Patents by Inventor Chiyoshi Nozaki

Chiyoshi Nozaki 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: 7678522
    Abstract: A toner is provided prepared by a wet granulation method, comprising a binder resin and a colorant, wherein the toner adsorbs ammonia (NH3) in an amount of from 70 to 400 ?mol/m2 per unit of specific surface area and carbon dioxide (CO2) in an amount of not greater than 10 ?mol/m2 per unit of specific surface area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
    Inventors: Minoru Nakamura, Chiyoshi Nozaki, Tsuyoshi Nozaki, Atsushi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20100055603
    Abstract: A toner including a resin having a polyester skeleton, a coloring agent, a vinyl based copolymer resin, and a releasing agent, wherein the toner is manufactured by dissolving or dispersing a resin including the resin having a polyester skeleton and a mixture of the vinyl based copolymer resin and the releasing agent in an organic solvent to obtain a lysate and/or a dispersion material, dispersing the lysate and/or the dispersion material in an aqueous medium to obtain a liquid dispersion and removing the organic solvent from the liquid dispersion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.,
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi NOZAKI, Chiyoshi NOZAKI, Atsushi YAMAMOTO, Minoru NAKAMURA, Akira IZUTANI
  • Patent number: 7635549
    Abstract: A toner including a binder resin, a colorant and a release agent, and satisfying the following relationships (1) and (2): 1.0?FT120/FT160?1.5??(1) wherein FT120 is a maximum tensile strength (N) when a recording medium having the toner unfixed on is vertically separated from the surface of a substrate having a temperature of 120° C. at a constant speed after pressed thereto at a pressure of 100 kPa, and FT160 is same except that the substrate has a temperature of 160° C.; 1.0?FP100/FP200?1.5??(2) wherein FP100 is a maximum tensile strength (N) when a recording medium having the toner unfixed on is vertically separated from the surface of a substrate having a temperature of 160° C. at a constant speed after pressed thereto at a pressure of 100 kPa, and FP200 is same except that the pressure is 200 kPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Nakamura, Chiyoshi Nozaki, Yoshihiro Mikuriya, Tsuyoshi Nozaki, Atsushi Yamamoto, Masayasu Hagi, Takuya Kadota, Hiroaki Katoh, Masahide Inoue
  • Publication number: 20090297975
    Abstract: A toner manufactured by a method including the steps of dissolving or dispersing toner components comprising a binder resin, a colorant, and an encapsulated plasticizer to prepare an oily toner components liquid, and emulsifying or dispersing the oily toner components liquid in an aqueous medium to prepare the toner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Yoshimichi ISHIKAWA, Chiyoshi NOZAKI, Tsuyoshi NOZAKI, Takuya KADOTA, Katsunori KUROSE, Mitsuyo MATSUMOTO, Atsushi YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20090232542
    Abstract: A toner containing a binder resin including a unit of a polyester resin I having an amino group and another unit of a polyester resin II having an anion functional group and a coloring agent, wherein the toner is manufactured by dissolving or dispersing the polyester resin I, the polyester resin II and the coloring agent in an organic solvent to obtain an oil phase, dispersing the oil phase in an aqueous medium and removing the organic solvent followed by drying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Atsushi YAMAMOTO, Chiyoshi Nozaki, Tsuyoshi Nozaki
  • Publication number: 20090233199
    Abstract: A gloss control particle is provided that is configured to form a transparent and colorless gloss control layer on a colored toner image which is to be fixed on a recording medium upon application of heat, wherein the gloss control particle contains a binder resin and a softening agent configured to soften the binder resin upon application of heat, along with a developer containing the gloss control particle and an image forming method using the developer containing the gloss control particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Chiyoshi NOZAKI, Yoshimichi Ishikawa, Atsushi Yamamoto, Takuya Kadota, Tsuyoshi Nozaki
  • Publication number: 20090220879
    Abstract: Provision of a toner for developing a latent electrostatic image, including a colorant, a binder resin, and a releasing agent, where molecular weight distribution of THF-soluble components of the toner measured by a GPC is in the range of Mw 4,000 to Mw 11,000, and a peak area of low molecular weight components having a molecular weight of 200 to 500 is 3.2% or less based on the whole peak area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Mitsuyo MATSUMOTO, Chiyoshi Nozaki, Takuya Kadota, Katsunori Kurose, Tsuyoshi Nozaki, Atsushi Yamamoto, Yoshimichi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 7556906
