Patents by Inventor Aya Adachi
Aya Adachi 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).
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Patent number: 11912905Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an adhesive tape capable of exhibiting excellent adhesion to rough surfaces. The present invention also aims to provide a method for fixing an electronic device component or an in-vehicle device component using the adhesive tape and a method for producing an electronic device or an in-vehicle device. Provided is an adhesive tape including an adhesive layer containing an acrylic copolymer, the acrylic copolymer containing 30% by weight or more of a structural unit derived from n-heptyl (meth)acrylate and 0.01% by weight or more and 30% by weight or less of a structural unit derived from 1-methylheptyl (meth)acrylate.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Aya Adachi, Yudai Ogata, Noriyuki Uchida, Yoshito Arai
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Patent number: 11868077Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a drawer, a first drum cartridge having a first shutter, a second drum cartridge having a second shutter and a shutter driving member. In a state in which the shutter driving member is positioned at a first positon, the first shutter is positioned at a first closed position at which a first discharging outlet of the first drum cartridge is close and the second shutter is positioned at the second closed position at which a second discharging outlet of the second drum cartridge is close. In a state in which the shutter driving member is positioned at the second position, the first shutter is positioned at a first open position at which the first discharging outlet is open and the second shutter is positioned at a second open position at which the second discharging outlet is open.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Aya Adachi, Shougo Sato
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Patent number: 11802224Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an adhesive tape that is easily peelable while capable of maintaining high adhesion at high temperature. The present invention also aims to provide a method for fixing an electronic device component or an in-vehicle device component using the adhesive tape and a method for producing an electronic device or an in-vehicle device. Provided is an adhesive tape including an adhesive layer containing: an acrylic copolymer; and 0.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Aya Adachi, Yudai Ogata, Noriyuki Uchida, Yoshito Arai
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Publication number: 20230212441Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an adhesive tape capable of exhibiting excellent adhesion to rough surfaces. The present invention also aims to provide a method for fixing an electronic device component or an in-vehicle device component using the adhesive tape and a method for producing an electronic device or an in-vehicle device. Provided is an adhesive tape including an adhesive layer containing an acrylic copolymer, the acrylic copolymer containing 30% by weight or more of a structural unit derived from n-heptyl (meth)acrylate and 0.01% by weight or more and 30% by weight or less of a structural unit derived from 1-methylheptyl (meth)acrylate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Aya ADACHI, Yudai OGATA, Noriyuki UCHIDA, Yoshito ARAI
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Publication number: 20230212442Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an adhesive tape that is easily peelable while capable of maintaining high adhesion at high temperature. The present invention also aims to provide a method for fixing an electronic device component or an in-vehicle device component using the adhesive tape and a method for producing an electronic device or an in-vehicle device. Provided is an adhesive tape including an adhesive layer containing: an acrylic copolymer; and 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Aya ADACHI, Yudai OGATA, Noriyuki UCHIDA, Yoshito ARAI
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Publication number: 20230137161Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a drawer, a first drum cartridge having a first shutter, a second drum cartridge having a second shutter and a shutter driving member. In a state in which the shutter driving member is positioned at a first positon, the first shutter is positioned at a first closed position at which a first discharging outlet of the first drum cartridge is close and the second shutter is positioned at the second closed position at which a second discharging outlet of the second drum cartridge is close. In a state in which the shutter driving member is positioned at the second position, the first shutter is positioned at a first open position at which the first discharging outlet is open and the second shutter is positioned at a second open position at which the second discharging outlet is open.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Aya ADACHI, Shougo SATO
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Publication number: 20230047920Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an adhesive composition that can exhibit excellent adhesion to both smooth surfaces and rough surfaces. The present invention also aims to provide an adhesive tape including an adhesive layer containing the adhesive composition, as well as a method for fixing and a method for producing an electronic device component or an in-vehicle component using the adhesive tape. Provided is an adhesive composition containing an acrylic copolymer containing a structural unit derived from n-heptyl (meth)acrylate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2020Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Aya ADACHI, Noriyuki UCHIDA, Shigekazu WATANABE, Yudai OGATA
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Publication number: 20230043508Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising a polymer (X1) containing 48% by mass or more of a constituent unit derived from at least one monomer (Y) selected from the group consisting of a monomer (A1) represented by the following general formula (1) and a monomer (B1) represented by the following general formula (2), in which a tan ? (23° C.) determined as G? (23° C.)/G? (23° C.) is 0.8 to 1.3, wherein a storage elastic modulus and a loss coefficient at 23° C. are respectively represented by G? (23° C.) and G? (23° C.). In the formula (1), R1 represents H or CH3, R2 represents —CnH2n+1 and n represents an integer of 7 to 14. In the formula (2), R3 represents —C(?O)CmH2m+1 and m represents an integer of 7 to 13. Thus, retention force under high temperature, low-temperature attachability, and adhesiveness to a low-polar adherend are favorable along with a high bio rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2020Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki KATAOKA, Hiroki YAMAMOTO, Aya ADACHI, Tomohiro HIDA
