Patents by Inventor Katsumi Nukada

Katsumi Nukada 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: 9707722
    Abstract: There is provided a method for producing a porous polyimide film, including a first step of forming a coating film containing a polyimide precursor solution where a polyimide precursor and an organic amine compound are dissolved in an aqueous solvent, and a resin particle incapable of dissolving in the polyimide precursor solution, followed by drying of the coating film to form a coat containing the polyimide precursor and the resin particle, and a second step of heating the coat to imidize the polyimide precursor and form a polyimide film, the second step including a treatment for removing the resin particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nukada, Tsuyoshi Miyamoto, Tomoya Sasaki, Kana Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 9650543
    Abstract: There is provided a polyimide precursor composition, wherein a resin having a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (I), an organic amine compound, and a surfactant are dissolved in a water-based solvent including water: wherein in the general formula (I), A represents a tetravalent organic group, and B represents a divalent organic group, a method for manufacturing a polyimide molded body, wherein the polyimide precursor composition is molded by a heat treatment, and a polyimide molded body manufactured by the method for manufacturing a polyimide molded body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kana Miyazaki, Tsuyoshi Miyamoto, Katsumi Nukada
  • Publication number: 20170088746
    Abstract: A polyimide precursor composition in which a resin and an organic amine compound are dispersed in an aqueous solvent, wherein the aqueous solvent contains 50% by weight or more of water and at least one organic solvent selected from a solvent group A consisting of a urea solvent, an amide solvent containing an alkoxy group, and an amide solvent containing an ester group in an amount of 5% by weight or more with respect to the total amount of the aqueous solvent, and the resin has a repeating unit represented by the following formula (I): wherein A indicates a tetravalent organic group, and B indicates a bivalent organic group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya SASAKI, Tsuyoshi MIYAMOTO, Kana MIYAZAKI, Katsumi NUKADA
  • Patent number: 9550862
    Abstract: A polyimide precursor composition includes a polyimide precursor including a condensation polymer of a tetracarboxylic dianhydride composed of a first tetracarboxylic dianhydride having a benzene ring to which two carboxylic anhydride groups are bonded and a second tetracarboxylic dianhydride other than the first tetracarboxylic dianhydride, and a diamine compound; a tertiary amine compound; and a water-soluble solvent containing at least one kind selected from the group consisting of water and aqueous alcohol, wherein the polyimide precursor and the tertiary amine compound are dissolved in the water-soluble solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Miyamoto, Kana Miyazaki, Tomoya Sasaki, Katsumi Nukada
  • Patent number: 9535343
    Abstract: An image forming method satisfies the following Expressions: 0.01<Rmf<0.20??Expression (A1): 0.005<Rmf/Wh<5.000??Expression (B1): 0.002<Rmf/Wl<1.000??Expression (B2): 1.0<Whmax/Whmin<2.5??Expression (C1): 1.0<Wlmax/Wlmin<2.5??Expression (C2): wherein, when a content of the fatty acid metal salt particles with respect to the entire weight of the toner is set as Rmf, an average abrasion rate of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is set as Wh, a maximum abrasion rate of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is set as Whmax, and a minimum abrasion rate of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is set as Whmin, and an average abrasion rate of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is set as Wl, a maximum abrasion rate of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is set as Wlmax, and a minimum abrasion rate of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is set as Wlmin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nukada, Hidekazu Hirose, Tomoya Sasaki, Yuko Iwadate, Kenji Kajiwara, Tatsuki Sano
  • Patent number: 9505886
    Abstract: A polyimide precursor composition includes a polyimide precursor including a condensation polymer of a tetracarboxylic dianhydride containing a first tetracarboxylic dianhydride having a benzene ring to which two carboxylic anhydride groups are bonded, and a second tetracarboxylic dianhydride other than the first tetracarboxylic dianhydride, and a diamine compound; and a first aqueous solvent containing water and at least one water-soluble organic solvent selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble ether solvent, a water-soluble ketone solvent, and a water-soluble alcohol solvent, or a second aqueous solvent containing a water-soluble alcohol solvent and at least one water-soluble organic solvent selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble ether solvent and a water-soluble ketone solvent, wherein the polyimide precursor is dissolved in the first aqueous solvent or the second aqueous solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Miyamoto, Kana Miyazaki, Tomoya Sasaki, Katsumi Nukada
  • Publication number: 20160291490
