Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Yamaai

Hiroyuki Yamaai 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).

  • Publication number: 20240118634
    Abstract: The electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a support and a photosensitive layer on the support, in which a surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member contains a particle, the surface layer has a particle partially exposed from the surface layer among the particle contained in the surface layer, the particle has a volume average particle diameter of 50.0 nm or more and 350.0 nm or less; in a cross-section of the surface layer, the number of the particle partially exposed from the surface layer is 80% by number or more based on a total number of the particle contained in the surface layer; and a total volume of an exposed portion of the particle partially exposed from the surface layer is 30% by volume or more and 80% by volume or less based on an entire volume of the particle contained in the surface layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: SHUNTARO WATANABE, TOMOHITO ISHIDA, NOBUHIRO NAKAMURA, HIROYUKI WATANABE, TATSUYA YAMAAI, MASATADA HIROTA
  • Publication number: 20240118635
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member that achieves satisfactory transferability. An electrophotographic photosensitive member including a charge generating layer, a charge transporting layer, and a protection layer laminated on a support in the stated order, wherein the protection layer contains a binder resin and particles, and wherein when an average thickness of the protection layer in a site free of the particles is represented by T and a volume-average particle diameter of the particles is represented by Dm in a cross-section of the protection layer, the following formula (a) is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: TOMOHITO ISHIDA, SHUNTARO WATANABE, NOBUHIRO NAKAMURA, TATSUYA YAMAAI, HIROYUKI WATANABE, MASATADA HIROTA
  • Publication number: 20010034998
    Abstract: A packaging structure for packaging roll-shaped materials wound on a core, comprises: a bottom plate; left and right supporting plates to support both end portions of the core from a bottom side of the core; front and rear holding plates to support the left and right supporting plates from front and rear sides of the left and right supporting plates so as to hold a stand-up condition that the left and right supporting plates stand on the bottom plate; and a supporting structure to make the bottom plate, the left and right supporting plates and the front and rear holding plates in a single body structure and to make the left and right supporting plates and the front and rear holding plates collapsible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Applicant: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamaai, Yoshimasa Kishino, Motonori Takakura