Patents by Inventor Mikihiko Sukeno

Mikihiko Sukeno 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: 7537876
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrostatic charge image developing toner containing external additives possessing at least amorphous silica and a crystallized metal oxide selected from titanium oxide, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, or calcium oxide, wherein the amorphous silica is placed as a nucleus, and the crystallized metal oxide is present on the silica surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Masahiro Anno, Mikihiko Sukeno, Takanori Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7488561
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrostatic charge image developing toner containing external additives comprising at least amorphous silica and a crystallized metal oxide selected from titanium oxide, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, or calcium oxide, wherein the amorphous silica is present on the crystallized metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Masahiro Anno, Mikihiko Sukeno, Takanori Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20080304869
    Abstract: A toner bottle containing a cylindrical toner container having therein a toner comprising at least a resin, a colorant and an external additive, the toner container having a toner discharge port on an end thereof and a rotation axis along the cylindrical toner container, and the toner container being installable in an image forming apparatus, wherein the toner container has plural protrusions which are intermittently provided in an interior of the cylindrical container, the protrusions having a function to convey the toner toward the toner discharge port when the toner container is rotated around the rotation axis; an X-ray intensity ratio of titanium to silicon (Ti/Si) determined via X-ray fluorescence spectrometry of the toner is 1.0 to 3.0; and a conveyance index of the toner is 2.0 to 10.0 mg/sec.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mikihiko SUKENO, Yoshiaki KOBAYASHI, Michiaki ISHIKAWA, Tsuyoshi UCHIDA, Masaharu SHIRAISHI
  • Publication number: 20080261138
    Abstract: An objective is to provide an electrostatic latent image developing toner exhibiting ultra-low temperature fixability together with high resolution, excellent fluidity and anti-blocking property, and excellent aging stability in a toner vessel, in which the toner is supplied into an image forming apparatus. Also disclosed is an electrostatic latent image developing toner stored in a vessel possessing an ejecting outlet, capable of fitting into an image forming apparatus, wherein the vessel has a cross-sectional area of the outlet of 0.07-2.00 cm2; the toner possesses a resin, a colorant and an external additive; the toner has a Tg of 16-44° C.; an X-ray intensity ratio of Ti/Si via fluorescent X-ray analysis of toner, is 1.0-2.5; and toner particles, and having a ratio of 2nd short axis to 1st short axis being 1.1-1.6 have an amount of 5-50% in terms of the number of particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mikihiko SUKENO, Yoshiaki KOBAYASHI, Michiaki ISHIKAWA, Tsuyoshi UCHIDA, Masaharu SHIRAISHI
  • Publication number: 20070275316
    Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner is disclosed. The toner contains an external additive, which contains inorganic minute particles having a number average primary particle diameter of 5-30 nm and a titanic acid compound treated by silicone oil or a coupling agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Michiaki ISHIKAWA, Mikihiko SUKENO, Masahiro ANNO
  • Publication number: 20060204879
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrostatic charge image developing toner containing external additives comprising at least amorphous silica and a crystallized metal oxide selected from titanium oxide, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, or calcium oxide, wherein the amorphous silica is present on the crystallized metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Masahiro Anno, Mikihiko Sukeno, Takanori Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20060204878
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrostatic charge image developing toner containing external additives possessing at least amorphous silica and a crystallized metal oxide selected from titanium oxide, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, or calcium oxide, wherein the amorphous silica is placed as a nucleus, and the crystallized metal oxide is present on the silica surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Masahiro Anno, Mikihiko Sukeno, Takanori Tanaka
  • Patent number: 5958641
    Abstract: This invention relates to a single component toner comprising specified polyester resins as binder resin and used in single-component developing system in which toner particles are electrically charged when passing through the opening between a toner-levelling member and a toner-transporting member positioned against a photosensitive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Sano, Hiroyuki Fukuda, Chikara Tsutsui, Choichiro Tanigawa, Senyu Taira, Mikihiko Sukeno
  • Patent number: 5712071
    Abstract: A toner produced by pulverizing and classifying a melt and kneaded mixture comprising a binder resin, a colorant and an offset preventing agent, said binder resin comprising a styrene-type copolymer and said offset preventing agent comprising a polypropylene having a softening point of 135.degree. to 155.degree. C. and a polyethylene having a softening point of 100.degree. to 150.degree. C., wherein a total amount of said polypropylene and said polyethylene is 2 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the binder resin and a weight ratio of said polypropylene to said polyethylene is 1:3 to 1:1, and said pulverizing and classifying carried out by a pulverizer and classifier which impart mechanical impact on a particle to be treated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Mikuriya, Mikihiko Sukeno, Yoshikazu Nishihara, Hiroyuki Fukuda