Patents by Inventor Sumiaki Yamasaki

Sumiaki Yamasaki 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: 8808956
    Abstract: A polyester resin for a toner including: a repeating unit derived from a dicarboxylic acid component; and a repeating unit derived from a diol component represented by Formula 1: wherein each of R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, each of L1, L2 and L3 independently represents a divalent linking group selected from the group consisting of carbonyl groups, ester groups, ether groups, sulfonyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted chained alkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted cyclic alkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted arylene groups, and combinations thereof, L1 and L2 or L1 and L3 optionally forms a ring, and each of A1 and A2 independently represents a rosin ester group, wherein the solubility parameter (SP) value is from 9.1 to 9.7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shiori Chonan, Sumiaki Yamasaki, Satoshi Hiraoka, Yuki Sasaki, Susumu Yoshino, Hirotaka Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 8709691
    Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic charge image includes an aliphatic polyester resin and a polyester resin having a repeating unit derived from rosin diol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Matsuoka, Yuki Sasaki, Sumiaki Yamasaki, Satoshi Hiraoka
  • Patent number: 8709694
    Abstract: A polyurethane resin which is an addition polymer, includes an isocyanate compound containing at least a compound having two or more isocyanate groups; and an alcohol compound containing rosin diol represented by Formula (1): wherein in Formula (1), R1 and R2 represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, L1, L2, and L3 each independently represent a carbonyl group, an ester group, an ether group, a sulfonyl group, a chain alkylene group which may have a substituent, a cyclic alkylene group which may have a substituent, an arylene group which may have a substituent, and a divalent linking group selected from a group consisting of combinations of the above-described groups, wherein L1 and L2 or L1 and L3 may form a ring together, and A1 and A2 represent a rosin ester group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Matsuoka, Sumiaki Yamasaki, Yuki Sasaki, Satoshi Hiraoka, Hirofumi Shiozaki, Emi Miyata
  • Patent number: 8709692
    Abstract: A polyester resin for a toner is a polycondensate of a carboxylic acid component and an alcohol component including rosin diol that is represented by the following formula (1) and has an alicyclic structure (alicyclic alcohol), wherein R1 and R2 each independently represents hydrogen or a methyl group, L1 represents a divalent linking group having an alicyclic structure, L2 and L3 each independently represents a divalent linking group selected from a group consisting of a carbonyl group, a carboxyl group, an ether group, a sulfonyl group, a chain-like alkylene group which may have a substituent, a cyclic alkylene group, a phenylene group, and combinations thereof, and A1 and A2 represent a rosin ester group, provided that a divalent linking group having the alicyclic structure represented by L1 may be a divalent linking group having an alicyclic structure formed through linking with any of R1, R2, L2 or L3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Emi Miyata, Sumiaki Yamasaki, Yuki Sasaki, Satoshi Hiraoka, Hirofumi Shiozaki
  • Patent number: 8709693
    Abstract: A polyester resin for a toner is a polycondensate of a dicarboxylic acid component and an alcohol component including rosin diol that is represented by the following formula (1), and has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of from 40000 to 150000, and a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of from 12 to 25: wherein, R1 and R2 each independently represents hydrogen or a methyl group; L1, L2, and L3 each independently represents a divalent linking group selected from a group consisting of a carbonyl group, a carboxyl group, an ether group, a sulfonyl group, a chain-like alkylene group which may have a substituent, a cyclic alkylene group which may have a substituent, an arylene group which may have a substituent, and combinations thereof, and L1 and L2 or L1 and L3 may form a ring; and A1 and A2 represent a rosin ester group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sumiaki Yamasaki, Yuki Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20140106271
    Abstract: Provided is a polyester being a polymer including a dicarboxylic acid, a rosin diol, and an epoxy compound, the rosin diol being represented by general formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen or methyl; L1, L2, and L3 are independently a divalent linking group selected from the group consisting of carbonyl, ester, ether, sulfonyl, optionally substituted chain alkylenes, optionally substituted cyclic alkylenes, optionally substituted arylenes, and combinations thereof; L1 and L2 or L1 and L3 are optionally joined together to form a ring; and A1 and A2 are rosin ester groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shiori CHONAN, Sumiaki YAMASAKI
  • Patent number: 8663889
