Patents by Inventor Keisuke Asano
Keisuke Asano 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).
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Patent number: 11926133Abstract: A sheet laminator includes a sheet lamination device, a heater, and circuitry. The sheet lamination device performs a sheet laminating operation on an object by application of heat and pressure. The heater heats the sheet lamination device. The circuitry changes between a first mode in which the heater constantly heats the sheet lamination device while the sheet lamination device is turned on and a second mode in which the heater starts heating the sheet lamination device in response to a request of the sheet laminating operation and stops heating the sheet lamination device after a given time has elapsed from completion of the sheet laminating operation. The circuitry adjusts the given time in the second mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Shinya Monma, Keisuke Sugiyama, Tomohiro Furuhashi, Wataru Takahashi, Ruki Midorikawa, Sho Asano
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Publication number: 20240025689Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an ejection port, a stacker, a fan, and a duct. From the ejection port, a sheet is ejected to an ejection space in an ejection direction. The stacker stacks the sheet ejected from the ejection port, and the ejection space is disposed above the stacker. The fan is disposed outside the ejection space to suck air. The duct is connected to the fan. The duct has an exhaust port and a guide. The exhaust port is disposed above the ejection port and downstream from the ejection port in the ejection direction to exhaust the air from the exhaust port toward an upper face of the sheet in the ejection space. The guide connects the fan and the exhaust port to guide the air from the fan to the exhaust port.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Keisuke ASANO, Ippei KIMURA
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Publication number: 20230341791Abstract: Provided is a toner set for developing an electrostatic charge image, including a first toner and a second toner whose toner matrix particles contain different types of pigments, wherein the first toner matrix particles included in the first toner and the second toner matrix particles included in the second toner both contain at least the pigment and a crystalline resin; and the first toner and the second toner satisfy the following specific Expressions (1A) and (2A), 10?WP1?WP2 ??Expression (1A) ?HC1/?HC2?0.15.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Keisuke ASANO, Kazuhiko NAKAJIMA
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Patent number: 11538664Abstract: A substrate is held in a substrate holder and accommodated in a treatment chamber. A positive electrode panel is arranged opposite to a surface of the substrate. Process gas is sent from a blower panel, toward the positive electrode panel and the substrate. A positive electrode of a high-frequency power source is connected to the positive electrode panel, and a negative electrode of the high-frequency power source is connected to the blower panel, to apply a high-frequency voltage. The process gas passes between the positive electrode panel and the blower panel which is the negative electrode, so that plasma is generated. The generated plasma removes contaminants on the surface of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2018Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: JCU CORPORATIONInventors: Keisuke Asano, Kenichi Yamada, Tomohiro Kawasaki, Nobutaka Numagawa
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Patent number: 11156933Abstract: Provided is an image forming method, including: transferring and fixing a toner onto a recording medium, and forming an image including a plurality of layers, in which an attachment amount of the toner on the recording medium is greater than or equal to 8 g/m2 and less than or equal to 40 g/m2, a toner forming a layer in contact with a fixing member contains at least a first mold release agent containing ester wax and a second mold release agent containing microcrystalline wax, and a special color toner is contained in any layer of the plurality of layers.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Keisuke Asano, Shiro Hirano, Kazuhiko Nakajima
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Publication number: 20200356020Abstract: Provided is an image forming method, including: transferring and fixing a toner onto a recording medium, and forming an image including a plurality of layers, in which an attachment amount of the toner on the recording medium is greater than or equal to 8 g/m2 and less than or equal to 40 g/m2, a toner forming a layer in contact with a fixing member contains at least a first mold release agent containing ester wax and a second mold release agent containing microcrystalline wax, and a special color toner is contained in any layer of the plurality of layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Keisuke ASANO, Shiro HIRANO, Kazuhiko NAKAJIMA
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Patent number: 10379452Abstract: Provided is a color image forming process using colorant-containing toners of multiple colors containing colorants respectively having different resistances, wherein each of the colorant-containing toners contains an amorphous resin, a crystalline polyester resin, and a mold release agent, at least the crystalline polyester resin contained in the colorant-containing toner other than the colorant-containing toner containing a colorant having the lowest resistance contains a hybrid crystalline polyester resin formed by bonding a crystalline polyester polymerized segment and an amorphous polymerized segment, and the content of the amorphous polymerized segment in the hybrid crystalline polyester resin contained in the colorant-containing toner other than the colorant-containing toner containing a colorant having the lowest resistance is greater than the content of the amorphous polymerized segment in the crystalline polyester resin contained in the colorant-containing toner containing a colorant having the lowesType: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Natsuki Ito, Noboru Ueda, Kouji Sugama, Kenshi Miyajima, Yohei Ohno, Hidehito Haruki, Keisuke Asano
