公开(公告)号：US4857501A

公开(公告)日：1989-08-15

申请号：US138163

申请日：1987-12-28

Applicant: Toshimasa Usami ,  Akihiro Shimomura ,  Sumitaka Tatsuta ,  Seiji Hatakeyama

Inventor： Toshimasa Usami ,  Akihiro Shimomura ,  Sumitaka Tatsuta ,  Seiji Hatakeyama

IPC: B41M5/165 ,  B41M5/28 ,  B41M5/337 ,  B41M5/18

CPC classification number: B41M5/3375 ,  B41M5/1655 ,  B41M5/3275 ,  B41M5/3335 ,  B41M5/3377 ,  Y10S428/913 ,  Y10T428/24876

Abstract: This invention discloses a manufacturing method of a heat sensitive material having a transparent heat sensitive layer comprised of controlling transparency of heat sensitive layer by coating a composition containing an emulsified dispersion prepared by dispersing a color developer dissolved into an organic solvent slightly soluble or insoluble in water and microcapsules containing at least a colorless or light colored electron donating dye precursor (core material) and then drying the coat, in which a refractive index of the core material and that of an oil phase of the color developer dispersion are properly adjusted. When providing a transparent heat sensitive layer obtained by the above method on a printed support, a printed matter can be seen through the heat sensitive layer.

公开(公告)号：US20050227024A1

公开(公告)日：2005-10-13

申请号：US11101578

申请日：2005-04-08

Applicant: Akihiro Shimomura

Inventor： Akihiro Shimomura

IPC: B41M5/035 ,  B41M5/382 ,  B41M5/40 ,  B41M7/00 ,  G03F3/10

CPC classification number: G03F3/108 ,  B41M5/035 ,  B41M5/38257 ,  B41M7/0027

Abstract: An image forming method comprises: keeping a face of a final medium to be transferred towards a face of an intermediate transfer medium, wherein the final medium to be transferred comprises a transparent support having a readily adhesive layer, and the intermediate transfer medium has an image recorded on an image receiving layer; transferring the image onto the readily adhesive layer, so as to form a transferred image; and subjecting a surface of the readily adhesive layer having the transferred image to a smoothening treatment. And a final medium to be transferred for the image forming method comprises: a transparent support; and a readily adhesive layer provided on a surface of the transparent support onto which an image is to be transferred, wherein the readily adhesive layer has a surface roughness of from 0.5 to 7 μm in terms of Rz.

Abstract translation: 图像形成方法包括：将最终介质的表面保持转移到中间转印介质的表面，其中待转印的最终介质包括具有易粘合层的透明支撑体，并且中间转印介质具有图像 记录在图像接收层上; 将图像转印到易粘合剂层上，以形成转印图像; 并对具有转印图像的易粘合剂层的表面进行平滑处理。 并且用于图像形成方法要传送的最终介质包括：透明支撑件; 以及设置在透明支撑体的要被转印图像的表面上的容易粘合层，其中易粘合层的Rz表面粗糙度为0.5-7μm。

公开(公告)号：US20050112493A1

公开(公告)日：2005-05-26

申请号：US10499127

申请日：2002-12-17

Applicant: Akihiro Shimomura ,  Shinichi Yoshinari ,  Kazuhito Miyake

Inventor： Akihiro Shimomura ,  Shinichi Yoshinari ,  Kazuhito Miyake

IPC: B41M5/34 ,  B41M5/382 ,  B41M5/41 ,  B41M5/42 ,  B41M5/52 ,  G03F3/10 ,  G03C8/00

CPC classification number: B41M5/42 ,  B41M5/345 ,  B41M5/38207 ,  B41M5/41 ,  B41M5/52 ,  Y10S430/14

