Patents by Inventor Masashi Nishi

Masashi Nishi 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: 11960240
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member including an electroconductive support, a photosensitive layer, and a protection layer, wherein the protection layer contains electroconductive particles, a content of the electroconductive particles in the protection layer is 40 to 70 vol %, and a volume resistivity of the protection layer is 1.0×109 to 1.0×1014 ?·cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masashi Nishi, Kunihiko Sekido
  • Publication number: 20230408938
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member that shows stable sensitivity even when repeatedly used. The electrophotographic photosensitive member is an electrophotographic photosensitive member including a support, an undercoat layer, a charge generating layer, and a charge transporting layer in the stated order, wherein the undercoat layer contains two kinds of electron transporting substances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: MASASHI NISHI, AKIHIRO MARUYAMA, MICHIYO SEKIYA, NANAMI KATO
  • Publication number: 20230408939
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member capable of suppressing a pattern memory. Specifically, an electrophotographic photosensitive member including: a support; an undercoat layer formed on the support; and a photosensitive layer formed on the undercoat layer, wherein the undercoat layer contains a polymerization product of a composition containing: an electron-transporting substance represented by the formula (1); and a crosslinking agent, and wherein the crosslinking agent has a functional group capable of being bonded to at least one polymerizable functional group of the electron-transporting substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: MICHIYO SEKIYA, AKIHIRO MARUYAMA, MASASHI NISHI, NANAMI KATO
  • Publication number: 20230350314
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member capable of maintaining a charging ability during repeated use is provided. An electrophotographic photosensitive member having a support, a conductive layer, a photosensitive layer and a protective layer in this order, wherein the protective layer contains a binding resin and a metal oxide particle, the metal oxide particle has a core and a coating layer, the core and the coating layer each contain titanium oxide, and the coating layer further includes niobium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Kunihiko Sekido, Masashi Nishi
  • Patent number: 11774285
    Abstract: A Fourier spectroscopic analyzer includes: a first light source that emits light including a wavelength component in a first wavelength band which is a wavelength band in which a spectrum of light passing through a sample is acquired and a wavelength component in a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band; a second light source that emits light including the wavelength component in the second wavelength band; an interferometer that acquires an interferogram which is coherent light from the light emitted from the first light source; a first light coupling optical system that couples light emitted from the second light source to at least one of light emitted from the first light source and the interferogram acquired by the interferometer; a light receiver that outputs a first light-reception signal acquired by receiving light including the wavelength component in the first wavelength band out of the wavelength components included in the light passing through the sample and a second light-
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Suzuki, Masashi Nishi, Yukihiro Nakamura, Tetsushi Namatame
  • Patent number: 11726414
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member capable of maintaining a charging ability during repeated use is provided. An electrophotographic photosensitive member having a support, a conductive layer, a photosensitive layer and a protective layer in this order, wherein the protective layer contains a binding resin and a metal oxide particle, the metal oxide particle has a core and a coating layer, the core and the coating layer each contain titanium oxide, and the coating layer further includes niobium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kunihiko Sekido, Masashi Nishi
  • Publication number: 20230093328
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member including a support, a photosensitive layer, and a surface layer, wherein the surface layer includes a cured product of a composition containing at least one selected from the group consisting of: a charge-transportable compound; and electroconductive particles, and an organic salt having a polymerizable functional group, and wherein the organic salt is formed of an organic cation and at least one anion selected from the group consisting of: an organic anion; and an inorganic anion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Masashi Nishi, Kunihiko Sekido
  • Publication number: 20230090596
