Patents by Inventor Masahito Ishino

Masahito Ishino 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: 10877385
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member and a charging roller that charges a circumferential surface of the image bearing member to a positive polarity. The image bearing member includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer of a single layer, and satisfies formula (1) shown below. The charging roller includes a conductive shaft, a base layer covering a surface of the conductive shaft, and a surface layer covering a surface of the base layer. 0.60 ? V ( Q / S ) × ( d / ? r · ? 0 ) ( 1 ) In formula (1), Q represents a charge amount of the circumferential surface of the image bearing member. S represents a charge area of the circumferential surface of the image bearing member. d represents a film thickness of the photosensitive layer. ?r represents a specific permittivity of a binder resin contained in the photosensitive layer. ?0 represents a vacuum permittivity. V represents a value calculated according to formula (2) V=V0?Vr.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Keiya Nishimura, Masahito Ishino, Yoshitaka Imanaka, Toshiki Fujita
  • Publication number: 20200393773
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member and a charging roller that charges a circumferential surface of the image bearing member to a positive polarity. The image bearing member includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer of a single layer, and satisfies formula (1) shown below. The charging roller includes a conductive shaft, a base layer covering a surface of the conductive shaft, and a surface layer covering a surface of the base layer. 0.60 ? V ( Q ? / ? S ) × ( d ? / ? ? r · ? 0 ) ( 1 ) In formula (1), Q represents a charge amount of the circumferential surface of the image bearing member. S represents a charge area of the circumferential surface of the image bearing member. d represents a film thickness of the photosensitive layer. ?r represents a specific permittivity of a binder resin contained in the photosensitive layer. ?0 represents a vacuum permittivity. V represents a value calculated according to formula (2) V=V0?Vr.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Keiya NISHIMURA, Masahito ISHINO, Yoshitaka IMANAKA, Toshiki FUJITA
  • Patent number: 10698359
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member and a static elimination device. The static elimination device irradiates static elimination light onto a circumferential surface of the image bearing member. The image bearing member includes a conductive substrate and a single-layer photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer contains a charge generating material, a hole transport material, an electron transport material, and a binder resin. The static elimination light has a wavelength of at least 600 nm and no greater than 800 nm. The photosensitive layer has an optical absorption coefficient of at least 600 cm?1 and no greater than 1,500 cm?1 with respect to light having a wavelength of 660 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiki Fujita, Ikuo Makie, Masahito Ishino, Nariaki Tanaka, Kiyotaka Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10635013
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a charger, and a cleaning member. The charger charges a circumferential surface of the image bearing member to a positive polarity. The cleaning member is pressed against the circumferential surface of the image bearing member and collects a toner remaining on the circumferential surface of the image bearing member. A linear pressure N of the cleaning member on the circumferential surface of the image bearing member is at least 14 N/m and no greater than 40 N/m. A rebound resilience R of the cleaning member at a temperature of 25° C. is at least 38%. The leaner pressure N and the rebound resilience R satisfy mathematical formula (1A). The image bearing member satisfies mathematical formula (1B). R < 13.771 × N 0.4043 ( 1 ? A ) 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Masahito Ishino, Nariaki Tanaka, Toshiki Fujita, Teppei Shibuya, Kiyotaka Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20200041923
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a charger, and a cleaning member. The charger charges a circumferential surface of the image bearing member to a positive polarity. The cleaning member is pressed against the circumferential surface of the image bearing member and collects a toner remaining on the circumferential surface of the image bearing member. A linear pressure N of the cleaning member on the circumferential surface of the image bearing member is at least 14 N/m and no greater than 40 N/m. A rebound resilience R of the cleaning member at a temperature of 25° C. is at least 38%. The leaner pressure N and the rebound resilience R satisfy mathematical formula (1A). The image bearing member satisfies mathematical formula (1B) R < 13.771 × N 0.4043 ( 1 ? A ) 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Masahito ISHINO, Nariaki TANAKA, Toshiki FUJITA, Teppei SHIBUYA, Kiyotaka KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20200041949
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a charger, and a cleaning member. The charger charges a circumferential surface of the image bearing member to a positive polarity. The cleaning member is pressed against the circumferential surface of the image bearing member and collects a toner remaining on the circumferential surface of the image bearing member. A linear pressure of the cleaning member on the circumferential surface of the image bearing member is at least 10 N/m and no greater than 40 N/m. The image bearing member includes a conductive substrate and a single-layer photosensitive layer. The single-layer photosensitive layer contains a charge generating material, a hole transport material, an electron transport material, and a binder resin. The image bearing member satisfies formula (1) 0.60 ? V ( Q / S ) × ( d / ? r · ? 0 ) .
