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).

  • Publication number: 20250017863
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: TOPPAN HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Seiya KOSEKI, Risa Hashimoto, Yasuhisa Miyazawa, Yuichi Hoshino, Masatoshi Saito, Hiromitsu Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20240334954
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuhisa MIYAZAWA, Seiya Koseki, Yuichi Hoshino, Risa Hashimoto, Hiromitsu Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 12110403
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Hoshino, Masatoshi Saito
  • Patent number: 12091563
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Hoshino, Masato Fukushiro, Hideki Ishikawa, Masatoshi Saito
  • Publication number: 20230203329
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: TOPPAN INC.
    Inventors: Seiya KOSEKI, Hideki ISHIKAWA, Yuichi HOSHINO, Masatoshi SAITO
  • Publication number: 20230203328
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: TOPPAN INC.
    Inventors: Seiya KOSEKI, Hideki ISHIKAWA, Yuichi HOSHINO, Masatoshi SAITO
  • Patent number: 11661292
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: 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
  • Publication number: 20230024428
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: TOPPAN INC.
    Inventors: Seiya KOSEKI, Masato FUKUSHIRO, Hideki ISHIKAWA, Yuichi HOSHINO, Masatoshi SAITO
  • Publication number: 20220233451
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: TOPPAN INC.
    Inventors: Masato FUKUSHIRO, Yuichi HOSHINO, Masatoshi SAITO, Hideki ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210380828
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi HOSHINO, Masato FUKUSHIRO, Hideki ISHIKAWA, Masatoshi SAITO
  • Publication number: 20210362970
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: 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
  • Patent number: 11134886
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignees: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, UPMC
    Inventors: Volker Musahl, Yuichi Hoshino, Paulo Henrique Mendes De Araujo, Mattias Ahlden, James Irrgang, Freddie H. Fu, Richard E. Debski
  • Publication number: 20210009835
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki ISHIKAWA, Yuichi HOSHINO, Masatoshi SAITO
  • Publication number: 20210002503
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi HOSHINO, Masatoshi SAITO
  • Publication number: 20180214074
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION, UPMC
    Inventors: VOLKER MUSAHL, YUICHI HOSHINO, PAULO HENRIQUE MENDES DE ARAUJO, MATTIAS AHLDEN, JAMES IRRGANG, FREDDIE H. FU, RICHARD E. DEBSKI
  • Patent number: 9949684
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Volker Musahl, Yuichi Hoshino, Paulo Henrique Mendes De Araujo, Mattias Ahlden, James Irrgang, Freddie H. Fu, Richard E. Debski
  • Publication number: 20140316242
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Volker Musahl, Yuichi Hoshino, Paulo Henrique Mendes De Araujo, Mattias Ahlden, James Irrgang, Freddie H. Fu
  • Patent number: 8104761
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Seto, Yuichi Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20100225046
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi SETO, Yuichi Hoshino
  • Patent number: 7374208
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Yamamoto, Yuichi Hoshino