Patents by Inventor Hideo Hotomi

Hideo Hotomi 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: 4810606
    Abstract: A photosensitive member of the present invention comprises an electrically conductive substrate, a charge generating layer and a charge transporting layer comprising amorphous carbon which contains hydrogen.The charge transporting layer contains about 0.1 to about 7 atomic % of oxygen and/or about 0.1 to about 5 atomic % of nitrogen based on all the constituent atoms therein.The photosensitive member of this construction is excellent in electrophotographic characteristics inclusive of charge transportability and charging ability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1989
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuji Iino, Hideo Hotomi, Isao Doi, Mitsutoshi Nakamura, Izumi Osawa
  • Patent number: 4801515
    Abstract: A photosensitive member of the present invention comprises an electrically conductive substrate, a photoconductive layer and an overcoat layer.The photoconductive layer comprises selenium-arsenic alloy layer, or selenium layer and selenium-tellurium layer formed in this order. The overcoat layer comprises amorphous carbon containing hydrogen and contains a kind of atom selected from the group consisting of halogen, oxygen and nitrogen.The photosensitive member of this construction is harmless and excellent in electrophotographic characteristics inclusive of durability and surface hardness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1989
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuji Iino, Hideo Hotomi, Masanori Fujiwara, Isao Doi, Izumi Osawa
  • Patent number: 4797338
    Abstract: A photosensitive member of the present invention comprises an electrically conductive substrate, an evaporated layer of phthalocyanine compounds as a charge generating layer and a hydrogen-containing amorphous carbon layer as a charge transporting layer.The charge transporting layer contains hydrogen in an amount of about 30 to about 60 atomic % based on the combined amount of hydrogen atoms and carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1989
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Syuji Iino, Hideo Hotomi, Noboru Saeki, Masanori Fujiwara, Fumiko Uchino, Izumi Osawa
  • Patent number: 4749636
    Abstract: The present invention provides a photosensitive member comprising a carrier transporting layer of hydrogen-containing carbon, which is excellent in a charge transportability, a chargeability, a rigidity and resistances to corona, acid, moisture and heat, and has so small residual potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1988
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuji Iino, Hideo Hotomi, Izumi Osawa, Mitsutoshi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 4743522
    Abstract: The present invention provides a photosensitive member comprising a carrier transporting layer of hydrogen-containing carbon and an adhesive layer of hydrogen-containing carbon, said adhesive layer comprising at least one element selected from silicon, germanium and aluminum. The photosensitive member of the present invention is excellent in a charge transporting property, an adhesive property of a substrate with a hydrogen-containing layer, a chargeability, a rigidity and resistances to corona, acid, moisture and heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1988
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuji Iino, Hideo Hotomi, Izumi Osawa, Mitsutoshi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 4741982
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new photosensitive member which comprises a hydrogen-containing carbon undercoat layer controlled in the polarity by an element of IIIA or VA group, a hydrogen-containing C:H charge transporting layer and a charge generating layer, which has an excellent charge transortability, a charging ability, and preventing properties of charge injection and of increase of residual potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuji Iino, Hideo Hotomi, Izumi Osawa, Mitsutoshi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 4738912
    Abstract: The present invention provides a photosensitive member comprising a hydrogen-containing carbon layer as a charge transporting layer, which contains an element selected from the group consisting of Si, Ge and Sn; the hydrogen-containing carbon layer facilitates the injection of charge and decreases residual potential, and memory and increases sensitivity. Accordingly, a photosensitive member of the present invention is excellent in charge transporting property, sensitivity, charge holding property and imaged copy can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1988
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuji Iino, Hideo Hotomi, Izumi Osawa, Mitsutoshi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 4717926
    Abstract: The printer provides means for generating so called electric field crutain force which act on toning material being existed at a tip end of a nozzle means to eject the toning material therefrom toward a recording material. Said means includes at least one pair of electrodes arranged near to the tip end of the nozzle and an alternating electric voltage source for applying an AC voltage to said electrodes in order to generate said electric field curtain force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1988
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideo Hotomi