Patents by Inventor Shotaro Nomura

Shotaro Nomura 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: 20230418175
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle, the toner particle comprising a binder resin, the binder resin comprises a crystalline resin A, the crystalline resin A comprises a monomer unit (a) having specific structure, when, in measurement of viscoelasticity of the toner, T1 (° C.) represents a temperature at which a storage elastic modulus G? of the toner is 1.0×107 Pa, tan ?(T1) represents a ratio (tan ?) of a loss elastic modulus G? of the toner to the storage elastic modulus G? of the toner at the temperature T1 (° C.), and tan ?(T1-10) represents tan ? at a temperature T1-10 (° C.), the T1, the tan ?(T1), and the tan ?(T1-10) satisfy specific relationship, and the toner particle comprises a linear fatty acid metal salt having a valency of 2 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: KENTARO YAMAWAKI, SHOTARO NOMURA, KENJI AOKI, YU YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 11829104
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin and a crystalline resin, wherein the binder resin comprises an amorphous resin, when the toner is measured with a temperature-modulated differential scanning calorimeter, at least one endothermic peak derived from the crystalline resin is present in a temperature range from 55.0° C. to 95.0° C. in a total heat flow; and a ratio of an endothermic quantity of the endothermic peak in a reversing heat flow to an endothermic quantity of the endothermic peak in the total heat flow is 50.0% or more, a glass transition temperature Tg1st obtained in the reversing heat flow in a first temperature rise and a glass transition temperature Tg2nd obtained in a reversing heat flow in a second temperature rise satisfy Tg1st?Tg2nd?7.0° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuya Mizuguchi, Yoshitaka Suzumura, Hiroyuki Tomono, Osamu Matsushita, Shotaro Nomura
  • Publication number: 20230088424
    Abstract: A toner processing apparatus processing an object comprising toner particles, comprising a processing chamber having a drive shaft rotatably provided at the bottom of chamber; a rotating member and a flow means pivotally supported by the drive shaft, wherein the rotating member comprises a main portion, and a processing portion protruding outward in the radial direction comprising a plate-shaped processing surface that collides with the object, and a rear wing coupled to the upstream side of the plate-shaped processing surface in a rotation direction; the plate-shaped processing surface protrudes upward from the rear wing; the plate-shaped processing surface away from the main portion is on the downstream side in the rotation direction of the rotating member; and where a radius of inner circumference of processing chamber is denoted by d, the shortest distance between inner wall of processing chamber and plate-shaped processing surface is 0.100d or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Shotaro Nomura, Takeshi Tsujino, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Atsuhiko Ohmori
  • Publication number: 20230082471
    Abstract: A toner processing apparatus for processing an object comprising a toner particle and an external additive, the toner processing apparatus comprising: a processing chamber in which the object is accommodated; a drive shaft rotatably provided at a bottom of the processing chamber; and a rotating member pivotally supported on the drive shaft; wherein the rotating member comprises a rotating member body; and a protruding portion protruding from an outer peripheral portion of the rotating member body, outward in a radial direction; the rotating member comprises a processing member processing the object by colliding at the protruding portion; the processing member constitutes a part or an entirety of the protruding portion; the rotating member body and the processing member can be separated; the rotating member body comprises a projecting parts protruding in a direction in which the rotating member rotates; and the processing member fits with the projecting parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Shotaro Nomura
  • Patent number: 11360404
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle that contains a binder resin and fine particles A at the surface of the toner particle, wherein the fine particles A are organosilicon polymer fine particles, the organosilicon polymer fine particles have a number-average primary particle diameter of 30 nm to 500 nm, the organosilicon polymer fine particles have an attachment index for a polycarbonate film of not more than 3.5, the organosilicon polymer fine particles penetrate into the toner particle in a penetration depth b (nm), and protrude from the toner particle in a protrusion height c (nm), and b and c satisfy 0.05?b/(b+c)?0.40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takaaki Furui, Yojiro Hotta, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Koji Nishikawa, Shotaro Nomura, Yuujirou Nagashima