Abstract: To provide a multicolor image forming material in which upon irradiation with laser beam, a laser beam irradiated region of an image forming layer is transferred onto an image receiving, layer of an image receiving sheet to undergo multicolor image recording, wherein the multicolor image forming material is (a) a multicolor image forming material wherein a ratio of an optical density (OD) to a film thickness of the image forming layer of each thermal transfer sheet is 1.50 or more, a recording area of a multicolor image of each thermal transfer sheet is of a size of 515 mm×728 mm or more, a resolution of the transferred image onto the image receiving layer of the image receiving sheet is 2,400 dpi or more, a rate of heat shrinkage in the machine direction and a rate of heat shrinkage in the transverse direction of the image receiving sheet are both not more than 1%, and the rate of heat shrinkage in the transverse direction of the image receiving sheet is smaller than the rate of heat shrinkage in the machine direction thereof, (b) a multicolor image forming material wherein after laser thermal transfer, a coefficient of dynamic friction between the thermal transfer sheet surface and the image receiving sheet surface is not more than 0.70, (c) a multicolor image forming material wherein a stiffness in the machine direction (Msh) and a stiffness in the transverse direction (Tsh) of the thermal transfer sheet are both from 30 to 70 g, a stiffness in the machine direction (Msr) and a stiffness in the transverse direction (Tsr) of the image receiving sheet are both from 40 to 90 g, Msh/Tsh and Msr/Tsr are each from 0.75 to 1.20, and 10 g≦(Msr−Msh)≦40 g and 10 g≦(Tsr−Tsh)≦40 g, or (d) a multicolor image forming material wherein at least the magenta thermal transfer sheet has a breaking stress of from 150 to 300 MPa in both the machine direction (MD) and the crosswise direction (CD), with the breaking stress in the crosswise direction (CD) being at least 10 MPa larger than that in the machine direction (MD), and a breaking elongation of from 80 to 300% in both the machine direction (MD) and the crosswise direction (CD), with the breaking elongation in the machine direction (MD) being at least 5% larger than that in the crosswise direction (CD); and a multicolor image forming method using these multicolor image forming materials.

公开(公告)号：US06790492B2

公开(公告)日：2004-09-14

申请号：US10054864

申请日：2002-01-25

Applicant: Akihiro Shimomura ,  Mitsuru Yamamoto ,  Shinichi Yoshinari ,  Akira Hatakeyama

Inventor： Akihiro Shimomura ,  Mitsuru Yamamoto ,  Shinichi Yoshinari ,  Akira Hatakeyama

IPC: B41M540

CPC classification number: B41M5/38207 ,  B41M5/345 ,  B41M5/385 ,  B41M5/52 ,  Y10T428/24802

Abstract: A multi-color image-forming material is disclosed comprising image-receiving sheets each having an image-receiving layer and heat transfer sheets for at least four colors, including yellow, magenta, cyan and black, each having at least a light-to-heat conversion layer and an image-forming layer on a support, the heat transfer sheets and the image-receiving sheets being respectively laminated such that the image-forming layer of the heat transfer sheet and the image-receiving layer of the image-receiving sheet are opposed to each other, whereby the irradiation with laser beam causes the area irradiated with laser beam on the image-forming layer to be transferred onto the image-forming layer in the image-receiving sheet to effect image recording, wherein the thickness of the image-forming layer in the heat transfer sheets is from 0.01 &mgr;m to 1.5 &mgr;m and the width of lines in laser-transferred image is from 0.8 to 2.0 times a half of the half-width (i.e., the half width at half maximum) of the distribution in the direction of subsidiary scanning of the integration of the binary energy distribution of laser beam spot in the direction of main scanning.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种多色图像形成材料，其包括具有图像接收层的图像接收片和至少四种颜色的热转印片，包括黄色，品红色，青色和黑色，每个至少具有光 - 热转印层和载体上的图像形成层，传热片和图像接收片分别层叠，使得传热片的图像形成层和图像接收片的图像接收层 彼此相对，由此通过激光束的照射使得将图像形成层上的激光束照射的区域转印到图像接收片材中的图像形成层上以进行图像记录，其中， 传热片中的图像形成层为0.01μm至1.5μm，激光转印图像中的线的宽度为半宽度的一半的0.8至2.0倍（即，半峰的半宽度）o f在副扫描方向上的分布，激光束点的二进制能量分布在主扫描方向上的积分。

公开(公告)号：US06639278B2

公开(公告)日：2003-10-28

申请号：US10057642

申请日：2002-01-25

Applicant: Wataru Sumida ,  Michiaki Maruoka ,  Akihiro Shimomura ,  Manabu Yamada

Inventor： Wataru Sumida ,  Michiaki Maruoka ,  Akihiro Shimomura ,  Manabu Yamada

IPC: H01L31119

CPC classification number: H01L29/7802 ,  H01L29/0634 ,  H01L29/0878 ,  H01L29/7811 ,  H01L29/7813

Abstract: At one of main surfaces of a silicon substrate serving as an N+type drain region is arranged an N type first high resistance drift layer. On the first high resistance drift layer is arranged an N−type second high resistance drift layer. A P− type high resistance buried layer is arranged on the surface layer of the first high resistance drift layer and the bottom layer of the second high resistance drift layer at a position right under each of a plurality of P type base regions arranged on the surface layer of the second high resistance drift layer. The thickness T1 of the first high resistance drift layer is set in such a manner that a depletion layer extending over the first high resistance drift layer reaches through the drain region at a voltage lower than a sharing voltage V1 shared by the first high resistance drift layer.

