Patents by Inventor Miho Okazaki

Miho Okazaki 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: 8124306
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic toner enabling an image with high image density and excellent image reproducibility to be obtained, which is excellent in fluidity, charging stability, and charging uniformity, even for long-term use, and also enabling an image whose fogging, ghost, and scattering are suppressed to be obtained. The magnetic toner has at least a binder resin and a magnetic material, where, the magnetic material is an magnetic iron oxide whose dielectric breakdown voltage of the magnetic material is 160 to 1600 V/cm, and the dielectric loss tangent (tan ?) of the magnetic toner at 100 kHz and 40° C. is 2.0×10?3 to 1.0×10?2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junko Hirata, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Yusuke Hasegawa, Kouji Nishikawa, Miho Okazaki, Takashige Kasuya
  • Patent number: 7811734
    Abstract: Hydrophobic inorganic fine particles are provided which: does not cause melt adhesion of toner to a photosensitive member and contamination of a contact charging member; imparts excellent flowability, charging performance and durability to toner even after the toner is stored in a high-temperature, high-humidity environment over a long time period; and does not cause dripping of toner and contamination with the toner. The hydrophobic inorganic fine particles are obtained by subjecting inorganic fine particles to surface treatment with silicone oil and then with a silane compound and/or a silazane compound, or by subjecting inorganic fine particles to surface treatment with a silane compound and/or a silazane compound in the presence of silicone oil, and further subjecting the inorganic fine particles thus surface-treated to surface treatment with silicone oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Ogawa, Yusuke Hasegawa, Kouji Nishikawa, Miho Okazaki, Yoshitaka Suzumura, Takashige Kasuya
  • Patent number: 7704659
    Abstract: To provide a toner which has superior low-temperature fixing performance, high-temperature anti-offsetting properties and developing performance and may cause neither melt sticking of toner to photosensitive member nor turn-up of cleaning blade. The toner contains at least a binder resin, a colorant and a wax, and the wax is characterized by i) being an oxidized hydrocarbon wax, ii) having a hydroxyl value of from 5 mgKOH/g or more to 150 mgKOH/g or less, and iii) having, in molecular weight distribution measured by gel permeation chromatography of tetrahydrofuran-soluble matter, a main peak within the range of molecular weight of from 200 or more to 600 or less, and a component with a molecular weight of 700 or more in a content of 3% by mass or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Ogawa, Yusuke Hasegawa, Kouji Nishikawa, Miho Okazaki, Takashige Kasuya
  • Patent number: 7678524
    Abstract: A magnetic toner including at least: a binder resin; and a magnetic body, in which, when magnetization at a magnetic field strength of 397.9 kA/m and a coercive force of the magnetic toner are denoted by ?s (Am2/kg) and Hc (kA/m), respectively, a magnetic field strength at which the magnetic toner shows a magnetization value equal to 95% of ?s is denoted by H95% (kA/m), and a number average particle size of the magnetic body is denoted by d (?m), H95%, Hc, and d satisfy the following expressions. 151<H95%<200??(1) 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yusuke Hasegawa, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Junko Nishiyama, Miho Okazaki, Takashige Kasuya, Tomohisa Sano
  • Publication number: 20100009277
    Abstract: Hydrophobic inorganic fine particles are provided which: does not cause melt adhesion of toner to a photosensitive member and contamination of a contact charging member; imparts excellent flowability, charging performance and durability to toner even after the toner is stored in a high-temperature, high-humidity environment over a long time period; and does not cause dripping of toner and contamination with the toner. The hydrophobic inorganic fine particles are obtained by subjecting inorganic fine particles to surface treatment with silicone oil and then with a silane compound and/or a silazane compound, or by subjecting inorganic fine particles to surface treatment with a silane compound and/or a silazane compound in the presence of silicone oil, and further subjecting the inorganic fine particles thus surface-treated to surface treatment with silicone oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Ogawa, Yusuke Hasegawa, Kouji Nishikawa, Miho Okazaki, Yoshitaka Suzumura, Takashige Kasuya
  • Patent number: 7638848
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus having an outer ESD protective circuit corresponding to each external connection terminal, the outer ESD protective circuit being formed in a peripheral region around the external connection terminals. The outer ESD protective circuit discharges electrostatic voltage from the external connection terminal and avoids the damaging of an internal circuit of the semiconductor apparatus. Accordingly, the ESD withstanding voltage of the semiconductor apparatus is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Miho Okazaki
  • Patent number: 7582401
