Patents by Inventor Atsushi Sugawara

Atsushi Sugawara 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: 8293440
    Abstract: The present invention provides a white toner for electrostatic image development, including a binder resin, a first white pigment and a second white pigment, the specific gravity D1 of the first white pigment satisfies the relationship of about 3.5<D1<about 6.0, and the specific gravity D2 of the second white pigment satisfies the relationship of about 0.3<D2<about 1.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukiaki Nakamura, Yasuo Kadokura, Noriyuki Mizutani, Atsushi Sugawara, Yusuke Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8259215
    Abstract: The image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup element including image pickup pixels and focus detection pixels, and first and second focus information calculating parts respectively calculating first focus information based on outputs from the focus detection pixels and second focus information based on an output from a light-receiving element which is provided separately from the image pickup element. The focus information indicates a focus state of an image pickup optical system. The apparatus further includes a correction value calculating part calculating a correction value based on the first focus information and the second focus information, and a controlling part performing focus control of the image pickup optical system based on the second focus information corrected using the correction value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Atsushi Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20120092545
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes: an image sensor including a plurality of image forming pixels that generate an image generation signal, and focus detection pixels that divide a pupil region of the imaging lens, photo-electrically convert an object image from the divided pupil region and generate a phase difference detection signal; a first focus detection unit configured to perform focus detection by using the phase difference detection signal; a second focus detection unit configured to detect an image contrast from the image generation signal from the image forming pixels and performing focus detection by a contrast detection method; and a correction value calculation unit configured to calculate a correction value for a result of focus detection by the first focus detection unit based on a difference between the result of focus detection by the first focus detection unit and a result of focus detection by the second focus detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Atsushi Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20120070772
    Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner including: a toner matrix particle having an adhering particle adhered onto the surface of a central particle, wherein a volume average value of a ratio X of a peripheral length PM to a circle-corresponding diameter D is from 3.6 to 5.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi SUGAWARA, Shinpei TAKAGI, Atsushi SUGITATE, Daisuke NOGUCHI
  • Patent number: 8021813
    Abstract: An electrostatic-image-developing toner includes a phosphonic acid based sequestering agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuji Sato, Eisuke Iwazaki, Atsushi Sugawara, Masanobu Ninomiya, Hiroshi Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20110183247
    Abstract: A white toner for electrostatic charge image development is disclosed. The white toner for electrostatic charge image development includes a binder resin, a first white pigment, a second white pigment, and a release agent, a specific gravity D1 of the first white pigment satisfying a condition of 3.5<D1<6.0, a specific gravity D2 of the second white pigment satisfying a condition of 0.3<D2<1.2, a total content of the first white pigment and the second white pigment being in the range of from about 20% by weight to about 50% by weight with respect to a total weight of the white toner for electrostatic charge image development, and the release agent including a metal salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo KADOKURA, Yukiaki Nakamura, Noriyuki Mizutani, Atsushi Sugawara, Yusuke Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20110159422
    Abstract: The present invention provides a white toner for electrostatic image development, including a binder resin, a first white pigment and a second white pigment, the specific gravity D1 of the first white pigment satisfies the relationship of about 3.5<D1<about 6.0, and the specific gravity D2 of the second white pigment satisfies the relationship of about 0.3<D2<about 1.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukiaki NAKAMURA, Yasuo KADOKURA, Noriyuki MIZUTANI, Atsushi SUGAWARA, Yusuke IKEDA
  • Patent number: 7951519
    Abstract: A toner for development of an electrostatic image includes at least a crystalline polyester resin and a colorant. The toner shows a dielectric loss index ?? of 0.1 or less at 0.1 Hz and 500 V at 30° C. and 90% RH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eisuke Iwazaki, Shuji Sato, Atsushi Sugawara, Hiroshi Nakazawa
  • Patent number: 7906264
    Abstract: The invention provides: an electrostatic latent image developing toner comprising a non-crystalline resin, a crystalline resin having a melting point of 50 to 100° C., and a colorant, and satisfying the relationship represented by the following formula (1), wherein A represents the content of the crystalline resin (% by mass) in the entire toner, and B represents the content of the crystalline resin (% by mass) in a classified toner which has been prepared by classifying the toner such that the volume average particle diameter thereof is in the range of (?)×D50T to (?)×D50T, wherein D50T represents the volume average particle diameter of the entire toner, and a method for producing the same, as well as an electrostatic latent image developing developer, a toner cartridge, a process cartridge, and an image forming apparatus using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Takahashi, Hirokazu Hamano, Atsushi Sugawara, Masaki Nakamura, Yasuhiro Oya
  • Patent number: 7892717
    Abstract: The invention provides a toner for electrostatic image development having at least a binder resin and a colorant and having an existence ratio of an IA Group element, from which hydrogen is excluded, measured by XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy) in a range of about 0.03 to 1.0 atom % and a total of existence ratios of an IIA Group element, an IIIB Group element and an IVB Group element, from which carbon is excluded, measured by XPS in a range of about 0.05 to 2.0 atom %. The invention further provides an electrostatic image developer having at least a carrier and the toner, and an image forming method including at least developing an electrostatic latent image with a developer containing at least the toner to form a toner image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuji Sato, Hiroshi Nakazawa, Masanobu Ninomiya, Takeshi Shoji, Eiji Kawakami, Atsushi Sugawara, Shinya Nakashima
