Patents by Inventor Fusako Kiyono
Fusako Kiyono 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: 10739689Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developer contains a carrier including a core and, on the core, a silicone resin-containing layer serving as a lower layer, and an acrylic resin-containing layer serving as an upper layer, or a carrier including a silicone resin-containing core and an acrylic resin-containing layer on the silicone resin-containing core; strontium titanate particles having an average primary particle size of 20 nm or more and 100 nm or less; and a toner. The percentage of a silicone resin exposed on a surface of the carrier is 0.5 area % or more and 20 area % or less.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Shintaro Anno, Yosuke Tsurumi, Takuro Watanabe, Fusako Kiyono
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Publication number: 20200096888Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developer contains a carrier including a core and, on the core, a silicone resin-containing layer serving as a lower layer, and an acrylic resin-containing layer serving as an upper layer, or a carrier including a silicone resin-containing core and an acrylic resin-containing layer on the silicone resin-containing core; strontium titanate particles having an average primary particle size of 20 nm or more and 100 nm or less; and a toner. The percentage of a silicone resin exposed on a surface of the carrier is 0.5 area % or more and 20 area % or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Shintaro ANNO, Yosuke TSURUMI, Takuro WATANABE, Fusako KIYONO
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Patent number: 10514652Abstract: A developer set includes a first developer and a second developer. The first developer includes a first toner and a first carrier. The second developer includes a second toner and a second carrier. The second toner is a toner that includes a flaky brilliant pigment, a toner that includes a white pigment, or a transparent toner. The second carrier has a higher volume resistivity than the first carrier and has a larger volume average particle diameter than the first carrier.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Shintaro Anno, Hiroaki Saijo, Takuro Watanabe, Yasuaki Hashimoto, Fusako Kiyono
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Patent number: 10359730Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a first image forming unit that includes a first image holding member and a first developing unit, the first developing unit accommodating a first developer that includes a first toner and a first carrier; a first transfer unit; a second image forming unit that is disposed downstream of the first image forming unit in a traveling direction of the transfer medium and includes a second image holding member and a second developing unit, the second developing unit accommodating a second developer that includes a second toner and a second carrier; and a second transfer unit, in which a volume resistivity of the first carrier is lower than a volume resistivity of the second carrier, and a volume average particle diameter of the first carrier is less than a volume average particle diameter of the second carrier.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2018Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Shintaro Anno, Hiroaki Saijo, Takuro Watanabe, Yasuaki Hashimoto, Fusako Kiyono
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Publication number: 20190204774Abstract: A developer set includes a first developer and a second developer. The first developer includes a first toner and a first carrier. The second developer includes a second toner and a second carrier. The second toner is a toner that includes a flaky brilliant pigment, a toner that includes a white pigment, or a transparent toner. The second carrier has a higher volume resistivity than the first carrier and has a larger volume average particle diameter than the first carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Shintaro ANNO, Hiroaki SAIJO, Takuro WATANABE, Yasuaki HASHIMOTO, Fusako KIYONO
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Patent number: 10303078Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a first image forming unit that includes a first image holding member and a first developing unit, the first developing unit accommodating a first developer that includes a first toner and a first carrier; a first transfer unit; a second image forming unit that is disposed downstream of the first image forming unit in a traveling direction of a transfer medium and includes a second image holding member and a second developing unit, the second developing unit accommodating a second developer that includes a second toner and a second carrier; and a second transfer unit, in which a volume resistivity of the first carrier is higher than a volume resistivity of the second carrier, and a volume average particle diameter of the first carrier is more than a volume average particle diameter of the second carrier.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2018Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Shintaro Anno, Yasuaki Hashimoto, Takuro Watanabe, Hiroaki Saijo, Fusako Kiyono
