Patents by Inventor Yuichi Hoshino
Yuichi Hoshino 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).
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Publication number: 20250017863Abstract: A tablet comprising a printed part printed using an edible ink printing method, and a printed matter comprising a printed part printed using the printing method. The edible ink printing method comprises performing thinning printing so that when a ratio of the total area of a plurality of dots (b) printed while performing thinning printing to the area of a solid printed part (A) printed without performing thinning printing (total area of dots (b) printed while performing thinning printing/area of solid printed part (A) printed without performing thinning printing) is defined as a printing area ratio, the printing area ratio is within the range of 30% or more and 80% or less, an ink used for printing being an edible IJ ink, and the edible IJ ink comprising an edible dye.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2024Publication date: January 16, 2025Applicant: TOPPAN HOLDINGS INC.Inventors: Seiya KOSEKI, Risa Hashimoto, Yasuhisa Miyazawa, Yuichi Hoshino, Masatoshi Saito, Hiromitsu Uchiyama
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Publication number: 20240334954Abstract: This invention aims to provide an inkjet ink capable of sufficiently suppressing the photodiscoloration and/or photofading of printed images and maintaining the lightfastness not only when the inkjet ink is stored and used in a low humidity environment (about 20% RH) but when the inkjet ink is stored and used in a normal humidity environment (about 50% RH), and a tablet (tablet printed matter) including printed parts printed with the inkjet ink. An inkjet ink according to this embodiment contains: Blue No. 1 as a food dye in the range of 0.1 mass % or more and 2.5 mass % or less based on the total mass of the inkjet ink; and reduced isomaltulose as a fixing agent in the range of 5.7 times or more and 16.2 times or less the mass of the Blue No. 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2024Publication date: October 10, 2024Inventors: Yasuhisa MIYAZAWA, Seiya Koseki, Yuichi Hoshino, Risa Hashimoto, Hiromitsu Uchiyama
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Patent number: 12110403Abstract: An inkjet ink in which a food color containing at least sodium copper chlorophyllin and a pigment other than sodium copper chlorophyllin is dispersed in a dispersion medium containing propylene glycol, and which prevents the occurrence of precipitation of the pigment components or other components even when the inkjet ink is stored for a long period of time, and there is also provided a tablet having a print pattern printed by the inkjet ink. The inkjet ink of the present embodiment, which is edible, comprises a food color containing at least sodium copper chlorophyllin and a pigment other than sodium copper chlorophyllin, and a dispersion medium containing propylene glycol, and has a propylene glycol content in the range of 0.001 mass % or more and 19 mass % or less relative to the total mass of the inkjet ink.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuichi Hoshino, Masatoshi Saito
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Patent number: 12091563Abstract: An inkjet ink that shows only a small amount of discoloration over time and is capable of printing with a stable color, not only when printed on a surface of a print object having a relatively low ink permeability, but also when printed on a surface of a print object having a relatively high ink permeability, and provide a printed item including a printed area printed using the inkjet ink. A gray ink according to the present embodiment is an edible inkjet ink which contains at least a first colorant which is a food dye and a second colorant which is a food dye, and the first colorant is at least one of Red No. 3, Red No. 40, Red No. 104, Red No. 105, and Red No. 106.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuichi Hoshino, Masato Fukushiro, Hideki Ishikawa, Masatoshi Saito
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Publication number: 20230203329Abstract: An inkjet ink which can sufficiently suppress photofading of printed images and has good lightfastness, and to provide a tablet including a printed part that is printed using the inkjet ink. The inkjet ink contains Blue No. 1 as a food dye, a disaccharide whose solubility in 100 ml of water at 20° C. is in the range of 20 g or more and 39 g or less as a fixing agent, and a solvent containing water and at least one of propylene glycol and ethanol.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: TOPPAN INC.Inventors: Seiya KOSEKI, Hideki ISHIKAWA, Yuichi HOSHINO, Masatoshi SAITO
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Publication number: 20230203328Abstract: An edible inkjet ink which can sufficiently suppress photodiscoloration or photofading of printed images and has good lightfastness, and to provide a tablet including a printed part that is printed using the edible inkjet ink. The edible inkjet ink contains Red No. 3, and hydroxy acid salt having two or more carboxyl groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: TOPPAN INC.Inventors: Seiya KOSEKI, Hideki ISHIKAWA, Yuichi HOSHINO, Masatoshi SAITO
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Patent number: 11661292Abstract: A paper feeder includes a processor configured to, in a case of lowering a paper feed tray on which paper is placed in an accommodation section that accommodates paper and replenishing paper, the paper feed tray being controlled to be raised/lowered in a case of replenishing paper, control a lowering amount of the paper feed tray according to a number of sheets of paper to be replenished.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Shinya Harada, Hirotaka Sato, Kenji Tomizawa, Hirofumi Ogasawara, Katsuyuki Fujii, Takayoshi Sato, Ryoji Kawaguchi, Junichi Furusawa, Daiji Kato, Yuichi Hoshino, Masashi Hara, Yuki Akechi, Shinichi Kinoshita