  • Patent number: 7846633
    Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic image, the toner having a core-shell structure, wherein the toner comprises: a colorant; a binder resin; and a filler, and wherein the toner has a flow tester ½ effluent temperature of from 60 to 100° C., and a shell of the toner comprises a thermoplastic resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Nakamura, Yasuhiro Arima, Atsushi Sugawara, Takeshi Tanabe, Toshiyuki Yano
  • Publication number: 20100216066
    Abstract: A transparent toner for electrostatic latent image developing, including a binder resin and a release agent, the difference between Tm and Tc being from about 30° C. to about 50° C., wherein Tm is an endothermic peak temperature of the release agent determined in a temperature rising process and Tc is an exothermic peak temperature of the release agent determined in a temperature decreasing process, in a measurement by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) according an ASTM method, and the toner having a weight average molecular weight of from about 35,000 to about 70,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Kadokura, Atsushi Sugawara, Masaru Takahashi, Yusuke Ikeda, Masanobu Ninomiya
  • Publication number: 20100209835
    Abstract: The invention provides a transparent toner for electrostatic latent image development, containing a polyester resin and a release agent, the difference between an endothermic peak Tm of the release agent in a temperature increasing process and an exothermic peak Tc of the release agent in a temperature decreasing process when measured by an ASTM method with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) is from about 40° C. to about 50° C., and the degree of exposure of the release agent at the surface of the toner as determined quantitatively by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is about 10% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru TAKAHASHI, Atsushi SUGAWARA, Yasuo KADOKURA, Masanobu NINOMIYA
  • Publication number: 20100183968
    Abstract: The invention provides a transparent toner for developing an electrostatic latent image, including a binder resin and a release agent, the difference between the endothermic peak Tm of the release agent in a temperature increasing process and the exothermic peak Tc of the release agent in a temperature decreasing process being from about 10° C. to about 50° C., where Tm and Tc are measured with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) according to the ASTM method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi SUGAWARA, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Yasuo KADOKURA, Masanobu NINOMIYA
  • Publication number: 20100110272
    Abstract: The image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup element including image pickup pixels and focus detection pixels, and first and second focus information calculating parts respectively calculating first focus information based on outputs from the focus detection pixels and second focus information based on an output from a light-receiving element which is provided separately from the image pickup element. The focus information indicates a focus state of an image pickup optical system. The apparatus further includes a correction value calculating part calculating a correction value based on the first focus information and the second focus information, and a controlling part performing focus control of the image pickup optical system based on the second focus information corrected using the correction value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Atsushi Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20100068643
    Abstract: An electrostatic-image-developing toner includes a binder resin; a colorant; a releasing agent having a melting temperature of from about 70° C. to about 100° C.; and an ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eisuke IWAZAKI, Shuji SATO, Atsushi SUGAWARA, Hiroshi NAKAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20090274972
    Abstract: An electrostatic-image-developing toner includes a phosphonic acid based sequestering agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuji SATO, Eisuke IWAZAKI, Atsushi SUGAWARA, Masanobu NINOMIYA, Hiroshi NAKAZAWA
  • Patent number: 7609294
    Abstract: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an apparatus where a still image can be picked up during the recording of moving images, where still images are picked-up in a first state, in which part of a luminous flux is transmitted through a mirror unit to an image-capturing device, or a second state, where the entire luminous flux is introduced to the image-capturing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Atsushi Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20090226833
    Abstract: There is provided an electrophotographic toner, which includes a binder resin and a colorant, wherein, with a total intensity (kcps) of all elements detected in the toner due to fluorescent X-ray measurement designated as A and an intensity of nitrogen designated as B, B/A is from about 0.01 to about 0.5, and a ratio of nitrogen measured by X-ray photoelectron spectrometry after ion etching at an accelerating voltage of 10 mV for 180 seconds is from about 0.1 atom % to about 7.5 atom %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuji SATO, Atsushi SUGAWARA, Eisuke IWAZAKI, Hiroshi NAKAZAWA, Masanobu NINOMIYA, Kazufumi TOMITA
  • Publication number: 20090105365
    Abstract: A chlorinated polyolefin composition, including 100 mass parts of a chlorinated polyolefin, 1 to 15 mass parts of an epoxy derivative, and 0.05 to 3 mass parts of a stabilizer. The chlorinated polyolefin is obtained by chlorinating a polyolefin being selected from ethylene homopolymer or ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymer, and has a density of 0.90 or more; and the chlorinated polyolefin has a chlorine content of 25 to 45% by mass, a melt flow rate of 0.1 to 300 g/10 minutes, and a heat of crystal fusion as determined by DSC of 20 to 60 J/g. The epoxy derivative is selected from epoxidized unsaturated oil, and epoxidized unsaturated fatty acid ester, epichlorhydrin derivative and epoxycyclohexane derivative, and the stabilizer is selected from a hydrotalcite minerals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Jun Konishi, Atsushi Sugawara