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Masahito ISHINO, Nariaki TANAKA, Toshiki FUJITA, Teppei SHIBUYA, Kiyotaka KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20200041950
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member and a static elimination device. The static elimination device irradiates static elimination light onto a circumferential surface of the image bearing member. The image bearing member includes a conductive substrate and a single-layer photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer contains a charge generating material, a hole transport material, an electron transport material, and a binder resin. The static elimination light has a wavelength of at least 600 nm and no greater than 800 nm. The photosensitive layer has an optical absorption coefficient of at least 600 cm?1 and no greater than 1,500 cm?1 with respect to light having a wavelength of 660 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiki FUJITA, Ikuo MAKIE, Masahito ISHINO, Nariaki TANAKA, Kiyotaka KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20200041917
    Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, a cleaning member is pressed against a circumferential surface of an image bearing member and collects a toner remaining on the circumferential surface of the image bearing member. The toner has a number average roundness of 0.965 to 0.998. The toner has a D50 of 4.0 ?m to 7.0 ?m. A linear pressure of the cleaning member on the circumferential surface of the image bearing member is 10 N/m to 40 N/m. The image bearing member includes a single-layer photosensitive layer containing a charge generating material and a hole transport material. Ionization potential IpHTM of the hole transport material and ionization potential IpCGM of the charge generating material satisfy mathematical formula (1) “IpHTM?5.30 eV”, mathematical formula (2) “IpCGM?5.30 eV”, and mathematical formula (3) “0.09 eV?|IpHTM?IpCGM|?0.30 eV”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiki FUJITA, Nariaki TANAKA, Masahito ISHINO, Kiyotaka KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10338514
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus (1) includes an image bearing member (50), a charging section (51), a developing section (52), and a cleaning member (81). The image bearing member (50) contains filler particles (87). The charging section (51) is either in contact with or positioned close to the image bearing member (50) and is configured to electrically charge the image bearing member (50) by generating a proximity discharge between the charging section (51) and the image bearing member (50). The developing section (52) supplies toner to the circumferential surface of the charged image bearing member (50). The cleaning member (81) has a degree of hardness equal to or higher than 65° and a degree of impact resilience equal to or lower than 30%. The cleaning member (81) is brought into pressure contact with the circumferential surface of the image bearing member (50) being rotated, by applying linear pressure equal to or higher than 15 gf/cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Imanaka, Hiroaki Watanabe, Masahito Ishino
  • Patent number: 10289057
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus (1) includes a photosensitive drum (50), a cleaning blade (81), and a drive mechanism (90). The cleaning blade (81) is in pressed contact with a circumferential surface of the photosensitive drum (50). The drive mechanism (90) causes one of the photosensitive drum (50) and the cleaning blade (81) to reciprocate in a rotational axis direction (D) of the photosensitive drum (50). The drive mechanism (90) for example causes the photosensitive drum (50) to reciprocate in the rotational axis direction (D). The photosensitive drum (50) includes a photosensitive layer (85). An outermost layer of the photosensitive layer (85) contains a plurality of particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Imanaka, Hiroaki Watanabe, Masahito Ishino
  • Patent number: 9885972
    Abstract: An image forming includes an apparatus main body, a photoreceptor drum, a charging apparatus, a developing device, a transfer apparatus, a charging bias applying unit, a developing bias applying unit, a bias adjusting unit, and a print density measurement unit. The bias adjusting unit forms a non-charged area on a circumference surface of the photoreceptor drum and applies a developing bias constituted of a first electric potential to a developing roller to form a first toner image by an electric potential difference between the non-charged area and the developing roller. The charging bias applying unit forms a second toner image by an electric potential difference between the electric potential area and the developing roller. The charging bias applying unit decides a value of a charging bias corresponding to a target electric potential from measurement results of print densities of the first toner image and the second toner image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Minoru Wada, Masaru Hatano, Masaki Kadota, Masahito Ishino, Keisuke Isoda, Atsushi Ishizaki
  • Publication number: 20170329273
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus (1) includes an image bearing member (50), a charging section (51), a developing section (52), and a cleaning member (81). The image bearing member (50) contains filler particles (87). The charging section (51) is either in contact with or positioned close to the image bearing member (50) and is configured to electrically charge the image bearing member (50) by generating a proximity discharge between the charging section (51) and the image bearing member (50). The developing section (52) supplies toner to the circumferential surface of the charged image bearing member (50). The cleaning member (81) has a degree of hardness equal to or higher than 65° and a degree of impact resilience equal to or lower than 30%. The cleaning member (81) is brought into pressure contact with the circumferential surface of the image bearing member (50) being rotated, by applying linear pressure equal to or higher than 15 gf/cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka IMANAKA, Hiroaki WATANABE, Masahito ISHINO
  • Publication number: 20170300002
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus (1) includes a photosensitive drum (50), a cleaning blade (81), and a drive mechanism (90). The cleaning blade (81) is in pressed contact with a circumferential surface of the photosensitive drum (50). The drive mechanism (90) causes one of the photosensitive drum (50) and the cleaning blade (81) to reciprocate in a rotational axis direction (D) of the photosensitive drum (50). The drive mechanism (90) for example causes the photosensitive drum (50) to reciprocate in the rotational axis direction (D). The photosensitive drum (50) includes a photosensitive layer (85). An outermost layer of the photosensitive layer (85) contains a plurality of particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka IMANAKA, Hiroaki WATANABE, Masahito ISHINO
