Patents by Inventor Hajime Tadokoro
Hajime Tadokoro 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: 9188893Abstract: Provided is a toner for developing an electrostatic image wherein an environment variation difference in a charging ability can be controlled to be small while having sufficient low temperature fixability. The toner includes toner particles that contain at least a binder resin. The binder resin contains a polymer prepared by polymerizing a polymerizable monomer represented by a following general formula (1). In the general formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms; and R3 represents a hydrogen atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. X represents an oxygen atom or a single bond; Y represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a single bond; and Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2014Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Kazuyoshi Goan, Mikio Kouyama, Hajime Tadokoro
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Toner for electrostatic image development, production method of the toner and image formation method
Patent number: 9063445Abstract: The present invention provides a toner for electrostatic image development that suppresses the fluctuation of electrostatic charge amount in accordance with environmental fluctuation and has good color reproducibility (wide color gamut), a producing method of the toner, and an image forming method using the toner for electrostatic image development. The toner for electrostatic image development of the invention includes a toner particle that contains at least a binder resin. The toner particle includes a polymer having a structural unit represented by a following general formula (1) as the binder resin. where R1 represents a hydrogen atom or substituted or unsubstituted C1-C2 alkyl group, A represents an oxygen atom or divalent linking group, B represents a hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C4 alkyl group, aldehyde group, carboxy group or hydroxy group, and X represents an oxygen atom, nitrogen atom or sulfur atom.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Kazuyoshi Goan, Mikio Kouyama, Hajime Tadokoro -
Patent number: 9017913Abstract: A toner for electrostatic image development having sufficient low-temperature fixing properties, and excellent heat resistant storage stability and crush resistance is provided. In toner particles containing at least a binder resin, the binder resin contains a polymer having a structural unit represented by a general formula (1), wherein R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or an alkoxy group, or two adjacent groups of R1, R2, and R3 combine to form —O(CH2)iO—, where i represents an integer of 1 or 2, provided that at least one of R1, R2, and R3 is an alkoxy group, or two adjacent groups combine to form —O(CH2)iO—; and R4 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a hydroxyl group, or an alkoxy group.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2013Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Kazuyoshi Goan, Mikio Kouyama, Hajime Tadokoro
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Patent number: 8968975Abstract: Provided is a toner for developing an electrostatic image. The toner has excellent heat-resistant storage properties and crush resistance while having sufficient low temperature fixability. The toner for developing an electrostatic image includes toner particles that contain at least a binder resin. The binder resin contains a polymer prepared by polymerizing a polymerizable monomer represented by a following general formula (1). In the general formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 60 carbon atoms, an aliphatic group wherein some of carbon atoms of the aliphatic hydrocarbon group are substituted with an oxygen atom, or an aromatic hydrocarbon group optionally having the aliphatic hydrocarbon group or the aliphatic group as a substituent; and R3 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Kazuyoshi Goan, Mikio Kouyama, Hajime Tadokoro
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TONER FOR ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE TONER AND IMAGE FORMATION METHOD
Publication number: 20140272694Abstract: The present invention provides a toner for electrostatic image development that suppresses the fluctuation of electrostatic charge amount in accordance with environmental fluctuation and has good color reproducibility (wide color gamut), a producing method of the toner, and an image forming method using the toner for electrostatic image development. The toner for electrostatic image development of the invention includes a toner particle that contains at least a binder resin. The toner particle includes a polymer having a structural unit represented by a following general formula (1) as the binder resin. where R1 represents a hydrogen atom or substituted or unsubstituted C1-C2 alkyl group, A represents an oxygen atom or divalent linking group, B represents a hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C4 alkyl group, aldehyde group, carboxy group or hydroxy group, and X represents an oxygen atom, nitrogen atom or sulfur atom.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Kazuyoshi GOAN, Mikio Kouyama, Hajime Tadokoro -