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Patent number: 11531298Abstract: A process cartridge including a drum cartridge, a developing cartridge, and a waste toner container, is provided. The drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum including a photosensitive layer and a rotation axis extending in an axial direction, a drum cleaner arranged to contact the photosensitive drum, a cleaner frame configured to accommodate the drum cleaner therein, and a waste toner conveyer tube connected with the cleaner frame. The developing cartridge is movable to be attached to and detached from the drum cartridge and includes a developer roller. The waste toner container is movable to be attached to and detached from the drum cartridge. When the developing cartridge and the waste toner container are attached to the drum cartridge, the waste toner container is connected with the waste toner conveyer tube and is located on an opposite side of the developing cartridge to the photosensitive drum.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideshi Nishiyama, Atsushi Fukaya, Aya Adachi, Ryosuke Hayashi, Masaaki Furukawa, Shougo Sato
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Publication number: 20220179358Abstract: A process cartridge including a drum cartridge, a developing cartridge, and a waste toner container, is provided. The drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum including a photosensitive layer and a rotation axis extending in an axial direction, a drum cleaner arranged to contact the photosensitive drum, a cleaner frame configured to accommodate the drum cleaner therein, and a waste toner conveyer tube connected with the cleaner frame. The developing cartridge is movable to be attached to and detached from the drum cartridge and includes a developer roller. The waste toner container is movable to be attached to and detached from the drum cartridge. When the developing cartridge and the waste toner container are attached to the drum cartridge, the waste toner container is connected with the waste toner conveyer tube and is located on an opposite side of the developing cartridge to the photosensitive drum.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Hideshi Nishiyama, Atsushi Fukaya, Aya Adachi, Ryosuke Hayashi, Masaaki Furukawa, Shougo Sato
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Patent number: 11307527Abstract: A process cartridge having a drum cartridge and a toner cartridge is provided. The drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a cleaner, a conveyer tube, a developing roller, and a developing device. The toner cartridge is attachable to the drum cartridge and is located on a side of the developing roller opposite to the photosensitive drum in an attaching direction. The toner cartridge includes a waste toner container to store the toner conveyed through the conveyer tube and a toner container to store the toner to be supplied to the photosensitive drum. The toner container communicates with a developing chamber in the developing device and is located at least partly between the waste toner container and the developing chamber. The conveyer tube extends in the attaching direction and is arranged to overlap the photosensitive drum, the toner container, and the waste toner container in a view along an axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shougo Sato, Hideshi Nishiyama, Aya Adachi, Atsushi Fukaya
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Patent number: 11281155Abstract: A process cartridge including a drum cartridge, a developing cartridge, and a waste toner container, is provided. The drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum including a photosensitive layer and a rotation axis extending in an axial direction, a drum cleaner arranged to contact the photosensitive drum, a cleaner frame configured to accommodate the drum cleaner therein, and a waste toner conveyer tube connected with the cleaner frame. The developing cartridge is movable to be attached to and detached from the drum cartridge and includes a developer roller. The waste toner container is movable to be attached to and detached from the drum cartridge. When the developing cartridge and the waste toner container are attached to the drum cartridge, the waste toner container is connected with the waste toner conveyer tube and is located on an opposite side of the developing cartridge to the photosensitive drum.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideshi Nishiyama, Atsushi Fukaya, Aya Adachi, Ryosuke Hayashi, Masaaki Furukawa, Shougo Sato
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Publication number: 20210395575Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an adhesive capable of exhibiting excellent adhesive force while having a high bio-derived carbon content, an adhesive tape containing the adhesive, and a method for fixing an electronic device component or an in-vehicle component. Provided is an adhesive containing a (meth)acrylic copolymer that contains 48% by weight or more of structural units derived from a monomer A of a formula (1) containing bio-derived carbon and/or a monomer B of a formula (2) containing bio-derived carbon, and that has a glass transition temperature of ?20° C. or lower.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Aya ADACHI, Noriyuki UCHIDA, Satoshi DOI, Yuki IWAI
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Patent number: 11163262Abstract: A process cartridge, comprising: a drum cartridge; and a waste toner case, the drum cartridge comprising: a development roller; a first side wall to support one end of a shaft of the development roller; a second wall to support the other end of the shaft; a photosensitive drum; a cleaner; and a conveying tube, the conveying tube comprising: a first part disposed on an opposite side of the second side wall with respect to the first side wall in an axis direction, the first part being connected to the cleaner; a second part disposed closer to the second side wall relative to the first part and connected to the waste toner case; and a third part connecting the first part with the second part, wherein a direction in which the waste toner case is attached is equal to a direction in which the second part extends.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Atsushi Fukaya, Aya Adachi, Hideshi Nishiyama, Shougo Sato
