Patents by Inventor Kaori Kinoshita

Kaori Kinoshita 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).

  • Patent number: 9952524
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic carrier for an electrophotographic developer comprising spherical composite core particles comprising at least ferromagnetic iron oxide fine particles and a cured phenol resin, and having an average particle diameter of 20 to 60 ?m, the magnetic carrier for an electrophotographic developer satisfying the formula (1): ?1??0=?2 to 0 wherein ?0 represents a saturation magnetization (Am2/kg) of the carrier particles having a particle diameter in the vicinity of the average particle diameter of the magnetic carrier for an electrophotographic developer; and ?1 represents a saturation magnetization (Am2/kg) of the carrier particles having a particle diameter of less than 20 ?m, and a two-component system developer using the magnetic carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: TODA KOGYO CORP.
    Inventors: Kaori Kinoshita, Eiichi Kurita
  • Patent number: 9921510
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic carrier for an electrophotographic developer comprising spherical magnetic composite particles comprising a phenol resin as a binder and ferromagnetic iron oxide particles bonded to each other through the phenol resin, wherein the spherical magnetic composite particles have a ten-point mean roughness Rz of 0.3 to 2.0 ?m. The magnetic carrier for an electrophotographic developer according to the present invention exhibits an excellent durability against peeling-off and abrasion of coating resins formed thereon and a high stability to mechanical stress exerted onto the carrier, is free from occurrence of spent toner, can be stably held over a long period of time without occurrence of fogging and unevenness in density of toner images, and can keep high-quality images with an excellent gradation for a long period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: TODA KOGYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuji Iwami, Shigenori Harada, Eiichi Kurita, Kaori Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 9778586
    Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetic carrier for an electrophotographic developer which has an excellent durability and a stable charging property and is free from occurrence of spent toner thereonto, and a two-component system developer comprising the magnetic carrier for an electrophotographic developer and a toner. The present invention relates to a core material of a magnetic carrier for an electrophotographic developer comprising spherical composite particles comprising at least ferromagnetic iron oxide fine particles and a cured phenol resin and having an average particle diameter of 1 to 100 ?m, a resin index of the spherical composite particles being within the range of 35 to 80%, and a magnetic carrier obtained by coating a surface of respective particles of the magnetic carrier core material with a resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: TODA GOKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaori Kinoshita, Eiichi Kurita
  • Publication number: 20170160664
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic carrier for an electrophotographic developer comprising spherical magnetic composite particles comprising a phenol resin as a binder and ferromagnetic iron oxide particles bonded to each other through the phenol resin, wherein the spherical magnetic composite particles have a ten-point mean roughness Rz of 0.3 to 2.0 ?m. The magnetic carrier for an electrophotographic developer according to the present invention exhibits an excellent durability against peeling-off and abrasion of coating resins formed thereon and a high stability to mechanical stress exerted onto the carrier, is free from occurrence of spent toner, can be stably held over a long period of time without occurrence of fogging and unevenness in density of toner images, and can keep high-quality images with an excellent gradation for a long period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Katsuji IWAMI, Shigenori HARADA, Eiichi KURITA, Kaori KINOSHITA
  • Patent number: 9606467
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic carrier for an electrophotographic developer comprising spherical magnetic composite particles comprising a phenol resin as a binder and ferromagnetic iron oxide particles bonded to each other through the phenol resin, wherein the spherical magnetic composite particles have a ten-point mean roughness Rz of 0.3 to 2.0 ?m. The magnetic carrier for an electrophotographic developer according to the present invention exhibits an excellent durability against peeling-off and abrasion of coating resins formed thereon and a high stability to mechanical stress exerted onto the carrier, is free from occurrence of spent toner, can be stably held over a long period of time without occurrence of fogging and unevenness in density of toner images, and can keep high-quality images with an excellent gradation for a long period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: TODA KOGYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuji Iwami, Shigenori Harada, Eiichi Kurita, Kaori Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 9285698
    Abstract: Black magnetic iron oxide particles having an average particle diameter of 0.05 to 2.0 ?m and an electric resistance value at an applied voltage of 100 V of not less than 1×108 ?·cm. Also a magnetic carrier for electrophotographic developer having spherical magnetic composite particles obtained by dispersing black magnetic iron oxide particles in a binder resin. The magnetic carrier has an electric resistance value R100 at an applied voltage of 100 V of 1×108 to 1×1014 ?·cm, and an electric resistance value R300 at an applied voltage of 300 V which satisfies the relationship represented by the formula: 0.1?R300/R100?1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: TODA KOGYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Uemoto, Hiromitsu Misawa, Ryo Iwai, Naoki Uchida, Koso Aoki, Kazuya Fujita, Kaori Kinoshita, Kazushi Takama, Eiichi Kurita
  • Publication number: 20150192874