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Publication number: 20190096637Abstract: A substrate is held in a substrate holder and accommodated in a treatment chamber. A positive electrode panel is arranged opposite to a surface of the substrate. Process gas is sent from a blower panel, toward the positive electrode panel and the substrate. A positive electrode of a high-frequency power source is connected to the positive electrode panel, and a negative electrode of the high-frequency power source is connected to the blower panel, to apply a high-frequency voltage. The process gas passes between the positive electrode panel and the blower panel which is the negative electrode, so that plasma is generated. The generated plasma removes contaminants on the surface of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Keisuke Asano, Kenichi Yamada, Tomohiro Kawasaki, Nobutaka Numagawa
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Patent number: 10203621Abstract: An image forming method includes using yellow toner, magenta toner, cyan toner, and black toner in which each of the yellow toner, the magenta toner, the cyan toner, and the black toner includes a crystalline polyester resin having a constitutional unit derived from a linear chain aliphatic diol, an amorphous resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent. A carbon number of a linear chain aliphatic diol component forming the crystalline polyester resin contained in the black toner is 6 or more, and a carbon number of a linear chain aliphatic diol component forming the crystalline polyester resin contained in each of the yellow toner, the magenta toner, and the cyan toner is 3 or more and 5 or less.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Kenshi Miyajima, Noboru Ueda, Kouji Sugama, Natsuki Ito, Yohei Ohno, Hidehito Haruki, Keisuke Asano
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Publication number: 20180307152Abstract: Provided is a color image forming process using colorant-containing toners of multiple colors containing colorants respectively having different resistances, wherein each of the colorant-containing toners contains an amorphous resin, a crystalline polyester resin, and a mold release agent, at least the crystalline polyester resin contained in the colorant-containing toner other than the colorant-containing toner containing a colorant having the lowest resistance contains a hybrid crystalline polyester resin formed by bonding a crystalline polyester polymerized segment and an amorphous polymerized segment, and the content of the amorphous polymerized segment in the hybrid crystalline polyester resin contained in the colorant-containing toner other than the colorant-containing toner containing a colorant having the lowest resistance is greater than the content of the amorphous polymerized segment in the crystalline polyester resin contained in the colorant-containing toner containing a colorant having the lowesType: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Natsuki Ito, Noboru Ueda, Kouji Sugama, Kenshi Miyajima, Yohei Ohno, Hidehito Haruki, Keisuke Asano
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Publication number: 20180157186Abstract: An image forming method includes using yellow toner, magenta toner, cyan toner, and black toner in which each of the yellow toner, the magenta toner, the cyan toner, and the black toner includes a crystalline polyester resin having a constitutional unit derived from a linear chain aliphatic diol, an amorphous resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent. A carbon number of a linear chain aliphatic diol component forming the crystalline polyester resin contained in the black toner is 6 or more, and a carbon number of a linear chain aliphatic diol component forming the crystalline polyester resin contained in each of the yellow toner, the magenta toner, and the cyan toner is 3 or more and 5 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2017Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Kenshi MIYAJIMA, Noboru Ueda, Kouji Sugama, Natsuki Ito, Yohei Ohino, Hidehito Haruki, Keisuke Asano
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Patent number: 9715186Abstract: Provided is an electrostatic image developing toner having toner mother particles containing a binder resin and a releasing agent, wherein the binder resin contains an amorphous vinyl resin and a crystalline polyester resin; the releasing agent contains a first releasing agent component containing an ester wax and a second releasing agent component containing a microcrystalline wax; a content of the first releasing agent component in the releasing agent is in the range of 40 to 98 mass %; a content of the second releasing agent component in the releasing agent is in the range of 2 to 60 mass %; and a content of the crystalline polyester resin in the binder resin is in the range of 5 to 20 mass %.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2016Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Kouji Sugama, Yohei Ohno, Keisuke Asano, Noboru Ueda
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Patent number: 9568848Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner includes toner particles that contain a binder resin and a coloring agent. The binder resin includes an amorphous resin and a crystalline polyester resin. The toner satisfies Relations (1) and (2). ?H1 is the amount of heat absorption based on a melting peak of the crystalline polyester resin in a first heating step from room temperature to 150° C. ?H2 is the amount of heat absorption based on a melting peak of the crystalline polyester resin in a second heating step from 0° C. to 150° C. ?H(theo.) is a value of fusion enthalpy calculated from a mass ratio of a structural unit derived from a linear aliphatic monomer contained in the binder resin based on a group contribution method. 0.2??H1/?H(theo.)?0.5??Relation (1): 0.1??H2/?H(theo.)?0.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2015Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Hiroshi Nagasawa, Noboru Ueda, Kouji Sugama, Anju Hori, Keisuke Asano
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Publication number: 20160370722Abstract: Provided is an electrostatic image developing toner having toner mother particles containing a binder resin and a releasing agent, wherein the binder resin contains an amorphous vinyl resin and a crystalline polyester resin; the releasing agent contains a first releasing agent component containing an ester wax and a second releasing agent component containing a microcrystalline wax; a content of the first releasing agent component in the releasing agent is in the range of 40 to 98 mass %; a content of the second releasing agent component in the releasing agent is in the range of 2 to 60 mass %; and a content of the crystalline polyester resin in the binder resin is in the range of 5 to 20 mass %.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Kouji SUGAMA, Yohei OHNO, Keisuke ASANO, Noboru UEDA
