Patents by Inventor Masaharu Miura

Masaharu Miura 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: 11720036
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin including a polyester resin, and a polyolefin resin having a sulfonic acid group, wherein the polyolefin resin having a sulfonic acid group is a polymer in which a vinyl polymer is bonded to a polyolefin, a content ratio of a monomer unit containing a sulfonic acid group in the vinyl polymer is from 1.0 mass % to 20.0 mass %, in a FT-IR spectrum obtained through measurement of a large particle size toner and a small particle size toner resulting from dividing, on a number basis, the toner into two substantially equal parts, a ratio of an intensity of a maximum absorption peak in a range from 1130 cm?1 to 1170 cm?1 with respect to an intensity of a maximum absorption peak in a range from 1713 cm?1 to 1723 cm?1 exhibits a specific relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takakuni Kobori, Kenta Mitsuiki, Hitoshi Sano, Wakiko Katsumata, Daisuke Yamashita, Yosuke Iwasaki, Takeshi Ohtsu, Takaho Shibata, Masaharu Miura, Koh Ishigami, Yuichi Mizo
  • Publication number: 20230086689
    Abstract: A fine particle of a silicon polymer, wherein the fine particle has pores; the total pore volume of the fine particle is 0.35 to 1.00 cm3/g; a number-average primary particle diameter of the fine particle is 0.05 to 0.30 ?m; the silicon polymer has a siloxane bond and an Si—R1 bond; R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and designating, with reference to a chart obtained by 29Si-NMR measurement of the fine particle, A as a total peak area corresponding to the silicon polymer, and B as a peak area corresponding to Si—R1, A and B satisfy a following formula (1): 10.0?B/A×100?45.0 ??(1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Ichiro Kanno, Hiroki Watanabe, Masaharu Miura, Hayato Ida
  • Patent number: 11429032
    Abstract: A toner containing a toner particle that contains a binder resin including a polyester resin, and a polyolefin resin having —COOM that is a neutralized carboxy group with a monovalent metal ion M, wherein the polyolefin resin having —COOM is a polymer in which a vinyl polymer is bonded to a polyolefin, a content of a monomer unit containing —COOM in the polyolefin resin having —COOM is 1 to 20 mass %, and in a FT-IR spectrum obtained through measurement of a large particle size-side particle group and a small particle size-side particle group obtained by dividing the toner into two substantially equal parts, on a number basis, a ratio of the intensity of a maximum absorption peak in a range from 1545 cm?1 to 1555 cm?1 with respect to the intensity of a maximum absorption peak in a range from 1713 cm?1 to 1723 cm?1 exhibits a specific relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takaho Shibata, Yuichi Mizo, Koh Ishigami, Takakuni Kobori, Masaharu Miura, Takeshi Ohtsu, Yosuke Iwasaki, Daisuke Yamashita, Ryo Nakajima, Wakiko Katsumata, Hitoshi Sano, Kenta Mitsuiki, Rei Hijikawa
  • Publication number: 20220236654
    Abstract: A fine particle of a silicon polymer having a siloxane group and a silanol group, wherein a moisture adsorption amount of the fine particle at a temperature of 30° C. and a humidity of 80% RH is from 1.0 mg/g to 22.0 mg/g, an amount of the silanol group of the fine particle measured by a titration method using KOH is from 0.012 mmol/g to 0.120 mmol/g, and a number average particle diameter of primary particle of the fine particle is from 0.05 ?m to 0.30 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroki Watanabe, Ichiro Kanno, Masaharu Miura, Hayato Ida
  • Publication number: 20220187728
    Abstract: An external additive for toner, wherein the external additive is an organosilicon polymer particle, and defining A (nm) as the number-average particle diameter of primary particles of the external additive measured using a scanning electron microscope, and defining B (nm) as the number-average particle diameter of the external additive measured in accordance with a centrifugal sedimentation method, the A and the B satisfy a following Expression (1): 1.5?B/A?3.0??(1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Masaharu Miura, Ichiro Kanno, Kaoru Yoshida, Hayato Ida
  • Publication number: 20210397106
