Patents by Inventor Kentaro Kamae

Kentaro Kamae 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: 11914325
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin and a wax, wherein the binder resin comprises an amorphous polyester resin and a polymer A, contents of the amorphous polyester resin and the polymer A in the binder resin are within specific ranges, the polymer A comprises a first monomer unit in which ester (meth)acrylates comprising 18 to 36 carbon atoms are polymerized, a content ratio of the first monomer unit in the polymer A is within specific range, the toner comprises a matrix-domain structure comprising a matrix comprising the amorphous polyester resin and domains, and the domains comprise a domain A comprising at least 80 mass % of the polymer A and a domain B comprising at least 80 mass % of the wax.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Hashimoto, Kentaro Kamae, Takeshi Ohtsu, Hayato Ida
  • Patent number: 11835873
    Abstract: A toner has a toner particle containing a binder resin having a first resin and a second resin. The first resin is a crystalline resin, the second resin is an amorphous resin, and the first resin has a first monomer unit, a second monomer unit and a third monomer unit, each having a specific structure. A content of the first monomer unit a content of the third monomer unit in the first resin, and an SP value of the second monomer unit all satisfy a specific ranges, and the second resin contains at least one vinyl-based resin and/or specific hybrid resin, with a cross section of the toner having a domain-matrix structure formed of a matrix including the first resin and domains including the second resin, a number average diameter of the domains being 0.10 to 2.00 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Hashimoto, Kentaro Kamae, Ichiro Kanno, Hayato Ida
  • Patent number: 11809131
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle that contains a binder resin and a wax, wherein the binder resin contains an amorphous polyester resin, a polymer A, and a component B, a content of the amorphous polyester resin in the binder resin is at least 50.0 mass %, the polymer A has first monomer units represented by Formula (C) below and second monomer units, RZ3 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R represents a C18 to C36 alkyl group, a content ratio of the first monomer units in the polymer A is from 5.0 mol % to 60.0 mol %, an SP value of the second monomer units is at least 21.00, a content of the polymer A in the binder resin is from 0.10 mass % to 10.00 mass %, and SP values of the amorphous polyester resin, the polymer A, the component B and the wax satisfy specific relationships.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kentaro Kamae, Takeshi Hashimoto, Takeshi Ohtsu, Hayato Ida
  • Publication number: 20230341790
    Abstract: A toner includes a toner particle containing a binder resin containing a crystalline polyester. In differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), the toner is heated to 180° C. at a rate of 10° C./min, then cooled to 25° C. at a rate of 10° C./min and successively from 25° C. to 15° C. at a rate of 3° C./min, and heated again to 180° C. at a rate of 10° C./min. As a result, an exothermic amount P1 when the toner is cooled from 80° C. to 40° C. is 1.00 J/g or less, an exothermic amount P2 when the toner is cooled from 25° C. to 15° C. is 0.10 J/g or more, and when a sum of endothermic amounts P3 (J/g) when the toner is heated again from 40° C. to 180° C. and a sum of exothermic amounts P4 (J/g) when the toner is cooled from 180° C. to 40° C. satisfies 2.0 ? P3-P4 ? 10.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: KENTA MITSUIKI, HISASUKE KAJIHARA, MAKI IMURA, NOBUHIRO YOSHIDA, KOHEI YOSHIYAMA, KENTARO KAMAE, YUU NISHIMURA, KAZUNARI OOYAMA, NOBUYOSHI SUGAHARA, YUYA CHIMOTO, TAKAHO SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20230314973
    Abstract: The toner comprises a toner particle that contains a binder resin, a polymer C, and a pigment, wherein at least a portion of the polymer C is bonded with at least a portion of the pigment; in solid-state NMR measurement at 60° C. using as a sample, a solid fraction collected according to a prescribed procedure in which the toner is dissolved in chloroform, transverse relaxation time T2 of a peak observed at 1.5 ppm to 2.5 ppm is 1.0 ms to 50.0 ms; and using a SPA (J/cm3)0.5 for a SP value of the binder resin and a SPB (J/cm3)0.5 for a SP value of the polymer C, the SPA and the SPB satisfy a following formula (1). 1.0?SPA?SPB?2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: HISASUKE KAJIHARA, MAKI IMURA, KENTARO KAMAE, YUU NISHIMURA, TAKAHO SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20230305414