    Abstract: A polyester resin for a toner containing: a repeating unit derived from a dicarboxylic acid component; and a repeating unit derived from a dial component represented by Formula (1): wherein each of R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, each of L1, L2 and L3 independently represents a divalent linking group selected from the group consisting of carbonyl groups, ester groups, ether groups, sulfonyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted chained alkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted cyclic alkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted arylene groups, and combinations thereof, L1 and L2 or L1 and L3 optionally forms a ring, each of A1 and A2 independently represents a rosin ester group, and the acid value is from 3 mgKOH/g to 30 mgKOH/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sumiaki Yamasaki, Satoshi Hiraoka, Yuki Sasaki, Susumu Yoshino, Hirotaka Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 8652731
    Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner includes (A) an amorphous polyester resin containing at least a repeating unit derived from a dicarboxylic acid component and a repeating unit derived from a dialcohol component represented by the specific formula, and (B) an amorphous polyester resin differing in the weight average molecular weight from the amorphous polyester resin (A), wherein the difference (absolute value) in the weight average molecular weight between the amorphous polyester resin (A) and the amorphous polyester resin (B) is from about 30,000 to about 100,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yuki Sasaki, Sumiaki Yamasaki, Satoshi Hiraoka, Susumu Yoshino, Hirotaka Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 8652733
    Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner includes a core particle containing a binder resin and a coating layer on the core particle. The coating layer contains a resin having a crosslinked structure formed by using at least one of boric acid and derivatives thereof, and the resin having the crosslinked structure is obtained by polymerizing monomers in the presence of the core particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sumiaki Yamasaki, Kazuhiko Yanagida, Susumu Yoshino, Satoshi Hiraoka, Shigeru Seitoku, Hirofumi Shiozaki
  • Patent number: 8628902
    Abstract: A polyester resin for a toner containing: a repeating unit derived from a dicarboxylic acid component; and a repeating unit derived from a diol component represented by Formula (1): wherein each of R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, each of L1, L2 and L3 independently represents a divalent linking group selected from the group consisting of carbonyl groups, ester groups, ether groups, sulfonyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted chained alkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted cyclic alkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted arylene groups, and combinations thereof, L1 and L2 or L1 and L3 optionally forms a ring, and each of A1 and A2 independently represents a rosin ester group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sumiaki Yamasaki, Satoshi Hiraoka, Yuki Sasaki, Susumu Yoshino, Hirotaka Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 8580474
    Abstract: An electrostatic image developing carrier includes a core particle and a coating layer on the core particle. The coating layer contains a resin having a crosslinked structure formed by using at least one compound selected from boric acid and boric acid derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Yoshino, Sumiaki Yamasaki, Satoshi Hiraoka, Shigeru Seitoku, Hirofumi Shiozaki, Kazuhiko Yanagida
  • Patent number: 8568950
    Abstract: There is provided a polyester resin for a toner, including: a polycondensate of a polyvalent carboxylic acid component and a polyhydric alcoholic component, wherein the polyhydric alcoholic component contains a rosin diol represented by the following Formula (1) and a content of the rosin diol is 80 mole % to 100 mole % based on the total polyhydric alcoholic component. wherein, each of R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; L1 represents a divalent linking group having the following Formula (I); each of L2 and L3 independently represents a divalent linking group selected from the group consisting of carbonyl groups, carboxyl groups, ether groups, sulfonyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted chained alkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted cyclic alkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted arylene groups, and combinations thereof; and each of A1 and A2 independently represents a rosin ester group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Shiozaki, Sumiaki Yamasaki, Satoshi Hiraoka, Yuki Sasaki, Susumu Yoshino, Hirotaka Matsuoka, Emi Miyata
  • Publication number: 20130244171
    Abstract: A polyester resin for a toner is a polycondensate of a dicarboxylic acid component and an alcohol component including rosin diol that is represented by the following formula (1), and has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of from 40000 to 150000, and a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of from 12 to 25: wherein, R1 and R2 each independently represents hydrogen or a methyl group; L1, L2, and L3 each independently represents a divalent linking group selected from a group consisting of a carbonyl group, a carboxyl group, an ether group, a sulfonyl group, a chain-like alkylene group which may have a substituent, a cyclic alkylene group which may have a substituent, an arylene group which may have a substituent, and combinations thereof, and L1 and L2 or L1 and L3 may form a ring; and A1 and A2 represent a rosin ester group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sumiaki YAMASAKI, Yuki SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20130244170
