Patents by Inventor Junji Machida

Junji Machida 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).

  • Patent number: 5542985
    Abstract: A method for cleaning waste paper by removing toner-images formed thereon. An emulsion formed cleaning solution, which has a water component, an organic solvent dissolving a resin component, and a surface active agent to form a solution into the emulsion, is applied to the waste paper. The waste paper has a toner-image which is formed by toner-particles which have a resin component. The distance between the fibers of the paper is widened by the water component of the cleaning solution. The resin component of the toner is dissolved by the organic solvent of the cleaning solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junji Machida, Masazumi Yoshida, Susumu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 5427884
    Abstract: This invention relates to a two-component developer composed of at least a toner and a carrier, in which the toner contains a quaternary ammonium salt and/or a nitrogen-containing polymer and the carrier is coated with a polyolefinic resin layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junji Ohtani, Junji Machida, Yoshihisa Terasaka
  • Patent number: 5391451
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a developer for developing electrostatic latent images, which comprises:a toner containing a binder resin being a thermoplastic resin composed of a copolymer of styrene and acrylic acid ester and/or methacrylic acid ester, with 6.ltoreq..eta.(110)/.eta.(130).ltoreq.25 (where .eta.(110) represents the melting viscosity at 110.degree. C., and .eta.(130) the same at 130.degree. C.), and carbon black having pH 6 or above; anda carrier having its magnetic core coated with a polyolefinic resin, the carrier's core content being 94-99% by weight, the weight average molecular weight of the polyolefinic resin 5.times.10.sup.4 -3.times.10.sup.5 and the carrier's electric resistance 1.times.10.sup.7 -1.times.10.sup.12 .OMEGA..cm, with 1-15% by weight of electrically conductive fine particles in proportion to the polyolefinic resin added thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Yoshie, Junji Machida, Masahiro Anno, Makoto Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 5385801
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of developing electrostatic latent images which comprises the steps of;mixing a developer including toners having a mean particle size of 3 to 20 .mu.m and resin-coated carriers with a large number of pores having a pore size distribution of 0.001 to 3 .mu.m and a mean pore size of 0.1 to 0.5 .mu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Terasaka, Junji Ohtani, Junji Machida, Tamotsu Shimizu, Hiroshi Murasaki, Hiroshi Mizuno
  • Patent number: 5305061
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises an image carrier for carrying an electrostatic latent image on its surface, a charging member for charging the image carrier to a predetermined polarity by contacting with the surface of the image carrier, latent image forming means for forming an electrostatic latent image corresponding to image information on the surface of the image carrier charged, and a developing device containing toner including toner particles not less than 90% of which have a shape factor SF-1 expressed by the following equation of not more than 160 and less than 1% of which have a shape factor SF-1 of not less than 170 so as to develop the electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the image carrier into a toner image:[SF-1]=(L.sup.2 /S).times..pi./4.times.100(in the equation, S is the area indicating the average value of the projected areas of the toner, and L is the maximum length indicating the average value of the maximum lengths at the time of projecting the toner).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaaki Takama, Junji Machida, Akihito Ikegawa
  • Patent number: 5275901
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a developer for developing electrostatic latent images obtained by mixing toner particles comprising a binder resin and a coloring agent with fine magnetic particles treated by hydrophobic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1994
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Anno, Eiichi Sano, Makoto Kobayashi, Junji Machida
  • Patent number: 5272037
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyolefinic resin-coated carrier having a rough surface and containing a core material in a quantity of 90 or more % by weight. Said resin-coated layer may contain fine particles having a charge-controlling function and/or electrically conductive fine particles as additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1993
    Assignees: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Idemitsu Kosan Company Limited
    Inventors: Junji Ohtani, Junji Machida, Kazuo Ota, Satoshi Asahi, Hiroshi Hayashi, Kouichi Matono
  • Patent number: 5260159
    Abstract: This invention relates to a two-component developer for full color copy in the combination of small toner particles which are light-transmittable and composed of a specified resin with carrier particles having pores and/or irregularities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junji Ohtani, Junji Machida, Yoshihisa Terasaka
  • Patent number: 5252398
    Abstract: The present invention provides a carrier of a two component developer for developing electrostatic latent images comprising;a carrier core material comprising a magnetic particle,an irregular surface-coating layer formed by coating the carrier core material with polyolefinic resin, followed by heat treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Assignees: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Idemitsu Kosan Company Limited
    Inventors: Junji Ohtani, Yoshihisa Terasaka, Junji Machida, Satoshi Asahi, Hiroshi Hayashi, Kouichi Matono
  • Patent number: 5204205
    Abstract: This invention relates to toner for the development of electrostatic latent images comprisinga core particle comprising at least styrene-acrylic copolymers or polyester resins,an intermediate layer coating the core particle and comprising at least styrene-acrylic copolymers, andan outermost surface layer coating the intermediate layer and comprising at least styrene-acrylic copolymers, the contents (%) of the styrenic monomer component in styrene-acrylic copolymers of which the core particles, the intermediate layers and the outermost surface layers are formed being in specified relationships.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Anno, Kazuo Ota, Junji Machida, Eiichi Sano, Makoto Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 5166027