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a satisfactory chargeability and being excellent in fogging suppression. The electrophotographic photosensitive member is an electrophotographic photosensitive member including a surface protective layer, wherein the surface protective layer is a polymerized film of a composition containing a compound having one of an acryloyloxy group or a methacryloyloxy group, a conductive particle, and an organic salt formed of at least one organic cation selected from the group consisting of: imidazolium; pyridinium; pyrrolidinium; piperidinium; a tetraalkylammonium; and a tetraalkylphosphonium, and at least one anion selected from the group consisting of organic or inorganic anions, and wherein the content of the organic salt is 0.1 mass % to 10.0 mass % with respect to the total mass of the conductive particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Kunihiko Sekido, Masashi Nishi
  • Publication number: 20220113187
    Abstract: A Fourier spectroscopic analyzer includes: a first light source that emits light including a wavelength component in a first wavelength band which is a wavelength band in which a spectrum of light passing through a sample is acquired and a wavelength component in a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band; a second light source that emits light including the wavelength component in the second wavelength band; an interferometer that acquires an interferogram which is coherent light from the light emitted from the first light source; a first light coupling optical system that couples light emitted from the second light source to at least one of light emitted from the first light source and the interferogram acquired by the interferometer; a light receiver that outputs a first light-reception signal acquired by receiving light including the wavelength component in the first wavelength band out of the wavelength components included in the light passing through the sample and a second light-
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Yasuyuki SUZUKI, Masashi NISHI, Yukihiro NAKAMURA, Tetsushi NAMATAME
  • Publication number: 20210318628
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member capable of maintaining a charging ability during repeated use is provided. An electrophotographic photosensitive member having a support, a conductive layer, a photosensitive layer and a protective layer in this order, wherein the protective layer contains a binding resin and a metal oxide particle, the metal oxide particle has a core and a coating layer, the core and the coating layer each contain titanium oxide, and the coating layer further includes niobium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Kunihiko Sekido, Masashi Nishi
  • Publication number: 20210318629
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member including an electroconductive support, a photosensitive layer, and a protection layer, wherein the protection layer contains electroconductive particles, a content of the electroconductive particles in the protection layer is 40 to 70 vol %, and a volume resistivity of the protection layer is 1.0×109 to 1.0×1014 ?·cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Masashi Nishi, Kunihiko Sekido
  • Patent number: 11073424
    Abstract: A Fourier spectroscopic analyzer includes: a light receiver that receives a first wavelength component of a first wavelength band and a second wavelength component of a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band, emits an interferogram to a sample, and outputs a first light reception signal acquired by receiving the first wavelength component and a second light reception signal acquired by receiving the second wavelength component; and a signal processing device that eliminates noise of the first wavelength component and acquires the spectrum by Fourier transform processing using the first light reception signal and the second light reception signal. The first wavelength band is a wavelength band of which a spectrum is acquired among wavelength components included in light that has passed through the sample. The interferogram is interference light and the sample is an analysis target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Suzuki, Yukihiro Nakamura, Masashi Nishi, Tetsushi Namatame
  • Patent number: 11061341
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes, in sequence, a support, a conductive layer, an undercoat layer, a charge generation layer, and a charge transport layer. The conductive layer is a cured film, and the cured film contains titanium oxide particles doped with niobium. The undercoat layer contains a cured product of a composition that contains an electron transport material having a polymerizable functional group and a resin functionalized with a carboxylic acid derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masashi Nishi, Takashi Anezaki, Taichi Sato, Atsushi Fujii, Kunihiko Sekido
  • Patent number: 10948838
    Abstract: There is provided an electrophotographic photosensitive member that can achieve both of an adequately high initial sensitivity as the electrophotographic photosensitive member and reduction in the fluctuation of a light portion potential at the time of repeated use. An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a support, an electroconductive layer and a photosensitive layer in this order, wherein the electroconductive layer contains a binder material and a metal oxide particle; the metal oxide particle has a core material containing a titanium oxide, and a covering layer which covers the core material and contains the titanium oxide; and when the oxygen deficiency ratio of the metal oxide particle is represented by A, the oxygen deficiency ratio of the core material is represented by B, and the oxygen deficiency ratio of the covering layer is represented by C, the Expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied: A?2% (1) and 10×B<C (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takashi Anezaki, Taichi Sato, Kunihiko Sekido, Masashi Nishi, Atsushi Fujii
