Patents by Inventor Kiroaki Kato

Kiroaki Kato 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: 20080199234
    Abstract: To provide a toner recovery apparatus including: a toner transporting duct; and an endless toner transporting belt; wherein the toner transporting belt is rotated in a loop form in such a way that it descends in a region where the outer circumferential surface faces a ceiling surface of the toner transporting duct and that it rises in a region where the outer circumferential surface of the toner transporting belt faces a bottom surface of the toner transporting duct, the toner recovery apparatus transports the residual toner to the outlet by holding the toner by the convex parts, spaces formed between convex parts and the bottom surface of the toner transporting duct, and the toner comprises a binding resin, releasing agent, coloring material and external additive, and torque T (mNm) measured by torque measurement method using a conical rotor in a space ratio of 50% to 60% is 1.0 to 2.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Masayuki HAGI, Yoshihiro Mikuriya, Yoshitaka Sekiguchi, Hideaki Yasunaga, Kiroaki Kato, Kazuoki Fuwa, Masahide Inoue, Yoshiyuki Shimizu