Patents by Inventor Yuichiro Kanasugi

Yuichiro Kanasugi 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: 20210229419
    Abstract: A transfer member according to the present invention includes an elastic layer, and a compression layer, in which the elastic layer contains a thermally conductive filler having thermal conductivity of 5 [W/m·K] or more, and when a compressive elastic modulus of the elastic layer is defined as E1 [MPa], thermal conductivity of the elastic layer is defined as ?1 [W/m·K], a compressive elastic modulus of the compression layer is defined as E2 [MPa], and thermal conductivity of the compression layer is defined as ?2 [W/m·K], 1?E1?50, E2?10, 0.25??1, and ?2?0.2 are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Yoshikazu Saito, Yuichiro Kanasugi, Tetsuya Kosuge, Tsukasa Sano, Midori Kushida, Yukari Sumioka, Akira Goto
  • Publication number: 20210229418
    Abstract: A transfer member according to the present invention includes a base layer and a surface layer, wherein a swelling rate of the surface layer by 1,2-hexanediol is 5% or less, and a storage elastic modulus of the surface layer is 30 MPa or more to 250 MPa or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Tsukasa Sano, Akira Goto, Yukari Sumioka, Yoshikazu Saito, Tetsuya Kosuge, Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Yuichiro Kanasugi, Midori Kushida
  • Patent number: 10647108
    Abstract: Provided is a transfer-type image recording apparatus including: a transfer body; a support member for a transfer body; and a support member for a recording medium, wherein the image recording apparatus further includes a buckling member satisfying the following formulae (1) to (3) arranged in at least one of a space between the transfer body and the support member for a transfer body, or a space between a recording medium and the support member for a recording medium: X1/X2?0.20??Formula (1): (Y1/X1)/{(Y2?Y1)/(X3?X1)}?5.0??Formula (2): Y1<Y2:??Formula (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuichiro Kanasugi
  • Publication number: 20190299588
    Abstract: Provided is a transfer-type image recording apparatus including: a transfer body; a support member for a transfer body; and a support member for a recording medium, wherein the image recording apparatus further includes a buckling member satisfying the following formulae (1) to (3) arranged in at least one of a space between the transfer body and the support member for a transfer body, or a space between a recording medium and the support member for a recording medium: X1/X2?0.20??Formula (1): (Y1/X1)/{(Y2?Y1)/(X3?X1)}?5.0??Formula (2): Y1<Y2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventor: Yuichiro Kanasugi
  • Patent number: 9828511
    Abstract: An image-recording method includes applying an ink to a recording medium and applying a liquid composition to the recording medium. The ink contains a pigment, and the liquid composition disturbs the dispersion state of the pigment in the ink. The applied liquid composition at least partially overlaps the area where the ink is applied. The ink contains a resin particle, a water-soluble resin, and at least one surfactant selected from fluorinated surfactants and silicone surfactants. The surfactant content of the ink is 2% by mass or more based on the total mass of the ink, and the mass ratio of the water-soluble resin content to the surfactant content of the ink is 0.3 or more and 3.0 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Imai, Shinichi Sakurada, Mamiko Kaji, Yuichiro Kanasugi
  • Patent number: 9821584
    Abstract: An image recording method includes an intermediate image-forming step of forming an intermediate image by applying an ink to an intermediate transfer body, a temperature adjusting step, and a transfer step of transferring the intermediate image onto a recording medium in this order. The ink contains polymer particles and a surfactant which is at least one selected from a compound represented by general formula (1) and a compound represented by general formula (2). In the temperature adjusting step, a temperature of the intermediate image is adjusted to a temperature higher than or equal to a minimum film-forming temperature of the polymer particles. A temperature of the intermediate image in the transfer step is lower than the minimum film-forming temperature of the polymer particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Yuichiro Kanasugi
  • Patent number: 9573361
    Abstract: An image-forming method includes a reaction solution-applying step of applying a reaction solution containing a thickening agent and a colorant-aggregating component aggregating a colorant in ink to an intermediate transfer medium, a first ink-applying step of applying a first ink to the intermediate transfer medium provided with the reaction solution, a second ink-applying step of applying a second ink to the intermediate transfer medium provided with the first ink, and a transfer step of transferring an intermediate image formed on the intermediate transfer medium provided with the second ink to a recording medium. An ink layer formed on the intermediate transfer medium by applying the first ink thereto has a yield value of 0.5 Pa or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinsuke Tsuji, Tsuyoshi Kanke, Takashi Imai, Yuichiro Kanasugi, Itaru Tsuji
  • Patent number: 9505209
    Abstract: An image-recording method includes a liquid composition applying process for applying a liquid composition to an intermediate transfer member, an intermediate image forming process for forming an intermediate image by applying an ink to the intermediate transfer member to which the liquid composition has been applied, and a transferring process for transferring the intermediate image to a recording medium. The ink contains a coloring material and first polymer particles, the liquid composition contains a reaction agent and second polymer particles that satisfy storage elastic modulus relationships represented by the formula (1), and the amount of the second polymer particles applied to the intermediate transfer member in the intermediate image forming process is 0.5 g/m2 or more and 5.0 g/m2 or less. E1??0.1 MPa, E2??1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuichiro Kanasugi, Mitsutoshi Noguchi
  • Patent number: 9393781
    Abstract: A liquid-discharging head includes a substrate; a flow passage wall-forming layer bonded to the substrate so as to form a flow passage for liquid between the substrate and the flow passage wall-forming layer, the flow passage communicating with a discharge port configured to discharge the liquid; an element configured to generate energy used for discharging the liquid from the discharge port and provided on the flow passage wall-forming layer; a metal layer provided with the discharge port so as to correspond to the element; and a projecting portion made of a metal and extending from the metal layer through the flow passage wall-forming layer and projecting in the direction of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Terui, Yuichiro Kanasugi, Masaya Uyama, Kouji Harada
  • Publication number: 20150352836
