Patents by Inventor Atsushi Tani

Atsushi Tani 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: 10078280
    Abstract: A method for producing a toner particle include: (a) mixing a binder resin A, resin fine particles containing a resin B, a resin C, an organic solvent, and carbon dioxide, thereby forming a droplet of a resin solution containing the binder resin A, covered with the resin fine particles; (b) applying a pressure by introducing carbon dioxide, thereby precipitating the resin C at the surface of the droplet; and (c) passing carbon dioxide so as to remove the organic solvent from the droplet with the carbon dioxide. The resin C has an organic polysiloxane structure and a weight average molecular weight of 50,000 to 500,000. The ratio of the weight average molecular weight to the number average molecular weight of the resin C is not more than 5.0. The proportion of the resin C to the rein fine particles is 5.0% by mass to 50.0% by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Aoki, Yusuke Kosaki, Noritaka Toyoizumi, Tetsuya Kinumatsu, Toshifumi Mori, Sakae Suda, Shinnosuke Koji, Shuntaro Watanabe, Kazumichi Nakahama, Atsushi Tani, Takashige Kasuya
  • Publication number: 20180231901
    Abstract: A method of producing a toner including the steps of: mixing resin fine particles, an organic solvent, and a resin R with a dispersion medium containing carbon dioxide, to prepare a dispersion of resin R-containing droplets; and removing the organic solvent by flowing carbon dioxide, wherein the resin fine particles contain one or more resins that have a partial structure A, B, and C, and are soluble in chloroform; the SP value of the partial structure A, the resin R, and the partial structure B satisfy particular relationships; a resin A constituted of the partial structure A and a resin B constituted of the partial structure B are soluble in the organic solvent; and a resin C constituted of the partial structure C is insoluble in the organic solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Shinnosuke Koji, Sakae Suda, Yusuke Kosaki, Shohei Fukuya, Tetsuya Kinumatsu, Kenji Aoki, Toshifumi Mori, Shuntaro Watanabe, Noritaka Toyoizumi, Atsushi Tani, Kazumichi Nakahama
  • Patent number: 9964876
    Abstract: A toner includes toner particles which contain a binder resin, a colorant, a wax, and a resin A having an organic polysiloxane structure; the amount of Si atoms of the toner particles is 4.5 to 10.0; in an analysis of a cross-section of each toner particle, in a surface layer region R from the periphery of the cross-section of the toner particle to the inside at a distance of 10.0% of the particle diameter in the cross-section of the toner particle, the content of Si atoms derived from the organic polysiloxane structure is 90.0% or more with respect to the total amount of Si atoms contained in the toner particle; and in a line analysis along a straight line between the periphery of the surface layer region R and a gravity center of the cross-section, an intensity count of Si atoms in the toner particle satisfies formula Si0>Si1>Si2>Si3?0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noritaka Toyoizumi, Yusuke Kosaki, Tetsuya Kinumatsu, Kenji Aoki, Toshifumi Mori, Sakae Suda, Shinnosuke Koji, Shuntaro Watanabe, Kazumichi Nakahama, Atsushi Tani, Takashige Kasuya
  • Publication number: 20180031988
    Abstract: A toner includes toner particles which contain a binder resin, a colorant, a wax, and a resin A having an organic polysiloxane structure; the amount of Si atoms of the toner particles is 4.5 to 10.0; in an analysis of a cross-section of each toner particle, in a surface layer region R from the periphery of the cross-section of the toner particle to the inside at a distance of 10.0% of the particle diameter in the cross-section of the toner particle, the content of Si atoms derived from the organic polysiloxane structure is 90.0% or more with respect to the total amount of Si atoms contained in the toner particle; and in a line analysis along a straight line between the periphery of the surface layer region R and a gravity center of the cross-section, an intensity count of Si atoms in the toner particle satisfies formula Si0>Si1>Si2>Si3?0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Noritaka Toyoizumi, Yusuke Kosaki, Tetsuya Kinumatsu, Kenji Aoki, Toshifumi Mori, Sakae Suda, Shinnosuke Koji, Shuntaro Watanabe, Kazumichi Nakahama, Atsushi Tani, Takashige Kasuya
  • Patent number: 9869943
    Abstract: A method of producing a toner containing a toner particle, including the steps of: a) preparing a resin solution by mixing a resin A and an organic solvent, b) mixing the resin solution, a resin fine particle containing a resin B, and a dispersion medium to form a droplet of the resin solution whose surface has been covered with the resin fine particle, and c) removing the organic solvent in the droplet, in which the resin B is a polymer of a monomer composition containing a monomer X having polymerizable unsaturated groups at the both ends; the monomer X has a peak molecular weight of 5,000 to 50,000; the content of the monomer X is 0.10% to 3.00% by mol; and the following formula (1) is satisfied, |SPX?SPA|?2.0??(1) where SPA and SPX represent solubility parameters of the resin A and the monomer X, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji Aoki, Yusuke Kosaki, Tetsuya Kinumatsu, Shuntaro Watanabe, Noritaka Toyoizumi, Atsushi Tani, Takashige Kasuya
