Patents by Inventor Kosuke MINEMATSU

Kosuke MINEMATSU 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: 11029621
    Abstract: A conductive roll for electrophotographic device is provided. The conductive roll for electrophotographic device 10 includes a shaft body 12 and a non-foamed elastic body layer 14 formed on an outer periphery of the shaft body 12. The elastic body layer 14 is made of a cross-linked product of a silicone rubber composition containing the following (a) to (d), and a secondary particle diameter of the following (d) in the elastic body layer 14 is within a range of 100 to 500 nm. (a) is an organopolysiloxane, (b) is a crosslinking agent, (c) is a microcapsule catalyst made of fine resin particles which encapsulate a crosslinking catalyst by a resin other than a silicone resin, and (d) is silica with a BET specific surface area of 70 to 350 m2/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventors: Kosuke Minematsu, Yutaka Kadoshima, Yasunori Nimura
  • Publication number: 20200363748
    Abstract: A conductive roll for electrophotographic device is provided. The conductive roll for electrophotographic device 10 includes a shaft body 12 and a non-foamed elastic body layer 14 formed on an outer periphery of the shaft body 12. The elastic body layer 14 is made of a cross-linked product of a silicone rubber composition containing the following (a) to (d), and a secondary particle diameter of the following (d) in the elastic body layer 14 is within a range of 100 to 500 nm. (a) is an organopolysiloxane, (b) is a crosslinking agent, (c) is a microcapsule catalyst made of fine resin particles which encapsulate a crosslinking catalyst by a resin other than a silicone resin, and (d) is silica with a BET specific surface area of 70 to 350 m2/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventors: Kosuke MINEMATSU, Yutaka KADOSHIMA, Yasunori NIMURA
  • Patent number: 10656555
    Abstract: Provided is a development roll for electrophotography devices in which image defects are suppressed and which achieve both maintenance of high charging properties and discharging properties. The development roll is provided with a shaft member, an elastic substance layer formed on the outer circumference of the shaft member, an intermediate layer formed on the outer circumference of the elastic substance layer, and a surface layer formed on the outer circumference of the intermediate layer. The volume resistivity of the surface layer 18 is within the range of 1.0×1014 to 1.0×1020 ?·cm, and the volume resistivity of the intermediate layer 16 is within the range of 1.0×107 to 1.0×1013 ?·cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventors: Kentaro Imai, Kadai Takeyama, Yutaka Kadoshima, Kosuke Minematsu, Satoshi Tatsumi
  • Publication number: 20200012210
    Abstract: Provided is a development roll for electrophotography devices in which image defects are suppressed and which achieve both maintenance of high charging properties and discharging properties. The development roll is provided with a shaft member, an elastic substance layer formed on the outer circumference of the shaft member, an intermediate layer formed on the outer circumference of the elastic substance layer, and a surface layer formed on the outer circumference of the intermediate layer. The volume resistivity of the surface layer 18 is within the range of 1.0×1014 to 1.0×1020 ?·cm, and the volume resistivity of the intermediate layer 16 is within the range of 1.0×107 to 1.0×1013 ?·cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventors: Kentaro IMAI, Kadai TAKEYAMA, Yutaka KADOSHIMA, Kosuke MINEMATSU, Satoshi TATSUMI
  • Patent number: 10394161
    Abstract: Provided is a developing roll (R) with which it is possible to suppress toner stress in a low-temperature and low-humidity environment. A developing roll (R) for an electrophotographic device has a surface layer (1). In a surface hardness histogram (10) of the surface layer (1) measured by using an atomic force microscope (AFM), the surface hardness (H) at the top peak (P) is in the range of 10-55 MPa, and the area ratio (S) of the histogram portion corresponding to a surface hardness of 45 MPa or below in relation to the entire histogram is 65% or above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventors: Yutaka Kadoshima, Kosuke Minematsu, Kentaro Imai
  • Publication number: 20190163090
    Abstract: Provided is a developing roll (R) with which it is possible to suppress toner stress in a low-temperature and low-humidity environment. A developing roll (R) for an electrophotographic device has a surface layer (1). In a surface hardness histogram (10) of the surface layer (1) measured by using an atomic force microscope (AFM), the surface hardness (H) at the top peak (P) is in the range of 10-55 MPa, and the area ratio (S) of the histogram portion corresponding to a surface hardness of 45 MPa or below in relation to the entire histogram is 65% or above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventors: Yutaka KADOSHIMA, Kosuke MINEMATSU, Kentaro IMAI