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin, wherein the binder resin comprises an amorphous polyester A and a crystalline polyester C; the amorphous polyester A has an amorphous polyester segment a1 and a2; the amorphous polyester segment a2 has a monomer unit of a specific alcohol a0; the crystalline polyester C is a polymer having a crystalline polyester segment c2 and a crystalline segment c1 bonded to the end of the crystalline polyester segment c2; the crystalline polyester segment c2 has a monomer unit of a specific alcohol b0; an absolute value of a difference between a carbon number of the linear aliphatic polyhydric alcohol a0 and a carbon number of the linear aliphatic polyhydric alcohol b0 is 4 or less; and SP values of the polyester segment a1 and a2, and the crystalline segment c1 and the crystalline polyester segment c2 satisfy specific relationships.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: MAKI IMURA, HISASUKE KAJIHARA, KENTARO KAMAE, YUU NISHIMURA, TAKAHO SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20230305415
    Abstract: The present invention provides a toner including a toner particle containing a binder resin and a release agent. The binder resin contains an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin, and a content of the crystalline resin is 1.0% to 20.0% by mass based on a mass of the binder resin. In a cross-section of the toner particle observed by scanning transmission electron microscopy, (i) there exist a matrix A of the amorphous resin and domains A of the release agent dispersed in the matrix A, (ii) the domains A each include a matrix B of the release agent and domains B of the crystalline resin dispersed in the matrix B, and (iii) the domains A are each covered with the crystalline resin and an average coverage of the domains A by the crystalline resin is 70% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: NOBUHIRO YOSHIDA, KOHEI YOSHIYAMA, MAKI IMURA, KENTA MITSUIKI, KENTARO KAMAE, YUU NISHIMURA, KAZUNARI OOYAMA, NOBUYOSHI SUGAHARA, HISASUKE KAJIHARA, YUYA CHIMOTO, TAKAHO SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20230305416
    Abstract: A toner including a toner particle containing a binder resin containing an amorphous polyester A and a crystalline polyester C, and a wax, and a silica fine particle, wherein the content of the crystalline polyester C is within a specific range, the softening point of the amorphous polyester A satisfies a specific relationship, and in an X-ray diffraction spectrum under a specific temperature condition for the toner, there is a peak corresponding to the crystalline polyester C, a wax index AW1 and a crystalline polyester index AC1 of the toner satisfy a specific relationship, the silica fine particle contains a silica fine particle A having a maximum diameter of primary particle in a specific range, and the average coverages of the surface of the toner before and after the toner is treated with hexane with the silica fine particle A satisfy a specific relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: KENTARO KAMAE, YUU NISHIMURA, HISASUKE KAJIHARA, TAKAHO SHIBATA, MAKI IMURA
  • Patent number: 11714362
    Abstract: A toner having: a toner particle containing a binder resin including a first resin and a second resin; and an inorganic fine particle on a surface of the toner particle, wherein the first resin has a specific content ratio of a specific monomer unit, acid values of the first unit and second unit are within specific ranges, a domain matrix structure including a matrix containing the first resin and domains containing the second resin appears in cross-sectional observation of the toner, a compound having an alkyl group is present on a surface of the inorganic fine particle, and a volume resistivity of the inorganic fine particle is 1.0×105 ?·cm to 1.0×1013 ?·cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ichiro Kanno, Takeshi Hashimoto, Kentaro Kamae, Hayato Ida
  • Patent number: 11675283
    Abstract: A magnetic carrier including a magnetic carrier particle having a magnetic core particle and a coating layer of an organosilicon polymer on a surface of the magnetic core particle, wherein the organosilicon polymer has the structure given by formula (T3) below; in 29Si-NMR measurement of the THF-insoluble matter of the organosilicon polymer, the ratio ST3 of the peak area for the structure given by formula (T3) to the total peak area for the organosilicon polymer is at least 0.05; and in the roughness curve measured on the magnetic carrier particle, the mean width (RSm) of the roughness curve elements of the magnetic carrier particle, and the ratio (?/RSm) to this RSm of the standard deviation ? of the width of the region where one period of a protrusion and a recess occurs, are in prescribed ranges. R—Si(O1/2)3??(T3) R in the formula represents a prescribed substituent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kentaro Kamae, Kazuhisa Shirayama, Takeshi Hashimoto, Takeshi Ohtsu, Hayato Ida