    Abstract: The invention is to provide a toner excellent in fixing property, high-temperature offset resistance and blocking resistance, and having an excellent developing property. The invention provides a toner including at least a binder resin and a colorant, wherein: the binder resin contains a hybrid resin which contains a polyester-type resin unit by 50 mass % or more and in which a polyester-type resin component and a vinyl-type resin component are chemically bonded; the toner contains 3 to 50 mass % of a tetrahydrofuran-insoluble matter derived from the binder resin; the tetrahydrofuran-insoluble matter contains a hybrid resin; and a tetrahydrofuran-soluble matter, obtained by hydrolyzing the tetrahydrofuran-insoluble matter and separating by filtration, has, in a GPC-measured molecular weight distribution, a main peak within a molecular weight range of 50,000 to 500,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Ogawa, Yusuke Hasegawa, Tomohisa Sano, Junko Nishiyama, Miho Okazaki, Takashige Kasuya, Koji Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20090197193
    Abstract: To provide a toner which has superior low-temperature fixing performance, high-temperature anti-offsetting properties and developing performance and may cause neither melt sticking of toner to photosensitive member nor turn-up of cleaning blade. The toner contains at least a binder resin, a colorant and a wax, and the wax is characterized by i) being an oxidized hydrocarbon wax, ii) having a hydroxyl value of from 5 mgKOH/g or more to 150 mgKOH/g or less, and iii) having, in molecular weight distribution measured by gel permeation chromatography of tetrahydrofuran-soluble matter, a main peak within the range of molecular weight of from 200 or more to 600 or less, and a component with a molecular weight of 700 or more in a content of 3% by mass or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Ogawa, Yusuke Hasegawa, Kouji Nishikawa, Miho Okazaki, Takashige Kasuya
  • Publication number: 20090186288
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic toner enabling an image with high image density and excellent image reproducibility to be obtained, which is excellent in fluidity, charging stability, and charging uniformity, even for long-term use, and also enabling an image whose fogging, ghost, and scattering are suppressed to be obtained. The magnetic toner has at least a binder resin and a magnetic material, where, the magnetic material is an magnetic iron oxide whose dielectric breakdown voltage of the magnetic material is 160 to 1600 V/cm, and the dielectric loss tangent (tan ?) of the magnetic toner at 100 kHz and 40° C. is 2.0×10?3 to 1.0×10?2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junko Hirata, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Yusuke Hasegawa, Kouji Nishikawa, Miho Okazaki, Takashige Kasuya
  • Patent number: 7457572
    Abstract: An image forming method and related process cartridge, the method having the steps of controlling the layer thickness of a toner on a toner bearing member by means of a toner regulating blade, and developing with the toner an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrostatic latent image bearing member, the toner regulating blade has, at its part to be kept in touch with the toner bearing member, a specific ten-point average roughness Rz and a specific ratio (area of contact portion/area of non-contact portion) at a specific face pressure, and the toner has a specific average circularity and has a specific aerated bulk density. This image forming method and process cartridge promise superior developing performance in any environment, can keep sleeve negative ghost from occurring and can keep toner melt adhesion to toner regulating blade and toner melt adhesion to toner bearing member from occurring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tsutomu Onuma, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Yusuke Hasegawa, Koji Nishikawa, Tomohisa Sano, Junko Nishiyama, Miho Okazaki, Takashige Kasuya
  • Publication number: 20080036004
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus having an outer ESD protective circuit corresponding to each external connection terminal, the outer ESD protective circuit being formed in a peripheral region around the external connection terminals. The outer ESD protective circuit discharges electrostatic voltage from the external connection terminal and avoids the damaging of an internal circuit of the semiconductor apparatus. Accordingly, the ESD withstanding voltage of the semiconductor apparatus is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: Miho Okazaki
  • Patent number: 7242062
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus having an outer ESD protective circuit corresponding to each external connection terminal, the outer ESD protective circuit being formed in a peripheral region around the external connection terminals. The outer ESD protective circuit discharges electrostatic voltage from the external connection terminal and avoids the damaging of an internal circuit of the semiconductor apparatus. Accordingly, the ESD withstanding voltage of the semiconductor apparatus is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Miho Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20070059049