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Publication number: 20190094787Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a first image forming unit that includes a first image holding member and a first developing unit, the first developing unit accommodating a first developer that includes a first toner and a first carrier; a first transfer unit; a second image forming unit that is disposed downstream of the first image forming unit in a traveling direction of the transfer medium and includes a second image holding member and a second developing unit, the second developing unit accommodating a second developer that includes a second toner and a second carrier; and a second transfer unit, in which a volume resistivity of the first carrier is lower than a volume resistivity of the second carrier, and a volume average particle diameter of the first carrier is less than a volume average particle diameter of the second carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Shintaro ANNO, Hiroaki SAIJO, Takuro WATANABE, Yasuaki HASHIMOTO, Fusako KIYONO
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Publication number: 20190094739Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a first image forming unit that includes a first image holding member and a first developing unit, the first developing unit accommodating a first developer that includes a first toner and a first carrier; a first transfer unit; a second image forming unit that is disposed downstream of the first image forming unit in a traveling direction of a transfer medium and includes a second image holding member and a second developing unit, the second developing unit accommodating a second developer that includes a second toner and a second carrier; and a second transfer unit, in which a volume resistivity of the first carrier is higher than a volume resistivity of the second carrier, and a volume average particle diameter of the first carrier is more than a volume average particle diameter of the second carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO.,LTD.Inventors: Shintaro ANNO, Yasuaki HASHIMOTO, Takuro WATANABE, Hiroaki SAIJO, Fusako KIYONO
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Patent number: 10156799Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner set includes an electrostatic charge image developing black toner that includes black toner particles including a black colorant, a binder resin, and a release agent, and inorganic particles containing an oil; and an electrostatic charge image developing color toner that includes color toner particles including a color colorant, a binder resin, and a release agent, and inorganic particles containing an oil, wherein a proportion of the release agent exposed to a surface of the color toner particles is greater than a proportion of the release agent exposed to a surface of the black toner particles.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2017Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Ohmori, Yutaka Saito, Yuka Yamagishi, Fusako Kiyono
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Patent number: 10095139Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a toner particle, a polishing agent particle, and a fatty acid metal salt particle, wherein a rate of the fatty acid metal salt particles strongly attached to the surface of the toner particles is equal to or greater than 50% by number with respect to the fatty acid metal salt particles attached to the surface of the toner particles.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yutaka Saito, Fusako Kiyono, Mona Tasaki, Hiroki Omori, Yuka Yamagishi
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Patent number: 9996016Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner mother particles containing at least a binder resin, elastomer particles including a first oil, and inorganic particles including a second oil, wherein a viscosity of the first oil is equal to or higher than a viscosity of the second oil.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Fusako Kiyono, Shintaro Anno, Hiroki Ohmori, Emi Matsushita
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Publication number: 20180088479Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner set includes an electrostatic charge image developing black toner that includes black toner particles including a black colorant, a binder resin, and a release agent, and inorganic particles containing an oil; and an electrostatic charge image developing color toner that includes color toner particles including a color colorant, a binder resin, and a release agent, and inorganic particles containing an oil, wherein a proportion of the release agent exposed to a surface of the color toner particles is greater than a proportion of the release agent exposed to a surface of the black toner particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki OHMORI, Yutaka SAITO, Yuka YAMAGISHI, Fusako KIYONO
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Patent number: 9904198Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles containing a binder resin and a release agent; and an external additive containing fatty acid metal salt particles, wherein a non-attachment rate representing a percentage of the fatty acid metal salt particles not attached to the toner particles before ultrasonic desorption treatment is 45% or less and a weak attachment rate representing a percentage determined by subtracting the non-attachment rate from a percent of the fatty acid metal salt particles not attached to the toner particles after ultrasonic desorption treatment is 55% or more.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Omori, Mona Tasaki, Yutaka Saito, Yuka Yamagishi, Fusako Kiyono