  • Patent number: 9857713
    Abstract: Provided is a toner, comprising a toner particle having a core-shell structure composed of a core particle and a shell phase on a surface of the core particle, the core particle containing a resin X and a colorant, the shell phase being derived from a resin fine particle containing a resin Y, in which a relationship among a SP value of the resin X, a SP value of the resin Y, and a SP value of an organic solvent falls within a specific range, and a relationship between a number-average particle diameter of the resin fine particle when the resin fine particle is dispersed in water and a number-average particle diameter of the resin fine particle when the resin fine particle is dispersed in the organic solvent falls within a specific range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Kosaki, Tetsuya Kinumatsu, Kenji Aoki, Noritaka Toyoizumi, Shuntaro Watanabe, Takaaki Kaya, Atsushi Tani, Takashige Kasuya, Kazumichi Nakahama, Shinnosuke Koji
  • Publication number: 20170363979
    Abstract: A method for producing a toner particle include: (a) mixing a binder resin A, resin fine particles containing a resin B, a resin C, an organic solvent, and carbon dioxide, thereby forming a droplet of a resin solution containing the binder resin A, covered with the resin fine particles; (b) applying a pressure by introducing carbon dioxide, thereby precipitating the resin C at the surface of the droplet; and (c) passing carbon dioxide so as to remove the organic solvent from the droplet with the carbon dioxide. The resin C has an organic polysiloxane structure and a weight average molecular weight of 50,000 to 500,000. The ratio of the weight average molecular weight to the number average molecular weight of the resin C is not more than 5.0. The proportion of the resin C to the rein fine particles is 5.0% by mass to 50.0% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Kenji Aoki, Yusuke Kosaki, Noritaka Toyoizumi, Tetsuya Kinumatsu, Toshifumi Mori, Sakae Suda, Shinnosuke Koji, Shuntaro Watanabe, Kazumichi Nakahama, Atsushi Tani, Takashige Kasuya
  • Patent number: 9823595
    Abstract: Provided is a toner including toner particle, the toner particle having a core-shell structure having: a core containing a core resin, a colorant, and a wax; and a shell layer containing a resin “A” on a surface of the core, in which: the resin “A” contains a segment having an organopolysiloxane structure; the toner particle has an amount of Si derived from the organopolysiloxane structure of 6.0 or more and 10.0 or less, the amount of Si being measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; the resin “A” is a polymer of a monomer composition containing a monomer “a” having two or more polymerizable unsaturated groups in one molecule thereof; and the monomer “a” satisfies the following formula (1). (Xa?1.0)×Ya?3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noritaka Toyoizumi, Yusuke Kosaki, Tetsuya Kinumatsu, Kenji Aoki, Shuntaro Watanabe, Takaaki Kaya, Atsushi Tani, Takashige Kasuya
  • Patent number: 9811016
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin that comprises a crystalline resin, wherein the toner satisfies the following formulas (1) and (2) in DSC measurement of the toner, 50.0?Tt?80.0??formula (1) 0.00??HT?t-3/?H?0.20??formula (2) where Tt [° C.] is the peak temperature of the endothermic peak P1, ?H [J/g] is the endothermic quantity from a temperature lower than T?t by 20.0° C. to a temperature higher than T?t by 10.0° C. when T?t [° C.] is the peak temperature of the endothermic peak P 2, and ?H T?t-3 [J/g] is the endothermic quantity from a temperature lower than T?t by 20.0° C. to a temperature lower than T?t by 3.0° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji Aoki, Tetsuya Kinumatsu, Yusuke Kosaki, Shuntaro Watanabe, Noritaka Toyoizumi, Takaaki Kaya, Atsushi Tani, Takashige Kasuya
  • Patent number: 9798262
    Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a toner including the steps of: mixing a resin solution comprising a resin R, a colorant, and an organic solvent, a resin fine particle comprising a resin S containing an element ?, and carbon dioxide to form a droplet having a surface covered with the resin fine particle; introducing carbon dioxide in a liquid state and pressurizing to extract the organic solvent in the droplet; and removing the extracted organic solvent together with the carbon dioxide to provide a toner particle. In the method of producing a toner, when the resin fine particle is treated with the carbon dioxide in a liquid state, a change in amount of the element ? on the surface of the resin fine particle after the treatment as compared to the amount before the treatment falls within a specific range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noritaka Toyoizumi, Yusuke Kosaki, Tetsuya Kinumatsu, Kenji Aoki, Shuntaro Watanabe, Takaaki Kaya, Atsushi Tani, Kazumichi Nakahama, Shinnosuke Koji, Takashige Kasuya