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin including a polyester resin, and a polyolefin resin having a sulfonic acid group, wherein the polyolefin resin having a sulfonic acid group is a polymer in which a vinyl polymer is bonded to a polyolefin, a content ratio of a monomer unit containing a sulfonic acid group in the vinyl polymer is from 1.0 mass % to 20.0 mass %, in a FT-IR spectrum obtained through measurement of a large particle size toner and a small particle size toner resulting from dividing, on a number basis, the toner into two substantially equal parts, a ratio of an intensity of a maximum absorption peak in a range from 1130 cm?1 to 1170 cm?1 with respect to an intensity of a maximum absorption peak in a range from 1713 cm?1 to 1723 cm?1 exhibits a specific relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Takakuni Kobori, Kenta Mitsuiki, Hitoshi Sano, Wakiko Katsumata, Daisuke Yamashita, Yosuke Iwasaki, Takeshi Ohtsu, Takaho Shibata, Masaharu Miura, Koh Ishigami, Yuichi Mizo
  • Publication number: 20210286282
    Abstract: The present invention provides a white toner which has high charge uniformity and enables stable print-out of high-quality images irrespective of its usage environment. The above object can be solved by a white toner including a white toner particle containing a binder resin, a white pigment and an inorganic fine particle, in which the white pigment has a work function of 5.80 eV or more and 6.10 eV or less, the content of the white pigment is 15.0 parts by mass or more and 60.0 parts by mass or less relative to 100 parts by mass of the binder resin, and the inorganic fine particle has a work function of 6.15 eV or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Takakuni Kobori, Kenta Mitsuiki, Hitoshi Sano, Wakiko Katsumata, Daisuke Yamashita, Yosuke Iwasaki, Takeshi Ohtsu, Takaho Shibata, Masaharu Miura, Koh lshigami, Yuichi Mizo
  • Publication number: 20210063903
    Abstract: A toner containing a toner particle that contains a binder resin including a polyester resin, and a polyolefin resin having —COOM that is a neutralized carboxy group with a monovalent metal ion M, wherein the polyolefin resin having —COOM is a polymer in which a vinyl polymer is bonded to a polyolefin, a content of a monomer unit containing —COOM in the polyolefin resin having —COOM is 1 to 20 mass %, and in a FT-IR spectrum obtained through measurement of a large particle size-side particle group and a small particle size-side particle group obtained by dividing the toner into two substantially equal parts, on a number basis, a ratio of the intensity of a maximum absorption peak in a range from 1545 cm?1 to 1555 cm?1 with respect to the intensity of a maximum absorption peak in a range from 1713 cm?1 to 1723 cm?1 exhibits a specific relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Takaho Shibata, Yuichi Mizo, Koh Ishigami, Takakuni Kobori, Masaharu Miura, Takeshi Ohtsu, Yosuke Iwasaki, Daisuke Yamashita, Ryo Nakajima, Wakiko Katsumata, Hitoshi Sano, Kenta Mitsuiki, Rei Hijikawa
  • Patent number: 10877386
    Abstract: A toner comprises a toner particle and an external additive, the toner satisfies a certain relationship with regard to ?l (C/m2) and ?s (C/m2). The toner is divided into two groups i.e. a first group and a second group with inertial classifier, the first group including a larger size of the toner particles, and the second group including a smaller size of the toner particles, and the number of the toner particles in the first group being substantially equal to the number of the toner particles in the second group. Then, al (C/m2) represents an absolute value of average surface charge density of the toner included in the first group, and ?s (C/m2) represents an absolute value of average surface charge density of the toner included in the second group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryuji Murayama, Junichi Tamura, Kentaro Kamae, Hayato Ida, Daisuke Yamashita, Masaharu Miura, Takaho Shibata, Wakiko Katsumata, Yuichi Mizo
  • Patent number: 10852652
    Abstract: A toner containing a toner particle, in which the toner particle contains a binder resin and a pigment, and As and Al satisfy a specific relation, in a case when the toner is divided into two groups i.e. a first group and a second group with an inertial classifier, the first group including a larger size of the toner particles, and the second group including a smaller size of the toner particles, and the number of the toner particles in the first group being substantially equal to the number of the toner particles in the second group. Each of As and Al is a change rate of a surface potential of a pellet type molded product obtained by molding each of the toner in the first group and the toner in the second group under specific conditions is observed using a surface potentiometer under a specific conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisuke Yamashita, Masaharu Miura, Takaho Shibata, Wakiko Katsumata, Yuichi Mizo