  • Publication number: 20200278256
    Abstract: A Fourier spectroscopic analyzer includes: a light receiver that receives a first wavelength component of a first wavelength band and a second wavelength component of a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band, emits an interferogram to a sample, and outputs a first light reception signal acquired by receiving the first wavelength component and a second light reception signal acquired by receiving the second wavelength component; and a signal processing device that eliminates noise of the first wavelength component and acquires the spectrum by Fourier transform processing using the first light reception signal and the second light reception signal. The first wavelength band is a wavelength band of which a spectrum is acquired among wavelength components included in light that has passed through the sample. The interferogram is interference light and the sample is an analysis target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Suzuki, Yukihiro Nakamura, Masashi Nishi, Tetsushi Namatame
  • Patent number: 10754267
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member that can achieve both of the suppression of a fluctuation in potential of the photosensitive member at the time of its repeated use, and the prevention of the occurrence of a black spot-like image defect at high levels. The electrophotographic photosensitive member includes in this order: a support; an intermediate layer; and a photosensitive layer, the intermediate layer containing particles each containing titanium oxide, and the particles having a mass increase ratio of 0.005% or more when heated under a nitrogen atmosphere from 300° C. to 900° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kunihiko Sekido, Takashi Anezaki, Taichi Sato, Masashi Nishi, Atsushi Fujii
  • Patent number: 10656542
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes an undercoat layer, a charge generation layer, and a charge transport layer in this order. The undercoat layer contains a cured product of a composition containing an electron transport material, a particle having an average primary particle size of 10 nm or more, and a silicone oil. A content of the particle in the undercoat layer is 3% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less. A content of the silicone oil in the undercoat layer is 0.01% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less relative to the content of the particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masashi Nishi, Kunihiko Sekido, Yuka Ishiduka, Akihiro Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20200064749
    Abstract: There is provided an electrophotographic photosensitive member that can achieve both of an adequately high initial sensitivity as the electrophotographic photosensitive member and reduction in the fluctuation of a light portion potential at the time of repeated use. An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a support, an electroconductive layer and a photosensitive layer in this order, wherein the electroconductive layer contains a binder material and a metal oxide particle; the metal oxide particle has a core material containing a titanium oxide, and a covering layer which covers the core material and contains the titanium oxide; and when the oxygen deficiency ratio of the metal oxide particle is represented by A, the oxygen deficiency ratio of the core material is represented by B, and the oxygen deficiency ratio of the covering layer is represented by C, the Expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied: A?2% (1) and 10×B<C (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Takashi Anezaki, Taichi Sato, Kunihiko Sekido, Masashi Nishi, Atsushi Fujii
  • Publication number: 20200064750
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member that can achieve both of the suppression of a fluctuation in potential of the photosensitive member at the time of its repeated use, and the prevention of the occurrence of a black spot-like image defect at high levels. The electrophotographic photosensitive member includes in this order: a support; an intermediate layer; and a photosensitive layer, the intermediate layer containing particles each containing titanium oxide, and the particles having a mass increase ratio of 0.005% or more when heated under a nitrogen atmosphere from 300° C. to 900° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Kunihiko Sekido, Takashi Anezaki, Taichi Sato, Masashi Nishi, Atsushi Fujii
  • Publication number: 20200041918
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes, in sequence, a support, a conductive layer, an undercoat layer, a charge generation layer, and a charge transport layer. The conductive layer is a cured film, and the cured film contains titanium oxide particles doped with niobium. The undercoat layer contains a cured product of a composition that contains an electron transport material having a polymerizable functional group and a resin functionalized with a carboxylic acid derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Masashi Nishi, Takashi Anezaki, Taichi Sato, Atsushi Fujii, Kunihiko Sekido