Patents by Inventor Yuuki MATSUSHITA

Yuuki MATSUSHITA 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: 20230183508
    Abstract: An active energy ray curing composition contains a polymerizable monomer having a phosphoric acid ester group and a polyester resin having an unsaturated bond and a number average molecular weight of 3,000 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuusuke FUJITA, Satoshi Kojima, Hiroki Kobayashi, Yuuki Matsushita, Hikaru Ishii
  • Patent number: 11401432
    Abstract: A curable composition contains a polymerizable compound and a polymerization initiator containing pheylbis(2,4,6-trimethyl benzoyl)phosphine oxide and diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide in a mass ratio of pheylbis(2,4,6-trimethyl benzoyl)phosphine oxide:diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide from 1:6 to 1:160, wherein supernatant obtained after the curable composition is centrifuged for 30 minutes at 70,000 rotation per minute has an absorbance of 0.02 or less at a wavelength of 700 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Shimizu, Satoshi Kojima, Hiroki Kobayashi, Shin Hasegawa, Yuuki Matsushita, Yukiko Ishijima
  • Patent number: 11370932
    Abstract: A curable composition contains a polymerizable compound, a polymerization initiator, and a fluorescent whitener comprising a benzoxazole derivative, wherein the proportion of the fluorescent whitener is from 0.10 to 0.3 percent by mass and the proportion of the polymerization initiator is from 5 to 15 percent by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kojima, Takayuki Shimizu, Shin Hasegawa, Hiroki Kobayashi, Yuuki Matsushita, Yukiko Ishijima
  • Publication number: 20220169877
    Abstract: An ink is provided that comprises wafer and a dye having a triazine skeleton. The ink satisfies Expression (1): y??403x+3400 ??Expression (1) where, in Expression (1), x is pH where x is in a range of from 4 through 8.5 (4?x?8.5) and y is electric conductivity (mS/cm).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuuki MATSUSHITA
  • Publication number: 20220161489
    Abstract: A printing device includes an ink, an ink heating unit, and an ink discharging unit. The ink includes water, a metal pigment, and a resin. A mass ratio of the resin to the metal pigment is 0.1 or greater but 2 or less. A proportion of the water in the ink is 1% by mass or greater but 30% by mass or less. The ink heating unit is configured to heat the ink. The ink discharging unit is configured to discharge the ink heated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuuki MATSUSHITA
  • Patent number: 11332629
    Abstract: A curable clear ink composition is provided. The curable clear ink composition comprises a surfactant, a monofunctional polymerizable compound having a static surface tension of 33 mN/m or less at 25 degrees C. in an amount of 10% by mass or more but 30% by mass or less, an oligomer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 1,000 or more, and an acylphosphine oxide polymerization initiator in an amount of 8% by mass or more but 12% by mass or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Kobayashi, Satoshi Kojima, Takayuki Shimizu, Shin Hasegawa, Yukiko Ishijima, Yuuki Matsushita
  • Publication number: 20220010159
    Abstract: Provided is an active-energy-ray-curable ink including at least a surface tension modifier and including a monomer having a surface tension of 39 mN/m or greater in an amount of 20% by mass or greater but 60% by mass or less. Preferably, the ink includes a monomer having a surface tension of 43 mN/m or greater in an amount of 5% by mass or greater but 10% by mass or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Yukiko ISHIJIMA, Satoshi KOJIMA, Takayuki SHIMIZU, Shin HASEGAWA, Hiroki KOBAYASHI, Yuuki MATSUSHITA
  • Patent number: 11091576
    Abstract: An active energy ray-curable composition is provided. The active energy ray-curable composition comprises a polymerizable compound and a polymerization initiator. The polymerizable compound comprises isobornyl acrylate. The active energy ray-curable composition gives, when centrifuged with a centrifugal force of 8×106 g, a supernatant with an absorbance at a wavelength of 700 nm of 0.02 or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuki Matsushita, Satoshi Kojima, Takayuki Shimizu, Shin Hasegawa, Hiroki Kobayashi, Yukiko Ishijima
  • Patent number: 11028280
    Abstract: A composition is provided including an acrylamide compound having an ester structure and a molecular weight of 150 to 200, and a polysilane as a polymerization initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuuki Matsushita
  • Publication number: 20200231725
    Abstract: An active energy ray-curable composition is provided. The active energy ray-curable composition comprises a polymerizable compound and a polymerization initiator. The polymerizable compound comprises isobornyl acrylate. The active energy ray-curable composition gives, when centrifuged with a centrifugal force of 8×106 g, a supernatant with an absorbance at a wavelength of 700 nm of 0.02 or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Yuuki MATSUSHITA, Satoshi KOJIMA, Takayuki SHIMIZU, Shin HASEGAWA, Hiroki KOBAYASHI, Yukiko ISHIJIMA