    Abstract: An image-recording method includes a liquid composition applying process for applying a liquid composition to an intermediate transfer member, an intermediate image forming process for forming an intermediate image by applying an ink to the intermediate transfer member to which the liquid composition has been applied, and a transferring process for transferring the intermediate image to a recording medium. The ink contains a coloring material and first polymer particles, the liquid composition contains a reaction agent and second polymer particles that satisfy storage elastic modulus relationships represented by the formula (1), and the amount of the second polymer particles applied to the intermediate transfer member in the intermediate image forming process is 0.5 g/m2 or more and 5.0 g/m2 or less. E1??0.1 MPa, E2??1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Yuichiro Kanasugi, Mitsutoshi Noguchi
  • Patent number: 9180658
    Abstract: An image recording method includes an intermediate image-forming step of forming an intermediate image by applying an ink to an intermediate transfer body, a temperature adjusting step, and a transfer step of transferring the intermediate image onto a recording medium, in this order. The ink includes polymer particles and a surfactant which is at least one selected from a compound represented by general formula (1) and a compound represented by general formula (2). In the temperature adjusting step, a temperature of the intermediate image is adjusted to a temperature higher than or equal to a cloud point of the surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuichiro Kanasugi, Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Takashi Imai
  • Publication number: 20150070435
    Abstract: An image-recording method includes applying an ink to a recording medium and applying a liquid composition to the recording medium. The ink contains a pigment, and the liquid composition disturbs the dispersion state of the pigment in the ink. The applied liquid composition at least partially overlaps the area where the ink is applied. The ink contains a resin particle, a water-soluble resin, and at least one surfactant selected from fluorinated surfactants and silicone surfactants. The surfactant content of the ink is 2% by mass or more based on the total mass of the ink, and the mass ratio of the water-soluble resin content to the surfactant content of the ink is 0.3 or more and 3.0 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Takashi Imai, Shinichi Sakurada, Mamiko Kaji, Yuichiro Kanasugi
  • Patent number: 8939573
    Abstract: Provided is a transfer ink jet recording method, which provides satisfactory transferability and satisfactory wet scratch resistance of a final image even at high printing duty. The transfer ink jet recording method includes using an aggregation liquid, in which the aggregation liquid includes a polymer compound including one of a polyamino acid and a polyamino acid salt each having an amino group, each of which is obtained by polymerization of an amino acid compound represented by the general formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuichiro Kanasugi, Shinsuke Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20140370193
    Abstract: An image recording method includes an intermediate image-forming step of forming an intermediate image by applying an ink to an intermediate transfer body, a temperature adjusting step, and a transfer step of transferring the intermediate image onto a recording medium in this order. The ink contains polymer particles and a surfactant which is at least one selected from a compound represented by general formula (1) and a compound represented by general formula (2). In the temperature adjusting step, a temperature of the intermediate image is adjusted to a temperature higher than or equal to a minimum film-forming temperature of the polymer particles. A temperature of the intermediate image in the transfer step is lower than the minimum film-forming temperature of the polymer particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Yuichiro Kanasugi
  • Publication number: 20140368593
    Abstract: An image recording method includes an intermediate image-forming step of forming an intermediate image by applying an ink to an intermediate transfer body, a temperature adjusting step, and a transfer step of transferring the intermediate image onto a recording medium, in this order. The ink includes polymer particles and a surfactant which is at least one selected from a compound represented by general formula (1) and a compound represented by general formula (2). In the temperature adjusting step, a temperature of the intermediate image is adjusted to a temperature higher than or equal to a cloud point of the surfactant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Yuichiro Kanasugi, Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Takashi Imai
  • Patent number: 8882260
    Abstract: A transfer type inkjet recording method uses an aggregation liquid, in which the aggregation liquid contains a polymer compound having either one of a polysaccharide having an amino group or a polysaccharide salt having an amino group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuichiro Kanasugi, Shinsuke Tsuji
  • Patent number: 8876275
    Abstract: An image recording method includes applying a liquid composition containing a reaction agent to a region of an intermediate transfer member, applying an ink containing a coloring material to at least part of the region to form an intermediate image, and transferring the intermediate image to a recording medium. The intermediate transfer member has a surface on which water forms a contact angle of 40 degrees or more with the surface. The reaction agent precipitates or aggregates the coloring material. The liquid composition has a pH of 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuichiro Kanasugi, Shinsuke Tsuji, Yoshitaka Torisaka
  • Patent number: 8696103
    Abstract: A transfer type inkjet recording method uses an aggregation liquid, in which the aggregation liquid contains a polyurethane resin having an amino group and the polyurethane resin has a number average molecular weight of 10,000 or more and 1,000,000 or lower and an amine value of 0.5 mmol/g or more and 3.0 mmol/g or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinsuke Tsuji, Yuichiro Kanasugi
  • Publication number: 20120140009
    Abstract: A transfer type inkjet recording method uses an aggregation liquid, in which the aggregation liquid contains a polymer compound having either one of a polysaccharide having an amino group or a polysaccharide salt having an amino group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichiro Kanasugi, Shinsuke Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20120127250
    Abstract: Provided is a transfer ink jet recording method, which provides satisfactory transferability and satisfactory wet scratch resistance of a final image even at high printing duty. The transfer ink jet recording method includes using an aggregation liquid, in which the aggregation liquid includes a polymer compound including one of a polyamino acid and a polyamino acid salt each having an amino group, each of which is obtained by polymerization of an amino acid compound represented by the general formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichiro Kanasugi, Shinsuke Tsuji