Patents by Inventor Hidetoshi Kami

Hidetoshi Kami 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).

  • Electrophotographic photoconductor with water vapor permeability
    Patent number: 6030733
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoconductor including a photoconductive layer which is formed overlying an electroconductive substrate and which includes at least a charge transporting polymer material, wherein the photoconductive layer has a water vapor permeability not greater than about 200 g.multidot.m.sup.-2 .multidot.24 h.sup.-1. The photoconductive layer may be a functionally separated photoconductive layer including a charge generating layer and a charge transporting layer which is formed overlying the charge generating layer and which includes the charge transporting polymer material, wherein the charge transporting layer has a water vapor permeability not greater than about 200 g.multidot.m.sup.2 .multidot.24 h.sup.-1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Kami, Tetsuro Suzuki, Narihito Kojima, Hiroshi Nagame, Hiroshi Tamura, Yohta Sakon, Hiroshi Ikuno
  • Electrophotographic photoconductor
    Patent number: 5871876
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoconductor has an electroconductive support and a photoconductive layer formed thereon, which contains a charge transport material with a polycarbonate structure having a triarylamino group at least on the main chain or side chain thereof, and a charge generation material with a phthalocyanine skeleton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ikuno, Hiroshi Nagame, Tetsuro Suzuki, Hidetoshi Kami, Jun Aoto, Hiroshi Tamura, Narihito Kojima, Tatsuya Niimi