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Patent number: 9904191Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner set includes an electrostatic charge image developing black toner that includes black toner particles including a black colorant, a binder resin, and a release agent, and inorganic particles having an average particle diameter of 50 nm to 300 nm; and an electrostatic charge image developing color toner that includes color toner particles including a color colorant, a binder resin, and a release agent, and inorganic particles having an average particle diameter of 50 nm to 300 nm, wherein a proportion of the release agent exposed to a surface of the color toner particles is greater than a proportion of the release agent exposed to a surface of the black toner particles.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2017Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yutaka Saito, Fusako Kiyono, Hiroki Ohmori, Yuka Yamagishi
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Patent number: 9880480Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles containing a binder resin and a release agent and an external additive containing fatty acid metal salt particles and abrasive particles, wherein a ratio (B/A) of an isolation amount B of the abrasive particles isolated from the toner particles after an ultrasonic isolation treatment to an isolation amount A of the fatty acid metal salt particles isolated from the toner particles after the ultrasonic isolation treatment is from 0.3 to 2.0.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Omori, Mona Tasaki, Yuka Yamagishi, Yutaka Saito, Fusako Kiyono
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Patent number: 9778584Abstract: According to one example of the present application, there is provided a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image, containing: a toner particle containing a binder resin; a particle adhering to a surface of the toner particle; and an elastomer particle containing one or more kinds of oil, wherein a volume particle size distribution index GSDT (D50T/D16T) on a small diameter side of the toner particle and a volume particle size distribution index GSDE (D50E/D16E) on a small diameter side of the elastomer particle satisfy Formula (1): GSDE/GSDT?1.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Emi Matsushita, Fusako Kiyono, Shintaro Anno, Hiroki Omori
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Patent number: 9766567Abstract: An electrostatic-image developing toner contains toner particles and particles of a metallic salt of a fatty acid deposited on the toner particles. The particles of the metallic salt of the fatty acid contain 0.0008% to 0.01% by mass of iron.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Mona Tasaki, Fusako Kiyono, Yutaka Saito, Hiroki Ohmori, Yuka Yamagishi
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Publication number: 20170242354Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a toner particle, a polishing agent particle, and a fatty acid metal salt particle, wherein a rate of the fatty acid metal salt particles strongly attached to the surface of the toner particles is equal to or greater than 50% by number with respect to the fatty acid metal salt particles attached to the surface of the toner particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2016Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yutaka SAITO, Fusako KIYONO, Mona TASAKI, Hiroki OMORI, Yuka YAMAGISHI
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Publication number: 20170242356Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles, polishing agent particles which have a number particle size distribution having two peaks, and fatty acid metal salt particles which have a number particle size distribution having one peak, wherein the toner satisfies relationships expressed by expressions: (1) Da?0.5×Dt, (2) Dc?0.5×Dt and (3) Dt?Db, wherein Da represents a particle diameter of a small-diameter-side peak in the two peaks of the number particle size distribution of the polishing agent particles, Db represents a particle diameter of a large-diameter-side peak in the two peaks of the number particle size distribution of the polishing agent particles, Dc represents a particle diameter of a peak of the number particle size distribution of the fatty acid metal salt particles, and Dt represents a volume average particle diameter of the toner particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yutaka SAITO, Fusako KIYONO, Mona TASAKI, Hiroki OMORI, Yuka YAMAGISHI
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Patent number: 9740120Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles, polishing agent particles which have a number particle size distribution having two peaks, and fatty acid metal salt particles which have a number particle size distribution having one peak, wherein the toner satisfies relationships expressed by expressions: (1) Da?0.5×Dt, (2) Dc?0.5×Dt and (3) Dt?Db, wherein Da represents a particle diameter of a small-diameter-side peak in the two peaks of the number particle size distribution of the polishing agent particles, Db represents a particle diameter of a large-diameter-side peak in the two peaks of the number particle size distribution of the polishing agent particles, Dc represents a particle diameter of a peak of the number particle size distribution of the fatty acid metal salt particles, and Dt represents a volume average particle diameter of the toner particles.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yutaka Saito, Fusako Kiyono, Mona Tasaki, Hiroki Omori, Yuka Yamagishi