y (mass %) of the anionic surfactant in the inkjet recording ink satisfying the relationship “Y/X?0.7”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Kenichi Numakura, Keiji Iida, Yasunari Ikeda, Hiroshi Takahashi, Shinichi Naito
  • Publication number: 20150337153
    Abstract: There is provided an ink jet ink set for sublimation transfer, including: a first ink composition containing a first disperse dye and a first dispersant; and a second ink composition containing a second disperse dye and a second dispersant, in which the first disperse dye is the same as the second disperse dye, the content of the first disperse dye in the first ink composition is equal to or greater than the content of the second disperse dye in the second ink composition, the ratio A of the content of the first disperse dye in the first ink composition to the content of the first dispersant in the first ink composition is equal to or greater than the ratio B of the content of the second disperse dye in the second ink composition to the content of the second dispersant in the second ink composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Hideki OGUCHI, Akihito SAO, Yasunari IKEDA, Miho NAKAMURA, Shinichi NAITO
  • Publication number: 20150295555
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to realize a loop through circuit, in an active connector, securely having a preferable mismatching attenuation characteristic and having a preferable signal transmission characteristic, with respect to an input port, an output port, and an internal port, without providing a special circuit outside the connector. A connector base part has the input port inputting an external signal, the output port outputting a loop through signal, and the internal port outputting a signal into a device. First and second matching circuits, an equalizer circuit, a dividing circuit, and a driving circuit are stored in the connector base part. The matching circuit is supplied with an external signal input from the input port. The dividing circuit divides a signal to be input to generate first and second divided signals, and outputs them to the internal port and the output port. The equalizer circuit compensates for a frequency characteristic and/or loss of a signal to be input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: Canare Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasunari Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20150284578
    Abstract: An ink composition is held in an ink container that is provided with an ink inlet through which the ink container can be refilled with the ink composition, and is used in a state in which the ink container is fitted into an inkjet recording device that includes a recording head having a nozzle hole that ejects the ink composition, the ink composition including a disperse dye, and at least one of a silicon-based surfactant and a fluorine-based surfactant, the ink composition having a surface tension of 22 to 30 mN/m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasunari Ikeda, Akihito Sao, Hiroshi Takahashi, Shinichi Naito
  • Publication number: 20150275012
    Abstract: An ink jet ink composition includes a disperse dye, and a sodium naphthalene sulfonate formalin condensate, in which a ratio of a concentration of sodium ions with respect to a content of the sodium naphthalene sulfonate formalin condensate (Na (ppm)/NSF (% by mass)) is 75 to 550.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasunari Ikeda, Akihito Sao, Shinichi Naito, Miho Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20150130881
    Abstract: An ink jet ink composition for sublimation transfer includes dye A and a dye B, in which the dye A is a disperse dye which has a molecular weight of 380 or less and an anthraquinone skeleton having a water-soluble group in a molecule, the dye B is a disperse dye which has a molecular weight of 400 or greater, and in the ink jet ink composition for sublimation transfer, dye solubility of the dye A is greater than dye solubility of the dye B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Oguchi, Akihito Sao, Yasunari Ikeda, Miho Nakamura, Shinichi Naito
  • Patent number: 8876273
    Abstract: Disclosed are an ink composition containing at least one of a porphyrazine compound or a salt thereof and an aromatic compound having a sulfo group or a salt thereof, an ink jet recording method using the ink composition and a recorded material recorded by the recording method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunari Ikeda, Yasuhiro Oki, Kazuhiko Kitamura, Shigemi Wakabayashi, Ryosuke Teramoto, Hiromi Iseki
  • Patent number: 8857965
    Abstract: Disclosed are an ink composition at least containing a porphyrazine compound or a salt thereof and an aromatic compound having a carboxy group and/or a salt thereof, an ink jet recording method using the ink composition and a recorded material recorded by the recording method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunari Ikeda, Yasuhiro Oki, Kazuhiko Kitamura, Shigemi Wakabayashi, Ryosuke Teramoto, Hiromi Iseki
  • Patent number: 8778072
    Abstract: An ink composition contains a dye whose free acid is expressed by formula (1), lithium ions, and an aromatic compound having a carboxy group. In formula (1), Q represents a halogen atom, x represents an integer of 2 to 4, and y represents an integer of 1 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromi Iseki, Kazuhiko Kitamura, Yasuhiro Oki, Ryosuke Teramoto, Shigemi Wakabayashi, Yasunari Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20140123406
    Abstract: An ink contains (A) water, (B) a disperse dye, (C) a resin dispersant, and (D) at least one selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by formula (1) and a compound represented by formula (2) and having an HLB of 15 or more: RO(CH2CH2O)mSO3?M+??(1) RO(CH2CH2O)mH??(2) where R is an alkyl or alkenyl group containing 8 to 20 carbon atoms, m is an integer of 2 to 50, and M+ is an alkali metal or ammonium ion. The ratio of the mass of the ingredient (D) to that of the ingredient (C) is in the range of 4% to 50%, both inclusive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasunari Ikeda, Akihito Sao, Hiroshi Takahashi, Shinichi Naito
  • Patent number: 8496746