    Abstract: The present invention provides fine particles comprising core particles and polyolefinic resin layers for composing an electrostatic latent image developer, characterized in that the polyolefinic resin layers are formed by polymerizing olefinic monomers on surfaces of the core particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Assignees: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Idemitsu Kosan Company Limited
    Inventors: Junji Machida, Junji Ohtani, Kazuo Ota, Satoshi Asahi, Hiroshi Hayashi, Kouichi Matono
  • Patent number: 5149611
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a color toner, to the surface of which a small amount of charge-giving agent is fixed. The amount of the charge-giving agent is usually 0.03% to 0.65% by weight of toner, and it becomes still smaller when the resin composing the toner is made from a monomer including a nitrogen containing polar functional group or fluorine containing polar functional group. This composition enables the toner to be charged stably in a narrow charge distribution, thereby decreasing the fog and flying of toner, and resulting in a distinct color image without any turbidity in color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshitaro Kohri, Junji Machida, Masahiro Anno
  • Patent number: 5093201
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyolefinic resin-coated carrier having a rough surface and containing a core material in a quantity of 90 or more % by weight. Said resin-coated layer may contain fine particles having a charge-controlling function and/or electrically conductive fine particles as additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1992
    Assignees: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Idemitsu Kosan Company Limited
    Inventors: Junji Ohtani, Junji Machida, Kazuo Ota, Satoshi Asahi, Hiroshi Hayashi, Kouichi Matono
  • Patent number: 5079125
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a toner for developing electrostatic latent images comprising:a core particle comprising resin with 1,000-100,000 in number average molecular weight (Mn.sub.1),an intermediate layer coating the core particle and comprising resin with 5,000-300,000 in number average molecular weight (Mn.sub.2) and,an outermost surface layer coating the intermediate layer and comprising resin with 10,000-1,000,000 in number average molecular weight (Mn.sub.3);the number average molecular weights Mn.sub.1, Mn.sub.2 and Mn.sub.3 satisfies the relationship of;Mn.sub.1 <Mn.sub.2 <Mn.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1992
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Anno, Kazuo Ota, Junji Machida, Eiichi Sano, Makoto Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 5004665
    Abstract: According to the present invention, the incorporation of polymeric-magnetic coordination complex powder in a toner effects improvements of chargeability, dusting resistance and fixing properties, and the formation of clear color images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1991
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junji Ohtani, Masahiro Anno, Eiichi Sano, Junji Machida, Fumio Masuda
  • Patent number: 4990427
    Abstract: The invention relates to a toner for developing electrostatic latent images for use in copying machines and including a thermoplastic resin and a black coloring material as main components. The black coloring material comprises a substantially non-magnetic inorganic black pigment of 5-25 cc/100 g oil absorption and 0.5-10 .mu.m average particle diameter, to obtain high quality copy images having fine textures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1991
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshitaro Kohri, Hitoshi Kato, Kunio Takahashi, Junji Machida
  • Patent number: 4987454
    Abstract: In a method for developing an electrostatic latent image comprising the steps of;(a) supplying toner onto a toner transporting member which confronts an electrostatic latent image support member with the leectrostatic latent image thereon at an developing region, said toner being 12 .mu.m or less in mean particle size, 10% or less of toner with at least 16 .mu.m in particle size, and 20% or less in coefficient of variation;(b) forming a thin layer of said toner on the toner transporting member by pressing said toner; and(c) transferring said toner from said thin layer of said toner onto the electrostatic latent image formed on an electrostatic latent image support member for developing the electrostatic latent image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiya Natsuhara, Yuji Enoguchi, Hiroshi Mizuno, Masahiro Anno, Junji Machida
  • Patent number: 4980257
    Abstract: In an electrostatic latent image developing toner which comprises spherical core particles composed of at least a coloring agent and a thermoplastic resin and an outer shell layer containing at least a thermoplastic resin and applied in the form of a coating fast to the core particles, the outer shell layer applied in the form of a coating is formed by (a) thermally fixing minute particles of one thermoplastic resin and minute particles of another thermoplastic resin on the surface of the core particles thereby enabling part of the aforementioned other thermoplastic resin to retain the original particulate form thereof intact in the produced coating or (b) thermally fixing minute particles of a thermoplastic resin and minute particles of a thermosetting resin or minute particles of a resin possessing a gelling component in a specific amount on the surface of the core particles thereby enabling the minute particles of the resin to retain the original particulate form thereon intact in the produced coating and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Anno, Junji Machida, Eiichi Sano
  • Patent number: 4978595
    Abstract: According to the present invention, the incorporation of polymeric-magnetic coordination complex powder in a photoconductive toner effects the production of toners excellent in dispersibility, heat stability, toner film formability and color reproducibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1990
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Anno, Junji Machida, Junji Ohtani, Eiichi Sano, Fumio Masuda
  • Patent number: 4973541
    Abstract: The present invention provides a developer for developing electrostatic latent image which comprises capsule toners and carriers; said capsule toner having many wrinkles or hollows and upheavals and containing liquid in a shell, and the carriers have no sharp edge or a lower specific gravity, the image copied by the developer can be fixed by pressure under low temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1990
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshitaro Kohri, Junji Machida, Masahiro Anno