Publication number: 20140228533Abstract: Provided is a toner for developing an electrostatic image. The toner has excellent heat-resistant storage properties and crush resistance while having sufficient low temperature fixability. The toner for developing an electrostatic image includes toner particles that contain at least a binder resin. The binder resin contains a polymer prepared by polymerizing a polymerizable monomer represented by a following general formula (1). In the general formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 60 carbon atoms, an aliphatic group wherein some of carbon atoms of the aliphatic hydrocarbon group are substituted with an oxygen atom, or an aromatic hydrocarbon group optionally having the aliphatic hydrocarbon group or the aliphatic group as a substituent; and R3 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Kazuyoshi GOAN, Mikio KOUYAMA, Hajime TADOKORO
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Publication number: 20140228532Abstract: Provided is a toner for developing an electrostatic image wherein an environment variation difference in a charging ability can be controlled to be small while having sufficient low temperature fixability. The toner includes toner particles that contain at least a binder resin. The binder resin contains a polymer prepared by polymerizing a polymerizable monomer represented by a following general formula (1). In the general formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms; and R3 represents a hydrogen atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. X represents an oxygen atom or a single bond; Y represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a single bond; and Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: KAZUYOSHI GOAN, MIKIO KOUYAMA, HAJIME TADOKORO
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Publication number: 20140142267Abstract: A toner for electrostatic image development having sufficient low-temperature fixing properties, and excellent heat resistant storage stability and crush resistance is provided. In toner particles containing at least a binder resin, the binder resin contains a polymer having a structural unit represented by a general formula (1), wherein R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or an alkoxy group, or two adjacent groups of R1, R2, and R3 combine to form —O(CH2)iO—, where i represents an integer of 1 or 2, provided that at least one of R1, R2, and R3 is an alkoxy group, or two adjacent groups combine to form —O(CH2)iO—; and R4 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a hydroxyl group, or an alkoxy group.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Kazuyoshi GOAN, Mikio KOUYAMA, Hajime TADOKORO
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Patent number: 8652728Abstract: A toner comprising toner particles containing a binder resin comprising a crystalline polyester resin, a non-crystalline polyester resin and an acryl resin having a cross-link structure, and the acryl resin having a cross-link structure has a cross-link site derived from a crosslinking agent represented by the following formula (1): CH2?CR1—C(?O)O—Z—OC(?O)—CR2?CH2??Formula (1) wherein R1 and R2 are each a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and Z is a hydrocarbon group of 2 to 90 carbon atoms, provided that the hydrocarbon group may include an ether linkage, an ester linkage, a heterocyclic ring or a substituent.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Tomoko Mine, Mikihiko Sukeno, Hajime Tadokoro, Ken Ohmura, Tatsuya Nagase, Tomomi Oshiba, Saburou Hiraoka
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Patent number: 8642242Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing toner by which the toner capable of forming high quality images and reproducing high density gradation, which exhibits an excellent high-temperature offsetting property together with excellent low-temperature fixability, and provides appropriate gloss with respect to images to be formed, can be stably prepared; and also provided is the toner. After conducting a step in which particles made of at least a crystalline polyester resin are coagulated to form core coagulated particles, and an unsaturated amorphous polyester resin particle is attached onto the surface of each of the core coagulated particles to form core-shell type coagulated particles, radical polymerization reaction is conducted by acting a radical polymerization initiator on the foregoing core-shell type coagulated particles to conduct a step in which a layer made of a crosslinking amorphous polyester resin is formed on the surface of each of the core coagulated particles.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2011Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Saburou Hiraoka, Mikihiko Sukeno, Hajime Tadokoro, Ken Ohmura, Tatsuya Nagase, Tomomi Oshiba, Kenji Hayashi, Tomoko Mine
