Patents by Inventor Atsuo Saita

Atsuo Saita 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: 20100209136
    Abstract: Disclosed is a coating liquid for producing an electrophotographic photosensitive body, which is excellent in electrical characteristics and mechanical durability, while being excellent in coatability and liquid stability. Also disclosed are an electrophotographic photosensitive body produced by using such a coating liquid, an image-forming device comprising such an electrophotographic photosensitive body, and an electrophotographic photosensitive body cartridge. Specifically disclosed is a coating liquid for producing an electrophotographic photosensitive body, which is characterized by containing a copolymerized polycarbonate resin and asolvent A having a boiling point of not less than 80#C but not more than 150#C. The copolymerized polycarbonate resin has a repeating unit represented by the formula (1) below, while containing not more than 10% by weight of a repeating unit having a biphenyl structure. The average of repetitions of the unit represented by the formula (1) is not more than 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Tadashi Mizushima, Hiroaki Takamura, Atsuo Saita
  • Patent number: 6090512
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer on the conductive substrate. The photosensitive layer contains an arylamine compound of a formula (I): ##STR1## where A.sub.1, A.sub.2, A.sub.3 and A.sub.4 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted group selected from an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group and a condensed polycyclic group; Y represents a substituted or unsubstituted group selected from an alkylene group, an aralkylene group, an alkenylene group, an arylene group, and a bivalent heterocyclic group; and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7 and R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventor: Atsuo Saita
  • Patent number: 5955229
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor having a photosensitive layer on a conductive substrate is provided, in which a stilbene compound represented by the formula ?I! contained in the photosensitive layer to give the photoreceptor excellent sensitivity and residual potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventor: Atsuo Saita
  • Patent number: 5753393
    Abstract: In the invention, there is provided an electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer formed thereon, said photosensitive layer containing an arylamine hydrazone compound represented by the following formula ?I!.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Teruyuki Mitsumori, Tetsuo Murayama, Atsuo Saita
  • Patent number: 5389481
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising an electrically conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer formed thereon, wherein said photosensitive layer contains an arylamine compound of the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X is a hydrogen atom or a group of the formula (II): ##STR2## Y is a group of the formula (III) or (IV):--O--A.sup.1 --O-- (III)--A.sup.2 --O--A.sup.3 -- (IV)wherein, the substituents are defined hereafter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation
    Inventors: Atsuo Saita, Shuichi Maeda, Kohzo Ishio, Hitoshi Ono, Tetsuo Murayama
  • Patent number: 5389480
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising an electrically conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer formed thereon, wherein the photosensitive layer contains at least one member selected from the group consisting of compounds of the formula (I), (II), and (III) as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ono, Atsuo Saita
  • Patent number: 5324605
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising an electrically conductive support and a photosensitive layer formed thereon, wherein said photosensitive layer contains an arylamine compound of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein each of Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2, Ar.sup.3 and Ar.sup.4 which may be the same or different, is an aryl group which may have substituents, or a heterocyclic group which may have substituents, each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 which may be the same or different, is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, an alkyl group which may have substituents, an alkoxy group which may have substituents, or a phenyl group which may have substituents, and each of R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 which may be the same or different, is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group which may have substituents, or an alkoxy group which may have substituents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1994
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ono, Atsuo Saita
  • Patent number: 5284728
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising an electrically conductive support and a photosensitive layer formed thereon, wherein said photosensitive layer contains at least one member selected from the group consisting of hydrazone compounds of the formulas (I), (II) and (III): ##STR1## wherein X is a hydrogen atom or a group of the formula (IV):--C(R.sup.8).dbd.N--Q.sup.2 (IV)Q.sup.1 is a group of the formula (V), (VI), (VII), (VIII) or (IX); Q.sup.2 is a group of the formula (VI), (VII), (VIII), (IX) or (X); each of Q.sup.3 and Q.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1994
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuo Murayama, Hitoshi Ono, Atsuo Saita, Sumiko Watabe
  • Patent number: 5168025
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising an electrically conductive support and a photosensitive layer formed thereon, wherein said photosensitive layer contains an arylamine compound of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein each of Ar.sup.1 and Ar.sup.2 which may be the same or different, is an arylene group which may have substituents, each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 which may be the same or different, is an alkyl group which may have substituents, an aryl group which may have substituents, or a heterocyclic group which may have substituents, provided that R.sup.1 may, together with R.sup.2 or Ar.sup.1, form a ring containing the adjacent nitrogen atom, and R.sup.3 may, together with R.sup.4 or Ar.sup.2, form a ring containing the adjacent nitrogen atom, each of R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1992
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ono, Atsuo Saita
  • Patent number: 5080991
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising a photosensitive layer which contains one or more hydrazone compounds represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein A represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heterocyclic group; R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.5 are the same or different from each other and independently represent a hydrogen atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl group; R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are the same or different from each other and independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkoxy, aryl or aryloxy group; R.sup.6 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or alkoxy group; R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1992
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ono, Atsuo Saita