Patents by Inventor Akira Ichino

Akira Ichino 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: 8686106
    Abstract: The present invention provides a carbon black-dispersed polyamic acid solution composition having a high solids content and a high carbon black content. The invention further provides an intermediate transfer belt using the polyamic acid solution composition. The carbon black-dispersed polyamic acid solution composition is obtained by uniformly dispersing carbon black in a polyamic acid solution obtained by reacting biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride and an aromatic diamine in an organic polar solvent. The biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride includes 2,3,3?,4?-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride and 3,3?,4,4?-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride. The aromatic diamine includes 4,4?-diaminodiphenyl ether and p-phenylenediamine. The polyamic acid solution has a solids content of 25 weight % or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignees: Gunze Limited, UBE Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Nishiura, Akira Ichino, Takashi Kuraoka, Toru Murakami, Takeshige Nakayama
  • Patent number: 8506848
    Abstract: A semiconductive polyimide resin belt that exhibits excellent electrical properties, including the ability to achieve accurate image transfer in a color image-forming unit, and the ability to prevent variations in resistance due to the transfer voltage, enabling high-quality transfer images to be stably produced over an extended period of time; and excellent physical properties, including resistance to deterioration in flatness due to plastic deformation caused by loads applied in the width direction of the belt, excellent durability, and stable operation even after extended use; and an intermediate transfer belt made of the semiconductive polyimide resin belt. The semiconductive polyimide resin belt comprises carbon black and a polyimide resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Gunze Limited
    Inventors: Akira Ichino, Naoki Nishiura, Takashi Kuraoka
  • Publication number: 20100329751
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductive polyimide resin belt that exhibits electrical properties, including the ability to achieve accurate image transfer in a color image-forming unit, and the ability to prevent variations in resistance due to the transfer voltage, enabling high-quality transfer images to be stably produced over an extended period of time; and physical properties, including resistance to deterioration in flatness due to plastic deformation caused by loads applied in the width direction of the belt, excellent durability, and stable operation even after extended use; and more particularly, to provide an intermediate transfer belt made of the semiconductive polyimide resin belt. The semiconductive polyimide resin belt comprises carbon black and a polyimide resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: GUNZE LIMITED
    Inventors: Akira Ichino, Naoki Nishiura, Takashi Kuraoka
  • Publication number: 20100247888
    Abstract: The present invention provides a carbon black-dispersed polyamic acid solution composition having a high solids content and a high carbon black content. The invention further provides an intermediate transfer belt using the polyamic acid solution composition. The carbon black-dispersed polyamic acid solution composition is obtained by uniformly dispersing carbon black in a polyamic acid solution obtained by reacting biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride and an aromatic diamine in an organic polar solvent. The biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride includes 2,3,3?,4?-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride and 3,3?,4,4?-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride. The aromatic diamine includes 4,4?-diaminodiphenyl ether and p-phenylenediamine. The polyamic acid solution has a solids content of 25 weight % or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Naoki Nishiura, Akira Ichino, Takashi Kuraoka, Toru Murakami, Takeshige Nakayama