Patents by Inventor Masahiro Oki

Masahiro Oki 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: 8741527
    Abstract: A liquid developer includes: a carrier liquid; and toner particles that are dispersed in the carrier liquid and that includes a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer, a styrene-based thermoplastic resin, and a quaternary ammonium base-containing polymer having a constituent unit expressed by Chemical Formula I: wherein R1 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group with a carbon number equal to or less than 3, R2 represents an alkylene group with a carbon number equal to or less than 18, R3 to R5 represent an alkyl group or an aralkyl group with a carbon number equal to or less than 18, X represents —COO— or —CONH—, and Y? represents a halogen ion or an anion having a —COO— group or a —SO3— group in the structure thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Inaba, Akira Imai, Daisuke Yoshino, Takako Kobayashi, Koji Horiba, Takahiro Ishizuka, Masahiro Oki, Ryosaku Igarashi
  • Patent number: 8679720
    Abstract: A liquid developer contains toner, a carrier liquid in which the toner are dispersed, and a graft copolymer of an acrylic polymer and a polysiloxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kana Mitsuzawa, Masahiro Oki
  • Patent number: 8658338
    Abstract: A toner includes a resin having an unsaturated double bond, a thiol compound having a bi- or more-functional thiol group, and a polymerization initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Horiba, Takahiro Ishizuka, Yoshihiro Inaba, Akira Imai, Ryosaku Igarashi, Takako Kobayashi, Daisuke Yoshino, Masahiro Oki
  • Patent number: 8614045
    Abstract: A liquid developer is provided. The liquid developer includes a liquid insulator and toner particles. The liquid insulator toner particles include a resin material, a colorant, a substance A, a substance B, and a substance C. The substance A is an acrylic-modified silicone. The substance B is at least one selected from the group consisting a quaternary cationic silicone, an aminophenyl-modified silicone, and a phenyl-modified silicone. The substance C is at least one of a silanol-containing polysiloxane and a fluorine-modified silicone. The average degree of roundness R1 of the toner particles is 0.890 or greater, if the degree of roundness is expressed as L0/L1, where L1 (?m) is a circumference of a profile view of a measured particle and L0 (?m) is the circumference of a perfect circle of a circumference of a profile view corresponding to the profile view of the measured particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Numakura, Yoshihiro Ueno, Masahiro Oki, Tsutomu Teraoka
  • Patent number: 8592126
    Abstract: A liquid developer contains a liquid insulator formed of a liquid hydrocarbon, toner particles formed by chemically modifying surfaces of mother toner particles formed of a material containing a rosin-based resin and a polyester resin with a polyalkyleneimine, and a metal soap dissolved in the liquid insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Ueno, Masahiro Oki, Tsutomu Teraoka, Ken Ikuma
  • Publication number: 20130271026
    Abstract: There is provided a discharge lamp of an embodiment includes a burner having a light emitting part, and a disk-shaped flange which is capable of holding the burner so that the light emitting part is positioned at a front end side of the flange. The flange includes a resin part formed at an edge of the flange, and a metal part formed to be embedded in the resin part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Doi, Makoto Deguchi, Osamu Shirakawa, Syuhei Abe, Keisuke Nakazato, Masahiro Oki, Kousuke Ueda, Hajime Murakami
  • Publication number: 20130224650
    Abstract: A liquid developer contains a carrier liquid, and toner particles containing a binder resin and a pigment surface-treated with a polyallylamine compound as a colorant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro OKI, Yoshihiro INABA, Akira IMAI, Daisuke YOSHINO, Takako KOBAYASHI, Koji HORIBA
  • Publication number: 20130216943
    Abstract: A toner includes a resin having an unsaturated double bond, a thiol compound having a bi- or more-functional thiol group, and a polymerization initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji HORIBA, Takahiro ISHIZUKA, Yoshihiro INABA, Akira IMAI, Ryosaku IGARASHI, Takako KOBAYASHI, Daisuke YOSHINO, Masahiro OKI
  • Publication number: 20130196258
    Abstract: A toner includes a binder resin including an amorphous polyester resin (A), a crystalline polyester resin (B), and a polyurethane thermoplastic elastomer (C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro INABA, Daisuke YOSHINO, Akira IMAI, Takako KOBAYASHI, Koji HORIBA, Masahiro OKI, Ryosaku IGARASHI
  • Patent number: 8475986
    Abstract: The invention is to provide a toner with a small difference of charging properties and an excellent cleaning property. The toner includes toner particles of cylindrical bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masahiro Oki
  • Publication number: 20130078568
