Patents by Inventor Eileen Takeuchi

Eileen Takeuchi 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: 20250155831
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member, which is excellent in cleaning property and durability, and in which residual potential is reduced and occurrence of a crack is suppressed. In the electrophotographic photosensitive member including a surface layer, the surface layer contains: a binder resin; and organic resin particles, the binder resin has a specific structural unit, and the organic resin particles are each subjected to surface treatment with a specific compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: MASAYUKI SHINOZUKA, NORIHIRO KANO, EILEEN TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20250155830
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member that is excellent in the cleaning property and the durability and has a reduced residual potential. The electrophotographic photosensitive member has a surface layer, wherein the surface layer contains a vinyl resin particle, and the vinyl resin particle is surface-treated with a specific compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: NORIHIRO KANO, MASAYUKI SHINOZUKA, EILEEN TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240255861
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic apparatus including: an electrophotographic photosensitive member; and an intermediate transfer belt that is allowed to be brought into abutment against the electrophotographic photosensitive member, wherein the electrophotographic photosensitive member contains polytetrafluoroethylene particles, a binding material, and a polymer A including a specific structural unit, and wherein the intermediate transfer belt contains a perfluoropolyether, a binding material, and a polymer B including a specific structural unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: CHISATO MURATA, EILEEN TAKEUCHI, HARUKI MORI, NAOTO KAMEYAMA, KEIJI KARUBE
  • Publication number: 20230259048
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a surface layer that is excellent in dispersibility of a fluorine atom-containing resin particle and suppresses a potential fluctuation at the time of repeated use. The electrophotographic photosensitive member having the surface layer, wherein the surface layer includes the fluorine atom-containing resin particle, a binder material, and a polymer A having a specific structural unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: JUN OHIRA, TOSHIYASU SHIRASUNA, IKUYO KUROIWA, TSUYOSHI SHIMADA, TAKANORI UENO, KENICHI IKARI, HARUHIKO MITSUDA, RYOICHI TOKIMITSU, EILEEN TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230259045
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member including a surface layer, which is excellent in dispersibility of fluorine atom-containing resin particles and is suppressed from causing a ghost image. Specifically, provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member including a surface layer, wherein the surface layer contains a fluorine atom-containing resin particle, a binder material, and a polymer A having specific structural units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Ryoichi Tokimitsu, Haruhiko Mitsuda, Jun Ohira, Toshiyasu Shirasuna, Ikuyo Kuroiwa, Tsuyoshi Shimada, Takanori Ueno, Kenichi Ikari, Eileen Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20230259047
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member including a surface layer, wherein the surface layer contains a fluorine atom-containing resin particle, a binder material, and a polymer having specific structural units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: TOSHIYASU SHIRASUNA, JUN OHIRA, EILEEN TAKEUCHI, IKUYO KUROIWA, TSUYOSHI SHIMADA, TAKANORI UENO, KENICHI IKARI, HARUHIKO MITSUDA, RYOICHI TOKIMITSU
  • Publication number: 20230259044
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrophotographic photosensitive member having excellent dispersibility of fluorine atom-containing resin particles, and excellent durability, with an occurrence of a ghost suppressed. In the electrophotographic photosensitive member having a surface layer, the surface layer includes a fluorine atom-containing resin particle, a binder material, a charge transport substance, and a polymer A having a specific structural unit, wherein the binder material is a thermoplastic resin, and a film thickness of the surface layer is 35 ?m or larger and 50 ?m or smaller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: HARUHIKO MITSUDA, RYOICHI TOKIMITSU, EILEEN TAKEUCHI, JUN OHIRA, Toshiyasu Shirasuna, IKUYO KUROIWA, TSUYOSHI SHIMADA, TAKANORI UENO, KENICHI IKARI
  • Publication number: 20230105110
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member including a surface layer, wherein the surface layer comprises a fluorine atom-containing resin particle, a binder material, and a polymer having a specific structural unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Eileen Takeuchi, Jun Ohira, Naoto Kameyama
  • Patent number: 11599034
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member that has an electroconductive support and a photosensitive layer on the electroconductive support, and reduces image failures. The surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a cured product of a composition of: a charge transporting compound having a specific polymerizable functional group; a polytetrafluoroethylene particle having a specific primary particle diameter; and a polymer having specific structural units and having weight average molecular weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryoichi Tokimitsu, Naoto Kameyama, Eileen Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 11169453
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a surface layer in which an occurrence of the image deletion is suppressed; a process cartridge equipped with the electrophotographic photosensitive member; and an electrophotographic apparatus provided with the process cartridge. An electrophotographic photosensitive member has a surface layer that includes a copolymerized product of a composition including a metal oxide particle having a polymerizable functional group on a surface thereof and a polymerizable compound having a particular structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eileen Takeuchi, Koichi Nakata, Shubun Kujirai, Haruki Mori
  • Patent number: 11112706