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Publication number: 20230024428Abstract: An edible aqueous inkjet ink and a tablet. The edible aqueous inkjet ink contains a relatively large amount of volatile alcohol, which has improved or even excellent transfer durability and reduces ink ejection failure. The tablet includes a portion printed with the edible aqueous inkjet ink. The edible aqueous inkjet ink according to the present embodiment includes food coloring, ethanol, and a surfactant which has a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance value (HLB) in a range of 16 or more and 20 or less. The food coloring may preferably be sodium copper chlorophyllin. The surfactant may preferably be a sucrose fatty acid ester.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: TOPPAN INC.Inventors: Seiya KOSEKI, Masato FUKUSHIRO, Hideki ISHIKAWA, Yuichi HOSHINO, Masatoshi SAITO
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Publication number: 20220233451Abstract: An edible IJ ink that has good dispersion stability and printing resumability (intermission resumability), dries quickly, and provides good print quality (for example, prevents streaking), and to provide a tablet and a capsule including a printed part printed using the edible IJ ink, the edible IJ ink comprises water, titanium oxide, a dispersant, a wetting agent, and a water-soluble polysaccharide having a weight average molecular weight smaller than 10,000, and the dispersant includes at least one of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium alginate, and sodium carbonate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: TOPPAN INC.Inventors: Masato FUKUSHIRO, Yuichi HOSHINO, Masatoshi SAITO, Hideki ISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20210380828Abstract: An inkjet ink that shows only a small amount of discoloration over time and is capable of printing with a stable color, not only when printed on a surface of a print object having a relatively low ink permeability, but also when printed on a surface of a print object having a relatively high ink permeability, and provide a printed item including a printed area printed using the inkjet ink. A gray ink according to the present embodiment is an edible inkjet ink which contains at least a first colorant which is a food dye and a second colorant which is a food dye, and the first colorant is at least one of Red No. 3, Red No. 40, Red No. 104, Red No. 105, and Red No. 106.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO.,LTD.Inventors: Yuichi HOSHINO, Masato FUKUSHIRO, Hideki ISHIKAWA, Masatoshi SAITO
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Publication number: 20210362970Abstract: A paper feeder includes a processor configured to, in a case of lowering a paper feed tray on which paper is placed in an accommodation section that accommodates paper and replenishing paper, the paper feed tray being controlled to be raised/lowered in a case of replenishing paper, control a lowering amount of the paper feed tray according to a number of sheets of paper to be replenished.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2020Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.Inventors: Shinya HARADA, Hirotaka SATO, Kenji TOMIZAWA, Hirofumi OGASAWARA, Katsuyuki FUJII, Takayoshi SATO, Ryoji KAWAGUCHI, Junichi FURUSAWA, Daiji KATO, Yuichi HOSHINO, Masashi HARA, Yuki AKECHI, Shinichi KINOSHITA
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Patent number: 11134886Abstract: A new and/or novel image analysis technique for quantitative assessment of motion-based testing for injury in a patient using universally available and affordable devices and techniques is provided and disclosed. A video of a test being performed can be processed to track the motion of markers and/or bodily landmarks in two or more dimensions to quantitatively describe motion, thereby removing the subjective aspects typically associated with motion-based testing. In an example, the pivot shift test is a commonly used test for evaluating rotational instability of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-deficient knee. The pivot shift test's subjective grading scale can be quantified and refined using image analysis techniques.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignees: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, UPMCInventors: Volker Musahl, Yuichi Hoshino, Paulo Henrique Mendes De Araujo, Mattias Ahlden, James Irrgang, Freddie H. Fu, Richard E. Debski
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Publication number: 20210009835Abstract: A blue ink-jet ink that improves lightfastness of the same while maintaining its blue print color and a tablet including a part printed with the blue ink-jet ink. The blue ink-jet ink according to the present embodiment is an edible ink-jet that contains Brilliant Blue FCF (Blue No. 1 Colorant) and New Coccine (Red No. 102 Colorant) as colorants.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO.,LTD.Inventors: Hideki ISHIKAWA, Yuichi HOSHINO, Masatoshi SAITO
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Publication number: 20210002503Abstract: An inkjet ink in which a food color containing at least sodium copper chlorophyllin and a pigment other than sodium copper chlorophyllin is dispersed in a dispersion medium containing propylene glycol, and which prevents the occurrence of precipitation of the pigment components or other components even when the inkjet ink is stored for a long period of time, and there is also provided a tablet having a print pattern printed by the inkjet ink. The inkjet ink of the present embodiment, which is edible, comprises a food color containing at least sodium copper chlorophyllin and a pigment other than sodium copper chlorophyllin, and a dispersion medium containing propylene glycol, and has a propylene glycol content in the range of 0.001 mass % or more and 19 mass % or less relative to the total mass of the inkjet ink.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO.,LTD.Inventors: Yuichi HOSHINO, Masatoshi SAITO
