Patents by Inventor Kunio Akimoto

Kunio Akimoto 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: 5707772
    Abstract: Disclosed is a toner, composed of at least a resin, a colorant and a releasing agent, wherein a low molecular weight polyolefine polymer synthesized by using a metallocene catalyst is employed as aforesaid releasing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Kunio Akimoto, Tsuyoshi Uchida, Hiroyuki Kozuru
  • Patent number: 5637433
    Abstract: Disclosed is a toner for developing an electrostatic latent image, comprising a binder resin, a colorant and a releasing agent, wherein said toner has:(1) a storage modulus (G') having a falling starting temperature of 45.degree. to 65.degree. C., when a visco-modulus of said toner is measured by a rheometer,(2) a first inclination represented by (1/3).times.(log (.eta.'.sub.121)-log (.eta.'.sub.118)) is -0.065 to -0.035 at 120.degree. C. wherein said log (.eta.'.sub.121) represents a common logarithm of a fusion viscosity (.eta. ) of said toner at 121.degree. C., said log (.eta.'.sub.118) represents a common logarithm of a fusion viscosity (.eta. ) of said toner at 118.degree. C., and said first inclination represented by (1/3).times.(log (.eta.'.sub.121)-log (.eta.'.sub.118)) represents an inclination of a tangent at 120.degree. C., when said logarithm of said fusion viscosity (.eta. ) is plotted as a function of degree of Celsius, and(3) a second inclination represented by (1/3).times.(log (G'.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Uchida, Kunio Akimoto
  • Patent number: 5225304
    Abstract: A positive-electrification toner capable being fixed with a hot roller having a fluoro-resin covering layer is disclosed. The toner comprises mother particles containing a resin and a coloring agent, and vinyl resin fine particles fastened to the mother particles by mechanical impact force, wherein the resin has a softening point higher than that of the resin contained in the mother particles and not higher than 160.degree. C. and the vinyl resin fine particles have a frictional negative electrification quantity against iron powder not larger than 100 .mu.c/g. The toner is used for electrophotography, electrostatic printing and electroststic recording.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1993
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotaka Kabashima, Hiroyuki Takagiwa, Kunio Akimoto, Tatsuya Nagase
  • Patent number: 4940644
    Abstract: This invention relates to a toner for development of electrostatic images to be used for development of electrostatic images formed in electrophotography, electrostatic printing, electrostatic recording, etc., and an image forming method by use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1990
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akitoshi Matsubara, Satoru Ikeuchi, Kunio Akimoto, Yoshio Takizawa
  • Patent number: 4931375
    Abstract: Disclosed is a toner powder for developing latent electrostatic images comprising as a binder for pigment material a block or graft copolymer composed of a crystalline polyester and an amorphous vinyl polymer. The amorphous vinyl polymer has at least two peaks in its molecular weight distribution curve. One is between 100,000 and 1,000,000 and another is between 2000 and 20,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 5, 1990
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunio Akimoto, Satoru Ikeuchi, Yoshio Takizawa
  • Patent number: 4877704
    Abstract: Toner for developing an electrostatic latent image comprising (a) a polyester resin of a non-linear copolymer having, as its side chain, an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing therein 3 to 22 carbon atoms, said copolymer being obtained from polymerization of an etherified bisphenol monomer, a di-carboxilic acid monomer, and a polyhydric alcohol of tri-hydric or more and/or a monomer component containing a polycarboxylic acid monomer of tricarboxylic acid or more carboxylic or more, and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of (b) an alkylene-bis-aliphatic acid amide compound represented by the general formula; ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently selected from saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon groups having not less than 10 carbon atoms, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are independently selected from a hydrogen atom and a group represented by --OCR.sub.5 wherein R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1989
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Takagiwa, Jiro Takahashi, Meizo Shirose, Kunio Akimoto, Masafumi Uchida
  • Patent number: 4795689
    Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner useful for the formation of a toner image by electrophotographic process which employs a heat-fixing method by the use of a heat roller under pressure, wherein said toner comprises as the essential constituents a nonlinear polymer, a low-melting polymer which has a melting point of from 50.degree. to 130.degree. C. and which is incompatible with said nonlinear polymer, a copolymer composed of a segment polymer which is at least compatible with the above nonlinear polymer and a segment polymer which is at least compatible with said low-melting polymer and a coloring agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1989
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Akitoshi Matsubara, Satoru Ikeuchi, Kunio Akimoto, Yoshio Takizawa