    Abstract: A polyester resin for a toner is a polycondensate of a carboxylic acid component and an alcohol component including rosin diol that is represented by the following formula (1) and has an alicyclic structure (alicyclic alcohol), wherein R1 and R2 each independently represents hydrogen or a methyl group, L1 represents a divalent linking group having an alicyclic structure, L2 and L3 each independently represents a divalent linking group selected from a group consisting of a carbonyl group, a carboxyl group, an ether group, a sulfonyl group, a chain-like alkylene group which may have a substituent, a cyclic alkylene group, a phenylene group, and combinations thereof, and A1 and A2 represent a rosin ester group, provided that a divalent linking group having the alicyclic structure represented by L1 may be a divalent linking group having an alicyclic structure formed through linking with any of R1, R2, L2 or L3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Emi MIYATA, Sumiaki YAMASAKI, Yuki SASAKI, Satoshi HIRAOKA, Hirofumi SHIOZAKI
  • Publication number: 20130236831
    Abstract: A polyurethane resin which is an addition polymer, includes an isocyanate compound containing at least a compound having two or more isocyanate groups; and an alcohol compound containing rosin diol represented by Formula (1): wherein in Formula (1), R1 and R2 represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, L1, L2, and L3 each independently represent a carbonyl group, an ester group, an ether group, a sulfonyl group, a chain alkylene group which may have a substituent, a cyclic alkylene group which may have a substituent, an arylene group which may have a substituent, and a divalent linking group selected from a group consisting of combinations of the above-described groups, wherein L1 and L2 or L1 and L3 may form a ring together, and A1 and A2 represent a rosin ester group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotaka MATSUOKA, Sumiaki YAMASAKI, Yuki SASAKI, Satoshi HIRAOKA, Hirofumi SHIOZAKI, Emi MIYATA
  • Patent number: 8507168
    Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner that includes a toner particle including a binder resin containing a resin selected from an acrylic resin, a styrene-acrylic resin, and a styrene-(meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer. The resin has a crosslinked structure formed by using at least one of boric acid and boric acid derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Hiraoka, Sumiaki Yamasaki, Susumu Yoshino, Shigeru Seitoku, Hirofumi Shiozaki, Kazuhiko Yanagida
  • Patent number: 8415419
    Abstract: To provide a hydrophilic coating composition excellent in hydrophilicity, wear resistance, transparency, storage stability, antifogging properties, antifouling properties, visible light transmittivity, adhesion properties, chemical resistance, weather resistance, and water resistance and a hydrophilic member using the composition. The hydrophilic coating composition has (A) a ternary copolymer having a1) a repeating unit having a hydrophilic group, a2) a repeating unit having a hydroxyl group, an epoxy group, an isocyanato group, a blocked isocyanato group, a carboxylic acid anhydride group, or an amino group, and a3) a repeating unit having a hydrolyzable silyl group; and (B) a metal complex catalyst, wherein a content of the repeating unit a1) having a hydrophilic group is 50 mol % or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Sumiaki Yamasaki, Satoshi Tanaka, Yuichiro Murayama, Yoshiaki Kondo
  • Publication number: 20130071784
    Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic charge image includes an aliphatic polyester resin and a polyester resin having a repeating unit derived from rosin diol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotaka MATSUOKA, Yuki SASAKI, Sumiaki YAMASAKI, Satoshi HIRAOKA
  • Publication number: 20120264041
    Abstract: A polyester resin for a toner containing: a repeating unit derived from a dicarboxylic acid component; and a repeating unit derived from a diol component represented by Formula (1): wherein each of R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, each of L1, L2 and L3 independently represents a divalent linking group selected from the group consisting of carbonyl groups, ester groups, ether groups, sulfonyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted chained alkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted cyclic alkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted arylene groups, and combinations thereof, L1 and L2 or L1 and L3 optionally forms a ring, and each of A1 and A2 independently represents a rosin ester group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sumiaki YAMASAKI, Satoshi HIRAOKA, Yuki SASAKI, Susumu YOSHINO, Hirotaka MATSUOKA
  • Publication number: 20120052430
    Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner includes a core particle containing a binder resin and a coating layer on the core particle. The coating layer contains a resin having a crosslinked structure formed by using at least one of boric acid and derivatives thereof, and the resin having the crosslinked structure is obtained by polymerizing monomers in the presence of the core particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sumiaki YAMASAKI, Kazuhiko YANAGIDA, Susumu YOSHINO, Satoshi HIRAOKA, Shigeru SEITOKU, Hirofumi SHIOZAKI