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Publication number: 20180214074Abstract: A new and/or novel image analysis technique for quantitative assessment of motion-based testing for injury in a patient using universally available and affordable devices and techniques is provided and disclosed. A video of a test being performed can be processed to track the motion of markers and/or bodily landmarks in two or more dimensions to quantitatively describe motion, thereby removing the subjective aspects typically associated with motion-based testing. In an example, the pivot shift test is a commonly used test for evaluating rotational instability of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-deficient knee. The pivot shift test's subjective grading scale can be quantified and refined using image analysis techniques.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION, UPMCInventors: VOLKER MUSAHL, YUICHI HOSHINO, PAULO HENRIQUE MENDES DE ARAUJO, MATTIAS AHLDEN, JAMES IRRGANG, FREDDIE H. FU, RICHARD E. DEBSKI
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Patent number: 9949684Abstract: A new and/or novel image analysis technique for quantitative assessment of motion-based testing for injury in a patient using universally available and affordable devices and techniques is provided and disclosed. A video of a test being performed can be processed to track the motion of markers and/or bodily landmarks in two or more dimensions to quantitatively describe motion, thereby removing the subjective aspects typically associated with motion-based testing. In an example, the pivot shift test is a commonly used test for evaluating rotational instability of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-deficient knee. The pivot shift test's subjective grading scale can be quantified and refined using image analysis techniques.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2012Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Volker Musahl, Yuichi Hoshino, Paulo Henrique Mendes De Araujo, Mattias Ahlden, James Irrgang, Freddie H. Fu, Richard E. Debski
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Publication number: 20140316242Abstract: A new and/or novel image analysis technique for quantitative assessment of motion-based testing for injury in a patient using universally available and affordable devices and techniques is provided and disclosed. A video of a test being performed can be processed to track the motion of markers and/or bodily landmarks in two or more dimensions to quantitatively describe motion, thereby removing the subjective aspects typically associated with motion-based testing. In an example, the pivot shift test is a commonly used test for evaluating rotational instability of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)—deficient knee. The pivot shift test's subjective grading scale can be quantified and refined using image analysis techniques.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Volker Musahl, Yuichi Hoshino, Paulo Henrique Mendes De Araujo, Mattias Ahlden, James Irrgang, Freddie H. Fu
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Patent number: 8104761Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming apparatus body provided with an image formation unit and plural paper feeding apparatuses. Paper conveyance paths of the plural paper feeding apparatuses are daisy-chained with respect to the image forming apparatus body. An output unit outputs an instruction signal which instructs a specified paper feeding apparatus to start feeding a paper. A paper feed unit feeds the paper upon receipt of the instruction signal. A recognition unit recognizes a delay time until an analysis that the instruction signal is a paper feed instruction. A correction unit corrects an output timing of the instruction signal based on the delay time.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2009Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Seto, Yuichi Hoshino
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Publication number: 20100225046Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming apparatus body provided with an image formation unit and plural paper feeding apparatuses. Paper conveyance paths of the plural paper feeding apparatuses are daisy-chained with respect to the image forming apparatus body. An output unit outputs an instruction signal which instructs a specified paper feeding apparatus to start feeding a paper. A paper feed unit feeds the paper upon receipt of the instruction signal. A recognition unit recognizes a delay time until an analysis that the instruction signal is a paper feed instruction. A correction unit corrects an output timing of the instruction signal based on the delay time.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2009Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi SETO, Yuichi Hoshino
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Patent number: 7374208Abstract: In the working machine of the present invention, a tank mounting portion is provided in an upper rotating body, a fuel tank is mounted removably in the tank mounting portion, and engaging portions are formed respectively on both body side of the working machine and the tank side so as to be engaged with each other when the tank is set in the tank mounting portion, thereby preventing in this engaged state the tank from moving in vertical directions and in substantially horizontal directions other than a removable direction of the tank, while a fuel tank dislodgment preventing means is provided to prevent movement in the removable direction of the tank when set in the tank mounting portion. In this working machine, the tank mounting structure can be reduced in both size and weight.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2004Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignee: Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keiji Yamamoto, Yuichi Hoshino