Patents by Inventor Hirofumi Kumoi

Hirofumi Kumoi 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 photosensitive member, process cartridge and electrophotographic apparatus, and process for producing electrophotographic photosensitive member
    Patent number: 7732113
    Abstract: In an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a support, a conductive layer formed on the support, an intermediate layer formed on the conductive layer, and a photosensitive layer formed on the intermediate layer, the conductive layer has been formed by using a conductive layer coating fluid which contains TiO2 particles coated with oxygen deficient SnO2 having an average particle diameter of from 0.20 ?m or more to 0.60 ?m or less, and has a volume resistivity of from more than 8.0×108 ?cm to 1.0×1011 ?cm or less. The electrophotographic photosensitive member can keep charging lines from occurring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazushige Nakamura, Hidetoshi Hirano, Hirotoshi Uesugi, Hirofumi Kumoi, Shinji Takagi, Yukihiro Abe, Junpei Kuno, Daisuke Miura
  • ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARTUS, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER
    Publication number: 20090136256
    Abstract: In an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a support, a conductive layer formed on the support, an intermediate layer formed on the conductive layer, and a photosensitive layer formed on the intermediate layer, the conductive layer has been formed by using a conductive layer coating fluid which contains TiO2 particles coated with oxygen deficient SnO2 having an average particle diameter of from 0.20 ?m or more to 0.60 ?m or less, and has a volume resistivity of from more than 8.0×108 ?cm to 1.0×1011 ?cm or less. The electrophotographic photosensitive member can keep charging lines from occurring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazushige Nakamura, Hidetoshi Hirano, Hirotoshi Uesugi, Hirofumi Kumoi, Shinji Takagi, Yukihiro Abe, Junpei Kuno, Daisuke Miura