    Abstract: A toner is provided including a colorant; a resin composition (A) comprising at least one binder resin and a hydrocarbon wax having a melting point of 70-90° C. in an amount of from 6 to 30% by weight based on total weight of resin composition (A), and having a softening point (T1/2(A)) of from 120 to 150° C.; and a resin composition (B) having a softening point (T1/2 (B)) of from 100 to 130° C., wherein a weight ratio of the resin composition (A) to the resin composition (B) is from 10/90 to 45/55, and the following relationship is satisfied: T1/2(A)?T1/2(B)+3; and the use of the toner in an image forming method, an image forming apparatus, and a process cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
    Inventors: Hiroaki Katoh, Masayuki Hagi, Takuya Kadota, Yoshihiro Mikuriya, Katsunori Kurose, Atsushi Yamamoto, Masahide Inoue, Minoru Nakamura, Chiyoshi Nozaki, Tsuyoshi Nozaki, Hideaki Yasunaga
  • Patent number: 7550242
    Abstract: A toner having a core containing a colorant, a release agent and a binder resin (A), and a shell containing a binder resin (B), the shell overlying the core, wherein the binder resin (A) contains a resin having a polyester skeleton, the binder resin (B) contains a vinyl copolymer resin, and a weight ratio of the shell to the core is from 0.05 to 0.5, and wherein the toner has a volume average particle diameter of from 3 to 8 ?m; a toner manufacturing method of such the toner can be used in an image forming apparatus and in a process cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nozaki, Chiyoshi Nozaki, Minoru Nakamura, Atsushi Yamamoto, Hideaki Yasunaga
  • Publication number: 20090017391
    Abstract: A toner including a colorant, a polyester (I), and an urea-modified polyester is provided. The urea-modified polyester is a reaction product of an isocyanate-modified polyester with an amine. The isocyanate-modified polyester is obtained by modifying a polyester (II) with an isocyanate. The polyester (II) has specific number average molecular weight (Mn) and hydroxyl value [OHV]. The toner can be manufactured by dispersing or emulsifying a toner constituent liquid including the colorant, the polyester (I), and the isocyanate-modified polyester, in an aqueous medium. The toner can be used for a one-component developing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Atsushi Yamamoto, Chiyoshi Nozaki, Tsuyoshi Nozaki, Mitsuyo Matsumoto, Takuya Kadota, Katsunori Kurose, Yoshimichi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20080233510
    Abstract: Disclosed is a non-magnetic toner for use in developing electrostatic toner image, wherein the toner is produced by a toner production method that includes: dispersing in an aqueous medium an organic dispersion liquid that comprises in an organic solvent a pigment, a binder resin and/or a binder resin precursor, and a releasing agent; removing the organic solvent to prepare a dispersion slurry in which toner particles are dispersed in the aqueous medium; heating the dispersion slurry to a temperature equal to or higher than the melting point of the releasing agent; and washing the toner particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi NOZAKI, Chiyoshi Nozaki, Atsushi Yamamoto, Mitsuyo Matsumoto, Takuya Kadota, Katsunori Kurose, Yoshimichi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20080232857
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus having at least a latent electrostatic image bearing member, and a recharging unit configured to recharge a residual toner remaining on the latent electrostatic image bearing member, wherein after transfer, the residual toner is passed through the recharging unit and is then recovered in a developing device; a charging component of the recharging unit that comes into contact with the latent electrostatic image bearing member is a polymer sheet having a surface roughness (Ra) of 0.12 ?m to 0.51 ?m; the toner contains at least a pigment, a binder resin, and a releasing agent, and contains inorganic fine particles as an external additive, and the amount of the inorganic fine particles and the amount of the releasing agent satisfy three specific Expressions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Mitsuyo Matsumoto, Chiyoshi Nozaki, Takuya Kadota, Katsunori Kurose, Tsuyoshi Nozaki, Atsushi Yamamoto, Yoshimichi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20080233497
    Abstract: A toner for developing a latent electrostatic image produced by suspension polymerizing a polymerizable monomer composition in an aqueous dispersion medium, wherein the polymerizable monomer composition contains a polymerizable monomer, a colorant, and a layered inorganic mineral in which at least a part of an interlayer ion is replaced with an organic ion, and a process cartridge and an image forming method using the toner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Atsushi YAMAMOTO, Chiyoshi Nozaki, Tsuyoshi Nozaki, Takuya Kadota, Hiroyuki Murakami, Mitsuyo Matsumoto, Katsunori Kurose, Yoshimichi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20080233511
    Abstract: A toner including particles including a toner composition including a binder resin and a coloring material, wherein the toner composition includes a laminate compound A in which a cation between layers is modified by an organic cation, and a laminate compound B in which an anion between layers is modified by an organic anion, the laminate compound A is of negative charging property upon particulation of the laminate compound A by dispersion or internal addition in the binder resin and the laminate compound B is of positive charging property upon particulation of the laminate compound B by dispersion or internal addition in the binder resin, and the toner is of a positive charging property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Yoshimichi ISHIKAWA, Chiyoshi Nozaki, Tsuyoshi Nozaki, Takuya Kadota, Hiroyuki Murakami, Mitsuyo Matsumoto, Atsushi Yamamoto, Katsunori Kurose
