Patents by Inventor Keiichi Taki

Keiichi Taki 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: 10053562
    Abstract: Provided is a resin composition which contains (A) a polyethylene wax satisfying the requirements (i)-(iv) described below and (B) at least one resin selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic resins and thermosetting resins, wherein the mass ratio of (A) to (B) is from 0.1/99.9 to 50/50. This resin composition is useful for providing a toner which can be fixed by means of a relatively-low-temperature heating body and has good offset resistance, and which is suppressed in increase of particle diameters even if the toner is stored for a long period of time. (i) The weight average molecular weight (Mw) is within the range from 400 to 1,500. (ii) The molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) is within the range from 1.2 to 2.5. (iii) The penetration as measured at 25° C. is 5 dmm or less. (iv) The melting point (Tm) is within the range from 50° C. to 110° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Masakazu Tanaka, Kuniaki Kawabe, Hirotaka Kanaya, Keiichi Taki, Yuichi Kaida
  • Patent number: 9944779
    Abstract: Provided is a resin composition containing: (A) an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer containing 91.0-99.9 parts by mole of (a) an ethylene-derived unit and 0.1-9.0 parts by mole of (b) a C3-C8 ?-olefin-derived unit (wherein (a)+(b) is 100 parts by mole), while satisfying the requirements (i)-(iv) and (B) a thermoplastic resin and/or a thermosetting resin, wherein the mass ratio (A)/(B) is 0.1/99.9 to 50/50. This resin composition is useful for providing a toner which can be fixed by a relatively-low-temperature heating body and has good offset resistance, and which is suppressed in increase of particle diameters even if the toner is stored for a long time. (i) The Mw is 400 to 1,500. (ii) The Mw/Mn is 1.2 to 2.5. (iii) The penetration measured at 25° C. is 13 dmm or less. (iv) The melting temperature is 50° C. to 110° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Masakazu Tanaka, Kuniaki Kawabe, Hirotaka Kanaya, Keiichi Taki, Yuichi Kaida
  • Publication number: 20170037229
    Abstract: Provided is a resin composition containing: (A) an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer containing 91.0-99.9 parts by mole of (a) an ethylene-derived unit and 0.1-9.0 parts by mole of (b) a C3-C8 ?-olefin-derived unit (wherein (a)+(b) is 100 parts by mole), while satisfying the requirements (i)-(iv) and (B) a thermoplastic resin and/or a thermosetting resin, wherein the mass ratio (A)/(B) is 0.1/99.9 to 50/50. This resin composition is useful for providing a toner which can be fixed by a relatively-low-temperature heating body and has good offset resistance, and which is suppressed in increase of particle diameters even if the toner is stored for a long time. (i) The Mw is 400 to 1,500. (ii) The Mw/Mn is 1.2 to 2.5. (iii) The penetration measured at 25° C. is 13 dmm or less. (iv) The melting temperature is 50° C. to 110° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Masakazu TANAKA, Kuniaki KAWABE, Hirotaka KANAYA, Keiichi TAKI, Yuichi KAIDA
  • Publication number: 20170037227
    Abstract: Provided is a resin composition which contains (A) a polyethylene wax satisfying the requirements (i)-(iv) described below and (B) at least one resin selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic resins and thermosetting resins, wherein the mass ratio of (A) to (B) is from 0.1/99.9 to 50/50. This resin composition is useful for providing a toner which can be fixed by means of a relatively-low-temperature heating body and has good offset resistance, and which is suppressed in increase of particle diameters even if the toner is stored for a long period of time. (i) The weight average molecular weight (Mw) is within the range from 400 to 1,500. (ii) The molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) is within the range from 1.2 to 2.5. (iii) The penetration as measured at 25° C. is 5 dmm or less. (iv) The melting point (Tm) is within the range from 50° C. to 110° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Masakazu TANAKA, Kuniaki KAWABE, Hirotaka KANAYA, Keiichi TAKI, Yuichi KAIDA
  • Patent number: 9323166
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing an electrophotographic toner which has excellent storage property, is excellent in offset resistance and low-temperature fixing property during printing and has few substances causing staining with time, odor or dust inside a copy machine or a printer. The present invention relates to an electrophotographic toner characterized by containing an ethylene copolymer which comprises a constituent unit (a) derived from ethylene in an amount of 80 to 99.5% by mol and a constituent unit (b) derived from a cyclic olefin of 8 or more carbon atoms in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by mol [(a)+(b)=100% by mol] and satisfies the requirements: (i) the intrinsic viscosity [?] is in the range of 0.01 to 0.50 dl/g, and (ii) the crystallinity is in the range of 50 to 90%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Kuniaki Kawabe, Masakazu Tanaka, Hiroshi Matsuoka, Noriko Kai, Keiichi Taki