  • Patent number: 10809640
    Abstract: A toner that is suppressed from deteriorating owing to its long-term use and can maintain high transferability. The toner includes: a toner particle containing an amorphous polyester serving as a binder resin and a polymer A; and inorganic fine particles, wherein the polymer A includes a graft copolymer of a polyolefin and a vinyl-based polymer unit having a carboxylate anion group, and a metal ion having a valence of 2 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yosuke Iwasaki, Kenta Mitsuiki, Wakiko Katsumata, Takeshi Ohtsu, Masaharu Miura, Koh Ishigami, Takakuni Kobori, Takaho Shibata, Daisuke Yamashita, Hitoshi Sano, Ryo Nakajima, Rei Hijikawa, Yuichi Mizo
  • Patent number: 10775710
    Abstract: A toner includes a toner particle containing a binder resin and a silica fine particle A on a surface of the toner particle, wherein D50 on a number basis of the toner is 3.0 to 6.0 the silica fine particle A is a particle having a particle diameter of 80 to 500 nm, the particle diameter being confirmable by observing the toner with a SEM, and when the average coverage with the silica fine particle A determined by image analysis of a particle group of a small particle diameter side of the toner with a SEM is set to Ss and the average coverage with the silica fine particle A determined by image analysis of a particle group of a large particle diameter side of the toner with a scanning electron microscope is set to S1, Ss is 20 to 70 area %, Ss and S1 satisfy S1/Ss?0.80.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kentaro Kamae, Ryuji Murayama, Junichi Tamura, Masaharu Miura, Hayato Ida, Takaho Shibata, Koh Ishigami, Yuichi Mizo
  • Patent number: 10642178
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle including a binder resin and a crystalline polyester resin, wherein the binder resin is an amorphous polyester resin having a linear alkyl group at a molecular chain terminal; the crystalline polyester resin is a polycondensate of a diol and a dicarboxylic acid; the number of carbon atoms CaPES of the linear alkyl group, the number of carbon atoms COH of the diol, and the number of carbon atoms CAc of the dicarboxylic acid, excluding carbon that belongs to carboxyl groups, satisfy the following relationships; and a glass transition temperature of the toner as measured by a differential scanning calorimeter is from 40.0° C. to 55.0° C. 8?CaPES?20??(1) CAc/COH?3.5 and 0?|CAc?CaPES|?3??(2) COH/CAc?3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisuke Yamashita, Yuichi Mizo, Koh Ishigami, Masaharu Miura, Takaho Shibata, Takeshi Ohtsu, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Hitoshi Sano, Kenta Mitsuiki, Takakuni Kobori, Rei Hijikawa
  • Publication number: 20200073264
    Abstract: A toner that is suppressed from deteriorating owing to its long-term use and can maintain high transferability. The toner includes: a toner particle containing an amorphous polyester serving as a binder resin and a polymer A; and inorganic fine particles, wherein the polymer A includes a graft copolymer of a polyolefin and a vinyl-based polymer unit having a carboxylate anion group, and a metal ion having a valence of 2 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Yosuke Iwasaki, Kenta Mitsuiki, Wakiko Katsumata, Takeshi Ohtsu, Masaharu Miura, Koh Ishigami, Takakuni Kobori, Takaho Shibata, Daisuke Yamashita, Hitoshi Sano, Ryo Nakajima, Rei Hijikawa, Yuichi Mizo
  • Publication number: 20200057397
    Abstract: A toner comprises a toner particle and an external additive, the toner satisfies a certain relationship with regard to ?l (C/m2) and ?s (C/m2). The toner is divided into two groups i.e. a first group and a second group with inertial classifier, the first group including a larger size of the toner particles, and the second group including a smaller size of the toner particles, and the number of the toner particles in the first group being substantially equal to the number of the toner particles in the second group. Then, al (C/m2) represents an absolute value of average surface charge density of the toner included in the first group, and ?s (C/m2) represents an absolute value of average surface charge density of the toner included in the second group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Ryuji Murayama, Junichi Tamura, Kentaro Kamae, Hayato Ida, Daisuke Yamashita, Masaharu Miura, Takaho Shibata, Wakiko Katsumata, Yuichi Mizo
  • Publication number: 20200057398