公开(公告)号：US06468634B1

公开(公告)日：2002-10-22

申请号：US09448603

申请日：1999-11-24

Applicant: Kazuhito Miyake ,  Akihiro Shimomura ,  Akira Hatakeyama

Inventor： Kazuhito Miyake ,  Akihiro Shimomura ,  Akira Hatakeyama

IPC: B41M526

CPC classification number: B41M5/395 ,  B41M5/392 ,  B41M5/42

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat transfer sheet in which at least an ink layer is provided on a substrate. In the heat transfer sheet of the present invention, as an intermediate layer provided between the substrate and the ink layer contains an appropriate amount of particu+late material having the function of forming unevenness on the surface of the ink layer, without containing the particulate material in the ink layer, a 10-point mean surface roughness (Rz) of the surface of the ink layer can be 0.5˜5.0 &mgr;m. Namely, in accordance with the heat transfer sheet of the present invention, without a matte agent which may affect the image quality being used in the ink layer, the vacuum adhesion uniformity between the heat transfer sheet and an image receiving sheet at the time of heat-transfer can be ensured and an image with high quality can be formed.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种传热片，其中至少一层油墨层设置在基底上。 在本发明的传热片中，作为设置在基材和油墨层之间的中间层，含有适当量的具有在油墨层的表面上形成不均匀性的特定的晚期材料，不含颗粒材料 在油墨层中，油墨层表面的10点平均表面粗糙度（Rz）可以为0.5〜5.0μm。 也就是说，根据本发明的传热片，没有可能影响油墨层中使用的图像质量的消光剂，在热传递时，传热片和图像接收片之间的真空附着均匀性 可以确保转印，并且可以形成高质量的图像。

公开(公告)号：US5407777A

公开(公告)日：1995-04-18

申请号：US977639

申请日：1992-11-17

Applicant: Hirokazu Shimada ,  Akihiro Shimomura

Inventor： Hirokazu Shimada ,  Akihiro Shimomura

IPC: G03C1/52 ,  B41M5/323 ,  G03C1/00 ,  G03C1/58 ,  G03C1/61 ,  G03C1/76 ,  G03C1/72

CPC classification number: G03C1/002 ,  G03C1/61 ,  G03C1/58

Abstract: A diazo-type recording material comprising a support having thereon a recording layer comprising a photosensitive diazo compound enclosed in microcapsules, a coupling component which reacts with said diazo compound by heating at a basic pH to develop a color, and a 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidone compound represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein the substituents X, and R.sub.1 -R.sub.4 are defined in the specification.

Abstract translation: 一种重氮型记录材料，其包括其上具有包含微胶囊中的光敏重氮化合物的记录层的载体，通过在碱性pH下加热以形成颜色与所述重氮化合物反应的偶联组分和1-苯基-3 由下式表示的吡唑烷酮化合物：其中取代基X和R 1 -R 4在说明书中定义。

公开(公告)号：US4840933A

公开(公告)日：1989-06-20

申请号：US53788

申请日：1987-05-26

Applicant: Toshimasa Usami ,  Seiji Hatakeyama ,  Akihiro Shimomura

Inventor： Toshimasa Usami ,  Seiji Hatakeyama ,  Akihiro Shimomura

IPC: B41M5/165 ,  B41M5/28 ,  B41M5/30 ,  B41M5/337

CPC classification number: B41M5/3375 ,  B41M5/3275 ,  B41M5/3335 ,  Y10S428/913

Abstract: A heat sensitive recording material which comprises a support having thereon a heat sensitive layer containing at least color former-contained microcapsules and a color developer, with the heat sensitive layer being formed using a colorless or light colored precursor of a basic dye as the color former, and according to a process which comprises preparing a coating composition by mixing the color former-contained microcapsules with an emulsified dispersion prepared by dissolving at least the color developer into an organic solvent which is slightly soluble or insoluble in water, and then dispersing the solution in an emulsified condition, coating the resulting composition on the support, and then drying the coat, whereby the heat sensitive layer comes to acquire both excellent transparency and high sensitivity to heat.

Abstract translation: 一种热敏记录材料，其包括其上具有至少含有成色剂的微胶囊和彩色显影剂的热敏层的支持体，其中使用无色或浅色的碱性染料前体作为着色剂形成热敏层 ，并且根据一种方法，其包括通过将含着色剂的微胶囊与通过将至少将显色剂溶解在微溶于或不溶于水的有机溶剂中制备的乳化分散体制备涂料组合物，然后将溶液分散 在乳化条件下，将所得组合物涂布在载体上，然后干燥涂层，由此使热敏层获得优异的透明性和高的热敏感性。

