Patents by Inventor Koh Ishigami

Koh Ishigami 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: 10133201
    Abstract: Provided is a toner including a toner particle containing an amorphous resin, a colorant, a release agent, and a crystalline resin, wherein, when ?0.01 represents the extensional viscosity of the toner at a Hencky strain at 90° C. of 0.01 and ?0.69 represents the extensional viscosity of the toner at a Hencky strain at 90° C. of 0.69, ?0.01 and ?0.69 satisfy the relationships of the following formulas (1) and (2): 3.0×104 Pa??0.01?2.0×105 Pa??formula (1) 2.0?[?0.69/?0.01].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kentaro Kamae, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Kenta Mitsuiki, Takeshi Ohtsu, Masaharu Miura, Koh Ishigami, Yuichi Mizo
  • Publication number: 20180275540
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle and inorganic fine particles present on the surface of the toner particle, wherein particle diameter numerical distribution of the inorganic fine particles on the toner particle surface has a peak A1 and B1 present in specific particle diameter ranges, the proportion of inorganic fine particles having a particle diameter of 5 nm to 30 nm is not more than 10 number %, after the toner has been subjected to a water wash treatment, the particle diameter numerical distribution of the of the primary particles of the inorganic fine particles on the toner particle surface has a peak A2 and B2 in specific particle diameter ranges; and HB1, which is a peak value of the peak B1, and HB2, which is a peak value of the peak B2, satisfy a specific relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Ryuichiro Matsuo, Masaharu Miura, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Kenta Mitsuiki, Kentaro Kamae, Takeshi Ohtsu, Koh Ishigami, Yuichi Mizo
  • Patent number: 10012918
    Abstract: A toner having a toner particle that is produced through a step of melt-kneading a resin composition containing a binder resin, a colorant, a hydrocarbon wax, and a wax dispersing agent, cooling the obtained kneaded material, pulverizing the obtained cooled material, and heat treating the resulting resin particles, wherein the wax dispersing agent is a polymer provided by graft polymerizing a styrene-acrylic polymer onto a polypropylene, the styrene-acrylic polymer is a polymer having a monomer unit derived from a cycloalkyl (meth)acrylate, and specific relationships are satisfied where Mp(p) is the melting point (° C.) of the polypropylene and Mp(w) is the melting point (° C.) of the hydrocarbon wax.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koh Ishigami, Takeshi Ohtsu, Kentaro Kamae, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Kenta Mitsuiki, Masaharu Miura, Yuichi Mizo
  • Patent number: 10012921
    Abstract: A toner having a toner particle containing an amorphous resin, a crystalline resin, a colorant, a release agent, and a polymer in which a styrene-acrylic polymer is graft-polymerized on a polyolefin, wherein the amorphous resin contains an amorphous polyester resin A, and the amorphous polyester resin A has a monomer unit derived from polyhydric alcohol and a monomer unit derived from polyhydric carboxylic acid, has, a particular amount of a succinic acid-derived monomer unit in the monomer unit derived from polyhydric carboxylic acid, and has, a particular amount of a monomer unit derived from a propylene oxide adduct on bisphenol A in the monomer unit derived from polyhydric alcohol; and has a particular softening point, a particular solubility parameter, and a particular peak molecular weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kentaro Kamae, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Kenta Mitsuiki, Takeshi Ohtsu, Masaharu Miura, Koh Ishigami, Yuichi Mizo
  • Patent number: 9969834
    Abstract: A wax dispersant for a toner including a polymer obtained by graft polymerization of a styrene-acrylic resin onto a hydrocarbon compound, wherein the styrene-acrylic resin has a structural segment derived from a saturated alicyclic compound, and a toner including a toner particle that contains a binder resin, a wax, and a polymer obtained by graft polymerization of a styrene-acrylic resin onto a hydrocarbon compound, wherein the styrene-acrylic resin has a structural segment derived from a saturated alicyclic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Ohtsu, Kentaro Kamae, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Masaharu Miura, Koh Ishigami, Yuichi Mizo, Kenta Mitsuiki
  • Patent number: 9915885
    Abstract: The present invention provides a toner that excels in low-temperature fixability and also maintains charging performance, storability, and anti-hot offset property even in long-term image output. The toner comprising a toner particle containing an amorphous polyester resin, a crystalline polyester resin, wax, and a colorant, wherein a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of the crystalline polyester resin is 5000 to 14,000, and the crystalline polyester resin includes 0.5 mass % to 15.0 mass % of a segment derived from one or more aliphatic compounds selected from the group consisting of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids with a carbon number of 8 to 20 and aliphatic monohydric alcohols with a carbon number of 8 to 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Wakiko Katsumata, Kentaro Kamae, Masaharu Miura, Takeshi Ohtsu, Koh Ishigami, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yosuke Iwasaki, Yuichi Mizo
  • Publication number: 20180031990
    Abstract: Provided is a toner including a toner particle containing an amorphous resin, a colorant, a release agent, and a crystalline resin, wherein, when ?0.01 represents the extensional viscosity of the toner at a Hencky strain at 90° C. of 0.01 and ?0.69 represents the extensional viscosity of the toner at a Hencky strain at 90° C. of 0.69, ?0.01 and ?0.69 satisfy the relationships of the following formulas (1) and (2): 3.0×104 Pa??0.01?2.0×105 Pa??formula (1) 2.0?[?0.69/?0.01].
