Patents by Inventor Kana YOSHIDA

Kana YOSHIDA 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: 20220151077
    Abstract: A method for producing a circuit board includes providing a substrate on which a toner image formed of a thermoplastic toner has been formed and forming a conductive foil layer having a thickness of 0.1 ?m to 2 ?m on the toner image that has been formed on the substrate and then applying heat to the toner image and the conductive foil layer to form a wire constituted by conductive foil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Yasuo MATSUMURA, Sumiaki YAMASAKI, Tsuyoshi MURAKAMI, Kana YOSHIDA, Shuji SATO
  • Patent number: 11272622
    Abstract: A method for producing a circuit board includes providing a substrate on which a toner image formed of a thermoplastic toner has been formed and forming a conductive foil layer having a thickness of 0.1 ?m to 2 ?m on the toner image that has been formed on the substrate and then applying heat to the toner image and the conductive foil layer to form a wire constituted by conductive foil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Yasuo Matsumura, Sumiaki Yamasaki, Tsuyoshi Murakami, Kana Yoshida, Shuji Sato
  • Patent number: 11169459
    Abstract: A resin particle set includes a fluorescent color resin particle containing a fluorescent coloring agent; and a colored resin particle containing a colored coloring agent, wherein a volume average particle diameter of the fluorescent color resin particles is larger than a volume average particle diameter of the colored resin particles, and an average circularity of the fluorescent color resin particles is 0.93 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Murakami, Kana Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20210255559
    Abstract: A resin particle set includes a fluorescent color resin particle containing a fluorescent coloring agent; and a colored resin particle containing a colored coloring agent, wherein a volume average particle diameter of the fluorescent color resin particles is larger than a volume average particle diameter of the colored resin particles, and an average circularity of the fluorescent color resin particles is 0.93 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
    Inventors: Tomoaki TANAKA, Tsuyoshi MURAKAMI, Kana YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 10712680
    Abstract: A white toner for electrostatic image development includes toner particles containing a binder resin, which contains at least a crystalline polyester resin and an amorphous polyester resin, and a white pigment. The loss tangent tan ? at 30° C. determined by dynamic viscoelasticity measurement is 0.2 or more and 1.0 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kana Yoshida, Shinya Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 10684567
    Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic image includes toner particles that each include a binder resin and a release agent. The ratio B/A of a half-width B of an exothermic peak Tc resulting from the release agent which is determined in a first cooling step by differential scanning calorimetry to a half-width A of an endothermic peak Tm resulting from the release agent which is determined in a first heating step prior to the first cooling step by differential scanning calorimetry is 1.5 or more and 4 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Sugawara, Kana Yoshida, Tsuyoshi Murakami, Masaki Iwase
  • Publication number: 20200093004
    Abstract: A method for producing a circuit board includes providing a substrate on which a toner image formed of a thermoplastic toner has been formed and forming a conductive foil layer having a thickness of 0.1 ?m to 2 ?m on the toner image that has been formed on the substrate and then applying heat to the toner image and the conductive foil layer to form a wire constituted by conductive foil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo MATSUMURA, Sumiaki YAMASAKI, Tsuyoshi MURAKAMI, Kana YOSHIDA, Shuji SATO
  • Patent number: 10551756
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image holding member; a charging unit that charges the surface of the image holding member; an electrostatic charge image forming unit that forms an electrostatic charge image on the charged surface of the image holding member; a developing unit that has an electrostatic charge image developer and that develops the electrostatic charge image on the surface of the image holding member with the electrostatic charge image developer to form a toner image; a transfer unit that transfers the toner image formed on the surface of the image holding member to a recording medium; and a fixing unit that includes a fixing belt that comes into contact with the toner image transferred to the recording medium, a rotational member that is disposed in contact with the outer surface of the fixing belt and that forms a contact area between the fixing belt and the rotational member, and a heat source that is disposed so as to face the inner surface of the fixing belt to directly heat the fix
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Murakami, Kana Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20190196347
