Patents by Inventor Michiaki Ishikawa

Michiaki Ishikawa 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: 10353311
    Abstract: A white toner for electrostatic charge image development contains a toner particle that includes a toner base particle containing a binder resin, a white colorant, and a releasing agent, and an external additive, wherein the toner particle contains, as the external additive, a fatty acid metal salt particle having a volume-based median diameter in a range of 0.5 to 1.5 ?m, and an average circularity of the toner particles is in a range of 0.870 to 0.950.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Michiaki Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Kozuru
  • Publication number: 20180314175
    Abstract: A white toner for electrostatic charge image development contains a toner particle that includes a toner base particle containing a binder resin, a white colorant, and a releasing agent, and an external additive, wherein the toner particle contains, as the external additive, a fatty acid metal salt particle having a volume-based median diameter in a range of 0.5 to 1.5 ?m, and an average circularity of the toner particles is in a range of 0.870 to 0.950.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Michiaki Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Kozuru
  • Patent number: 9592739
    Abstract: Drive control equipment for a vehicle comprises: a plurality of power conversion devices respectively connected with a plurality of motors that convert DC power supplied from a DC power source to AC power and output this to said motors; a control device that controls the power conversion devices; a frame that accommodates said power conversion devices and the control device and having a ceiling wall facing below the vehicle floor; and a power unit having a cooler in which are installed a plurality of semiconductor elements constituting the power conversion devices; a first control board provided with a first connector connected with said semiconductor elements, arranged facing the cooler; and a second control board arranged in a direction orthogonal to said first control board and connected with a second connector connected with the first connector of said first control board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Haruhiko Fujito, Michiaki Ishikawa, Hiroaki Yoshinari, Hideyuki Shimizu, Takashi Takagi
  • Patent number: 9555815
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electric power conversion device includes an inverter which converts DC power into AC power and supplies the AC power to electric equipment of a railway vehicle, a battery capable of storing DC power, and a converter which converts the AC power into DC power and charges the battery. The battery supplies electric power to the inverter when the electric power is not supplied to the inverter from an external power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Michiaki Ishikawa, Hiroaki Otani
  • Publication number: 20150061377
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electric power conversion device includes an inverter which converts DC power into AC power and supplies the AC power to electric equipment of a railway vehicle, a battery capable of storing DC power, and a converter which converts the AC power into DC power and charges the battery. The battery supplies electric power to the inverter when the electric power is not supplied to the inverter from an external power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Michiaki ISHIKAWA, Hiroaki OTANI
  • Publication number: 20140345492
    Abstract: Drive control equipment for a vehicle comprises: a plurality of power conversion devices respectively connected with a plurality of motors that convert DC power supplied from a DC power source to AC power and output this to said motors; a control device that controls the power conversion devices; a frame that accommodates said power conversion devices and the control device and having a ceiling wall facing below the vehicle floor; and a power unit having a cooler in which are installed a plurality of semiconductor elements constituting the power conversion devices; a first control board provided with a first connector connected with said semiconductor elements, arranged facing the cooler; and a second control board arranged in a direction orthogonal to said first control board and connected with a second connector connected with the first connector of said first control board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Haruhiko FUJITO, Michiaki ISHIKAWA, Hiroaki YOSHINARI, Hideyuki SHIMIZU, Takashi TAKAGI
  • Patent number: 8081908
    Abstract: A toner bottle containing a cylindrical toner container having therein a toner comprising at least a resin, a colorant and an external additive, the toner container having a toner discharge port on an end thereof and a rotation axis along the cylindrical toner container, and the toner container being installable in an image forming apparatus, wherein the toner container has plural protrusions which are intermittently provided in an interior of the cylindrical container, the protrusions having a function to convey the toner toward the toner discharge port when the toner container is rotated around the rotation axis; an X-ray intensity ratio of titanium to silicon (Ti/Si) determined via X-ray fluorescence spectrometry of the toner is 1.0 to 3.0; and a conveyance index of the toner is 2.0 to 10.0 mg/sec.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mikihiko Sukeno, Yoshiaki Kobayashi, Michiaki Ishikawa, Tsuyoshi Uchida, Masaharu Shiraishi
  • Publication number: 20080304869
    Abstract: A toner bottle containing a cylindrical toner container having therein a toner comprising at least a resin, a colorant and an external additive, the toner container having a toner discharge port on an end thereof and a rotation axis along the cylindrical toner container, and the toner container being installable in an image forming apparatus, wherein the toner container has plural protrusions which are intermittently provided in an interior of the cylindrical container, the protrusions having a function to convey the toner toward the toner discharge port when the toner container is rotated around the rotation axis; an X-ray intensity ratio of titanium to silicon (Ti/Si) determined via X-ray fluorescence spectrometry of the toner is 1.0 to 3.0; and a conveyance index of the toner is 2.0 to 10.0 mg/sec.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mikihiko SUKENO, Yoshiaki KOBAYASHI, Michiaki ISHIKAWA, Tsuyoshi UCHIDA, Masaharu SHIRAISHI
  • Publication number: 20080261138