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Kentaro Kamae, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Kenta Mitsuiki, Takeshi Ohtsu, Masaharu Miura, Koh Ishigami, Yuichi Mizo
  • Patent number: 9811019
    Abstract: A magnetic carrier is provided which can suppress a decrease in glossiness even in a long term use for POD which requires high glossiness. A magnetic carrier includes a filled core particle in which a silicone resin is filled in pores of a porous magnetic core particle and a vinyl resin coating a surface of the filled core particle. In a pore distribution of the porous magnetic core particle measured by a mercury intrusion method, a cumulative pore volume in a pore diameter range of 0.1 to 3.0 ?m is 35.0 to 95.0 mm3/g, and in a pore distribution of the filled core particle measured by a mercury intrusion method, a cumulative pore volume in a pore diameter range of 0.1 to 3.0 ?m is 3.0 to 15.0 mm3/g. The magnetic carrier includes 1.2 to 3.0 parts by mass of the vinyl resin to 100.0 parts by mass of the filled core particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kentaro Kamae, Nozomu Komatsu, Koh Ishigami, Yoshinobu Baba
  • Publication number: 20170269493
    Abstract: A toner is provided, which is obtained by heat treating a toner particle containing a crystalline polyester resin, an amorphous polyester resin, a hydrocarbon wax and a wax dispersant, wherein the crystalline polyester resin is a hybrid resin having crystalline polyester segments and amorphous vinyl segments, and a mass ratio of crystalline polyester segments and amorphous vinyl segments in the crystalline polyester resin (crystalline segments/amorphous segments) is 70/30 to 98/2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Takeshi Ohtsu, Kentaro Kamae, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Kenta Mitsuiki, Masaharu Miura, Koh Ishigami, Yuichi Mizo
  • Publication number: 20170242355
    Abstract: A toner having a toner particle that is produced through a step of melt-kneading a resin composition containing a binder resin, a colorant, a hydrocarbon wax, and a wax dispersing agent, cooling the obtained kneaded material, pulverizing the obtained cooled material, and heat treating the resulting resin particles, wherein the wax dispersing agent is a polymer provided by graft polymerizing a styrene-acrylic polymer onto a polypropylene, the styrene-acrylic polymer is a polymer having a monomer unit derived from a cycloalkyl (meth)acrylate, and specific relationships are satisfied where Mp(p) is the melting point (° C.) of the polypropylene and Mp(w) is the melting point (° C.) of the hydrocarbon wax.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Koh Ishigami, Takeshi Ohtsu, Kentaro Kamae, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Kenta Mitsuiki, Masaharu Miura, Yuichi Mizo
  • Patent number: 9665023
    Abstract: Provided is a toner, including toner particles each containing a binder resin containing a polyester ? as a main component, a colorant, a wax, and a crystalline polyester, in which: the polyester ? has a polyhydric alcohol unit and a polyvalent carboxylic acid unit; and the polyester ? has, as the polyhydric alcohol unit, a polyhydric alcohol unit N derived from an alkylene oxide adduct of a novolac type phenol resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kentaro Kamae, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Koh Ishigami, Masaharu Miura, Masayuki Hama, Hiroaki Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20170058067
    Abstract: A wax dispersant for a toner including a polymer obtained by graft polymerization of a styrene-acrylic resin onto a hydrocarbon compound, wherein the styrene-acrylic resin has a structural segment derived from a saturated alicyclic compound, and a toner including a toner particle that contains a binder resin, a wax, and a polymer obtained by graft polymerization of a styrene-acrylic resin onto a hydrocarbon compound, wherein the styrene-acrylic resin has a structural segment derived from a saturated alicyclic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Takeshi Ohtsu, Kentaro Kamae, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Masaharu Miura, Koh Ishigami, Yuichi Mizo, Kenta Mitsuiki
  • Publication number: 20160334725
    Abstract: The present invention provides a toner that excels in low-temperature fixability and also maintains charging performance, storability, and anti-hot offset property even in long-term image output. The toner comprising a toner particle containing an amorphous polyester resin, a crystalline polyester resin, wax, and a colorant, wherein a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of the crystalline polyester resin is 5000 to 14,000, and the crystalline polyester resin includes 0.5 mass % to 15.0 mass % of a segment derived from one or more aliphatic compounds selected from the group consisting of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids with a carbon number of 8 to 20 and aliphatic monohydric alcohols with a carbon number of 8 to 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Wakiko Katsumata, Kentaro Kamae, Masaharu Miura, Takeshi Ohtsu, Koh Ishigami, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yosuke Iwasaki, Yuichi Mizo
  • Publication number: 20150177634
    Abstract: Provided is a toner, including toner particles each containing a binder resin containing a polyester ? as a main component, a colorant, a wax, and a crystalline polyester, in which: the polyester ? has a polyhydric alcohol unit and a polyvalent carboxylic acid unit; and the polyester ? has, as the polyhydric alcohol unit, a polyhydric alcohol unit N derived from an alkylene oxide adduct of a novolac type phenol resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Kentaro Kamae, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Koh Ishigami, Masaharu Miura, Masayuki Hama, Hiroaki Kawakami