    Abstract: A toner containing a toner particle, in which the toner particle contains a binder resin and a pigment, and As and Al satisfy a specific relation, in a case when the toner is divided into two groups i.e. a first group and a second group with an inertial classifier, the first group including a larger size of the toner particles, and the second group including a smaller size of the toner particles, and the number of the toner particles in the first group being substantially equal to the number of the toner particles in the second group. Each of As and Al is a change rate of a surface potential of a pellet type molded product obtained by molding each of the toner in the first group and the toner in the second group under specific conditions is observed using a surface potentiometer under a specific conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Daisuke Yamashita, Masaharu Miura, Takaho Shibata, Wakiko Katsumata, Yuichi Mizo
  • Publication number: 20190339629
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle including a binder resin and a crystalline polyester resin, wherein the binder resin is an amorphous polyester resin having a linear alkyl group at a molecular chain terminal; the crystalline polyester resin is a polycondensate of a diol and a dicarboxylic acid; the number of carbon atoms CaPES of the linear alkyl group, the number of carbon atoms COH of the diol, and the number of carbon atoms CAc of the dicarboxylic acid, excluding carbon that belongs to carboxyl groups, satisfy the following relationships; and a glass transition temperature of the toner as measured by a differential scanning calorimeter is from 40.0° C. to 55.0° C. 8?CaPES?20??(1) CAc/COH?3.5 and 0?|CAc?CaPES|?3??(2) COH/CAc?3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Daisuke Yamashita, Yuichi Mizo, Koh Ishigami, Masaharu Miura, Takaho Shibata, Takeshi Ohtsu, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Hitoshi Sano, Kenta Mitsuiki, Takakuni Kobori, Rei Hijikawa
  • Patent number: 10423090
    Abstract: Provided is a magenta toner having a magenta toner particle containing a binder resin, a colorant, a wax, a wax dispersant, and a crystalline polyester, wherein the wax dispersant is a graft polymer in which a styrene acrylic resin is grafted to a hydrocarbon compound, and the styrene acrylic resin has a monomer unit having a saturated alicyclic group, the colorant contains C.I. Pigment Red 32, and when observing a cross-section of the magenta toner particle using a transmission electron microscope (TEM), crystals of the crystalline polyester are dispersed in the cross-section, and the number average value of maximum lengths of the crystals is 50 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Ohtsu, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Koh Ishigami, Masaharu Miura, Kentaro Kamae, Kenta Mitsuiki, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yuichi Mizo
  • Patent number: 10409186
    Abstract: A toner is provided, where good cleanability is exhibited, abrasion variations of the photo conductor surface is reduced, and contamination of a charge member is reduced. The toner includes toner particles and organic-inorganic composite fine particles on the toner particle surfaces, wherein each of the organic-inorganic composite fine particles is a particle in which inorganic fine particles are exposed at the surfaces of vinyl based resin particles in such a way that convex portions derived from the inorganic fine particles are formed on the surfaces, the average circularity of the toner is 0.960 or more, and the absolute value Q of the amount of triboelectricity of the toner measured by a two-component method and the electrostatic adhesion F of the toner satisfy 0.003?F/Q2?0.040.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yojiro Hotta, Shohei Tsuda, Taiji Katsura, Masaharu Miura, Yoshinobu Baba, Takayuki Itakura
  • Publication number: 20190171123
    Abstract: Provided is a magenta toner having a magenta toner particle containing a binder resin, a colorant, a wax, a wax dispersant, and a crystalline polyester, wherein the wax dispersant is a graft polymer in which a styrene acrylic resin is grafted to a hydrocarbon compound, and the styrene acrylic resin has a monomer unit having a saturated alicyclic group, the colorant contains C.I. Pigment Red 32, and when observing a cross-section of the magenta toner particle using a transmission electron microscope (TEM), crystals of the crystalline polyester are dispersed in the cross-section, and the number average value of maximum lengths of the crystals is 50 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Takeshi Ohtsu, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Koh Ishigami, Masaharu Miura, Kentaro Kamae, Kenta Mitsuiki, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yuichi Mizo