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Patent number: 8586278Abstract: A method of producing an electrostatic image developing toner comprising toner particles comprising a binder resin containing at least a non-crystalline polyester resin having a crosslinking structure and a crystalline polyester resin, the method comprising the steps of (a-1) preparing a crystalline polyester resin particle aqueous dispersion liquid; (a-2) preparing a polymerizable unsaturated non-crystalline polyester resin aqueous dispersion liquid; (b) preparing crosslinking non-crystalline polyester resin particles by adding a radical polymerization initiator to the aqueous dispersion liquid of particles containing the non-crystalline polyester resin having a polymerizable unsaturated bond; (c) preparing core particles by aggregating at least the particles containing the crystalline polyester resin in an aqueous medium; and (d) preparing a shell layer containing the non-crystalline polyester resin having a crosslinking structure by fusing the particles containing the non-crystalline polyester resin havingType: GrantFiled: October 13, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Mikihiko Sukeno, Hajime Tadokoro, Ken Ohmura, Tatsuya Nagase, Tomomi Oshiba, Kenji Hayashi, Saburou Hiraoka, Tomoko Mine
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Patent number: 8568947Abstract: Disclosed is a green toner for developing a static latent image containing a binder resin and a colorant, and the colorant contains C.I. Solvent Green 5 and colorant compound X represented by Formula (1), and content ratio of C.I. Solvent Green 5 in whole amount of the colorant is 5 to 50% by weight, in the Formula (1), M1 is a metal atom of Group 14, Q is independently a monovalent substituent, m and n are each 0 or 1, at least one of m and n is 1, and A is independently an atomic group forming an aromatic ring which may have a substituent.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2012Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yohei Ohno, Hajime Tadokoro, Kaori Matsushima, Hiroyuki Yasukawa, Ito Koga
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Patent number: 8557490Abstract: Disclosed is a cyan toner for developing an electrostatic image containing a cyan colorant, and the cyan colorant comprises colorant compound X represented by Formula (1) and colorant compound Y represented by Formula (2). wherein M1 is a metal atom of Group 14, Q is independently a monovalent substituent, m and n are each 0 or 1, at least one of m and n is 1, and A is independently an atomic group forming an aromatic ring which may have a substituent, wherein, M2 is Zn or Al, and A is independently an atomic group forming an aromatic ring which may have a substituent.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2011Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Hiroyuki Yasukawa, Hajime Tadokoro, Kaori Matsushima, Ito Koga, Yohei Ohno
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Patent number: 8497059Abstract: A method of producing a toner comprising toner particles containing a binder resin composed of a non-crystalline polyester resin having a crosslinked structure and a crystalline polyester resin is disclosed, the method comparing steps of; a process to form an oil phase liquid by dissolving or dispersing a non-crystalline polyester resin having a polymerizable unsaturated double bond and a crystalline polyester resin in an organic solvent, a process to form an aqueous dispersion liquid of oil droplets of the oil phase liquid by dispersing the oil phase liquid in an aqueous medium, a process to form oil droplets containing the non-crystalline polyester resin having a crosslinked structure by adding a radical polymerization initiator to the aqueous dispersion liquid of oil droplets, and an organic solvent removing process to form toner particles by removing organic solvent.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2011Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Tomomi Oshiba, Mikihiko Sukeno, Hajime Tadokoro, Ken Ohmura, Tatsuya Nagase, Kenji Hayashi, Saburou Hiraoka, Tomoko Mine
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Publication number: 20120219892Abstract: Disclosed is a green toner for developing a static latent image containing a binder resin and a colorant, and the colorant contains C.I. Solvent Green 5 and colorant compound X represented by Formula (1), and content ratio of C.I. Solvent Green 5 in whole amount of the colorant is 5 to 50% by weight, in the Formula (1), M1 is a metal atom of Group 14, Q is independently a monovalent substituent, m and n are each 0 or 1, at least one of m and n is 1, and A is independently an atomic group forming an aromatic ring which may have a substituent.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Yohei OHNO, Hajime TADOKORO, Kaori MATSUSHIMA, Hiroyuki YASUKAWA, Ito KOGA
