Patents by Inventor Akihiko Moki

Akihiko Moki 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: 20230040461
    Abstract: A toner includes: toner base particles including a binder resin, a colorant, an inorganic filler, and a release agent; and an external additive. An average circularity of the toner is 0.974 or more but 0.985 or less. A surface roughness parameter Sz of a surface of the toner is 200 nm or more but 500 nm or less, the surface roughness parameter Sz being measured with an atomic force microscope (AFM).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Inoue, Mitsuaki Hirose, Yohichi Kitagawa, Tsukiko Takahashi, Kenji Komito, Akihiko Moki
  • Publication number: 20200033068
    Abstract: A wick includes a porous body. The porous body includes a plurality of bubbles, a plurality of composite cells, and a plurality of communication holes. The plurality of bubbles has sizes in a range from 0.1 ?m to 50 ?m, both inclusive, in a cross section obtained when the porous body is cut. The plurality of composite cells is formed by spherical bubbles partially overlapping each other. Bubbles of pore sizes from 5 ?m to 10 ?m, both inclusive, are most present among the plurality of composite cells. The plurality of communication holes of 5 ?m or smaller is between the plurality of bubbles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Endoh, Takashi Tanaka, Akihiko Moki, Atsuo Hirai