Patents by Inventor Hisano Higurashi

Hisano Higurashi 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: 20050271964
    Abstract: Satisfactory anti-blocking property of powder toner can be realized, while avoiding increase in softening temperature of the powder toner, by coating the surface of a low melting point powder toner with a thermosetting resin. This leads to the realization of toner fixing at lower temperatures and is particularly effective when using a urea resin as the thermosetting resin or employing polymerized toner as the powder toner. Use of the surface-coated powder toner with a low softening temperature and less blocking tendency makes possible reduction of thermal energy and time required for fusing, thereby realizing energy-saving and high-speed fusing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Applicant: Toppan Forms Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Etou, Hisano Higurashi, Yusuke Nakayama, Kaori Ezaki, Toru Kimura
  • Patent number: 5798315
    Abstract: A microcapsule-containing oil-based coating liquid wherein the coating liquid comprises a hydrophobic core material-containing microcapsule particles dispersed individually in a state of primary particle in an oil varnish for ink use or a resin for coating use, and a solvent having an affinity for both the varnish or the resin and the surface of the microcapsule wall material in a state of having been attracted with the affinity to both the varnish or the resin and the surface layer of the microcapsule wall material. The preferred solvent is a lower divalent or multivalent alcohol.A preparative method of the foregoing coating liquid by utilizing vacuum distillation is also proposed.A sheet, like a duplicating sheet of paper coated with the foregoing oil-based coating liquid is further provided.According to the present invention, a water-based microcapsules system can be advantageously converted into an oil-based one without coagulating the primary microcapsule particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Assignee: Toppan Moore Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Etoh, Akira Hirasawa, Hisano Higurashi, Makoto Kawamura
  • Patent number: 5646203
    Abstract: A microcapsule-containing oil-based coating liquid wherein the coating liquid comprises a hydrophobic core material-containing microcapsule particles dispersed individually in a state of primary particle in an oil varnish for ink use or a resin for coating use, and a solvent having an affinity for both the varnish or the resin and the surface of the microcapsule wall material in a state of having been attracted with the affinity to both the varnish or the resin and the surface layer of the microcapsule wall material. The preferred solvent is a lower divalent or multivalent alcohol.A preparative method of the foregoing coating liquid by utilizing vacuum distillation is also proposed.A sheet, like a duplicating sheet of paper coated with the foregoing oil-based coating liquid is further provided.According to the present invention, a water-based microcapsules system can be advantageously converted into an oil-based one without coagulating the primary microcapsule particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Toppan Moore Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Etoh, Akira Hirasawa, Hisano Higurashi, Makoto Kawamura