    Abstract: A white toner for electrostatic image development includes toner particles containing a binder resin, which contains at least a crystalline polyester resin and an amorphous polyester resin, and a white pigment. The loss tangent tan ? at 30° C. determined by dynamic viscoelasticity measurement is 0.2 or more and 1.0 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kana YOSHIDA, Shinya SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10180650
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image holding member, a charging unit; an electrostatic image forming unit, a development unit, a transfer unit; a fixing unit, and a cleaning unit. A toner for electrostatic image development contains a binder resin containing an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin, and paraffin wax. The toner has a volume-average particle diameter of 6 ?m to 9 ?m, a shape factor SF1 of 140 or more, and a toluene insoluble content within a range of 25% to 40%. The melting temperature of the paraffin wax is 60° C. or more and 80° C. or less. The absolute value of difference between the melting temperature of the crystalline resin and the melting temperature of the paraffin is 10° C. or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masataka Kuribayashi, Masahiro Uchida, Takafumi Koide, Yusuke Fukuda, Katsuyuki Kitajima, Koji Funaba, Satomi Hara, Kana Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10175612
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a transfer unit which includes a belt member having an outer peripheral surface which contacts an image holding member, and a transfer member, and the belt member is wound around both of the image holding member and the transfer member, wherein a toner to be used includes a binder resin containing an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin and has specific physical properties described in the specification, and paraffin wax having a melting temperature of 60° C. to 80° C., and an absolute value of a difference between the melting temperature of the crystalline resin and the melting temperature of the paraffin wax is 10° C. or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takafumi Koide, Masataka Kuribayashi, Masahiro Uchida, Yusuke Fukuda, Katsuyuki Kitajima, Koji Funaba, Kana Yoshida, Satomi Hara
  • Patent number: 10152008
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image holding member, a charging unit, an electrostatic charge image forming unit, a developing unit, a transfer unit, a fixing unit including a fixing belt, a pressurizing rotator that forms a nip by pressurizing an outer peripheral surface of the fixing belt, a sliding member that slides on an inner peripheral surface of the fixing belt in the nip, and a pressing member that presses the fixing belt in the direction of the pressurizing rotator, wherein a toner to be used includes a binder resin containing an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin and has specific physical properties described in the specification, and paraffin wax having a melting temperature of 60° C. to 80° C., and an absolute value of a difference between the melting temperature of the crystalline resin and the melting temperature of the paraffin wax is 10° C. or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kana Yoshida, Masataka Kuribayashi, Masahiro Uchida, Takafumi Koide, Yusuke Fukuda, Katsuyuki Kitajima, Koji Funaba, Satomi Hara
  • Patent number: 10133221
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit including a fixing belt, a pressurizing rotator that forms a nip portion between the fixing belt and the pressurizing rotator by pressurizing an outer peripheral surface of the fixing belt, a first heating rotator that is provided so as to contact an inner peripheral surface of the fixing belt in the nip portion and heats the fixing belt, and a second heating unit that heats the fixing belt separately from the first heating rotator, wherein a toner to be used has physical properties described in the specification and includes an amorphous resin, a crystalline resin, and paraffin wax having a melting temperature of 60° C. to 80° C., and an absolute value of a difference in a melting temperature between the crystalline resin and the paraffin wax is 10° C. or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Uchida, Masataka Kuribayashi, Takafumi Koide, Yusuke Fukuda, Katsuyuki Kitajima, Satomi Hara, Kana Yoshida, Koji Funaba
  • Publication number: 20180275594
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image holding member, a charging unit; an electrostatic image forming unit, a development unit, a transfer unit; a fixing unit, and a cleaning unit. A toner for electrostatic image development contains a binder resin containing an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin, and paraffin wax. The toner has a volume-average particle diameter of 6 ?m to 9 ?m, a shape factor SF1 of 140 or more, and a toluene insoluble content within a range of 25% to 40%. The melting temperature of the paraffin wax is 60° C. or more and 80° C. or less. The absolute value of difference between the melting temperature of the crystalline resin and the melting temperature of the paraffin is 10° C. or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masataka KURIBAYASHI, Masahiro UCHIDA, Takafumi KOIDE, Yusuke FUKUDA, Katsuyuki KITAJIMA, Koji FUNABA, Satomi HARA, Kana YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20180275575
