Patents by Inventor Junko Chizuwa

Junko Chizuwa 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: 9505723
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dispersant excellent in the solubility to a solvent, the adsorption power to a coloring material, and the coloring material dispersibility, and reduced in the self-coloring property, a compound and a polymerizable compound for preparing the dispersant, and a toner using the dispersant. The dispersant has a structure in which a structure represented by the following specific formula (3) or a tautomer thereof is bonded with a polymer, and the toner contains the dispersant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignees: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, CANON FINETECH INC.
    Inventors: Haruko Kubo, Suzuka Ueno, Junko Chizuwa, Tomoya Yamamoto, Hitoshi Itabashi, Yuhei Terui, Yu Yoshida, Yasuaki Murai, Takayuki Toyoda
  • Publication number: 20160130233
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dispersant excellent in the solubility to a solvent, the adsorption power to a coloring material, and the coloring material dispersibility, and reduced in the self-coloring property, a compound and a polymerizable compound for preparing the dispersant, and a toner using the dispersant. The dispersant has a structure in which a structure represented by the following specific formula (3) or a tautomer thereof is bonded with a polymer, and the toner contains the dispersant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Haruko Kubo, Suzuka Ueno, Junko Chizuwa, Tomoya Yamamoto, Hitoshi Itabashi, Yuhei Terui, Yu Yoshida, Yasuaki Murai, Takayuki Toyoda
  • Patent number: 8268908
    Abstract: To provide a pigment dispersion liquid which provides an ink capable of recording an image having high fixability and fastness such as scratch resistance and excellent quality stably for a long time in any conditions. A pigment dispersion liquid mainly containing a polymer dispersant, a coloring material and water, in which the polymer dispersant is formed of at least a hydrophobic unit and a hydrophilic unit, the hydrophobic unit having a block portion formed of at least one hydrophobic monomer, the coloring material is formed of a pigment having on its surface an acid form anionic group, and the pigment dispersion liquid further contains a basic compound capable of forming a complex with an alkaline metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Finetech Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki Ookawa, Junko Chizuwa, Tomoya Yamamoto, Suzuka Ueno
  • Patent number: 8043423
    Abstract: A pigment dispersion liquid capable of stably recording images having high fastness and excellent quality for a long term in any cases has been provided. A pigment dispersion liquid mainly containing a polymer dispersant, a pigment and water, wherein the polymer dispersant is a copolymer comprised of at least a hydrophobic unit and a hydrophilic unit, the hydrophobic unit has a block portion comprised of at least one hydrophobic monomer, the hydrophilic unit has at least a repeating unit structure of an acrylamide structure of the following general formula (1), and the segment number (A) of the block portion comprised of a hydrophobic monomer to the number (B) of all segments of the polymer dispersant is in a range of 0.07 to 0.85 in terms of A/B ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Finetech Inc.
    Inventors: Junko Chizuwa, Tomoya Yamamoto, Takayuki Ookawa, Suzuka Ueno
  • Patent number: 7754783
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a resin-containing composition comprising a solvent, a coloring material insoluble in the solvent and a block polymer compound having a repeating structural unit represented by the following general formula (1): wherein X is a polyalkenyl group which may be substituted, A is a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, which may be substituted, at least one CH2 of the alkylene group may be substituted by O, m is an integer of from 0 to 30, the respective A groups may be different from each other when m is plural, Y is at least one of S, O and Se with the proviso that Y contains at least one S and that S, O and Se are each linked via a single bond, and R is a linear or branched alkyl group which may be substituted, an aromatic ring which may be substituted, or a structure in which at most 3 fused rings or aromatic rings, which may be substituted, are bonded via a single bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Canon Finetech Inc.
    Inventors: Keiko Yamagishi, Koichi Sato, Sakae Suda, Tomoya Oku, Youhei Miyauchi, Takayuki Ookawa, Junko Chizuwa
  • Publication number: 20100021635
    Abstract: To provide a pigment dispersion liquid which provides an ink capable of recording an image having high fixability and fastness such as scratch resistance and excellent quality stably for a long time in any conditions. A pigment dispersion liquid mainly containing a polymer dispersant, a coloring material and water, in which the polymer dispersant is formed of at least a hydrophobic unit and a hydrophilic unit, the hydrophobic unit having a block portion formed of at least one hydrophobic monomer, the coloring material is formed of a pigment having on its surface an acid form anionic group, and the pigment dispersion liquid further contains a basic compound capable of forming a complex with an alkaline metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: CANON FINETECH INC.
    Inventors: Takayuki Ookawa, Junko Chizuwa, Tomoya Yamamoto, Suzuka Ueno
  • Publication number: 20090162552
    Abstract: A pigment dispersion liquid capable of stably recording images having high fastness and excellent quality for a long term in any cases has been provided. A pigment dispersion liquid mainly containing a polymer dispersant, a pigment and water, wherein the polymer dispersant is a copolymer comprised of at least a hydrophobic unit and a hydrophilic unit, the hydrophobic unit has a block portion comprised of at least one hydrophobic monomer, the hydrophilic unit has at least a repeating unit structure of an acrylamide structure of the following general formula (1), and the segment number (A) of the block portion comprised of a hydrophobic monomer to the number (B) of all segments of the polymer dispersant is in a range of 0.07 to 0.85 in terms of A/B ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: CANON FINETECH INC.
    Inventors: Junko Chizuwa, Tomoya Yamamoto, Takayuki Ookawa, Suzuka Ueno
  • Publication number: 20060281853
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a resin-containing composition comprising a solvent, a coloring material insoluble in the solvent and a block polymer compound having a repeating structural unit represented by the following general formula (1): wherein X is a polyalkenyl group which may be substituted, A is a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, which may be substituted, at least one CH2 of the alkylene group may be substituted by O, m is an integer of from 0 to 30, the respective A groups may be different from each other when m is plural, Y is at least one of S, O and Se with the proviso that Y contains at least one S and that S, O and Se are each linked via a single bond, and R is a linear or branched alkyl group which may be substituted, an aromatic ring which may be substituted, or a structure in which at most 3 fused rings or aromatic rings, which may be substituted, are bonded via a single bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicants: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Canon Finetech Inc.
    Inventors: Keiko Yamagishi, Koichi Sato, Sakae Suda, Tomoya Oku, Youhei Miyauchi, Takayuki Ookawa, Junko Chizuwa