Patents by Inventor Nao Higuchi

Nao Higuchi 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).

  • Publication number: 20230280667
    Abstract: An electroconductive member for electrophotography including a support having electro-conductivity and an electroconductive layer on the outer surface of the support, the electroconductive layer including a matrix containing a crosslinked product of a first rubber and first electroconductive particles and domains each containing a crosslinked product of a second rubber and second electroconductive particles, wherein at least part of the first electroconductive particles are present as a primary particle in the crosslinked product of the first rubber, wherein, the first electroconductive particles of the matrix observed in a specific observation region have dl of 200 nm or more, the second electroconductive particles in the domains observed therein have d2 of 50 nm or less, and 80 number % or more of the domains satisfy specific conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: ATSUSHI UEMATSU, YUICHI KIKUCHI, MASATSUGU HONGO, MOTOTERU GOTO, MASAKI TSUNODA, NAO HIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11487214
    Abstract: A charging roller comprising an electroconductive mandrel and an electroconductive layer as a surface layer, the electroconductive layer including a matrix containing a cross-linked product of a first rubber and domains dispersed in the matrix, each of the domains containing a cross-linked product of a second rubber and an electroconductive particle, the domains each having a volume resistivity lower than a volume resistivity of the matrix, and when sampling a cubic sample of the electroconductive layer having a side of 20.0 ?m from a region from an outer surface of the electroconductive layer to a depth of 20.0 ?m, 50 number % or more of all the domains in the cubic sample satisfy a specific condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nao Higuchi, Mototeru Goto, Masaki Tsunoda
  • Publication number: 20220146958
    Abstract: A charging roller comprising an electroconductive mandrel and an electroconductive layer as a surface layer, the electroconductive layer including a matrix containing a cross-linked product of a first rubber and domains dispersed in the matrix, each of the domains containing a cross-linked product of a second rubber and an electroconductive particle, the domains each having a volume resistivity lower than a volume resistivity of the matrix, and when sampling a cubic sample of the electroconductive layer having a side of 20.0 ?m from a region from an outer surface of the electroconductive layer to a depth of 20.0 ?m, 50 number % or more of all the domains in the cubic sample satisfy a specific condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Nao Higuchi, Mototeru Goto, Masaki Tsunoda