Patents by Inventor Minoru Rokutan

Minoru Rokutan 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: 20190004446
    Abstract: A conductive member includes a conductive substrate; and a conductive elastic layer disposed on the conductive substrate and exhibiting ionic conduction. The conductive elastic layer contains an elastic material, which contains epichlorohydrin rubber, and a layered inorganic compound, and the amount of free chlorine ions in the conductive elastic layer is 1 ?g/g or more and 80 ?g/g or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shogo Tomari, Yuki Tagawa, Masato Ono, Minoru Rokutan, Yuma Tanaka, Masayuki Seko
  • Patent number: 10168635
    Abstract: A conductive member includes a conductive substrate; and a conductive elastic layer disposed on the conductive substrate and exhibiting ionic conduction. The conductive elastic layer contains an elastic material, which contains epichlorohydrin rubber, and a layered inorganic compound, and the amount of free chlorine ions in the conductive elastic layer is 1 ?g/g or more and 80 ?g/g or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shogo Tomari, Yuki Tagawa, Masato Ono, Minoru Rokutan, Yuma Tanaka, Masayuki Seko
  • Patent number: 10151993
    Abstract: A cleaning member includes a core and an elastic layer that is helically wound around an outer peripheral surface of the core. The elastic layer is divided into three or more elastic layer sections in a width direction, and a width of the elastic layer sections at both ends in the width direction is greater than a width of the one or more elastic layer sections in a central region between the elastic layer sections at both ends in the width direction. Alternatively, the elastic layer is divided into three or more elastic layer sections in the width direction, and a minimum thickness of the elastic layer sections at both ends in the width direction is smaller than a minimum thickness of the one or more elastic layer sections in the central region between the elastic layer sections at both ends in the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fuyuki Kano, Minoru Rokutan
  • Patent number: 10095149
    Abstract: A conductive member includes a conductive substrate; and a conductive elastic layer disposed on the conductive substrate and exhibiting ionic conduction. The conductive elastic layer contains an elastic material containing epichlorohydrin rubber, and the amount of free chlorine ions in the conductive elastic layer is 1 ?g/g or more and 80 ?g/g or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shogo Tomari, Yuki Tagawa, Masato Ono, Minoru Rokutan, Yuma Tanaka, Masayuki Seko
  • Patent number: 10095147
    Abstract: A cleaning body includes a shaft and an elastic layer that is helically wound around the shaft from one end side to the other end side of the shaft and fixed on the shaft and that cleans a body to be cleaned while the elastic layer rotates. The elastic layer includes a division portion having plural divided segments and having a length of from 20% to 70% of the full length of the elastic layer. The division portion is located in a longitudinal central portion of the elastic layer. In the sectional view perpendicular to the axial direction of the shaft, a minimum thickness part in the longitudinal central portion of the elastic layer is from 5% to 12% thicker than a minimum thickness part in each longitudinal end portion of the elastic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fuyuki Kano, Minoru Rokutan
  • Publication number: 20180210363
    Abstract: A cleaning member includes a core and an elastic layer that is helically wound around an outer peripheral surface of the core. The elastic layer is divided into three or more elastic layer sections in a width direction, and a width of the elastic layer sections at both ends in the width direction is greater than a width of the one or more elastic layer sections in a central region between the elastic layer sections at both ends in the width direction. Alternatively, the elastic layer is divided into three or more elastic layer sections in the width direction, and a minimum thickness of the elastic layer sections at both ends in the width direction is smaller than a minimum thickness of the one or more elastic layer sections in the central region between the elastic layer sections at both ends in the width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fuyuki KANO, Minoru ROKUTAN
  • Publication number: 20180059568
    Abstract: A cleaning body includes a shaft and an elastic layer that is helically wound around the shaft from one end side to the other end side of the shaft and fixed on the shaft and that cleans a body to be cleaned while the elastic layer rotates. The elastic layer includes a division portion having plural divided segments and having a length of from 20% to 70% of the full length of the elastic layer. The division portion is located in a longitudinal central portion of the elastic layer. In the sectional view perpendicular to the axial direction of the shaft, a minimum thickness part in the longitudinal central portion of the elastic layer is from 5% to 12% thicker than a minimum thickness part in each longitudinal end portion of the elastic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fuyuki KANO, Minoru ROKUTAN
  • Patent number: 9841697
    Abstract: A cleaning member includes a core and an elastic layer helically wound around an outer peripheral surface of the core so as to extend from one end to the other end of the core. When the cleaning member is rotated by a member to be cleaned, a non-contact region in which a first end portion and a second end portion of the elastic layer in an axial direction of the core are not in contact with the member to be cleaned is in a range from approximately 0° to approximately 60° in terms of a rotation angle of the cleaning member viewed from one side in the axial direction of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Rokutan, Fuyuki Kano
  • Patent number: 9778588
    Abstract: A cleaning member includes a core and an elastic layer disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the core. A circumferential cover length over which the elastic layer covers the core in a circumferential direction is greater at least at one of first and second end portions in an axial direction of the core than at a central portion in the axial direction. The central portion in the axial direction extends from one end to the other end of the core in the axial direction. When the cleaning member is rotated by a member to be cleaned, a non-contact region in which the first and second end portions in the axial direction are not in contact with the member to be cleaned is in a range from approximately 0° to approximately 15° in terms of a rotation angle of the cleaning member viewed from one side in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Rokutan, Fuyuki Kano
  • Publication number: 20170212443
