Patents by Inventor Akifumi KONDO

Akifumi KONDO 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: 20230138263
    Abstract: The polyester resin of the present invention is a polyester resin obtained by using polyethylene terephthalate, a polyvalent carboxylic acid component, and a polyhydric alcohol component, wherein the polyester resin comprises 1 molar part or more in total of at least one type of structural unit selected from the group consisting of a structural unit derived from a tri- or higher valent carboxylic acid and a structural unit derived from a tri- or higher hydric alcohol, with respect to 100 molar parts of structural units derived from an acid component, and wherein a heat absorption is 0.1 to 10 J/g as measured with respect to the polyester resin heat-treated at 150° C. for 30 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuka TACHIBANA, Yoko TAMURA, Tadahiro OZAWA, Akifumi KONDO
  • Patent number: 10691034
    Abstract: There are provided a polyester resin for toner which has a sufficiently low TVOC, can be produced with high productivity, and can produce toner having excellent durability; and toner containing the polyester resin for toner. The polyester resin for toner has a TVOC of 380 ppm or less and includes a component derived from ethylene glycol, a hydrocarbon group having 12 carbon atoms or more, and a titanium element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Yoko Tamura, Tadahiro Ozawa, Akifumi Kondo, Takahiro Mori
  • Patent number: 10428178
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polyester resin for toner to be used in the development of an electrostatic image or magnetic latent image in electrophotography, electrostatic recording, electrostatic printing, or the like, a method for producing a polyester resin for toner, and a toner, and an object of the invention is to provide, with excellent productivity and stability, a polyester resin for toner having excellent storage stability, hot offset resistance, and low temperature fixing property as toner while still considering the environmental protection and safety. A polyester resin for toner contains 40 mol % or more and 60 mol % or less of structural units derived from tri- or higher hydric carboxylic acids based on 100 mol % of structural units derived from all acid components, and has a metal content of 100 ppm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Yoko Tamura, Tadahiro Ozawa, Akifumi Kondo
  • Publication number: 20190278193
    Abstract: There are provided a polyester resin for toner which has a sufficiently low TVOC, can be produced with high productivity, and can produce toner having excellent durability; and toner containing the polyester resin for toner. The polyester resin for toner has a TVOC of 380 ppm or less and includes a component derived from ethylene glycol, a hydrocarbon group having 12 carbon atoms or more, and a titanium element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Yoko TAMURA, Tadahiro Ozawa, Akifumi Kondo, Takahiro Mori
  • Patent number: 10093771
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyester resin with excellent solubility in generic solvents, especially with excellent solubility at a temperature of 0° C. or lower. According to the present invention, by using the polyester resin with excellent solubility in generic solvents, solubility at a lower temperature, especially the solubility at a temperature of 0° C. or lower, is enhanced, making it easier to prepare paints, coatings and the like. The polyester resin related to the present invention contains 0.05 to 0.5 mol of an isosorbide-derived structural unit and 0.015 to 0.4 mol of a trihydric or higher alcohol-derived structural unit relative to 1 mol of a polycarboxylic acid-derived structural unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Akifumi Kondo, Yoko Tamura, Masaaki Kiura, Asako Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20180258220
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polyester resin for toner to be used in the development of an electrostatic image or magnetic latent image in electrophotography, electrostatic recording, electrostatic printing, or the like, a method for producing a polyester resin for toner, and a toner, and an object of the invention is to provide, with excellent productivity and stability, a polyester resin for toner having excellent storage stability, hot offset resistance, and low temperature fixing property as toner while still considering the environmental protection and safety. A polyester resin for toner contains 40 mol % or more and 60 mol % or less of structural units derived from tri- or higher hydric carboxylic acids based on 100 mol % of structural units derived from all acid components, and has a metal content of 100 ppm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Yoko TAMURA, Tadahiro OZAWA, Akifumi KONDO
  • Patent number: 9971259
    Abstract: To provide a crosslinked polyester resin by using environmentally friendly and low-cost raw materials while reducing the content of a bisphenol A-derived component. [Subject Matter] [Solutions] To provide a polyester resin containing a trivalent or higher acid-derived component and a bisphenol A-alkylene oxide adduct-derived component. In such a polyester resin, the bisphenol A-alkylene oxide adduct-derived component is contained at 0.01˜0.35 mol relative to 1 mol of all the acid-derived components, and the ratio of acid value (mg KOH/g) to hydroxyl value (mg KOH/g) is set to be 1:3˜1:26.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Yoko Tamura, Tadahiro Ozawa, Akifumi Kondo
  • Publication number: 20170192369
    Abstract: To provide a crosslinked polyester resin by using environmentally friendly and low-cost raw materials while reducing the content of a bisphenol A-derived component. [Subject Matter] [Solutions] To provide a polyester resin containing a trivalent or higher acid-derived component and a bisphenol A-alkylene oxide adduct-derived component. In such a polyester resin, the bisphenol A-alkylene oxide adduct-derived component is contained at 0.01˜0.35 mol relative to 1 mol of all the acid-derived components, and the ratio of acid value (mg KOH/g) to hydroxyl value (mg KOH/g) is set to be 1:3˜1:26.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoko TAMURA, Tadahiro OZAWA, Akifumi KONDO
  • Publication number: 20170037182
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyester resin with excellent solubility in generic solvents, especially with excellent solubility at a temperature of 0° C. or lower. According to the present invention, by using the polyester resin with excellent solubility in generic solvents, solubility at a lower temperature, especially the solubility at a temperature of 0° C. or lower, is enhanced, making it easier to prepare paints, coatings and the like. The polyester resin related to the present invention contains 0.05 to 0.5 mol of an isosorbide-derived structural unit and 0.015 to 0.4 mol of a trihydric or higher alcohol-derived structural unit relative to 1 mol of a polycarboxylic acid-derived structural unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akifumi KONDO, Yoko TAMURA, Masaaki KIURA, Asako KANEKO