  • Publication number: 20210356878
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin and a crystalline resin, wherein the binder resin comprises an amorphous resin, when the toner is measured with a temperature-modulated differential scanning calorimeter, at least one endothermic peak derived from the crystalline resin is present in a temperature range from 55.0° C. to 95.0° C. in a total heat flow; and a ratio of an endothermic quantity of the endothermic peak in a reversing heat flow to an endothermic quantity of the endothermic peak in the total heat flow is 50.0% or more, a glass transition temperature Tg1st obtained in the reversing heat flow in a first temperature rise and a glass transition temperature Tg2nd obtained in a reversing heat flow in a second temperature rise satisfy Tg1st?Tg2nd?7.0° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Takuya Mizuguchi, Yoshitaka Suzumura, Hiroyuki Tomono, Osamu Matsushita, Shotaro Nomura
  • Patent number: 10996577
    Abstract: Toner comprising a toner particle containing binder resin and colorant, wherein fine particles A (organosilicon polymer particles containing an organosilicon polymer) and fine particles B are present at the toner particle surface, the organosilicon polymer has structure in which Si and O are alternately bonded to each other, portion of Si in the organosilicon polymer has R1—SiO3/2 structure, and content of the fine particles A, proportion for area of peak originating with silicon having the structure, volume resistivity of the fine particles B, total coverage ratio of the toner particle surface by the fine particles A embedded in the toner particle (A1) and the fine particles A not embedded in the toner particle (A2), percentage for area occupied by the fine particles A2, content of the fine particles B in the toner, and percentage for area occupied by the fine particles B embedded in the toner particle are prescribed range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Nishikawa, Yojiro Hotta, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Takaaki Furui, Shotaro Nomura, Yuujirou Nagashima
  • Patent number: 10983451
    Abstract: A toner comprising an organosilicon polymer particle and a toner particle containing a binder resin and a wax, wherein the organosilicon polymer particle contains an organosilicon polymer, a part of silicon atoms in the organosilicon polymer has a T3 unit structure, a ratio of an area of peaks derived from silicon having the T3 unit structure relative to a total area of peaks derived from all silicon element contained in the organosilicon polymer particle is from 0.70 to 1.00 in 29Si-NMR measurement of the organosilicon polymer particle, a plurality of domains of the wax are present in a cross-section of the toner particle, the wax is an ester wax, the average long diameter of the domains of the ester wax is from 0.03 ?m to 2.00 ?m, and the SP value SPw of the wax is from 8.59 to 9.01.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Yojiro Hotta, Koji Nishikawa, Takaaki Furui, Shotaro Nomura, Yuujirou Nagashima
  • Patent number: 10983450
    Abstract: A toner comprising: a toner particle containing a binder resin; and an external additive, wherein the external additive comprises an external additive A and B; the external additive A has a number-average primary particle diameter of 35 to 300 nm, a dielectric constant ?ra of not more than 3.50, and a shape factor SF-1 of not more than 114, and is an organosilicon polymer particle having a particular T3 unit structure; a proportion for an area of a peak originating from silicon having the T3 unit structure with reference to that of all silicon elements is 0.50 to 1.00; the external additive B has a number-average primary particle diameter of from 5 nm to 25 nm and a dielectric constant ?rb that satisfies formula (A): 0.50??rb??ra (A); and a coverage ratio by the external additive B for the toner particle surface is 50% to 100%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shotaro Nomura, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Yojiro Hotta, Koji Nishikawa, Takaaki Furui, Yuujirou Nagashima
  • Patent number: 10942463
    Abstract: A toner including a toner particle containing a polyester resin composition, wherein i) the polyester resin composition contains a specific aliphatic hydrocarbon and a polyester resin having at a terminal a structure derived from at least one of a specific alkyl monoalcohol and a specific alkyl monocarboxylic acid, and ii) the total content of the aliphatic hydrocarbon, the structure derived from the alkyl monoalcohol, and the structure derived from the alkyl monocarboxylic acid is 2.5 to 10.0% by mass, wherein, in the temperature-endothermic quantity curve of the polyester resin composition obtained by DSC, an endothermic peak is present in a specific temperature range and an endothermic quantity for this endothermic peak is 0.10 to 1.90 J/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisuke Yoshiba, Hiroki Akiyama, Koji Nishikawa, Shotaro Nomura, Katsuhisa Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20200209770