  • Publication number: 20200231830
    Abstract: A curable clear ink composition is provided. The curable clear ink composition comprises a surfactant, a monofunctional polymerizable compound having a static surface tension of 33 mN/m or less at 25 degrees C. in an amount of 10% by mass or more but 30% by mass or less, an oligomer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 1,000 or more, and an acylphosphine oxide polymerization initiator in an amount of 8% by mass or more but 12% by mass or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroki KOBAYASHI, Satoshi KOJIMA, Takayuki SHIMIZU, Shin HASEGAWA, Yukiko ISHIJIMA, Yuuki MATSUSHITA
  • Publication number: 20200231833
    Abstract: A curable composition contains a polymerizable compound, a polymerization initiator, and a fluorescent whitener comprising a benzoxazole derivative, wherein the proportion of the fluorescent whitener is from 0.10 to 0.3 percent by mass and the proportion of the polymerization initiator is from 5 to 15 percent by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Satoshi KOJIMA, Takayuki SHIMIZU, Shin HASEGAWA, Hiroki KOBAYASHI, Yuuki MATSUSHITA, Yukiko ISHIJIMA
  • Publication number: 20200231832
    Abstract: A curable composition contains a polymerizable compound and a polymerization initiator containing pheylbis(2,4,6-trimethyl benzoyl)phosphine oxide and diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide in a mass ratio of pheylbis(2,4,6-trimethyl benzoyl)phosphine oxide:diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide from 1:6 to 1:160, wherein supernatant obtained after the curable composition is centrifuged for 30 minutes at 70,000 rotation per minute has an absorbance of 0.02 or less at a wavelength of 700 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Takayuki SHIMIZU, Satoshi KOJIMA, Hiroki KOBAYASHI, Shin HASEGAWA, Yuuki MATSUSHITA, Yukiko ISHIJIMA
  • Patent number: 10611920
    Abstract: A curable composition is provided. The curable composition comprises diethylene glycol dimethacrylate and a resin, and the following conditions (1) to (3) are satisfied: (1) a mixed solution of 70 parts by mass of the diethylene glycol dimethacrylate and 30 parts by mass of the resin exhibits a viscosity 15 to 30 times that of the diethylene glycol dimethacrylate alone at 25° C.; (2) the mixed solution exhibits a spin-spin relaxation time of 240 ms or less measured by a CPMG method for pulse nuclear magnetic resonance analysis; and (3) the resin has a polystyrene or polyester structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuki Matsushita, Masato Iio
  • Patent number: 10577514
    Abstract: A curable composition includes a polymerizable compound containing diethylene glycol dimethacrylate and a mono-functional (meth)acrylate having an OH group and a resin, wherein the resin satisfies the following (1) and (2), (1). a viscosity at 25 degrees C. of a liquid mixture of 70 parts of the diethylene glycol dimethacrylate and 30 parts of the resin is 15 to 27 times greater than that of the diethylene glycol dimethacrylate alone, and (2). the liquid mixture has a spin-spin relaxation time of 240 ms or less as measured by Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill (CPMG) of pulse Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuuki Matsushita
  • Publication number: 20190284409
    Abstract: A composition is provided comprising an acrylamide compound having an ester structure and a molecular weight of 150 to 200, and a polysilane as a polymerization initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventor: Yuuki MATSUSHITA
  • Publication number: 20180273781
    Abstract: A curable composition includes a polymerizable compound containing diethylene glycol dimethacrylate and a mono-functional (meth)acrylate having an OH group and a resin, wherein the resin satisfies the following (1) and (2), (1). a viscosity at 25 degrees C. of a liquid mixture of 70 parts of the diethylene glycol dimethacrylate and 30 parts of the resin is 15 to 27 times greater than that of the diethylene glycol dimethacrylate alone, and (2). the liquid mixture has a spin-spin relaxation time of 240 ms or less as measured by Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill (CPMG) of pulse Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventor: Yuuki MATSUSHITA
  • Publication number: 20180016454
    Abstract: A curable composition is provided. The curable composition comprises diethylene glycol dimethacrylate and a resin, and the following conditions (1) to (3) are satisfied: (1) a mixed solution of 70 parts by mass of the diethylene glycol dimethacrylate and 30 parts by mass of the resin exhibits a viscosity 15 to 30 times that of the diethylene glycol dimethacrylate alone at 25° C.; (2) the mixed solution exhibits a spin-spin relaxation time of 240 ms or less measured by a CPMG method for pulse nuclear magnetic resonance analysis; and (3) the resin has a polystyrene or polyester structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Yuuki MATSUSHITA, Masato IIO