    Abstract: Provided is a fluorine-containing resin particle dispersion including: fluorine-containing resin particles, a resin which is not dissolved in at least one solvent in a group of hydroxyl group-containing solvents including an alcohol-based solvent having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, containing no aromatic ring in the molecule structure, and a water-based medium, and which is adhered on the surface of the fluorine-containing resin particles, and at least one solvent, in which the resin is not dissolved, in the group of hydroxyl group-containing solvents, in which the fluorine-containing resin particles having the resin adhered on the surface thereof are dispersed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi NUKADA, Wataru YAMADA, Takatsugu DOI, Yuko IWADATE
  • Publication number: 20160279883
    Abstract: There is provided a method for producing a porous polyimide film, including a first step of forming a coating film containing a polyimide precursor solution where a polyimide precursor and an organic amine compound are dissolved in an aqueous solvent, and a resin particle incapable of dissolving in the polyimide precursor solution, followed by drying of the coating film to form a coat containing the polyimide precursor and the resin particle, and a second step of heating the coat to imidize the polyimide precursor and form a polyimide film, the second step including a treatment for removing the resin particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Katsumi NUKADA, Tsuyoshi MIYAMOTO, Tomoya SASAKI, Kana MIYAZAKI
  • Patent number: 9389525
    Abstract: Provided is a fluorine-containing resin particle dispersion including: fluorine-containing resin particles, a resin which is not dissolved in at least one solvent in a group of hydroxyl group-containing solvents including an alcohol-based solvent having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, containing no aromatic ring in the molecule structure, and a water-based medium, and which is adhered on the surface of the fluorine-containing resin particles, and at least one solvent, in which the resin is not dissolved, in the group of hydroxyl group-containing solvents, in which the fluorine-containing resin particles having the resin adhered on the surface thereof are dispersed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nukada, Wataru Yamada, Takatsugu Doi, Yuko Iwadate
  • Patent number: 9310702
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer provided on the conductive substrate, wherein an outermost surface layer of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is composed of a cured film of a composition containing a reactive charge transport material, a zinc stearate coverage of the surface of the outermost surface layer is 5.0% or more, and an oxygen permeability coefficient of the outermost surface layer before coating with zinc stearate is 2.0×1012 fm2/Pa·s or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Kajiwara, Katsumi Nukada, Hidekazu Hirose, Yuko Iwadate
  • Publication number: 20160091804
    Abstract: An image forming method satisfies the following Expressions: 0.01<Rmf<0.20??Expression (A1) 0.005<Rmf/Wh<5.000??Expression (B1) 0.002<Rmf/Wl<1.000??Expression (B2) 1.0<Whmax/Whmin<2.5??Expression (C1) 1.0<Wlmax/Wlmin<2.5??Expression (C2) wherein, when a content of the fatty acid metal salt particles with respect to the entire weight of the toner is set as Rmf, an average abrasion rate of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is set as Wh, a maximum abrasion rate of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is set as Whmax, and a minimum abrasion rate of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is set as Whmin, and an average abrasion rate of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is set as Wl, a maximum abrasion rate of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is set as Wlmax, and a minimum abrasion rate of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is set as Wlmin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Katsumi NUKADA, Hidekazu HIROSE, Tomoya SASAKI, Yuko IWADATE, Kenji KAJIWARA, Tatsuki SANO
  • Publication number: 20160085163
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer provided on the conductive substrate, wherein an outermost surface layer of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is a cured film of a composition containing a reactive charge transporting material and silica particles having a hydrophobization-treated surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Kenji KAJIWARA, Katsumi NUKADA, Hidekazu HIROSE, Tomoya SASAKI, Yuko IWADATE, Tatsuki SANO
  • Publication number: 20160024256
    Abstract: A polyimide precursor composition includes a polyimide precursor including a condensation polymer of a tetracarboxylic dianhydride composed of a first tetracarboxylic dianhydride having a benzene ring to which two carboxylic anhydride groups are bonded and a second tetracarboxylic dianhydride other than the first tetracarboxylic dianhydride, and a diamine compound; a tertiary amine compound; and a water-soluble solvent containing at least one kind selected from the group consisting of water and aqueous alcohol, wherein the polyimide precursor and the tertiary amine compound are dissolved in the water-soluble solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi MIYAMOTO, Kana MIYAZAKI, Tomoya SASAKI, Katsumi NUKADA