    Abstract: An ink composition includes: water, a compound represented by the following general formula (1) or a salt thereof, and a compound represented by the following general formula (21) or a salt thereof. (in the formula (1), n represents 0 or 1, each of R1, R2, R3, and R4 represents a substituent, Group A represents a substituted heterocyclic group represented by the following general formula (2) or (3): in the formula (2), R5 represents a substituent. in the formula (3), each of R6, R7, and R8 represents a substituent, and Group B has a substituted phenyl group or naphthyl group). (in the formula (21), each of R21, R22, R23, R24, R25, R26, R27, and R28 represents a substituent, and X represents a divalent crosslinking group).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ryosuke Teramoto, Shigemi Wakabayashi, Kazuhiko Kitamura, Yasuhiro Oki, Yasunari Ikeda, Hiromi Iseki
  • Publication number: 20120301685
    Abstract: An ink composition contains a dye whose free acid is expressed by formula (1), lithium ions, and an aromatic compound having a carboxy group. In formula (1), Q represents a halogen atom, x represents an integer of 2 to 4, and y represents an integer of 1 to 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromi Iseki, Kazuhiko Kitamura, Yasuhiro Oki, Ryosuke Teramoto, Shigemi Wakabayashi, Yasunari Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8251721
    Abstract: An active connector is provided that allows for simple designing of devices for high-speed wideband pulse signal transmission without specialized technical know-how in the use of connectors. A connector base has a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal, and houses a first matching circuit, a second matching circuit, and a buffer circuit. The first connection terminal and the second connection terminal can be used as an internal port electrically coupled to a device circuit and an external port electrically coupled to a transmission line, respectively. An input signal inputted into the first connection terminal is supplied to the first matching circuit. The second matching circuit supplies an output signal to the second connection terminal. A buffer circuit between the first matching circuit and the second matching circuit inhibits mutual influences between the input signal and the output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Canare Electric Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yasunari Ikeda, Kimio Kawamoto
  • Publication number: 20120213930
    Abstract: An ink composition includes: water, a compound represented by the following general formula (1) or a salt thereof, and a compound represented by the following general formula (21) or a salt thereof. (in the formula (1), n represents 0 or 1, each of R1, R2, R3, and R4 represents a substituent, Group A represents a substituted heterocyclic group represented by the following general formula (2) or (3): in the formula (2), R5 represents a substituent. in the formula (3), each of R6, R7, and R8 represents a substituent, and Group B has a substituted phenyl group or naphthyl group). (in the formula (21), each of R21, R22, R23, R24, R25, R26, R27, and R28 represents a substituent, and X represents a divalent crosslinking group).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ryosuke Teramoto, Shigemi Wakabayashi, Kazuhiko Kitamura, Yasuhiro Oki, Yasunari Ikeda, Hiromi Iseki
  • Publication number: 20120148807
    Abstract: Disclosed are an ink composition containing at least one of a porphyrazine compound or a salt thereof and an aromatic compound having a sulfo group or a salt thereof, an ink jet recording method using the ink composition and a recorded material recorded by the recording method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunari Ikeda, Yasuhiro Oki, Kazuhiko Kitamura, Shigemi Wakabayashi, Ryosuke Teramoto, Hiromi Iseki
  • Publication number: 20120147084
    Abstract: Disclosed are an ink composition at least containing a porphyrazine compound or a salt thereof and an aromatic compound having a carboxy group and/or a salt thereof, an ink jet recording method using the ink composition and a recorded material recorded by the recording method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasunari Ikeda, Yasuhiro Oki, Kazuhiko Kitamura, Shigemi Wakabayashi, Ryosuke Teramoto, Hiromi Iseki
  • Publication number: 20120045936
    Abstract: An active connector is provided that allows for simple designing of devices for high-speed wideband pulse signal transmission without specialized technical know-how in the use of connectors. A connector base has a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal, and houses a first matching circuit, a second matching circuit, and a buffer circuit. The first connection terminal and the second connection terminal can be used as an internal port electrically coupled to a device circuit and an external port electrically coupled to a transmission line, respectively. An input signal inputted into the first connection terminal is supplied to the first matching circuit. The second matching circuit supplies an output signal to the second connection terminal. A buffer circuit between the first matching circuit and the second matching circuit inhibits mutual influences between the input signal and the output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Canare Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunari Ikeda, Kimio Kawamoto
  • Publication number: 20110092624
    Abstract: An ink composition contains C. I. Acid Blue 290 as a colorant and water. In the ink composition, C. I. Acid Blue 290 is contaminated with a by-product produced during the production of C. I. Acid Blue 290 and is represented by Formula (I) below, the by-product is represented by Formula (II) below, and the content of the by-product is 120 ppm or less: where R1 to R4 are independently an alkyl group which contains one or more carbon atoms, which may be branched, and which may have a phenyl substituent and R6 is a methyl group, a hydroxyl group, or a proton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihito Sao, Yasunari Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20100047453
    Abstract: An ink composition for ink-jet printing contains a water-soluble dye having an anthraquinone skeleton and a water solubility of 50 g/L or less at 30° C. and at least one polyoxyethylene alkyl ether having an HLB of 11.4 to 18.8 and the following formula: wherein n is four to 100 and Ra is a saturated alkyl group with eight to 24 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Akihito Sao, Yasunari Ikeda