公开(公告)号：US20060013632A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-19

申请号：US10498934

申请日：2002-12-17

Applicant: Akihiro Shimomura ,  Mitsuru Yamamoto ,  Shinichi Yoshinari

Inventor： Akihiro Shimomura ,  Mitsuru Yamamoto ,  Shinichi Yoshinari

IPC: B41J2/315

CPC classification number: B41M5/52 ,  B41M5/345 ,  B41M5/38207 ,  B41M5/38257

Abstract: A multi-color image-forming process is provided, which comprises a step of transferring an image to an image-receiving sheet by irradiating a heat transfer sheet with laser light in a recording device provided with a recording drum to form the image on the image-receiving sheet, wherein (a) the heat trasfer sheet comprises a image forming layer having Rz of the surface of 0.5 to 2.5 μm, the image-receiving sheet comprises a image-receiving layer having Rz of the surface of 0.5 to 1.5 μm, the image-receiving sheet has a longitudinal thermal shrinkage of 1.0% or less, the image-receiving sheet has a crosswise thermal shrinkage of 1.0% or less, and the a multi-color image-forming process comprises a step of retransferring the image which has been transferred to the image-receiving sheet to a final image carrier, the retransferring is effected using a pair of heated rolls each having a diameter ranging from 50 mm to 350 mm wherein the temperature of the various rolls are set to from 80° C. to 250° C.; (b) wherein the multi-color image-forming process comprises a step of cleaning a surface of the heat transfer sheet and a surface of the image-receiving sheet by bringing the heat transfer sheet and the image-receiving sheet into contact with a pressure-sensitive adhesive roller having a pressure-sensitive adhesive material on a surface of the roll, the pressure-sensitive adhesive roller being provided either at a section where the heat transfer sheet is fed or transported, or at a section where the image-receiving sheet is fed or transported, the pressure-sensitive adhesive roller has a pressure-sensitive adhesive material having a hardness (JIS-A) of 15 to 90, the heat transfer sheet comprises a image-forming layer having a Smoothster value of 1.0 to 20 mmHg (0.13 to 2.7 kPa), and the image-receiving layer has a surface having a Smoothster value of 0.5 to 30 mmHg (0.07 to 4.0 kPa); or (c) both the longitudinal stiffness (Msr) and the crosswise stiffness (Tsr) of the image-receiving sheet are from 40 to 90 g, Msr/Tsr is from 0.75 to 1.20, the surface roughness of the aforesaid recording drum and image-receiving layer each are from 0.01 to 12 μm as calculated in terms of Rz, and the diameter of the aforesaid recording drum is 250 mm or more.

公开(公告)号：US06913866B2

公开(公告)日：2005-07-05

申请号：US10864594

申请日：2004-06-10

Applicant: Akihiro Shimomura ,  Hideyuki Nakamura ,  Shinichi Yoshinari

Inventor： Akihiro Shimomura ,  Hideyuki Nakamura ,  Shinichi Yoshinari

IPC: B41M5/392 ,  B41M5/26 ,  B41M5/30 ,  B41M5/34 ,  B41M5/382 ,  B41M5/395 ,  B41M5/40 ,  B41M5/42 ,  B41M5/46 ,  B41M5/50 ,  B41M5/52 ,  G03C5/00 ,  G03F7/09 ,  G03F7/11 ,  G03F7/34

CPC classification number: B41M5/395

Abstract: A multicolor image-forming material comprising: an image-receiving sheet comprising a support and an image-receiving layer; and at least four thermal transfer sheets each comprising a support, a light-to-heat converting layer and an image-forming layer, and each having a different color, wherein an image is formed by the method comprising the steps of: superposing each one of the at least four thermal transfer sheets on the image-receiving sheet to be in a state of the image-forming layer being in contact with the image-receiving layer; and irradiating the thermal transfer sheet with a laser beam to transfer an image in an area of the image-forming layer subjected to irradiation onto the image-receiving layer, and at least one layer selected from layers comprised in the image-receiving sheet and the at least four thermal transfer sheets comprises a fluorine-series surface active agent which is a homopolymer comprising a polymerizable monomer represented by the formula (1) and having a weight average molecular weight Mw of 3000 or more.

Abstract translation: 一种多色图像形成材料，包括：图像接收片，其包括支撑体和图像接收层; 以及至少四个热转印片，每个热转印片包括支撑体，光热转换层和图像形成层，并且各自具有不同的颜色，其中通过所述方法形成图像，所述方法包括以下步骤： 所述图像接收片材上的所述至少四个热转印片材处于所述图像形成层与所述图像接收层接触的状态; 以及用激光束照射所述热转印片，以将经受照射的图像形成层的区域中的图像转印到图像接收层上，以及从图像接收片和 至少四个热转印片材包含氟系表面活性剂，其为包含由式（1）表示的可聚合单体并且具有3000或更大的重均分子量Mw的均聚物。