Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Norikane

Yoshihiro Norikane 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: 10226918
    Abstract: Provided is a three-dimensional object formation powder material used for three-dimensional object formation of forming a three-dimensional object by stacking up a plurality of powder material layers each bound by a resin and having a predetermined shape. The three-dimensional object formation powder material contains particles in which a plurality of cores are fixed by a water-soluble resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Norikane, Yasutada Shitara, Teruki Kusahara, Takuya Saito, Takeo Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20190010259
    Abstract: Provided is an active-energy-ray-curable composition including: a monomer (A) having a hydrogen-bonding capacity; and a compound (B) having a hydrogen-bonding capacity and containing straight-chain alkyl containing 4 or more carbon atoms, wherein a cured product of the active-energy-ray-curable composition is a solid that exhibits a compressive stress of 2 kPa or higher in response to compression by 1%, and wherein the active-energy-ray-curable composition is a liquid in an environment of 60 degrees C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroshi IWATA, Tatsuya NIIMI, Yoshihiro NORIKANE, Takashi MATSUMURA, Hiroyuki NAITO
  • Publication number: 20180345036
    Abstract: Provided is a bolus formed of a hydrogel, wherein the hydrogel includes water, a polymer, and a mineral, and wherein the bolus is applied to a patient who receives a radiation therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Tatsuya NIIMI, Yoshihiro Norikane, Takashi Matsumura, Hiroshi Iwata, Hiroyuki Naito
  • Publication number: 20180345574
    Abstract: Provided is a three-dimensional object including a hydrogel containing water as a main component, wherein the three-dimensional object contains a chelate agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi MATSUMURA, Yoshihiro Norikane, Tatsuya Niimi, Hiroshi Iwata
  • Publication number: 20180312664
    Abstract: Provided is a three-dimensional object producing method, including: a first step of forming a film by delivering a first liquid as a hydrogel precursor including at least a multifunctional monomer; and a second step of curing the film formed in the first step, wherein the first step and the second step are repeated a plurality of times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshihiro NORIKANE, Ichiroh FUJII, Hiroshi IWATA
  • Publication number: 20180301065
    Abstract: A hydrogel liquid precursor includes an inorganic mineral and a monomer, wherein the inorganic mineral accounts for 15 percent by mass or more of the hydrogel liquid precursor, wherein the hydrogel liquid precursor has an initial viscosity of 20 mPa·s or less at 25 degrees C., and wherein the hydrogel liquid precursor has a ratio of a two-week viscosity to the initial viscosity of from 0.90 to 1.10, the two-week viscosity representing a viscosity of the hydrogel liquid precursor at 25 degrees C. after being left at 50 degrees C. for two weeks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshihiro NORIKANE, Hiroshi Iwata
  • Publication number: 20180272615
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solid freeform fabrication includes forming a liquid film constituting a model part and a detail part with a model part forming material and a detail part forming material, respectively, curing the liquid film, repeating the forming and the curing, wherein the model part includes one or more surfaces without a support and the detail part is disposed adjacent to at least one of the one or more surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Norikane, Hiroyuki Naito, Kenji Sugiura, Yoshihito Shimada
  • Publication number: 20180264717
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a solid freeform fabrication object, includes discharging multiple liquid droplets of modeling material and multiple liquid droplets of supporting material to a stage by a discharging device, merging the multiple liquid droplets of the modeling material into a liquid droplet of the modeling material in the air and the multiple liquid droplets of the supporting material into a liquid droplet of the supporting material in the air, curing the liquid droplet of the modeling material and the liquid droplet of the supporting material on the stage to form a layered fabrication object, and repeating the discharging and the curing to laminate the layered fabrication object to manufacture the solid freeform fabrication object, wherein the discharging device stands still during at least the discharging to a boundary area of the modeling material and the supporting material on the stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Kenji Sugiura, Yoshihiro Norikane, Hiroyuki Naito, Yoshihito Shimada
  • Patent number: 10066082
    Abstract: Provided is a three-dimensional object producing method, including: a first step of forming a film by delivering a first liquid as a hydrogel precursor including at least a multifunctional monomer; and a second step of curing the film formed in the first step, wherein the first step and the second step are repeated a plurality of times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Norikane, Ichiroh Fujii, Hiroshi Iwata
  • Patent number: 10037714
    Abstract: A hydrogel liquid precursor includes an inorganic mineral and a monomer, wherein the inorganic mineral accounts for 15 percent by mass or more of the hydrogel liquid precursor, wherein the hydrogel liquid precursor has an initial viscosity of 20 mPa·s or less at 25 degrees C., and wherein the hydrogel liquid precursor has a ratio of a two-week viscosity to the initial viscosity of from 0.90 to 1.10, the two-week viscosity representing a viscosity of the hydrogel liquid precursor at 25 degrees C. after being left at 50 degrees C. for two weeks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Norikane, Hiroshi Iwata