  • Patent number: 11662670
    Abstract: A toner having: a toner particle containing a binder resin including a first resin that is a crystalline resin and a second resin that is an amorphous resin; and a fine particle on a surface of the toner particle, wherein the first resin contains a specific ratio of a specific monomer unit, an acid value of the first resin and an acid value of the second resin arc within specific ranges, a domain-matrix structure formed of a matrix containing the first resin and domains containing the second resin appears in cross -sectional observation of the toner, and the fine particle has on the surface a compound containing nitrogen atoms bound or adsorbed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki Hama, Ichiro Kanno, Kentaro Kamae, Takeshi Hashimoto, Hayato Ida
  • Patent number: 11624986
    Abstract: A toner is provided, which has a toner particle containing a binder resin including a first resin and a second resin, wherein the first resin is a crystalline resin, the second resin is an amorphous resin, the first resin contains a specific amount of a first monomer unit having a specific structure, an acid value of the first resin and an acid value of the second resin are within specific ranges, a domain-matrix structure formed of a matrix containing the first resin and domains containing the second resin appears in cross-sectional observation of the toner, the toner particle contains a multivalent metal element, the multivalent metal element is at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Al, Fe and Zn, and a total content of the multivalent metal element is within a specific range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ichiro Kanno, Takeshi Hashimoto, Kentaro Kamae, Hayato Ida
  • Publication number: 20220373911
    Abstract: A toner, comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin, wherein the binder resin comprises an amorphous polyester and a crystalline polyester; (i) a weight-average molecular weight of a soluble matter of the crystalline polyester in o-dichlorobenzene at 100° C. is 1500 to 4900; (ii) the crystalline polyester comprises a modified crystalline polyester having at least one terminal-modified structure selected from among a structure in which a hydroxy group at a main chain terminal of the crystalline polyester is terminal-modified with a C16 to C31 aliphatic monocarboxylic acid, and a structure in which a carboxy group at a main chain terminal of the crystalline polyester is terminal-modified with a C15 to C30 aliphatic monoalcohol; and (iii) a content ratio of the terminal-modified structure in the crystalline polyester is 80.0 mol % or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Kentaro Kamae, Tomoyo Miyakai, Maki Imura, Yuu Nishimura, Shin Kitamura, Takaho Shibata
  • Publication number: 20220373919
    Abstract: A toner, comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin and a water-soluble polyvalent metal salt, wherein a main component of the binder resin is a polyester resin having specific acid value, the water-soluble polyvalent metal salt is a chloride, nitrate or sulfate of the specific metal, the water-soluble polyvalent metal salt has a solubility in water at 25° C. of 30 to 200 g/100 mL, in a cross-sectional observation of the toner particle, a proportion of the area of domains having a concrete surface area, relative to the total area of domains derived from the water-soluble polyvalent metal salt, is 80 to 100 area %, the expression below is satisfied, where At (area %) denotes the proportion of the total area of domains and Fm (atomic %) denotes the proportion of the polyvalent metal atom relative to the atoms in the toner as detected by X-ray fluorescence analysis. 0.02?At/Fm?0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Maki Imura, Tomoyo Miyakai, Kentaro Kamae, Yuu Nishimura, Shin Kitamura, Takaho Shibata
  • Publication number: 20210278774
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin and a wax, wherein the binder resin comprises an amorphous polyester resin and a polymer A, contents of the amorphous polyester resin and the polymer A in the binder resin are within specific ranges, the polymer A comprises a first monomer unit in which ester (meth)acrylates comprising 18 to 36 carbon atoms are polymerized, a content ratio of the first monomer unit in the polymer A is within specific range, the toner comprises a matrix-domain structure comprising a matrix comprising the amorphous polyester resin and domains, and the domains comprise a domain A comprising at least 80 mass % of the polymer A and a domain B comprising at least 80 mass % of the wax.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Takeshi Hashimoto, Kentaro Kamae, Takeshi Ohtsu, Hayato Ida