    Abstract: A liquid developer includes: a carrier liquid; and toner particles that are dispersed in the carrier liquid and that includes a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer, a styrene-based thermoplastic resin, and a quaternary ammonium base-containing polymer having a constituent unit expressed by Chemical Formula I: wherein R1 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group with a carbon number equal to or less than 3, R2 represents an alkylene group with a carbon number equal to or less than 18, R3 to R5 represent an alkyl group or an aralkyl group with a carbon number equal to or less than 18, X represents —COO— or —CONH—, and Y? represents a halogen ion or an anion having a —COO— group or a —SO3— group in the structure thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro INABA, Akira IMAI, Daisuke YOSHINO, Takako KOBAYASHI, Koji HORIBA, Takahiro ISHIZUKA, Masahiro OKI, Ryosaku IGARASHI
  • Publication number: 20120301820
    Abstract: A liquid developer is provided. The liquid developer includes a liquid insulator and toner particles. The liquid insulator toner particles include a resin material, a colorant, a substance A, a substance B, and a substance C. The substance A is an acrylic-modified silicone. The substance B is at least one selected from the group consisting a quaternary cationic silicone, an aminophenyl-modified silicone, and a phenyl-modified silicone. The substance C is at least one of a silanol-containing polysiloxane and a fluorine-modified silicone. The average degree of roundness R1 of the toner particles is 0.890 or greater, if the degree of roundness is expressed as L0/L1, where L1 (?m) is a circumference of a profile view of a measured particle and L0 (?m) is the circumference of a perfect circle of a circumference of a profile view corresponding to the profile view of the measured particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi NUMAKURA, Yoshihiro UENO, Masahiro OKI, Tsutomu TERAOKA
  • Patent number: 8268524
    Abstract: A black toner includes: toner mother particles containing carbon black as a colorant and a binder resin, the toner mother particles being surface-modified with a polyalkyleneimine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Oki, Yoshihiro Ueno
  • Patent number: 8206878
    Abstract: A liquid developer includes an insulating liquid and toner particles obtained by surface-modifying toner mother particles made of a material containing a rosin resin with a polyalkyleneimine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Ueno, Masahiro Oki
  • Patent number: 8198001
    Abstract: A process for producing a liquid developer includes: providing a dispersion liquid containing an aqueous dispersion medium and toner mother particles including a rosin resin; chemically modifying surfaces of the toner mother particles with an amine-based material by mixing the amine-based material with the dispersion liquid to obtain toner particles; and dispersing the toner particles in an insulating liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Ueno, Masahiro Oki
  • Patent number: 8142974
    Abstract: A liquid developer is provided. The liquid developer comprises an insulation liquid, toner particles dispersed in the insulation liquid, a dispersant dissolved in the insulation liquid; and a charge control agent dissolved in the insulation liquid. The charge control agent is represented by the following chemical formula (I): wherein in the chemical formula (I) R1 represents an alkyl group or alkenyl group having a carbon number in the range of 8 to 22, and R2 represents a hydroxyalkyl group. The liquid developer has both superior dispersibility and a charge characteristic of toner particles. Further, an image forming apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Ueno, Takashi Teshima, Masahiro Oki
  • Publication number: 20110223526
    Abstract: The invention is to provide a toner with a small difference of charging properties and an excellent cleaning property. The toner includes toner particles of cylindrical bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro OKI
  • Publication number: 20110177448
    Abstract: A liquid developer contains a liquid insulator formed of a liquid hydrocarbon, toner particles formed by chemically modifying surfaces of mother toner particles formed of a material containing a rosin-based resin and a polyester resin with a polyalkyleneimine, and a metal soap dissolved in the liquid insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro UENO, Masahiro OKI, Tsutomu TERAOKA, Ken IKUMA
  • Publication number: 20110045400
    Abstract: A liquid developer contains toner, a carrier liquid in which the toner are dispersed, and a graft copolymer of an acrylic polymer and a polysiloxane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kana MITSUZAWA, Masahiro OKI
  • Patent number: 7858284
    Abstract: A liquid developer includes an insulation liquid, toner particles dispersed in the insulation liquid, which at least a part of the surface of each of the toner particles contains a rosin resin and a dispersant improving dispersibility of the toner particles in the insulation liquid, which the dispersant is consisted of a material having a predetermined amine value. The liquid developer described above has superior positive charge property of toner particles and which has superior dispersibility of the toner particles for a long period of time. Further, an image forming apparatus that can suitably use such a liquid developer is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Oki, Takashi Teshima