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit including a fixing belt, a pressurizing rotator that forms a nip portion between the fixing belt and the pressurizing rotator by pressurizing an outer peripheral surface of the fixing belt, a first heating rotator that is provided so as to contact an inner peripheral surface of the fixing belt in the nip portion and heats the fixing belt, and a second heating unit that heats the fixing belt separately from the first heating rotator, wherein a toner to be used has physical properties described in the specification and includes an amorphous resin, a crystalline resin, and paraffin wax having a melting temperature of 60° C. to 80° C., and an absolute value of a difference in a melting temperature between the crystalline resin and the paraffin wax is 10° C. or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro UCHIDA, Masataka KURIBAYASHI, Takafumi KOIDE, Yusuke FUKUDA, Katsuyuki KITAJIMA, Satomi HARA, Kana YOSHIDA, Koji FUNABA
  • Publication number: 20180275574
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image holding member, a charging unit, an electrostatic charge image forming unit, a developing unit, a transfer unit, a fixing unit including a fixing belt, a pressurizing rotator that forms a nip by pressurizing an outer peripheral surface of the fixing belt, a sliding member that slides on an inner peripheral surface of the fixing belt in the nip, and a pressing member that presses the fixing belt in the direction of the pressurizing rotator, wherein a toner to be used includes a binder resin containing an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin and has specific physical properties described in the specification, and paraffin wax having a melting temperature of 60° C. to 80° C., and an absolute value of a difference between the melting temperature of the crystalline resin and the melting temperature of the paraffin wax is 10° C. or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kana YOSHIDA, Masataka KURIBAYASHI, Masahiro UCHIDA, Takafumi KOIDE, Yusuke FUKUDA, Katsuyuki KITAJIMA, Koji FUNABA, Satomi HARA
  • Publication number: 20180275568
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a transfer unit which includes a belt member having an outer peripheral surface which contacts an image holding member, and a transfer member, and the belt member is wound around both of the image holding member and the transfer member, wherein a toner to be used includes a binder resin containing an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin and has specific physical properties described in the specification, and paraffin wax having a melting temperature of 60° C. to 80° C., and an absolute value of a difference between the melting temperature of the crystalline resin and the melting temperature of the paraffin wax is 10° C. or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takafumi KOIDE, Masataka KURIBAYASHI, Masahiro UCHIDA, Yusuke FUKUDA, Katsuyuki KITAJIMA, Koji FUNABA, Kana YOSHIDA, Satomi HARA
  • Patent number: 10042275
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles containing a binder resin and a white pigment, wherein, in a particle size distribution of a maximum Feret diameter of particles of the white pigment present in the toner particle, a ratio of particles of the white pigment having a maximum Feret diameter of 200 nm or more and less than 400 nm is 50% by number or more with respect to the entire particles of the white pigment, and a maximum value of a frequency with respect to particles of the white pigment having a maximum Feret diameter of 650 nm or more and less than 1,000 nm is larger than a minimum value of a frequency with respect to particles of the white pigment having a maximum Feret diameter of 500 nm or more and less than 650 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Iwase, Atsushi Sugawara, Tsuyoshi Murakami, Kana Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20180143552
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a toner particle which contains a crystalline resin, an amorphous resin, and at least one of an inorganic pigment and a metallic pigment, wherein in differential scanning calorimetry, an endothermic peak Tm (° C.) derived from the crystalline resin in a first temperature rising process and an exothermic peak Tc (° C.) derived from the crystalline resin in a first temperature falling process after the first temperature rising process are present, and a relationship expressed by Tm>Tc is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi SUGAWARA, Kana YOSHIDA, Tsuyoshi MURAKAMI, Masaki IWASE
  • Publication number: 20180143550
    Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic image includes toner particles that each include a binder resin and a release agent. The ratio B/A of a half-width B of an exothermic peak Tc resulting from the release agent which is determined in a first cooling step by differential scanning calorimetry to a half-width A of an endothermic peak Tm resulting from the release agent which is determined in a first heating step prior to the first cooling step by differential scanning calorimetry is 1.5 or more and 4 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi SUGAWARA, Kana YOSHIDA, Tsuyoshi MURAKAMI, Masaki IWASE