  • Publication number: 20150044603
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing an electrophotographic toner which has excellent storage property, is excellent in offset resistance and low-temperature fixing property during printing and has few substances causing staining with time, odor or dust inside a copy machine or a printer. The present invention relates to an electrophotographic toner characterized by containing an ethylene copolymer which comprises a constituent unit (a) derived from ethylene in an amount of 80 to 99.5% by mol and a constituent unit (b) derived from a cyclic olefin of 8 or more carbon atoms in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by mol [(a)+(b)=100% by mol] and satisfies the requirements: (i) the intrinsic viscosity [?] is in the range of 0.01 to 0.50 dl/g, and (ii) the crystallinity is in the range of 50 to 90%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuniaki Kawabe, Masakazu Tanaka, Hiroshi Matsuoka, Noriko Kai, Keiichi Taki
  • Patent number: 8298987
    Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material includes a heat-sensitive recording layer on a support which layer produces a color upon heating, and a protective layer on the heat-sensitive recording layer. The protective layer is obtained from a composition (A) based on an emulsion of a copolymer resin (a). The copolymer resin (a) includes a vinyl monomer component having a carboxyl group, and a vinyl monomer component copolymerizable with the vinyl monomer component. The copolymer resin (a) contains 1 to 10 parts by weight of the vinyl monomer component having a carboxyl group. The copolymer resin has a SP value (solubility parameter) of not less than 9.5 (cal/cm3)1/2 and a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 20 to 130° C. The emulsion of the copolymer resin (a) has a minimum film-forming temperature (MFT) of more than 5° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Akinori Etoh, Keiichi Taki, Shinjirou Sakurai, Tomokazu Ishizuka, Yasuo Okada
  • Publication number: 20090258784
    Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material includes a heat-sensitive recording layer on a support which layer produces a color upon heating, and a protective layer on the heat-sensitive recording layer. The protective layer is obtained from a composition (A) based on an emulsion of a copolymer resin (a). The copolymer resin (a) includes a vinyl monomer component having a carboxyl group, and a vinyl monomer component copolymerizable with the vinyl monomer component. The copolymer resin (a) contains 1 to 10 parts by weight of the vinyl monomer component having a carboxyl group. The copolymer resin has a SP value (solubility parameter) of not less than 9.5 (cal/cm3)1/2 and a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 20 to 130° C. The emulsion of the copolymer resin (a) has a minimum film-forming temperature (MFT) of more than 5° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Akinori Etoh, Keiichi Taki, Shinjirou Sakurai, Tomokazu Ishizuka, Yasuo Okada
  • Patent number: 7307042
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermal recording material, which is easy to manufacture and has excellent productivity, water resistance, heat resistance (running stability) and chemical resistance, by solving various problems caused by using a crosslinking agent for a protective layer. The thermal recording material of the present invention comprises a protective layer mainly composed of a resin emulsion (a) comprising a copolymer resin emulsion (b) containing (meth)acrylonitrile and a vinyl monomer copolymerizable therewith, and having an SP value (solubility parameter) of 12.0 or more, a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 10 to 70° C., and a minimum film-forming temperature (MFT) of 5° C. or less, and a polyolefin copolymer resin emulsion (c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinjirou Sakurai, Keiichi Taki
  • Publication number: 20060166821
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermal recording material, which is easy to manufacture and has excellent productivity, water resistance, heat resistance (running stability) and chemical resistance, by solving various problems caused by using a crosslinking agent for a protective layer. The thermal recording material of the present invention comprises a protective layer mainly composed of a resin emulsion (a) comprising a copolymer resin emulsion (b) containing (meth)acrylonitrile and a vinyl monomer copolymerizable therewith, and having an SP value (solubility parameter) of 12.0 or more, a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 10 to 70° C., and a minimum film-forming temperature (MFT) of 5° C. or less, and a polyolefin copolymer resin emulsion (c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Shinjirou Sakurai, Keiichi Taki