Patents by Inventor Emi Tosaka

Emi Tosaka 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: 6855471
    Abstract: A toner contains at least a binder resin, a colorant, a compound (A) and a compound (B) in which the compound (A) is selected from the specific compound group and the compound (B) is a derivative of any one of the compounds included in the group from which the compound (A) is selected. The total content A of the compound (A) and compound (B) in the toner is from 0.2% to 6% by weight based on the weight of the toner, and where the content of the cross-linking agent component in the binder resin is represented by B % by weight based on the weight of the toner, the following relationship is satisfied: 0.1?A/B?70.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasushi Katsuta, Manabu Ohno, Masanori Ito, Emi Tosaka
  • Publication number: 20050026061
    Abstract: In a toner having toner particles containing at least a colorant, a release agent and a polar resin, and an inorganic fine powder, the polar resin contains a polyester resin obtained by carrying out polymerization in the presence of a titanium chelate compound as a catalyst, and has an acid value in a specific range. The toner particles are granulated in an aqueous medium and have a weight-average particle diameter in a specific range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Yushi Mikuriya, Yasushi Katsuta, Keiji Komoto, Takeshi Kaburagi, Emi Tosaka
  • Publication number: 20050026055
    Abstract: A toner includes toner particles containing at least a binder resin and a colorant, and inorganic fine particles. The shape factor SF-1 of the toner particles is in a specific range. The toner has a storage elastic modulus at 140° C., G? (140° C.), in a specific range the toner comes to have a viscosity of 1.0×103 Pa·s according to a flow tester heating method at a temperature of from 115° C. or more to less than 130° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuji Moriki, Shinya Yachi, Yushi Mikuriya, Keiji Komoto, Kenichi Nakayama, Takeshi Kaburagi, Emi Tosaka
  • Publication number: 20050026063
    Abstract: A toner includes toner particles and an inorganic fine powder mixed with the toner particles. The toner particles contain a binder resin, a coloring agent, a releasing agent, and a sulfur-containing resin. The toner particles contain at least one element selected from the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, barium, zinc, aluminum, and phosphorus and satisfy the relationship: 4?T/S?30 wherein T represents the total content of the element in ppm, and S represents the content of sulfur in ppm. The weight-average particle diameter (D4) of the toner is in the range of 3 to 10 ?m. The average circularity of the toner is within the range of 0.950 to 0.995.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Keiji Komoto, Yasushi Katsuta, Yushi Mikuriya, Takeshi Kaburagi, Emi Tosaka
  • Publication number: 20050026062
    Abstract: In a non-magnetic toner having non-magnetic toner particles containing at least a binder resin and a colorant, and an inorganic fine powder, the non-magnetic toner particles contain at least one ether compound having a specific structure, and the ether compound is in a content of from 5 ppm to 1,000 ppm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Keiji Komoto, Yushi Mikuriya, Yuji Moriki, Yasushi Katsuta, Kenichi Nakayama, Takeshi Kaburagi, Emi Tosaka, Yasuhiro Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20040191661
    Abstract: The toner having a significantly improved dispersibility of a colorant in toner particles is provided. The present invention provides a dry toner comprising: (i) a binder resin; (ii) a colorant; (iii) at least one of metallophthalocyanine and a metallophthalocyanine derivative having a central metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Mn, Mg, and Al; and (iv) a polymer containing 0.5 to 20% by mass of a base unit derived from a specific polymerizable monomer having an amide group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Manabu Ohno, Motoya Fukushima, Hitoshi Itabashi, Yasushi Katsuta, Emi Tosaka, Norikazu Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 6667140
    Abstract: A color toner (magenta toner) showing not only color image forming performances such as color reproducibility, gradation characteristic, light-fastness, full-color image forming characteristic and a chargeability but also excellent in matching with various members of an electrophotographic apparatus is produced from a binder resin, a wax component and a specific monoazo pigment composition. The monoazo pigment composition is characterized by a principal monoazo pigment of a specific structure and specified amounts of a &bgr;-naphthol derivative and an aromatic amine, usable as materials for synthesizing the monoazo pigment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Emi Tosaka, Motoya Fukushima, Manabu Ohno, Yasushi Katsuta
  • Publication number: 20030162116
    Abstract: A toner contains at least a binder resin, a colorant, a compound (A) and a compound (B) in which the compound (A) is selected from the specific compound group and the compound (B) is a derivative of any one of the compounds included in the group from which the compound (A) is selected. The total content A of the compound (A) and compound (B) in the toner is from 0.2% to 6% by weight based on the weight of the toner, and where the content of the cross-linking agent component in the binder resin is represented by B % by weight based on the weight of the toner, the following relationship is satisfied: 0.1≦A/B≦70.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Yasushi Katsuta, Manabu Ohno, Masanori Ito, Emi Tosaka
  • Publication number: 20020058193
    Abstract: A color toner (magenta toner) showing not only color image forming performances such as color reproducibility, gradation characteristic, light-fastness, full-color image forming characteristic and a chargeability but also excellent in matching with various members of an electrophotographic apparatus is produced from a binder resin, a wax component and a specific monoazo pigment composition. The monoazo pigment composition is characterized by a principal monoazo pigment of a specific structure and specified amounts of a &bgr;-naphthol derivative and an aromatic amine, usable as materials for synthesizing the monoazo pigment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: Emi Tosaka, Motoya Fukushima, Manabu Ohno, Yasushi Katsuta