    Abstract: Toner comprising a toner particle containing binder resin and colorant, wherein fine particles A (organosilicon polymer particles containing an organosilicon polymer) and fine particles B are present at the toner particle surface, the organosilicon polymer has structure in which Si and O are alternately bonded to each other, portion of Si in the organosilicon polymer has R1—SiO3/2 structure, and content of the fine particles A, proportion for area of peak originating with silicon having the structure, volume resistivity of the fine particles B, total coverage ratio of the toner particle surface by the fine particles A embedded in the toner particle (A1) and the fine particles A not embedded in the toner particle (A2), percentage for area occupied by the fine particles A2, content of the fine particles B in the toner, and percentage for area occupied by the fine particles B embedded in the toner particle are prescribed range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Koji Nishikawa, Yojiro Hotta, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Takaaki Furui, Shotaro Nomura, Yuujirou Nagashima
  • Publication number: 20200209771
    Abstract: A toner comprising an organosilicon polymer particle and a toner particle containing a binder resin and a wax, wherein the organosilicon polymer particle contains an organosilicon polymer, a part of silicon atoms in the organosilicon polymer has a T3 unit structure, a ratio of an area of peaks derived from silicon having the T3 unit structure relative to a total area of peaks derived from all silicon element contained in the organosilicon polymer particle is from 0.70 to 1.00 in 29Si-NMR measurement of the organosilicon polymer particle, a plurality of domains of the wax are present in a cross-section of the toner particle, the wax is an ester wax, the average long diameter of the domains of the ester wax is from 0.03 ?m to 2.00 ?m, and the SP value SPw of the wax is from 8.59 to 9.01.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Yojiro Hotta, Koji Nishikawa, Takaaki Furui, Shotaro Nomura, Yuujirou Nagashima
  • Publication number: 20200209768
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle that contains a binder resin and fine particles A at the surface of the toner particle, wherein the fine particles A are organosilicon polymer fine particles, the organosilicon polymer fine particles have a number-average primary particle diameter of 30 nm to 500 nm, the organosilicon polymer fine particles have an attachment index for a polycarbonate film of not more than 3.5, the organosilicon polymer fine particles penetrate into the toner particle in a penetration depth b (nm), and protrude from the toner particle in a protrusion height c (nm), and b and c satisfy 0.05?b/(b+c)?0.40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Takaaki Furui, Yojiro Hotta, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Koji Nishikawa, Shotaro Nomura, Yuujirou Nagashima
  • Publication number: 20200209769
    Abstract: A toner comprising: a toner particle containing a binder resin; and an external additive, wherein the external additive comprises an external additive A and B; the external additive A has a number-average primary particle diameter of 35 to 300 nm, a dielectric constant ?ra of not more than 3.50, and a shape factor SF-1 of not more than 114, and is an organosilicon polymer particle having a particular T3 unit structure; a proportion for an area of a peak originating from silicon having the T3 unit structure with reference to that of all silicon elements is 0.50 to 1.00; the external additive B has a number-average primary particle diameter of from 5 nm to 25 nm and a dielectric constant ?rb that satisfies formula (A): 0.50??rb??ra (A); and a coverage ratio by the external additive B for the toner particle surface is 50% to 100%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Shotaro Nomura, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Yojiro Hotta, Koji Nishikawa, Takaaki Furui, Yuujirou Nagashima
  • Publication number: 20200081361
    Abstract: A toner including a toner particle containing a polyester resin composition, wherein i) the polyester resin composition contains a specific aliphatic hydrocarbon and a polyester resin having at a terminal a structure derived from at least one of a specific alkyl monoalcohol and a specific alkyl monocarboxylic acid, and ii) the total content of the aliphatic hydrocarbon, the structure derived from the alkyl monoalcohol, and the structure derived from the alkyl monocarboxylic acid is 2.5 to 10.0% by mass, wherein, in the temperature-endothermic quantity curve of the polyester resin composition obtained by DSC, an endothermic peak is present in a specific temperature range and an endothermic quantity for this endothermic peak is 0.10 to 1.90 J/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Daisuke Yoshiba, Hiroki Akiyama, Koji Nishikawa, Shotaro Nomura, Katsuhisa Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10295921