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member in which the generation of a positive ghost image is suppressed under a low-temperature and low-humidity environment, and the occurrence of cracking is suppressed under a high-temperature and high-humidity environment. Also provided are a process cartridge mounted with the electrophotographic photosensitive member, and an electrophotographic apparatus including the process cartridge. The electrophotographic photosensitive member of the present disclosure is characterized in that an undercoat layer contains aluminum oxide particles and titanium oxide particles at a specific mass ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eileen Takeuchi, Kumiko Takizawa, Ikuyo Kuroiwa, Tsuyoshi Shimada, Wataru Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20210240092
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member that has an electroconductive support and a photosensitive layer on the electroconductive support, and reduces image failures. The surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a cured product of a composition of: a charge transporting compound having a specific polymerizable functional group; a polytetrafluoroethylene particle having a specific primary particle diameter; and a polymer having specific structural units and having weight average molecular weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Ryoichi Tokimitsu, Naoto Kameyama, Eileen Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 10969703
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member including a surface layer containing: a copolymerization product of a composition containing a hole-transportable compound having a chain-polymerizable functional group and a compound having a specific structure; and metal oxide particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eileen Takeuchi, Koichi Nakata, Shubun Kujirai, Haruki Mori
  • Publication number: 20200393772
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a surface layer in which an occurrence of the image deletion is suppressed; a process cartridge equipped with the electrophotographic photosensitive member; and an electrophotographic apparatus provided with the process cartridge. An electrophotographic photosensitive member has a surface layer that includes a copolymerized product of a composition including a metal oxide particle having a polymerizable functional group on a surface thereof and a polymerizable compound having a particular structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Eileen Takeuchi, Koichi Nakata, Shubun Kujirai, Haruki Mori
  • Publication number: 20200225595
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member in which the generation of a positive ghost image is suppressed under a low-temperature and low-humidity environment, and the occurrence of cracking is suppressed under a high-temperature and high-humidity environment. Also provided are a process cartridge mounted with the electrophotographic photosensitive member, and an electrophotographic apparatus including the process cartridge. The electrophotographic photosensitive member of the present disclosure is characterized in that an undercoat layer contains aluminum oxide particles and titanium oxide particles at a specific mass ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Eileen Takeuchi, Kumiko Takizawa, Ikuyo Kuroiwa, Tsuyoshi Shimada, Wataru Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20200218171
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member including a surface layer containing: a copolymerization product of a composition containing a hole-transportable compound having a chain-polymerizable functional group and a compound having a specific structure; and metal oxide particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Eileen Takeuchi, Koichi Nakata, Shubun Kujirai, Haruki Mori
  • Patent number: 10705440
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member that can suppress the generation of both an interference fringe and a streaky uneven part in a circumferential direction on an image. The generation of the interference fringe and the generation of the streaky uneven part in the circumferential direction on the image are suppressed by defining a length of a line-shaped groove of a support in a circumferential direction, and defining roughness parameters of a support in an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takanori Ueno, Kumiko Takizawa, Ikuyo Kuroiwa, Tsuyoshi Shimada, Wataru Kitamura, Eileen Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20200159136
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member that can achieve both of satisfactory wear resistance and the suppression of an image streak at the time of its repeated use. The electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a support and a photosensitive layer. The surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member contains: a polymer of a hole-transportable compound having a chain-polymerizable functional group; and an ester compound having specific alkyl groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Haruki Mori, Masaki Nonaka, Eileen Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20190369513
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member that can suppress the generation of both an interference fringe and a streaky uneven part in a circumferential direction on an image. The generation of the interference fringe and the generation of the streaky uneven part in the circumferential direction on the image are suppressed by defining a length of a line-shaped groove of a support in a circumferential direction, and defining roughness parameters of a support in an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Takanori Ueno, Kumiko Takizawa, Ikuyo Kuroiwa, Tsuyoshi Shimada, Wataru Kitamura, Eileen Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 10488770
    Abstract: There is provided an electrophotographic photosensitive member, a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus in which residual potential is suppressed and a ghost image is prevented from being generated in a low-humidity environment in an undercoat layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member. An electrophotographic photosensitive member including: an undercoat layer containing a strontium titanate particle having a maximum peak at a position of 2?=32.20±0.20 (? represents a Bragg angle) in a CuK? characteristic X-ray diffraction pattern and a half-value width of the maximum peak of 0.10 deg or more and 0.50 deg or less, and a titanium oxide particle; and a photosensitive layer containing a polyvinyl butyral resin, and a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus each provided with the electrophotographic photosensitive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ikuyo Kuroiwa, Wataru Kitamura, Kumiko Takizawa, Tsuyoshi Shimada, Eileen Takeuchi