    Abstract: An image forming method having the steps of controlling the layer thickness of a toner on a toner bearing member by means of a toner regulating blade, and developing with the toner an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrostatic latent image bearing member, the toner regulating blade has, at its part to be kept in touch with the toner bearing member, a specific ten-point average roughness Rz and a specific ratio (area of contact portion/area of non-contact portion) at a specific face pressure, and the toner has a specific average circularity and has a specific aerated bulk density. This image forming method promises superior developing performance in any environment, can keep sleeve negative ghost from occurring and can keep toner melt adhesion to toner regulating blade and toner melt adhesion to toner bearing member from occurring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tsutomu Onuma, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Yusuke Hasegawa, Koji Nishikawa, Tomohisa Sano, Junko Nishiyama, Miho Okazaki, Takashige Kasuya
  • Publication number: 20060263710
    Abstract: A magnetic toner including at least: a binder resin; and a magnetic body, in which, when magnetization at a magnetic field strength of 397.9 kA/m and a coercive force of the magnetic toner are denoted by ?s (Am2/kg) and Hc (kA/m), respectively, a magnetic field strength at which the magnetic toner shows a magnetization value equal to 95% of ?s is denoted by H95% (kA/m), and a number average particle size of the magnetic body is denoted by d (?m), H95%, Hc, and d satisfy the following expressions. 151<H95%<200??(1) 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Hasegawa, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Junko Nishiyama, Miho Okazaki, Takashige Kasuya, Tomohisa Sano
  • Publication number: 20060240352
    Abstract: The invention is to provide a toner excellent in fixing property, high-temperature offset resistance and blocking resistance, and having an excellent developing property. The invention provides a toner including at least a binder resin and a colorant, wherein: the binder resin contains a hybrid resin which contains a polyester-type resin unit by 50 mass % or more and in which a polyester-type resin component and a vinyl-type resin component are chemically bonded; the toner contains 3 to 50 mass % of a tetrahydrofuran-insoluble matter derived from the binder resin; the tetrahydrofuran-insoluble matter contains a hybrid resin; and a tetrahydrofuran-soluble matter, obtained by hydrolyzing the tetrahydrofuran-insoluble matter and separating by filtration, has, in a GPC-measured molecular weight distribution, a main peak within a molecular weight range of 50,000 to 500,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Ogawa, Yusuke Hasegawa, Tomohisa Sano, Junko Nishiyama, Miho Okazaki, Takashige Kasuya, Koji Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20050282340
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus having an outer ESD protective circuit corresponding to each external connection terminal, the outer ESD protective circuit being formed in a peripheral region around the external connection terminals. The outer ESD protective circuit discharges electrostatic voltage from the external connection terminal and avoids the damaging of an internal circuit of the semiconductor apparatus. Accordingly, the ESD withstanding voltage of the semiconductor apparatus is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventor: Miho Okazaki
  • Patent number: 6946708
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus having an outer ESD protective circuit corresponding to each external connection terminal, the outer ESD protective circuit being formed in a peripheral region around the external connection terminals. The outer ESD protective circuit discharges electrostatic voltage from the external connection terminal and avoids the damaging of an internal circuit of the semiconductor apparatus. Accordingly, the ESD withstanding voltage of the semiconductor apparatus is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Miho Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20040169232
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus having an outer ESD protective circuit corresponding to each external connection terminal, the outer ESD protective circuit being formed in a peripheral region around the external connection terminals. The outer ESD protective circuit discharges electrostatic voltage from the external connection terminal and avoids the damaging of an internal circuit of the semiconductor apparatus. Accordingly, the ESD withstanding voltage of the semiconductor apparatus is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventor: Miho Okazaki
  • Patent number: 6744100
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus having an outer ESD protective circuit corresponding to each external connection terminal, the outer ESD protective circuit being formed in a peripheral region around the external connection terminals. The outer ESD protective circuit discharges electrostatic voltage from the external connection terminal and avoids the damaging of an internal circuit of the semiconductor apparatus. Accordingly, the ESD withstanding voltage of the semiconductor apparatus is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Miho Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20030183843
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus having an outer ESD protective circuit corresponding to each external connection terminal, the outer ESD protective circuit being formed in a peripheral region around the external connection terminals. The outer ESD protective circuit discharges electrostatic voltage from the external connection terminal and avoids the damaging of an internal circuit of the semiconductor apparatus. Accordingly, the ESD withstanding voltage of the semiconductor apparatus is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventor: Miho Okazaki