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Publication number: 20120107741Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing toner by which the toner capable of forming high quality images and reproducing high density gradation, which exhibits an excellent high-temperature offsetting property together with excellent low-temperature fixability, and provides appropriate gloss with respect to images to be formed, can be stably prepared; and also provided is the toner. After conducting a step in which particles made of at least a crystalline polyester resin are coagulated to form core coagulated particles, and an unsaturated amorphous polyester resin particle is attached onto the surface of each of the core coagulated particles to form core-shell type coagulated particles, radical polymerization reaction is conducted by acting a radical polymerization initiator on the foregoing core-shell type coagulated particles to conduct a step in which a layer made of a crosslinking amorphous polyester resin is formed on the surface of each of the core coagulated particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Saburou HIRAOKA, Mikihiko SUKENO, Hajime TADOKORO, Ken OHMURA, Tatsuya NAGASE, Tomomi OSHIBA, Kenji HAYASHI, Tomoko MINE
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Publication number: 20120100478Abstract: A method of producing an electrostatic image developing toner comprising toner particles comprising a binder resin containing at least a non-crystalline polyester resin having a crosslinking structure and a crystalline polyester resin, the method comprising the steps of (a-1) preparing a crystalline polyester resin particle aqueous dispersion liquid; (a-2) preparing a polymerizable unsaturated non-crystalline polyester resin aqueous dispersion liquid; (b) preparing crosslinking non-crystalline polyester resin particles by adding a radical polymerization initiator to the aqueous dispersion liquid of particles containing the non-crystalline polyester resin having a polymerizable unsaturated bond; (c) preparing core particles by aggregating at least the particles containing the crystalline polyester resin in an aqueous medium; and (d) preparing a shell layer containing the non-crystalline polyester resin having a crosslinking structure by fusing the particles containing the non-crystalline polyester resin havingType: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Mikihiko SUKENO, Hajime TADOKORO, Ken OHMURA, Tatsuya NAGASE, Tomomi OSHIBA, Kenji HAYASHI, Saburou HIRAOKA, Tomoko MINE
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Publication number: 20120094229Abstract: A toner comprising toner particles containing a binder resin comprising a crystalline polyester resin, a non-crystalline polyester resin and an acryl resin having a cross-link structure, and the acryl resin having a cross-link structure has a cross-link site derived from a crosslinking agent represented by the following formula (1): CH2?CR1—C(?O)O—Z—OC(?O)—CR2?CH2??Formula (1) wherein R1 and R2 are each a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and Z is a hydrocarbon group of 2 to 90 carbon atoms, provided that the hydrocarbon group may include an ether linkage, an ester linkage, a heterocyclic ring or a substituent.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Tomoko MINE, Mikihiko SUKENO, Hajime TADOKORO, Ken OHMURA, Tatsuya NAGASE, Tomomi OSHIBA, Saburou HIRAOKA
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Publication number: 20120064454Abstract: A method of producing a toner comprising toner particles containing a binder resin composed of a non-crystalline polyester resin having a crosslinking structure and a crystalline polyester resin is disclosed, the method comparing steps of; a process to form an oil phase liquid by dissolving or dispersing a non-crystalline polyester resin having a polymerizable unsaturated double bond and a crystalline polyester resin in an organic solvent, a process to form an aqueous dispersion liquid of oil droplets of the oil phase liquid by dispersing the oil phase liquid in an aqueous medium, a process to form oil droplets containing the non-crystalline polyester resin having a crosslinking structure by adding a radical polymerization initiator to the aqueous dispersion liquid of oil droplets, and an organic solvent removing process to form toner particles by removing organic solvent.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Tomomi OSHIBA, Mikihiko SUKENO, Hajime TADOKORO, Ken OHMURA, Tatsuya NAGASE, Kenji HAYASHI, Saburou HIRAOKA, Tomoko MINE
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Publication number: 20120045718Abstract: Disclosed is a cyan toner for developing an electrostatic image containing a cyan colorant, and the cyan colorant comprises colorant compound X represented by Formula (1) and colorant compound Y represented by Formula (2). wherein M1 is a metal atom of Group 14, Q is independently a monovalent substituent, m and n are each 0 or 1, at least one of m and n is 1, and A is independently an atomic group forming an aromatic ring which may have a substituent, wherein, M2 is Zn or Al, and A is independently an atomic group forming an aromatic ring which may have a substituent.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2011Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Hiroyuki YASUKAWA, Hajime TADOKORO, Kaori MATSUSHIMA, Ito KOGA, Yohei OHNO