  • Publication number: 20160024255
    Abstract: A polyimide precursor composition includes a polyimide precursor including a condensation polymer of a tetracarboxylic dianhydride containing a first tetracarboxylic dianhydride having a benzene ring to which two carboxylic anhydride groups are bonded, and a second tetracarboxylic dianhydride other than the first tetracarboxylic dianhydride, and a diamine compound; and a first aqueous solvent containing water and at least one water-soluble organic solvent selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble ether solvent, a water-soluble ketone solvent, and a water-soluble alcohol solvent, or a second aqueous solvent containing a water-soluble alcohol solvent and at least one water-soluble organic solvent selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble ether solvent and a water-soluble ketone solvent, wherein the polyimide precursor is dissolved in the first aqueous solvent or the second aqueous solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi MIYAMOTO, Kana MIYAZAKI, Tomoya SASAKI, Katsumi NUKADA
  • Patent number: 9235145
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate, and a photosensitive layer provided on the conductive substrate, and an outermost surface layer of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is constituted with a polymerized product or crosslinked product of a composition including at least one selected from reactive compounds represented by the formulae (I) and (II) and a non-reactive charge transporting material, a content of the non-reactive charge transporting material in the composition is from 5% by weight to 40% by weight based on the weight of the outermost surface layer, and a content of the unreacted reactive compound in the outermost surface layer after forming the outermost surface layer is 3% by weight or less based on the weight of the outermost surface layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nukada, Wataru Yamada, Hidekazu Hirose, Yuko Iwadate, Kenji Kajiwara
  • Patent number: 9193828
    Abstract: A polyimide precursor composition includes a polyimide precursor including a repeating unit represented by the following Formula (1), a solvent, and acidic carbon black having a pH of 5.0 or less, wherein R1 represents a tetravalent organic group, R2 represents a divalent organic group, each of R3 and R4 independently represents a monovalent organic group or hydrogen, and R3 and R4 are not hydrogen at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Miyamoto, Katsumi Nukada
  • Patent number: 9188885
    Abstract: Provided is a reactive compound represented by the following General Formula (I): wherein in General Formula (I), F represents a charge transporting skeleton, D represents a group represented by the following General Formula (III), and m represents an integer of from 1 to 8: wherein in General Formula (III), L1 represents a divalent linking group including one or more —C(?O)—O— groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya Sasaki, Katsumi Nukada, Wataru Yamada, Takatsugu Doi, Yuko Iwadate, Kenji Kajiwara
  • Patent number: 9182687
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor including a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer provided on the conductive substrate, wherein an outermost surface layer includes a cured film of a composition containing inorganic particles having polymerizable groups and at least one selected from the reactive compounds represented by the following formulae (I) and (II): wherein F represents a charge transporting skeleton; L represents a divalent linking group; and m represents an integer of 1 to 8, wherein F represents a charge transporting skeleton; L? represents an (n+1)-valent linking group; m? represents an integer of 1 to 6; and n represents an integer of 2 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya Sasaki, Katsumi Nukada, Wataru Yamada, Hidekazu Hirose, Yuko Iwadate, Kenji Kajiwara
  • Publication number: 20150277245
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer provided on the conductive substrate, wherein an outermost surface layer of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is composed of a cured film of a composition containing a reactive charge transport material, a zinc stearate coverage of the surface of the outermost surface layer is 5.0% or more, and an oxygen permeability coefficient of the outermost surface layer before coating with zinc stearate is 2.0×1012 fm2/Pa·s or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Kenji KAJIWARA, Katsumi NUKADA, Hidekazu HIROSE, Yuko IWADATE
  • Publication number: 20150267051
    Abstract: There is provided a polyimide precursor composition, wherein a resin having a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (I), an organic amine compound, and a surfactant are dissolved in a water-based solvent including water: wherein in the general formula (I), A represents a tetravalent organic group, and B represents a divalent organic group, a method for manufacturing a polyimide molded body, wherein the polyimide precursor composition is molded by a heat treatment, and a polyimide molded body manufactured by the method for manufacturing a polyimide molded body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Kana MIYAZAKI, Tsuyoshi MIYAMOTO, Katsumi NUKADA