    Abstract: An objective is to provide an electrostatic latent image developing toner exhibiting ultra-low temperature fixability together with high resolution, excellent fluidity and anti-blocking property, and excellent aging stability in a toner vessel, in which the toner is supplied into an image forming apparatus. Also disclosed is an electrostatic latent image developing toner stored in a vessel possessing an ejecting outlet, capable of fitting into an image forming apparatus, wherein the vessel has a cross-sectional area of the outlet of 0.07-2.00 cm2; the toner possesses a resin, a colorant and an external additive; the toner has a Tg of 16-44° C.; an X-ray intensity ratio of Ti/Si via fluorescent X-ray analysis of toner, is 1.0-2.5; and toner particles, and having a ratio of 2nd short axis to 1st short axis being 1.1-1.6 have an amount of 5-50% in terms of the number of particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mikihiko SUKENO, Yoshiaki KOBAYASHI, Michiaki ISHIKAWA, Tsuyoshi UCHIDA, Masaharu SHIRAISHI
  • Publication number: 20070275316
    Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner is disclosed. The toner contains an external additive, which contains inorganic minute particles having a number average primary particle diameter of 5-30 nm and a titanic acid compound treated by silicone oil or a coupling agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Michiaki ISHIKAWA, Mikihiko SUKENO, Masahiro ANNO
  • Patent number: 7018765
    Abstract: An electrostatic photographic image forming toner is disclosed. The toner comprises a toner particle containing a binder resin and a colorant in which the binder resin has a specific softening point of from 105 to 132° C. and the toner particle has a hardness of from 6.0 to 24.0 mN and a circularity of from 0.92 to 0.99.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Uchida, Masafumi Uchida, Michiaki Ishikawa, Takao Yamanouchi, Ryuji Kitani, Yasuko Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20050284673
    Abstract: A vehicle power source device is provided with an DC/DC converter (4) having a high-frequency insulating transformer (6) that converts power from an overhead power line to DC power, and a CVCF inverter (1) that converts the DC power supplied from this DC/DC converter (4) to AC power; the AC power converted by this CVCF inverter (1) is supplied to equipment such as for on-board lighting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Yosuke Nakazawa, Hiroshi Mochikawa, Hirotada Kira, Michiaki Ishikawa, Takuma Hemmi, Mika Hemmi
  • Publication number: 20040110079
    Abstract: An electrostastic latent image developing toner is disclosed. The toner comprises colored particles and an external additive, and in which the volume average particle diameter of the toner is 4.0-8.0 &mgr;m and the ratio of particles of at most 2.5 &mgr;m is 0.1-10 percent by volume. An image forming method employing the toner is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Asao Matsushima, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Michiaki Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20030215732
    Abstract: An electrostatic photographic image forming toner is disclosed. The toner comprises a toner particle containing a binder resin and a colorant in which the binder resin has a specific softening point of from 105 to 132° C. and the toner particle has a hardness of from 6.0 to 24.0 mN and a circularity of from 0.92 to 0.99.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Uchida, Masafumi Uchida, Michiaki Ishikawa, Takao Yamanouchi, Ryuji Kitani, Yasuko Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 5863691
    Abstract: Disclosed is a toner for developing an electrostatic latent image, comprising colored particles containing a colorant and a binder resin, and hydrophobic particles, wherein said colored particles have a BET specific surface area of not less than 5 m.sup.2 /g and said hydrophobic particles satisfy the following relation:.vertline.pH.sub.A -pH.sub.B .vertline..ltoreq.1.0wherein said pH.sub.A is a pH value of said hydrophobic particles before heating and said pH.sub.B is a pH value of said hydrophobic particles after heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamazaki, Shigenori Kouno, Michiaki Ishikawa, Mikio Kohyama
  • Patent number: 5705306
    Abstract: A toner for forming an electrophotographic image is disclosed. The toner comprises (1) colored particles comprising a resin and a colorant, (2) fine resin particles comprising a polymer formed by condensation of melamine and formaldehyde, and have a volume average diameter of 0.01 .mu.m to 1.0 .mu.m, and (3) fine particles of an inorganic material (I) having a volume average diameter of 0.01 .mu.m to 0.20 .mu.m and a standard deviation of distribution of the volume average diameter G satisfying the condition of 10.ltoreq..sigma..ltoreq.30. It is particularly preferred that the toner is used as a tow componet developer together with a negatively chargeable carrier which comprises (1) magnetic core particles each coated with a coating layer comprising a mixture of homopolymer of an alicyclic methacrylate monomer and a homopolymer of an acyclic methacrylate monomer, or a copolymer of an alicyclic methacrylate monomer and an acyclic methacrylate monomer, and (2) a fine particles of an inorganic material (II).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuji Kitani, Meizo Shirose, Tatsuya Nagase, Keiko Ujihara, Michiaki Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 5576134
    Abstract: Disclosed is a two component type developer for negatively chargeable developer use, comprising a carrier and a colored toner particle comprising a binder resin and a colorant, wherein said carrier comprises a magnetic particle having thereon a resin coated layer containing a resin and a magnesium compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Keiko Ogawa, Michiaki Ishikawa, Meizo Shirose
  • Patent number: 5478687
    Abstract: Disclosed is a carrier for a negatively chargeable developer comprising magnetic particles and provided thereon, having a layer comprising a hydrophilic silica having a degree of degree of hydrophobicity of less than 20 and resin particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1995
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Keiko Ogawa, Meizo Shirose, Michiaki Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 5445910
    Abstract: Disclosed is a developer comprises a toner containing colorant particles and organic fine particles, wherein said organic fine-particles are a fluoro-containing acrylate homopolymer or the copolymers thereof, each having a cross-linking structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Michiaki Ishikawa, Keiko Ogawa, Meizo Shirose, Hiroyuki Takagiwa
  • Patent number: 5441839
    Abstract: A negative charge developer for electrophotography comprises a toner and a carrier having a core coated with a resin which contains at least one magnesium compound of a magnesium oxide, a magnesium hydroxide or a magnesium carbonate, wherein the magnesium compound has a single crystal structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Michiaki Ishikawa, Keiko Ogawa, Meizo Shirose, Hiroyuki Takagiwa