  • Publication number: 20080227016
    Abstract: A latent electrostatic image developing toner of the present invention is mainly composed of two or more binder resins, a colorant, a releasing agent and a layered compound. A first binder resin of the binder resins is a polyester resin with an acid value of 15 KOHmg/g or less. The layered compound is a compound in which at least some interlayer ions are modified by organic ions. Toner particles are prepared by granulation in an aqueous medium, and the layered compounds are localized in the surface of the particles by the pelletization in the granulation. The average circularity of the particles is 0.970 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi NOZAKI, Chiyoshi Nozaki, Atsushi Yamamoto, Mitsuyo Matsumoto, Takuya Kadota, Hiroyuki Murakami, Katsunori Kurose, Yoshimichi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20080227013
    Abstract: A toner including a fluorine-containing compound partially comprising a quaternary ammonium group at the surface thereof, which is prepared by a method, including dispersing or emulsifying an oil phase including toner constituents including a pigment, and at least one member selected from the group consisting of modified layered inorganic minerals partially including a quaternary alkylammonium group and toner constituent precursors in an aqueous medium, wherein the toner constituents includes the modified layered inorganic mineral in an amount of from 0.05 to 2% by weight and the toner includes a fluorine atom in an amount of from 0.02 to 0.075 K cps when measured with a fluorescent X-ray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Takuya KADOTA, Chiyoshi Nozaki, Katsunori Kurose, Tsuyoshi Nozaki, Hiroyuki Murakami, Mitsuyo Matsumoto, Yoshimichi Ishikawa, Atsushi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20080227001
    Abstract: An image forming method, including recharging untransferred toner remaining on a latent electrostatic image bearing member by using a recharging member to remove the untransferred toner from the latent electrostatic image bearing member, wherein the recharging member is a conductive member a surface of which has a contact angle of 108° or more with pure water and a Shore D hardness of 50 to 65; the coverage of the surface of the toner by an external additive is 150% or less; and a releasing agent peak ratio obtained by ATR method is 0.02 to 0.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Takuya KADOTA, Chiyoshi Nozaki, Tsuyoshi Nozaki, Hiroyuki Murakami, Mitsuyo Matsumoto, Atsushi Yamamoto, Tetsumaru Fujita, Yuji Nagatomo
  • Publication number: 20080220357
    Abstract: A toner including a binder resin including a polyester resin and a vinyl resin; a wax; and a colorant, wherein the vinyl resin includes a unit obtained from a radically polymerizable monomer having an alkyloxysilyl group. An image forming apparatus including an image bearing member configured to bear an electrostatic image thereon; a developing device configured to develop the electrostatic image with a developer including the toner to form a toner image on the image bearing member; and a transfer device configured to transfer the toner image onto a receiving material. A process cartridge including an image bearing member; and a developing device configured to develop an electrostatic image on the image bearing member with a developer including the toner, wherein the process cartridge is detachably attached to an image forming apparatus as a unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Chiyoshi Nozaki, Takuya Kadota, Katsunori Kurose, Mitsuyo Matsumoto, Tsuyoshi Nozaki, Yoshimichi Ishikawa, Atsushi Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Murakami
  • Publication number: 20080176159
    Abstract: A toner including a coloring material, a binder resin and an external additive, wherein a tensile strength A of a toner agglomeration body compressed at a compression force of 1.1 kgf/cm2 is from 10 to 25 gf/cm2 and a tensile strength B of a toner agglomeration body compressed at a compression force of 8 kgf/cm2 is from 25 to 45 gf/cm2 and the tensile strength A and the tensile strength B satisfy the following relationship: (Tensile strength B)?(Tensile strength A)?25 gf/m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Mitsuyo MATSUMOTO, Chiyoshi Nozaki, Takuya Kadota, Katsunori Kurose, Hiroyuki Murakami, Tsuyoshi Nozaki, Atsushi Yamamoto, Yoshimichi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20080131797
    Abstract: To provide a toner that contains at least a binder resin, a colorant, a releasing agent and zeolite, the toner being manufactured through O/W type wet granulation and having an average circularity of 0.970 or greater, and a developer and image forming method using the toner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Yoshimichi Ishikawa, Chiyoshi Nozaki, Tsuyoshi Nozaki, Takuya Kadota, Katsunori Kurose, Mitsuyo Matsumoto, Atsushi Yamamoto, Masahide Inoue