Patents by Inventor Yuko Sekiguchi

Yuko Sekiguchi 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: 20240117390
    Abstract: To provide a microbial oil that contains eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) at a high concentration and can effectively exert the function of EPA. A microbial oil containing EPA and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), in which the content of EPA is 38% by area or greater relative to the total fatty acids and which has at least one fatty acid ratio selected from the group consisting of (a) to (c): (a) a ratio of the content of EPA to the content of DHA of 1.7 or more; (b) a ratio of the content of fatty acid(s) having 18 carbon atoms to the content of fatty acid(s) having 20 carbon atoms of 0.3 or less; and (c) a ratio of the content of fatty acid(s) having 18 carbon atoms to the content of fatty acid(s) having 22 carbon atoms of 1.5 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Nissui Corporation
    Inventors: Takayoshi SEKIGUCHI, Seizo SATO, Yuko ISHIWATA
  • 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: 20140292947
    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: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Yoshihiro NORIKANE, Haruo NAKAMURA, Masaru OHGAKI, Yuko SEKIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 8797373
    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: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Norikane, Haruo Nakamura, Masaru Ohgaki, Yuko Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 8574807
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing toner is provided, including discharging a toner constituents liquid from multiple nozzles to form liquid droplets and solidifying the liquid droplets into toner particles. The multiple nozzles satisfy the following formula: 2.5?p/d?7.5 wherein d represents an outlet diameter of each nozzle and p represents an interval between two nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Norikane, Masaru Ohgaki, Andrew Mwaniki Mulwa, Yuko Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20130010035
    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: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Norikane, Haruo Nakamura, Masaru Ohgaki, Yuko Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 8329373
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for producing toner are provided. A fluid comprising a resin and a colorant is supplied to a retention member that includes a film on which multiple discharge openings are formed. The fluid which is supplied to the retention member is resonated so that liquid droplets thereof are discharged from the multiple openings. The liquid droplets which are discharged from the multiple openings are solidified to form mother particles of a toner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Norikane, Shinji Aoki, Masaru Ohgaki, Yohichiroh Watanabe, Takahiro Honda, Andrew Mwaniki Mulwa, Yuko Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 8257898
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a toner, wherein a liquid drop forming part including a storage part configured to store a toner composition liquid in which a toner composition including at least a resin and a coloring agent is dispersed or dissolved, a thin film on which a nozzle facing the storage part is formed, and a vibration generating part configured to vibrate the thin film via the toner composition liquid in the storage part are used, wherein plural storage chambers partitioned by a partition wall(s) are formed in the storage part and a width of each storage chamber in a direction of arrangement of the plural storage chambers and a width of each storage chamber in a direction orthogonal to the direction of arrangement of the storage chambers are formed to be one-half or less of a wavelength ? of a sonic wave generated in the storage part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Norikane, Shinji Aoki, Tetsuya Sonoda, Keisuke Uchida, Andrew Mwaniki Mulwa, Yuko Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20120094231
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing toner is provided, including discharging a toner constituents liquid from multiple nozzles to form liquid droplets and solidifying the liquid droplets into toner particles. The multiple nozzles satisfy the following formula: 2.5?p/d?7.5 wherein d represents an outlet diameter of each nozzle and p represents an interval between two nozzles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Yoshihiro NORIKANE, Masaru Ohgaki, Andrew Mwaniki Mulwa, Yuko Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20100104970
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for producing toner are provided. A fluid comprising a resin and a colorant is supplied to a retention member that includes a film on which multiple discharge openings are formed. The fluid which is supplied to the retention member is resonated so that liquid droplets thereof are discharged from the multiple openings. The liquid droplets which are discharged from the multiple openings are solidified to form mother particles of a toner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Norikane, Shinji Aoki, Masaru Ohgaki, Yohichiroh Watanabe, Takahiro Honda, Andrew Mwaniki Mulwa, Yuko Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20100055600
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a toner, wherein a liquid drop forming part including a storage part configured to store a toner composition liquid in which a toner composition including at least a resin and a coloring agent is dispersed or dissolved, a thin film on which a nozzle facing the storage part is formed, and a vibration generating part configured to vibrate the thin film via the toner composition liquid in the storage part are used, wherein plural storage chambers partitioned by a partition wall(s) are formed in the storage part and a width of each storage chamber in a direction of arrangement of the plural storage chambers and a width of each storage chamber in a direction orthogonal to the direction of arrangement of the storage chambers are formed to be one-half or less of a wavelength ? of a sonic wave generated in the storage part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Yoshihiro NORIKANE, Shinji Aoki, Tetsuya Sonoda, Keisuke Uchida, Andrew Mwaniki Mulwa, Yuko Sekiguchi