  • Publication number: 20210278775
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle that contains a binder resin and a wax, wherein the binder resin contains an amorphous polyester resin, a polymer A, and a component B, a content of the amorphous polyester resin in the binder resin is at least 50.0 mass %, the polymer A has first monomer units represented by Formula (C) below and second monomer units, RZ3 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R represents a C18 to C36 alkyl group, a content ratio of the first monomer units in the polymer A is from 5.0 mol % to 60.0 mol %, an SP value of the second monomer units is at least 21.00, a content of the polymer A in the binder resin is from 0.10 mass % to 10.00 mass %, and SP values of the amorphous polyester resin, the polymer A, the component B and the wax satisfy specific relationships.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Kentaro Kamae, Takeshi Hashimoto, Takeshi Ohtsu, Hayato Ida
  • Publication number: 20210181647
    Abstract: A toner having a toner particle containing a binder resin having a first resin and a second resin, wherein the first resin is a crystalline resin, the second resin is an amorphous resin, the first resin has a first monomer unit, a second monomer unit and a third monomer unit each having specific structure, a content of the first monomer unit and a content of the third monomer unit in the first resin satisfy specific range, and an SP value of the second monomer unit satisfies specific range, the second resin contains at least one of resin selected from the group consisting of a vinyl-based resin and a specific hybrid resin, a cross section of the toner has a domain-matrix structure formed of a matrix including the first resin and domains including the second resin, and a number average diameter of the domains is 0.10 to 2.00 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Takeshi Hashimoto, Kentaro Kamae, Ichiro Kanno, Hayato Ida
  • Publication number: 20210181651
    Abstract: A toner having: a toner particle containing a binder resin including a first resin and a second resin; and an inorganic fine particle on a surface of the toner particle, wherein the first resin has a specific content ratio of a specific monomer unit, acid values of the first unit and second unit are within specific ranges, a domain matrix structure including a matrix containing the first resin and domains containing the second resin appears in cross-sectional observation of the toner, a compound having an alkyl group is present on a surface of the inorganic fine particle, and a volume resistivity of the inorganic fine particle is 1.0×105 ?·cm to 1.0×1013 ?·cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Ichiro Kanno, Takeshi Hashimoto, Kentaro Kamae, Hayato Ida
  • Publication number: 20210181649
    Abstract: A toner is provided, which has a toner particle containing a binder resin including a first resin and a second resin, wherein the first resin is a crystalline resin, the second resin is an amorphous resin, the first resin contains a specific amount of a first monomer unit having a specific structure, an acid value of the first resin and an acid value of the second resin are within specific ranges, a domain-matrix structure formed of a matrix containing the first resin and domains containing the second resin appears in cross-sectional observation of the toner, the toner particle contains a multivalent metal element, the multivalent metal element is at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Al, Fe and Zn, and a total content of the multivalent metal element is within a specific range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Ichiro Kanno, Takeshi Hashimoto, Kentaro Kamae, Hayato Ida
  • Publication number: 20210181650
    Abstract: A toner having: a toner particle containing a binder resin including a first resin that is a crystalline resin and a second resin that is an amorphous resin; and a fine particle on a surface of the toner particle, wherein the first resin contains a specific ratio of a specific monomer unit, an acid value of the first resin and an acid value of the second resin are within specific ranges, a domain-matrix structure formed of a matrix containing the first resin and domains containing the second resin appears in cross-sectional observation of the toner, and the fine particle has on the surface a compound containing nitrogen atoms bound or adsorbed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Masayuki Hama, lchiro Kanno, Kentaro Kamae, Takeshi Hashimoto, Hayato Ida