Patents by Inventor Akihiro Senoo

Akihiro Senoo 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: 5464718
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member is constituted by an electroconductive support, an intermediate layer disposed on the electroconductive support and a photosensitive layer disposed on the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer contains a resin having a specific recurring unit containing polyamide acid structure and/or polyamide acid ester structure. The photosensitive member is effective for providing a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus respectively including the photosensitive member with an excellent photosensitivity and a stable electric potential under any environmental condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1995
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshio Kashizaki, Akihiro Senoo, Masato Tanaka
  • Patent number: 5415962
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member is constituted by disposing a photosensitive layer on an electroconductive support. The photosensitive layer is characterized by containing a specific fluorene compound or by containing another specific fluorene compound and a specific triphenylamine compound. The photosensitive layer is suitable for providing an electrophotographic apparatus showing excellent electrophotographic characteristics such as a high photosensitivity, a good potential stability in repetitive use, a decreased transfer memory, no crack in the photosensitive layer and no crystallization of a charge-transporting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuro Kanemaru, Toshihiro Kikuchi, Akihiro Senoo, Takakazu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 5262261
    Abstract: A photosensitive member for electrophotography, including an electroconductive substrate and a photosensitive layer disposed thereon, wherein the photosensitive layer comprises a triarylamine compound represented by the following general formula (I): wherein Ar.sub.4 and Ar.sub.5 respectively denote a benzene ring or aromatic fused-ring hydrocarbon group capable of having a substituent; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 respectively denote a hydrogen atom, alkyl, alkoxyl or halogen atom; and at least one of Ar.sub.4 and Ar.sub.5 is an aromatic fused-ring hydrocarbon group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1993
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kikuchi, Tetsuro Kanamaru, Akihiro Senoo, Ryoji Yashiro
  • Patent number: 5238765
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member with stable potential characteristics even after repeated use, comprises an electroconductive support and a photosensitive layer formed on the electroconductive support, and that photosensitive layer contains a compound represented by the general formula (1) below: ##STR1##
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiro Senoo, Tetsuro Kanemaru, Masakazu Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 5227271
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member, comprising: an electroconductive support and a photosensitive layer disposed on the electroconductive support, wherein the photosensitive layer comprises (i) oxytitanium phthalocyanine having a crystal form characterized by main peaks specified by Bragg angles (2.theta..+-.0.2 degree) of 9.0 degrees, 14.2 degrees, 23.9 degrees and 27.1 degrees in X-ray diffraction pattern based on CuK.alpha. characteristic X-rays, and (ii) a fluorene compound represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Ar.sup.1 and Ar.sup.2 independently denote aryl group optionally having a substituent; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently denote alkyl group optionally having a substituent, aralkyl group optionally having a substituent or aryl group optionally having a substituent; and R.sup.3 denotes hydrogen atom, alkyl group optionally having a substituent, alkoxy group optionally having a substituent, hydroxyl group or halogen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kikuchi, Akihiro Senoo, Takakazu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 5202207
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member comprises an electroconductive support and a photosensitive layer formed on the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuro Kanemaru, Shin Nagahara, Akihiro Senoo
  • Patent number: 5112759
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member comprises an electroconductive support and a photosensitive layer laid on the electroconductive support, the photosensitive layer containing a compound represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R in a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group or heterocyclic group; X is substituted or unsubstituted benzenediyl, 2,3-pyridinediyl, 3,4-pyridinediyl or 2,3-pyrazinediyl; Y is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a dicyanomethylene group, Z is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a dicyanomethylene group or ##STR2## m is an integer of 1 2 or 3; and n is an integer of 0 or 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiro Senoo, Kazushi Iuchi, Hajime Miyazaki, Shintetsu Go, Toshie Miyaji
  • Patent number: 5098809
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member comprises a conductive support and a photosensitive layer provided thereon. The photosensitive layer contains a fluorene compound represented by the following Formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represent an alkyl group; R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or a halogen atom; R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aralkyl group or an aryl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kikuchi, Akihiro Senoo, Tetsuro Kanemaru, Ryoji Yashiro
  • Patent number: 5079118
    Abstract: A photosensitive member for electrophotography, comprising an electroconductive substrate and a photosensitive layer disposed thereon, wherein the photosensitive layer comprises a pyrene compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Ar.sub.1 and Ar.sub.2 respectively denote and aromatic hydrocarbon group capable of having a substituent, or an aromatic heterocyclic group capable of having a substituent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1992
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kikuchi, Tetsuro Kanemaru, Akihiro Senoo, Ryoji Yashiro
  • Patent number: 5049464
    Abstract: A photosensitive member for electrophotography, including an electroconductive substrate and a photosensitive layer disposed thereon, wherein the photosensitive layer comprises a substituted amino compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X denotes --O--, --S--, or ##STR2## R.sub.1 denotes a hydrogen atom, alkyl, alkoxyl or halogen atom; and R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 respectively denote an alkyl, aralkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuro Kanemaru, Toshihiro Kikuchi, Akihiro Senoo, Ryoji Yashiro
  • Patent number: 4963450
    Abstract: A laminated layer type electrophotographic photosensitive member has a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer on an electroconductive support, characterized in that the charge generation layer has at least one of disazo pigments represented by the formulae (1) and (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1990
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hajime Miyazaki, Shintetsu Go, Akihiro Senoo, Kazushi Iuchi, Tetsuro Kanemaru