  • Patent number: 9798256
    Abstract: A method of producing a toner includes preparing a resin solution containing a binder resin, a colorant and an organic solvent; forming a droplet, a surface of the droplet being covered with a resin fine particle L1; introducing a resin fine particle L2; pressuring by introducing carbon dioxide, and extracting the organic solvent in the droplet; and obtaining the toner particle by removing the carbon dioxide together with the extracted organic solvent, wherein the SP value of the resin R1 constituting the resin fine particle L1 and the SP value of the resin R2 constituting the resin fine particle L2 are each within a specific range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Kosaki, Noritaka Toyoizumi, Tetsuya Kinumatsu, Kenji Aoki, Shuntaro Watanabe, Takaaki Kaya, Atsushi Tani, Takashige Kasuya
  • Publication number: 20170172149
    Abstract: A sterilization method is provided which acquires microbicidal activity equivalent to plasma-treated solution or more powerful than the same without the use of a plasma generation device. The sterilization method includes applying liquid containing peroxynitric acid (HOONO2) produced by chemical reaction to an object to be sterilized under acidic conditions of a pH value of 4.8 or lower. The liquid containing the peroxynitric acid is produced by mixing nitrous acid and peroxide together, for example, mixing nitrite and peroxide together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Katsuhisa KITANO, Atsushi TANI, Satoshi IKAWA, Yoichi NAKASHIMA
  • Patent number: 9658554
    Abstract: A method of producing a toner containing a toner particle having a core-shell structure that has a core containing a resin and has a shell phase on a surface of the core, the shell phase being derived from a resin fine particle containing a resin A, and the resin A being a resin containing a segment derived from a crystalline polymer D, the method including steps (i), (ii) and (iii).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kinumatsu, Kenji Aoki, Yusuke Kosaki, Noritaka Toyoizumi, Shuntaro Watanabe, Takaaki Kaya, Atsushi Tani, Takashige Kasuya
  • Publication number: 20170123331
    Abstract: A method of producing a toner containing a toner particle, including the steps of: a) preparing a resin solution by mixing a resin A and an organic solvent, b) mixing the resin solution, a resin fine particle containing a resin B, and a dispersion medium to form a droplet of the resin solution whose surface has been covered with the resin fine particle, and c) removing the organic solvent in the droplet, in which the resin B is a polymer of a monomer composition containing a monomer X having polymerizable unsaturated groups at the both ends; the monomer X has a peak molecular weight of 5,000 to 50,000; the content of the monomer X is 0.10% to 3.00% by mol; and the following formula (1) is satisfied, |SPX?SPA|?2.0??(1) where SPA and SPX represent solubility parameters of the resin A and the monomer X, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Kenji Aoki, Yusuke Kosaki, Tetsuya Kinumatsu, Shuntaro Watanabe, Noritaka Toyoizumi, Atsushi Tani, Takashige Kasuya
  • Patent number: 9625844
    Abstract: Provided is a toner containing toner particles, each of which includes a binder resin containing a polyester as a main component, a colorant, and a wax, in which the binder resin includes a block polymer in which a segment capable of forming a crystalline structure and a segment incapable of forming a crystalline structure are bonded, the toner has a maximum endothermic peak from the binder resin, as determined by differential scanning calorimetry measurement, with a peak temperature in a specific range and with an endothermic quantity in a specific range, and the wax is an ester wax having a functionality of 3 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takaaki Kaya, Tetsuya Kinumatsu, Toshifumi Mori, Ayako Okamoto, Kenji Aoki, Shuntaro Watanabe, Atsushi Tani, Takashige Kasuya
  • Patent number: D776660
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Takiguchi, Atsushi Tani
  • Patent number: D776661
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Takiguchi, Atsushi Tani
  • Patent number: D776662
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Takiguchi, Atsushi Tani
  • Patent number: D776663
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Takiguchi, Atsushi Tani
  • Patent number: D778282
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Takiguchi, Atsushi Tani