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic carrier for an electrophotographic developer comprising spherical composite core particles comprising at least ferromagnetic iron oxide fine particles and a cured phenol resin, and having an average particle diameter of 20 to 60 ?m, the magnetic carrier for an electrophotographic developer satisfying the formula (1): ?1??0=?2 to 0 wherein ?0 represents a saturation magnetization (Am2/kg) of the carrier particles having a particle diameter in the vicinity of the average particle diameter of the magnetic carrier for an electrophotographic developer; and ?1 represents a saturation magnetization (Am2/kg) of the carrier particles having a particle diameter of less than 20 ?m, and a two-component system developer using the magnetic carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Kaori Kinoshita, Eiichi Kurita
  • Patent number: 8673529
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic carrier for an electrophotographic developer comprising spherical composite particles comprising spherical composite core particles comprising at least ferromagnetic iron oxide fine particles and a cured phenol resin and having an average particle diameter of 1 to 100 ?m, and a melamine resin coating layer formed on the respective core particles, wherein a ratio of R100 to R300 (R100/R300) in which R100 is an electric resistance value as measured when applying a voltage of 100 V to the magnetic carrier; and R300 is an electric resistance value as measured when applying a voltage of 300 V to the magnetic carrier, is controlled to lie within the range of 1 to 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Toda Kogyo Corporation
    Inventors: Kaori Kinoshita, Shinji Uemoto, Eiichi Kurita
  • Publication number: 20140065535
    Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetic carrier for an electrophotographic developer which has an excellent durability and a stable charging property and is free from occurrence of spent toner thereonto, and a two-component system developer comprising the magnetic carrier for an electrophotographic developer and a toner. The present invention relates to a core material of a magnetic carrier for an electrophotographic developer comprising spherical composite particles comprising at least ferromagnetic iron oxide fine particles and a cured phenol resin and having an average particle diameter of 1 to 100 ?m, a resin index of the spherical composite particles being within the range of 35 to 80%, and a magnetic carrier obtained by coating a surface of respective particles of the magnetic carrier core material with a resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: TODA KOGYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaori Kinoshita, Eiichi Kurita
  • Publication number: 20120129087
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic carrier for an electrophotographic developer comprising spherical magnetic composite particles comprising a phenol resin as a binder and ferromagnetic iron oxide particles bonded to each other through the phenol resin, wherein the spherical magnetic composite particles have a ten-point mean roughness Rz of 0.3 to 2.0 ?m. The magnetic carrier for an electrophotographic developer according to the present invention exhibits an excellent durability against peeling-off and abrasion of coating resins formed thereon and a high stability to mechanical stress exerted onto the carrier, is free from occurrence of spent toner, can be stably held over a long period of time without occurrence of fogging and unevenness in density of toner images, and can keep high-quality images with an excellent gradation for a long period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Katsuji Iwami, Shigenori Harada, Eiichi Kurita, Kaori Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20120115078
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic carrier for an electrophotographic developer comprising spherical composite particles comprising spherical composite core particles comprising at least ferromagnetic iron oxide fine particles and a cured phenol resin and having an average particle diameter of 1 to 100 ?m, and a melamine resin coating layer formed on the respective core particles, wherein a ratio of R100 to R300 (R100/R300) in which R100 is an electric resistance value as measured when applying a voltage of 100 V to the magnetic carrier; and R300 is an electric resistance value as measured when applying a voltage of 300 V to the magnetic carrier, is controlled to lie within the range of 1 to 50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Kaori Kinoshita, Shinji Uemoto, Eiichi Kurita
  • Publication number: 20090311617
    Abstract: The present invention relates to black magnetic iron oxide particles having an average particle diameter of 0.05 to 2.0 ?m and an electric resistance value at an applied voltage of 100 V of not less than 1×108 ?·m; and a magnetic carrier for electrophotographic developer comprising spherical magnetic composite particles obtained by dispersing black magnetic iron oxide particles in a binder resin, wherein the magnetic carrier has an electric resistance value R100 at an applied voltage of 100 V of 1×108 to 1×1014 ?·m, and an electric resistance value R300 at an applied voltage of 300 V which satisfies the relationship represented by the formula: 0.1?R300/R100?1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: TODA KOGYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Uemoto, Hiromitsu Misawa, Ryo Iwai, Naoki Uchida, Koso Aoki, Kazuya Fujita, Kaori Kinoshita, Kazushi Takama, Eiichi Kurita
  • Patent number: 6721048
    Abstract: In a detector for spectrometry attached to an integrating sphere, a plurality of detection elements having different spectral sensitivity characteristics is arranged side by side in the same plane on a base, and a side cover is provided such that the detection elements receive light. Thus, the measurement light is directly irradiated to the respective detection elements. Accordingly, the detector for spectrometry has a fast response speed and is excellent in the sensitivity characteristics in a wide wavelength region in the near-infrared area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Kazumi Yokota, Kaori Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20020024664
    Abstract: In a detector for spectrometry attached to an integrating sphere, a plurality of detection elements having different spectral sensitivity characteristics is arranged side by side in the same plane on a base, and a side cover is provided such that the detection elements receive light. Thus, the measurement light is directly irradiated to the respective detection elements. Accordingly, the detector for spectrometry has a fast response speed and is excellent in the sensitivity characteristics in a wide wavelength region in the near-infrared area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Applicant: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Kazumi Yokota, Kaori Kinoshita