  • Patent number: 9785084
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a photoreceptor drum, a charging apparatus, a developing device, a transfer apparatus, a charging bias applying unit, a developing bias applying unit, a bias adjusting unit, and a print density measurement unit. The bias adjusting unit controls the charging bias applying unit to form a plurality of electric potential areas of electric potentials with different magnitudes. The bias adjusting unit applies a predetermined developing bias corresponding to a target electric potential to the developing roller, so as to form a plurality of toner images by electric potential differences between the developing bias and the plurality of electric potential areas. The bias adjusting unit decides a value of a charging bias corresponding to the target electric potential from measurement results of print densities of the plurality of toner images measured by the print density measurement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Minoru Wada, Masaru Hatano, Masaki Kadota, Masahito Ishino, Keisuke Isoda, Atsushi Ishizaki
  • Patent number: 9740134
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a photoreceptor drum, a charging apparatus, an exposure apparatus, a developing device, a charging bias applying unit, a developing bias applying unit, an image condition adjusting unit, and a print density measurement unit. The image condition adjusting unit forms a second electric potential region by applying the charging bias where a first differential electric potential is subtracted from a first tentative charging bias on a circumference surface of a photoreceptor drum, and forms a second toner image by an electric potential difference between the second electric potential region and a developing roller by applying the target electric potential. The image condition adjusting unit decides value of the charging bias corresponding to the target electric potential from measurement results of print densities of a first toner image and the second toner image measured by the print density measurement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Minoru Wada, Masaru Hatano, Masaki Kadota, Masahito Ishino, Keisuke Isoda, Atsushi Ishizaki
  • Publication number: 20170146922
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a photoreceptor drum, a charging apparatus, an exposure apparatus, a developing device, a charging bias applying unit, a developing bias applying unit, an image condition adjusting unit, and a print density measurement unit. The image condition adjusting unit forms a second electric potential region by applying the charging bias where a first differential electric potential is subtracted from a first tentative charging bias on a circumference surface of a photoreceptor drum, and forms a second toner image by an electric potential difference between the second electric potential region and a developing roller by applying the target electric potential. The image condition adjusting unit decides value of the charging bias corresponding to the target electric potential from measurement results of print densities of a first toner image and the second toner image measured by the print density measurement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Minoru WADA, Masaru HATANO, Masaki KADOTA, Masahito ISHINO, Keisuke ISODA, Atsushi ISHIZAKI
  • Patent number: 9625850
    Abstract: A multifunction peripheral includes a transfer belt, a first imaging unit, a second imaging unit, a primary transfer roller, a secondary transfer roller, a developing bias application unit, a charging bias application unit, and a control unit. The control unit performs control such that a first developing bias that is applied to a first developing roller by the developing bias application unit and a a second developing bias that is applied to a second developing roller by the developing bias application unit have opposite phases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Masahito Ishino
  • Publication number: 20170097584
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a photoreceptor drum, a charging apparatus, a developing device, a transfer apparatus, a charging bias applying unit, a developing bias applying unit, a bias adjusting unit, and a print density measurement unit. The bias adjusting unit controls the charging bias applying unit to form a plurality of electric potential areas of electric potentials with different magnitudes. The bias adjusting unit applies a predetermined developing bias corresponding to a target electric potential to the developing roller, so as to form a plurality of toner images by electric potential differences between the developing bias and the plurality of electric potential areas. The bias adjusting unit decides a value of a charging bias corresponding to the target electric potential from measurement results of print densities of the plurality of toner images measured by the print density measurement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Minoru WADA, Masaru HATANO, Masaki KADOTA, Masahito ISHINO, Keisuke ISODA, Atsushi ISHIZAKI
  • Publication number: 20170090334
    Abstract: An image forming includes an apparatus main body, a photoreceptor drum, a charging apparatus, a developing device, a transfer apparatus, a charging bias applying unit, a developing bias applying unit, a bias adjusting unit, and a print density measurement unit. The bias adjusting unit forms a non-charged area on a circumference surface of the photoreceptor drum and applies a developing bias constituted of a first electric potential to a developing roller to form a first toner image by an electric potential difference between the non-charged area and the developing roller. The charging bias applying unit forms a second toner image by an electric potential difference between the electric potential area and the developing roller. The charging bias applying unit decides a value of a charging bias corresponding to a target electric potential from measurement results of print densities of the first toner image and the second toner image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Minoru WADA, Masaru HATANO, Masaki KADOTA, Masahito ISHINO, Keisuke ISODA, Atsushi ISHIZAKI
  • Publication number: 20160334733
    Abstract: A multifunction peripheral includes a transfer belt, a first imaging unit, a second imaging unit, a primary transfer roller, a secondary transfer roller, a developing bias application unit, a charging bias application unit, and a control unit. The control unit performs control such that a first developing bias that is applied to a first developing roller by the developing bias application unit and a a second developing bias that is applied to a second developing roller by the developing bias application unit have opposite phases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: Masahito Ishino