Patents by Inventor Hironori Hojo

Hironori Hojo 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: 20230293778
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel use in which a polymer gel material having a µm-scale porous structure can be suitably used. A gel material for regenerative medicine comprising a polymer gel in which hydrophilic polymer units are crosslinked with each other, wherein the polymer gel contains water as a solvent and has a three-dimensional network structure having two regions: a first region in which the polymer units are densely present and a second region in which the polymer units are sparsely present, and a mesh size composed of the first region is the range of 1 to 500 µm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Takamasa SAKAI, Hironori HOJO, Shoichiro TANI, Kosuke MASUI, Shinichi NARITA
  • Publication number: 20120076551
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a resin-coated ferrite carrier comprising a carrier core material having a small particle size, a high sphericity and surface uniformity, and a low standard deviation, a process for producing the carrier, and an electrophotographic developer comprising the resin-coated ferrite carrier and having a high image quality and excellent durability. For achieving the above object, there is provided a resin-coated carrier for an electrophotographic developer characterized by comprising spherical ferrite particles having an average particle size of 20 to 50 ?m, a surface uniformity of 90% or more, an average sphericity of 1 to 1.3 and a sphericity standard deviation of 0.15 or less, a process for producing the carrier, and an electrophotographic developer comprising the resin-coated carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: POWDERTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kanao KAYAMOTO, Hironori HOJO, Toshio HONJO
  • Patent number: 8092971
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a resin-coated ferrite carrier comprising a carrier core material having a small particle size, a high sphericity and surface uniformity, and a low standard deviation, a process for producing the carrier, and an electrophotographic developer comprising the resin-coated ferrite carrier and having a high image quality and excellent durability. For achieving the above object, there is provided a resin-coated carrier for an electrophotographic developer characterized by comprising spherical ferrite particles having an average particle size of 20 to 50 ?m, a surface uniformity of 90% or more, an average sphericity of 1 to 1.3 and a sphericity standard deviation of 0.15 or less, a process for producing the carrier, and an electrophotographic developer comprising the resin-coated carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Powdertech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kanao Kayamoto, Hironori Hojo, Toshio Honjo
  • Publication number: 20070154833
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a resin-coated ferrite carrier comprising a carrier core material having a small particle size, a high sphericity and surface uniformity, and a low standard deviation, a process for producing the carrier, and an electrophotographic developer comprising the resin-coated ferrite carrier and having a high image quality and excellent durability. For achieving the above object, there is provided a resin-coated carrier for an electrophotographic developer characterized by comprising spherical ferrite particles having an average particle size of 20 to 50 ?m, a surface uniformity of 90% or more, an average sphericity of 1 to 1.3 and a sphericity standard deviation of 0.15 or less, a process for producing the carrier, and an electrophotographic developer comprising the resin-coated carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2004
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: POWDERTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kanao Kayamoto, Hironori Hojo, Toshio Honjo