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: 9442401
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member including: a support; an undercoat layer formed on the support; and a photosensitive layer formed on the undercoat layer. The undercoat layer contains a polymerized product of a composition containing a compound represented by formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kunihiko Sekido, Masashi Nishi, Kei Tagami
  • Patent number: 9335645
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a support; an undercoat layer formed on the support; and a photosensitive layer formed on the undercoat layer, in which the undercoat layer contains a specific polymerized product (cured product).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kei Tagami, Kunihiko Sekido, Masashi Nishi
  • Publication number: 20160116853
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member including a laminated body, the laminated body including a support, an undercoat layer, and a charge generating layer, the undercoat layer including a polymerized product of a composition including an electron transport material represented by the following formula (1), a cross-linking agent, and a thermoplastic resin having a polymerizable functional group, the laminated body satisfying the following expressions (2) and (3). Z1—X—Z2??(1) 0.20?|Vd2?Vd1|?2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Michiyo Sekiya, Kunihiko Sekido, Kei Tagami, Masashi Nishi
  • Publication number: 20160115163
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes, in the following order, a support member, an undercoat layer adjacent to the support member, and a photosensitive layer adjacent to the undercoat layer. The undercoat layer contains a polymer produced by polymerizing a composition containing a crosslinking agent and a compound expressed by general formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Masashi Nishi, Kunihiko Sekido, Michiyo Sekiya, Kei Tagami
  • Patent number: 9229342
    Abstract: A surface layer of an electrophotographic photosensitive member contains (?) a particular siloxane-modified resin, (?) a particular compound, and a charge transporting substance. (?) is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of hexanol, heptanol, cyclohexanol, benzyl alcohol, ethylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, diethylene glycol, diethylene glycol ethyl methyl ether, ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, nitrobenzene, pyrrolidone, N-methylpyrrolidone, methyl benzoate, ethyl benzoate, benzyl acetate, ethyl 3-ethoxypropionate, acetophenone, methyl salicylate, dimethyl phthalate, and sulfolane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Anezaki, Kazuhisa Shida, Masashi Nishi, Hirofumi Kumoi, Daisuke Tanaka, Kazumichi Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 9164406
    Abstract: The charge transporting layer as the surface layer of an electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a charge transporting substances represented by any one of formulae (1) to (5), a specific compound, and a specific resin (binder resin). The specific compound is hexanol, heptanol, cyclohexanol, benzyl alcohol, ethylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, diethylene glycol, diethylene glycol ethyl methyl ether, ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, nitrobenzene, pyrrolidone, N-methylpyrrolidone, methyl benzoate, ethyl benzoate, benzyl acetate, ethyl 3-ethoxypropionate, acetophenone, methyl salicylate, dimethyl phthalate, or sulfolane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masashi Nishi, Takashi Anezaki, Kazuhisa Shida, Hirofumi Kumoi, Daisuke Tanaka, Kazumichi Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20150185633
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a support; an undercoat layer formed on the support; and a photosensitive layer formed on the undercoat layer, in which the undercoat layer contains a specific polymerized product (cured product).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Kei Tagami, Kunihiko Sekido, Masashi Nishi
  • Publication number: 20150185632
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member including: a support; an undercoat layer formed on the support; and a photosensitive layer formed on the undercoat layer. The undercoat layer contains a polymerized product of a composition containing a compound represented by formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Kunihiko Sekido, Masashi Nishi, Kei Tagami
  • Publication number: 20150185637
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member including an undercoat layer that contains a polymerized product of a composition containing a compound represented by the formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Masashi Nishi, Kunihiko Sekido, Kei Tagami
  • Publication number: 20140205941
    Abstract: The charge transporting layer as the surface layer of an electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a charge transporting substances represented by any one of formulae (1) to (5), a specific compound, and a specific resin (binder resin). The specific compound is hexanol, heptanol, cyclohexanol, benzyl alcohol, ethylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, diethylene glycol, diethylene glycol ethyl methyl ether, ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, nitrobenzene, pyrrolidone, N-methylpyrrolidone, methyl benzoate, ethyl benzoate, benzyl acetate, ethyl 3-ethoxypropionate, acetophenone, methyl salicylate, dimethyl phthalate, or sulfolane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masashi Nishi, Takashi Anezaki, Kazuhisa Shida, Hirofumi Kumoi, Daisuke Tanaka, Kazumichi Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20140134525
    Abstract: A surface layer of an electrophotographic photosensitive member contains (?) a particular siloxane-modified resin, (?) a particular compound, and a charge transporting substance. (?) is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of hexanol, heptanol, cyclohexanol, benzyl alcohol, ethylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, diethylene glycol, diethylene glycol ethyl methyl ether, ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, nitrobenzene, pyrrolidone, N-methylpyrrolidone, methyl benzoate, ethyl benzoate, benzyl acetate, ethyl 3-ethoxypropionate, acetophenone, methyl salicylate, dimethyl phthalate, and sulfolane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takashi Anezaki, Kazuhisa Shida, Masashi Nishi, Hirofumi Kumoi, Daisuke Tanaka, Kazumichi Sugiyama