    Abstract: A cleaning member includes a core and an elastic layer helically wound around an outer peripheral surface of the core so as to extend from one end to the other end of the core. When the cleaning member is rotated by a member to be cleaned, a non-contact region in which a first end portion and a second end portion of the elastic layer in an axial direction of the core are not in contact with the member to be cleaned is in a range from approximately 0° to approximately 60° in terms of a rotation angle of the cleaning member viewed from one side in the axial direction of the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru ROKUTAN, Fuyuki KANO
  • Publication number: 20170212468
    Abstract: A cleaning member includes a core and an elastic layer disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the core. A circumferential cover length over which the elastic layer covers the core in a circumferential direction is greater at least at one of first and second end portions in an axial direction of the core than at a central portion in the axial direction. The central portion in the axial direction extends from one end to the other end of the core in the axial direction. When the cleaning member is rotated by a member to be cleaned, a non-contact region in which the first and second end portions in the axial direction are not in contact with the member to be cleaned is in a range from approximately 0° to approximately 15° in terms of a rotation angle of the cleaning member viewed from one side in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru ROKUTAN, Fuyuki KANO
  • Publication number: 20170123338
    Abstract: A cleaning device includes a cleaning member, which includes a shaft portion and an elastic layer. The shaft portion is disposed so as to extend in an rotation axis direction of a rotating object that is to be cleaned. The elastic layer is helically disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the shaft portion from one end portion to the other end portion in an axial direction. The elastic layer touches an outer circumferential surface of the object and at least one end surface of the object in the rotation axis direction. A relationship between a cross-sectional area Sa of the object taken perpendicular to an axis of the object and a cumulative total contact area Sb of a portion of the end surface of the object in the rotation axis direction touched by the elastic foam layer during one rotation of the object satisfies 0.11?Sb/Sa<0.30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fuyuki KANO, Minoru ROKUTAN
  • Patent number: 9639020
    Abstract: A cleaning device includes a cleaning member, which includes a shaft portion and an elastic layer. The shaft portion is disposed so as to extend in a rotation axis direction of a rotating object that is to be cleaned. The elastic layer is helically disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the shaft portion from one end portion to the other end portion in an axial direction. The elastic layer touches an outer circumferential surface of the object and at least one end surface of the object in the rotation axis direction. A relationship between a cross-sectional area Sa of the object taken perpendicular to an axis of the object and a cumulative total contact area Sb of a portion of the end surface of the object in the rotation axis direction touched by the elastic layer during one rotation of the object satisfies 0.11?Sb/Sa<0.30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fuyuki Kano, Minoru Rokutan
  • Patent number: 9639019
    Abstract: Provided is a cleaning member including a helical convex section formed on an outer peripheral surface, wherein the cleaning member comes into complete contact with a target cleaning member in an axial direction of the target cleaning member, and rotates in contact with the target cleaning member rotating around an axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fuyuki Kano, Minoru Rokutan
  • Publication number: 20160378013
    Abstract: Provided is a cleaning member including a helical convex section formed on an outer peripheral surface, wherein the cleaning member comes into complete contact with a target cleaning member in an axial direction of the target cleaning member, and rotates in contact with the target cleaning member rotating around an axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fuyuki KANO, Minoru ROKUTAN
  • Publication number: 20160187836
    Abstract: A cleaning member includes a core, and an elastic layer including a strip-shaped elastic member that is spirally wound around a region of an outer peripheral surface of the core ranging from one end to another end of the core, wherein a width W1 of the elastic layer is less than or equal to a radius R of the core and is 1 mm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Minoru ROKUTAN, Fuyuki KANO
  • Patent number: 9372427
    Abstract: Provided is a cleaning member, including a shaft portion, a foam elastic layer that is disposed helically from one end side in an axial direction to the other end side in the axial direction on an outer circumferential surface of the shaft portion, and an adhesive layer that adheres the shaft portion to the foam elastic layer, wherein the foam elastic layer is subjected to a compression process in a radial direction of the shaft portion at a portion of a circumferential direction at an end portion in the axial direction of the shaft portion, and a circumferential direction coverage width of a non-compressed region at the end portion in the axial direction which is subjected to the compression process is wider than a circumferential direction coverage width at a center portion in the axial direction of the shaft portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fuyuki Kano, Minoru Rokutan
  • Patent number: 9367020
    Abstract: A cleaning member includes a core, and an elastic layer including a strip-shaped elastic member that is spirally wound around a region of an outer peripheral surface of the core ranging from one end to another end of the core, wherein a width W1 of the elastic layer is less than or equal to a radius R of the core and is 1 mm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Rokutan, Fuyuki Kano
  • Patent number: 9102822
    Abstract: Disclosed is a roll member including a core, and an elastic layer arranged on the core, the elastic layer containing a rubber material and polyalphaolefin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shogo Tomari, Minoru Rokutan
  • Patent number: 9098007
    Abstract: A charging member includes a conductive elastic layer, and a conductive surface layer that is disposed on the conductive elastic layer, is in contact with an image holding member, and contains a resin, porous resin particles, and silicone oil, wherein a content of the porous resin particles is from 3 parts by weight to 25 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the resin, and a content of the silicone oil is from 0.1 part by weight to 10 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Rokutan, Hidemi Nukada, Satoya Sugiura, Akihiro Nonaka, Takuro Hagiwara, Minoru Oshima