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle containing a resin and a colorant, wherein, with respect to a temperature-storage elastic modulus curve obtained by powder dynamic viscoelastic measurement on the toner, (I) the relative minimum values for the variation in the storage elastic modulus E? with respect to temperature T in the temperature range of at least 30° C. and not more than 180° C. have a relative minimum value of equal to or less than ?1.00×107 and the relative minimum value on the lowest temperature side is equal to or less than ?1.00×108; (II) the storage elastic modulus E? (50) of the toner at 50° C. is at least 1.00×109 and not more than 9.00×109; and (III) for a storage elastic modulus E? (120) of the toner at 120° C., E? (50) and E? (120) satisfy 1.50?[E? (50)]/[E? (120)]?3.00.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsuhiko Ohmori, Shuhei Moribe, Koji Nishikawa, Kosuke Fukudome, Daisuke Yoshiba, Hiroyuki Tomono, Shotaro Nomura, Sho Kimura, Tatsuya Saeki, Katsuhisa Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10289016
    Abstract: Provided is a toner having a toner particle including a binder resin and a colorant, wherein the toner has a softening point of at least 100° C. and not more than 150° C., and when Tgt represents a glass transition temperature (° C.) of the toner during a second temperature rise as measured with a DSC, Tgf represents a glass transition temperature (° C.) of a tetrahydrofuran-insoluble matter of the binder resin during a second temperature rise as measured with a DSC, and Tgk represents a glass transition temperature (° C.) of a tetrahydrofuran-soluble matter of the binder resin during a second temperature rise as measured with a DSC, the toner satisfies Tgt>Tgf (1), Tgt>Tgk (2), and 35° C.?Tgf?70° C. (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kosuke Fukudome, Hiroyuki Tomono, Shuhei Moribe, Koji Nishikawa, Daisuke Yoshiba, Shotaro Nomura, Atsuhiko Ohmori, Sho Kimura, Tatsuya Saeki, Katsuhisa Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10241430
    Abstract: A toner comprising: a toner particle containing a binder resin and a colorant; and an external additive, wherein the external additive is a composite particle having an organic substance and an organosilicon polymer coating layer on the surface of the organic substance, and when a curve for the variation (dE?/dT) in the storage elastic modulus E? of the toner with respect to temperature T [° C.] is obtained on the basis of a curve of the temperature T—the storage elastic modulus E? [Pa] of the toner, as determined by powder dynamic viscoelasticity measurements of the toner, the relative minimum value on the lowest temperature side between the onset temperature and 90° C. is ?1.35×108 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Sho Kimura, Shuhei Moribe, Takashi Matsui, Hiroyuki Tomono, Shotaro Nomura, Atsuhiko Ohmori, Takuya Mizuguchi, Tatsuya Saeki, Katsuhisa Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10162280
    Abstract: A toner having excellent development performance, low-temperature fixation, and high-temperature storage stability is provided. An external additive contained in this toner is an organic-inorganic composite fine particle containing an inorganic fine particle embedded in a resin fine particle. The resin fine particle is made from a resin having a melting point of 60° C. or more and 150° C. or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kouji Nishikawa, Katsuhisa Yamazaki, Daisuke Yoshiba, Shotaro Nomura, Hiroki Akiyama, Masami Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20180329323
    Abstract: A toner comprising: a toner particle containing a binder resin and a colorant; and an external additive, wherein the external additive is a composite particle having an organic substance and an organosilicon polymer coating layer on the surface of the organic substance, and when a curve for the variation (dE?/dT) in the storage elastic modulus E? of the toner with respect to temperature T [° C.] is obtained on the basis of a curve of the temperature T—the storage elastic modulus E? [Pa] of the toner, as determined by powder dynamic viscoelasticity measurements of the toner, the relative minimum value on the lowest temperature side between the onset temperature and 90° C. is ?1.35×108 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Sho Kimura, Shuhei Moribe, Takashi Matsui, Hiroyuki Tomono, Shotaro Nomura, Atsuhiko Ohmori, Takuya Mizuguchi, Tatsuya Saeki, Katsuhisa Yamazaki