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Publication number: 20210048774Abstract: A process cartridge having a drum cartridge and a toner cartridge is provided. The drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a cleaner, a conveyer tube, a developing roller, and a developing device. The toner cartridge is attachable to the drum cartridge and is located on a side of the developing roller opposite to the photosensitive drum in an attaching direction. The toner cartridge includes a waste toner container to store the toner conveyed through the conveyer tube and a toner container to store the toner to be supplied to the photosensitive drum. The toner container communicates with a developing chamber in the developing device and is located at least partly between the waste toner container and the developing chamber. The conveyer tube extends in the attaching direction and is arranged to overlap the photosensitive drum, the toner container, and the waste toner container in a view along an axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shougo SATO, Hideshi NISHIYAMA, Aya ADACHI, Atsushi FUKAYA
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Publication number: 20210026294Abstract: A process cartridge including a drum cartridge, a developing cartridge, and a waste toner container, is provided. The drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum including a photosensitive layer and a rotation axis extending in an axial direction, a drum cleaner arranged to contact the photosensitive drum, a cleaner frame configured to accommodate the drum cleaner therein, and a waste toner conveyer tube connected with the cleaner frame. The developing cartridge is movable to be attached to and detached from the drum cartridge and includes a developer roller. The waste toner container is movable to be attached to and detached from the drum cartridge. When the developing cartridge and the waste toner container are attached to the drum cartridge, the waste toner container is connected with the waste toner conveyer tube and is located on an opposite side of the developing cartridge to the photosensitive drum.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Hideshi Nishiyama, Atsushi Fukaya, Aya Adachi, Ryosuke Hayashi, Masaaki Furukawa, Shougo Sato
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Publication number: 20200393791Abstract: A process cartridge, comprising: a drum cartridge; and a waste toner case, the drum cartridge comprising: a development roller; a first side wall to support one end of a shaft of the development roller; a second wall to support the other end of the shaft; a photosensitive drum; a cleaner; and a conveying tube, the conveying tube comprising: a first part disposed on an opposite side of the second side wall with respect to the first side wall in an axis direction, the first part being connected to the cleaner; a second part disposed closer to the second side wall relative to the first part and connected to the waste toner case; and a third part connecting the first part with the second part, wherein a direction in which the waste toner case is attached is equal to a direction in which the second part extends.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Atsushi Fukaya, Aya Adachi, Hideshi Nishiyama, Shougo Sato
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Patent number: 10831146Abstract: A process cartridge having a drum cartridge and a toner cartridge is provided. The drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a cleaner, a conveyer tube, a developing roller, and a developing device. The toner cartridge is attachable to the drum cartridge and is located on a side of the developing roller opposite to the photosensitive drum in an attaching direction. The toner cartridge includes a waste toner container to store the toner conveyed through the conveyer tube and a toner container to store the toner to be supplied to the photosensitive drum. The toner container communicates with a developing chamber in the developing device and is located at least partly between the waste toner container and the developing chamber. The conveyer tube extends in the attaching direction and is arranged to overlap the photosensitive drum, the toner container, and the waste toner container in a view along an axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shougo Sato, Hideshi Nishiyama, Aya Adachi, Atsushi Fukaya
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Patent number: 10831151Abstract: A process cartridge including a drum cartridge, a developing cartridge, and a waste toner container, is provided. The drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum including a photosensitive layer and a rotation axis extending in an axial direction, a drum cleaner arranged to contact the photosensitive drum, a cleaner frame configured to accommodate the drum cleaner therein, and a waste toner conveyer tube connected with the cleaner frame. The developing cartridge is movable to be attached to and detached from the drum cartridge and includes a developer roller. The waste toner container is movable to be attached to and detached from the drum cartridge. When the developing cartridge and the waste toner container are attached to the drum cartridge, the waste toner container is connected with the waste toner conveyer tube and is located on an opposite side of the developing cartridge to the photosensitive drum.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2020Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideshi Nishiyama, Atsushi Fukaya, Aya Adachi, Ryosuke Hayashi, Masaaki Furukawa, Shougo Sato
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Patent number: 10782646Abstract: A process cartridge, comprising: a drum cartridge; and a waste toner case, the drum cartridge comprising: a development roller; a first side wall to support one end of a shaft of the development roller; a second wall to support the other end of the shaft; a photosensitive drum; a cleaner; and a conveying tube, the conveying tube comprising: a first part disposed on an opposite side of the second side wall with respect to the first side wall in an axis direction, the first part being connected to the cleaner; a second part disposed closer to the second side wall relative to the first part and connected to the waste toner case; and a third part connecting the first part with the second part, wherein a direction in which the waste toner case is attached is equal to a direction in which the second part extends.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Atsushi Fukaya, Aya Adachi, Hideshi Nishiyama, Shougo Sato