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Publication number: 20160109819Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner includes toner particles that contain a binder resin and a coloring agent. The binder resin includes an amorphous resin and a crystalline polyester resin. The toner satisfies Relations (1) and (2). ?H1 is the amount of heat absorption based on a melting peak of the crystalline polyester resin in a first heating step from room temperature to 150° C. ?H2 is the amount of heat absorption based on a melting peak of the crystalline polyester resin in a second heating step from 0° C. to 150° C. ?H(theo.) is a value of fusion enthalpy calculated from a mass ratio of a structural unit derived from a linear aliphatic monomer contained in the binder resin based on a group contribution method. 0.2??H1/?H(theo.)?0.5??Relation (1): 0.1??H2/?H(theo.)?0.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: Hiroshi NAGASAWA, Noboru UEDA, Kouji SUGAMA, Anju HORI, Keisuke ASANO
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Publication number: 20150228461Abstract: A substrate held by a holder is housed in a treatment chamber. An electrode set is disposed so as to face a surface of the substrate. Each electrode set consists of a first electrode section and a second electrode section. Each of the first and second electrode sections consists of high-frequency electrodes and/or ground electrodes. Process gas emitted through introduction ports is fed between the electrodes to generate plasma. The generated plasma is used to remove contaminated substances adhered to the surface of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Inventors: Shinji FUKAZAWA, Keisuke Asano, Hiroyuki Ueyama
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Patent number: 8450228Abstract: In a carbon-containing refractory composed of a refractory aggregate, a carbon based raw material, and a carbon bond connecting between the refractory aggregate or the carbon based raw material, transition metal-containing nanoparticles having particle diameters of 1,000 nm or less and containing a transition metal are contained in the above-described carbon bond while being dispersed. When the carbon-containing refractory is heat-treated, flexible structures of carbon fiber-shaped textures having diameters of 50 nm or less are formed in the inside of a carbon bond and, thereby, an increase in strength, a reduction in modulus of elasticity, and a reduction in thermal expansion coefficient are facilitated. Therefore, a carbon-containing refractory exhibiting high thermal shock resistance, high abrasion resistance, and high corrosion resistance are provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2006Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Krosaki Harima CorporationInventors: Katsumi Morikawa, Koichi Haren, Joki Yoshitomi, Toshiyuki Hokii, Keisuke Asano
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Patent number: 8182599Abstract: A configuration in which particles of pitch 2 having a softening point in the range of 70 to 200° C. and a diameter equal to or smaller than 30 ?m are held on the surfaces of particles of a refractory raw material 3 having a diameter equal to or smaller than 50 ?m is employed. This pitch-containing refractory raw material 1 can be used with the pitch being in a fine-particle form without any aggregation even after the long-term storage. Using it as a part of a raw material formulation allows the fine particles of pitch to be uniformly dispersed during the mixing or kneading process. The resulting carbon-containing refractory has an excellent corrosion resistance. It also provides suppressed increase in the Young's modulus while maintaining the level of strength, thereby being excellent in thermal spalling resistance even with the carbon content ratio being low.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2006Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Krosaki Harima CorporationInventors: Toshiyuki Hokii, Hiroyuki Fuchimoto, Toshihiro Suruga, Jyouki Yoshitomi, Keisuke Asano
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Publication number: 20090075808Abstract: A carbon-containing refractory is provided, which can improve the thermal shock resistance, the abrasion resistance, and the corrosion resistance without degrading the oxidation resistance. In a carbon-containing refractory composed of a refractory aggregate, a carbon based raw material, and a carbon bond connecting between the refractory aggregate or the carbon based raw material, transition metal-containing nanoparticles having particle diameters of 1,000 nm or less and containing a transition metal are contained in the above-described carbon bond while being dispersed. When the carbon-containing refractory is heat-treated, flexible structures of carbon fiber-shaped textures having diameters of 50 nm or less are formed in the inside of a carbon bond and, thereby, an increase in strength, a reduction in modulus of elasticity, and a reduction in thermal expansion coefficient are facilitated.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2006Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: KROSAKI HARIMA CORPORATIONInventors: Katsumi Morikawa, Koichi Haren, Joki Yoshitomi, Toshiyuki Hokii, Keisuke Asano
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Publication number: 20090044723Abstract: A configuration in which particles of pitch 2 having a softening point in the range of 70 to 200° C. and a diameter equal to or smaller than 30 ?m are held on the surfaces of particles of a refractory raw material 3 having a diameter equal to or smaller than 50 ?m is employed. This pitch-containing refractory raw material 1 can be used with the pitch being in a fine-particle form without any aggregation even after the long-term storage. Using it as a part of a raw material formulation allows the fine particles of pitch to be uniformly dispersed during the mixing or kneading process. The resulting carbon-containing refractory has an excellent corrosion resistance. It also provides suppressed increase in the Young's modulus while maintaining the level of strength, thereby being excellent in thermal spalling resistance even with the carbon content ratio being low.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2006Publication date: February 19, 2009Inventors: Toshiyuki Hokii, Hiroyuki Fuchimoto, Toshihiro Suruga, Jyouki Yoshitomi, Keisuke Asano