  • Patent number: 9063443
    Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetic carrier that can stably impart charge to a toner on a long term basis and that exhibits an excellent toner separation property and thus exhibits an excellent developing performance. This magnetic carrier is a magnetic carrier in which a vinyl resin coats the surface of a resin-filled core in which a resin is filled in pores of a porous ferrite particle, wherein the resistivity, Mg content, and total content of Sr and Ca oxides of the porous ferrite particle exhibit prescribed values and the magnetic carrier has a total area—in the backscattered electron projection image obtained by observation using a scanning electron microscope at an acceleration voltage of 2.0 kV—for a region originating with the porous ferrite particle of from at least 0.2 area % to not more than 5.0 area % with reference to the projected area of the magnetic carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koh Ishigami, Kentaro Kamae, Nozomu Komatsu, Yoshinobu Baba
  • Patent number: 9058924
    Abstract: A magnetic carrier having a resin-containing ferrite particles each containing a porous ferrite core and a resin in pores of the porous ferrite core, wherein the porous ferrite core has a particular pore diameter corresponding to the maximum logarithmic differential pore volume in a pore diameter range from at least 0.10 ?m to not more than 3.00 ?m, the resistivity of the porous ferrite core is in a particular range, and the porous ferrite core contains an oxide of Mg in a particular amount and contains a particular amount of a oxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Mn, Sr, and Ca.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nozomu Komatsu, Kentaro Kamae, Koh Ishigami, Yoshinobu Baba
  • Patent number: 9034551
    Abstract: Provided is a two-component developer containing: a magnetic carrier obtained by coating a magnetic core with a resin; and toner, in which: the magnetic core contains at least a ferrite component and at least one kind of an oxide selected from the group consisting of SiO2 and Al2O3; the content of the oxide is 4.0 mass % or more and 40.0 mass % or less with respect to the magnetic core; the magnetic core has a specific resistance of 5.0×104 ?·cm or more and 5.0×108 ?·cm or less at the time of the application of 1,000 V/cm; the magnetic carrier has an intensity of magnetization in 79.6 kA/m of 40.0 Am2/kg or more and 65.0 Am2/kg or less, and a residual magnetization after the application of an external magnetic field of 79.6 kA/m of 3.0 Am2/kg or less; and the toner has a weight-average particle diameter (D4) of 3.0 ?m or more and 10.0 ?m or less and an average circularity of 0.940 or more and 0.990 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoko Endo, Koh Ishigami, Naoki Okamoto, Yoshinobu Baba
  • Patent number: 8986914
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to improve resistance to wraparound during fixing while achieving both low-temperature fixability and resistance to hot offset. A further object is to suppress image density variations and fogging in white background regions during use at high print coverage rate at high temperature and high humidity. A toner containing inorganic fine particles and toner particles containing a binder resin and a wax being provided, the toner being characterized in that the binder resin contains a polyester resin A obtained by condensation polymerization of a polyvalent carboxylic acid and an alcohol component mainly containing an aromatic diol and a polyester resin B obtained by condensation polymerization of a polyvalent carboxylic acid and an alcohol component mainly containing an aliphatic diol, and in that the degree of segregation of the wax in the toner depth direction from the toner surface toward the toner center is controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Fujikawa, Kunihiko Nakamura, Nozomu Komatsu, Yoshiaki Shiotari, Koh Ishigami, Kentaro Kamae, Takayuki Itakura
  • Patent number: 8974994
    Abstract: Provided is a magnetic carrier satisfactory in terms of the suppression of leakage and solid carrier adhesion, charge-providing performance, and developability. The magnetic carrier is a magnetic carrier, including filled core particles of which pores of porous magnetic core particles are filled with a filling resin composition, and having a surface coated with a coating resin composition, in which the coating resin composition comprises a coating resin and a carbon black, an amount of the coating resin composition is 2.0 parts by mass or more and 5.0 parts by mass or less with respect to 100.0 parts by mass of the filled core particles; and a particle diameter of the carbon black in the coating resin composition Pv at a maximum frequency in a particle size distribution based on a volume of the carbon black is 1.0 ?m or more and 10.0 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kentaro Kamae, Koh Ishigami, Yoshinobu Baba
  • Patent number: 8945805
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image of high image quality by using a magnetic carrier coated with a novel coating resin composition. Further, the present invention stably provides a good image which is hardly influenced by environmental fluctuation and long-term use and has a superior stability of a charging amount when left to stand especially under high temperature and high humidity environments. The present invention also provides a magnetic carrier characterized in that a carrier core surface is coated with a copolymer containing at least, as copolymerization components, an acrylic monomer having a specific structure and an acrylic macromonomer having a specific structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Baba, Koh Ishigami, Naoki Okamoto, Tomoko Endo