Shigeki Kawagoe

Title: Shigeki Kawagoe and Image-Transfer Technology.

Introduction

Shigeki Kawagoe is an inventor associated with Shizuoka, Japan. His listed work includes 2 patents and focuses on methods for forming images through laser-driven transfer of coloring material.

Latest Patents

Kawagoe’s listed patent, “Method for Forming an Image,” describes a process using a transfer material and an image-receiving material. The transfer material includes a support, a light-heat exchange layer, and a coloring material layer, while the receiving material includes an image-receiving layer. The coloring material layer is placed against the receiving layer, and laser light is directed imagewise from the transfer-material side so that the irradiated portion transfers to the receiving material.

The method may also use an electroconductive layer and corona discharge to charge the coloring material layer before the materials are brought together. Yellow, magenta, cyan, and black coloring layers may be applied sequentially, with laser exposure potentially supplied by a two-dimensional multibeam array. The described black layer is 0.5 to 0.7 micrometers thick and thicker than the other coloring layers.

Career Highlights

Kawagoe is associated with Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited. His patent work reflects an approach to image formation that combines layered transfer materials with controlled laser exposure.

Collaborations

Naotaka Wachi and Takeshi Konno are identified as Kawagoe’s coworkers. Their names are associated with the same image-forming patent work.

Conclusion

Shigeki Kawagoe’s documented invention centers on laser-assisted transfer of colored material to form images, connecting his patent activity with Fuji Photo Film’s imaging technology.