  • Patent number: 9994702
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid material for forming a three-dimensional object, the liquid material adapted to be delivered to a powder material for forming a three-dimensional object to harden the powder material, the powder material containing an organic material and a base material, the liquid material including a cross-linking agent cross-linkable with the organic material and a resin having a glass transition temperature of 50° C. or higher or a melting point of 50° C. or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiko Osaka, Mariko Kojima, Yoshihiro Norikane, Hiroshi Iwata
  • Publication number: 20180126651
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solid freeform fabrication object includes curing a liquid film made of an active energy ray curable liquid composition to form a layer; and laminating the layer to obtain the solid freeform fabrication object, wherein the solid freeform fabrication object is manufactured at an absolute humidity of from 5.5 to 20 g/m3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi MATSUMURA, Yoshihiro Norikane, Tatsuya Niimi, Hiroshi Iwata, Noriaki Okada
  • Publication number: 20180061279
    Abstract: A hydrogel structure includes a hollow tubular structure having an inner diameter of 1.0 mm or less, wherein the hydrogel structure has a transmission of 80 percent or more in a visible light range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Tatsuya NIIMI, Yoshihiro Norikane, Takashi Matsumura, Hiroshi Iwata, Noriaki Okada, Takuya Saito
  • Publication number: 20180001520
    Abstract: A resin composition for solid freeform fabrication includes a thermoplastic resin, wherein the resin composition satisfies the following conditions 1 and 2. 1. The resin composition has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 100 degrees C. or higher. 2. A molded object of the resin composition is dissolved in tetrahydrofuran at 25 degrees C. within 24 hours at a mass ratio (the molded object/tetrahydrofuran) of the molded object to tetrahydrofuran is 1/10 when the molded object is heated at 220 degrees C. for two hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Akira SAITO, Yoshihiro NORIKANE
  • Publication number: 20170369607
    Abstract: An active energy ray liquid composition is provided. A cured product of the active energy ray curable liquid composition is a solid at 25° C. and a liquid at 60° C., and the solid exhibits a compression stress of 2.0 kPa or more when compressed 1%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroshi IWATA, Yoshihiro NORIKANE, Tatsuya NIIMI, Takashi MATSUMURA, Hiroyuki NAITO
  • Publication number: 20170355133
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solid freeform fabrication object includes forming a layer by solidifying a curable liquid composition by a solidifying device to form a solidified layer, repeating the forming to laminate the solidified layer to form a model portion and a support to support the model portion, and removing the support, wherein the support includes a water decaying area and the area other than the water decaying area, the water decaying area forming a continuous area including the surface of the support in contact with the model portion and at least a part of the surface of the support not in contact with the model portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshihito SHIMADA, Hiroyuki NAITO, Hiroshi IWATA, Kenji SUGIURA, Yoshihiro NORIKANE
  • Publication number: 20170270831
    Abstract: A solid freeform fabrication object includes a hydrogel including a polymer, water, and a coloring material inclusion substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshihiro NORIKANE, Tatsuya Niimi, Takashi Matsumura, Hiroshi Iwata, Hiroyuki Naito
  • Publication number: 20170239886
    Abstract: Provided is a three-dimensional object formation method including: a first step of forming a film by delivering a first liquid containing at least water and a hydrogel precursor: and a second step of curing the film formed in the first step, wherein the first step and the second step are repeated a plurality of times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: Yoshihiro NORIKANE
  • Patent number: 9682556
    Abstract: A liquid droplet ejecting method for ejecting a liquid from at least one ejection hole to form the liquid into liquid droplets, the method including: applying a vibration to the liquid in a liquid column resonance-generating liquid chamber, in which the ejection hole is formed, to form a standing wave through liquid column resonance, and ejecting the liquid from the ejection hole, which is formed in a region corresponding to an antinode of the standing wave, to form the liquid into liquid droplets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Norikane, Haruo Nakamura, Masaru Ohgaki, Yuko Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20170050204
    Abstract: A cleaning method for cleaning a droplet ejector, which includes nozzles to eject a particulate material composition liquid, and a nozzle plate bearing the nozzles is provided. The cleaning method includes forming a substantially closed cleaning space outside the nozzles and the nozzle plate; supplying a cleaning liquid to the cleaning space so that the nozzles and the nozzle plate are contacted with the cleaning liquid; and vibrating the cleaning liquid when the nozzles and the nozzle plate are contacted with the cleaning liquid to clean the nozzles and the nozzle plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutada SHITARA, Minoru MASUDA, Shinji AOKI, Yoshihiro NORIKANE, Andrew Mwaniki MULWA, Masaru OHGAKI, Kiyotada KATOH, Satoshi TAKAHASHI