Patents by Inventor Noboru Furusho
Noboru Furusho 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).
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Patent number: 5721081Abstract: A photoconductor for electrophotography with excellent resistance against oxidation has a charge transport layer which contains at least two kinds of oxidants and at least one charge transport material. The charge transport material is at least one selected from the group consisting of charge transport materials represented by general formulas (Ia) and (Ib). One oxidant is an antioxidant represented by general formula (II). The second oxidant is at least one selected from the group consisting of phenolic antioxidants, thioether antioxidants, phosphorus containing antioxidants excluding the triphenylphosphorus antioxidants, and amine antioxidants.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 1996Date of Patent: February 24, 1998Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ikuo Takagi, Shigeru Maruyama, Noboru Furusho
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Patent number: 5686212Abstract: A photoconductor for electrophotography includes a distyryl compound of the general formula (I) as a charge generation material and a bisazo compound of the general formula (II) as a charge transport material.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 1995Date of Patent: November 11, 1997Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshimasa Tomiuchi, Masami Kuroda, Osamu Nabeta, Masayo Amano, Yoshimasa Hattori, Noboru Furusho
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Patent number: 5292608Abstract: A photoconductor for electrophotography comprises an electroconductive substrate and a photosensitive layer formed on the substrate. The photosensitive layer includes a novel bisazo compound as a charge generating substance therein. The bisazo compound is represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein, A stands for a coupler residue.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 1993Date of Patent: March 8, 1994Assignee: Fugi Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Kuroda, Masayo Amano, Noboru Furusho
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Patent number: 5292602Abstract: A photoconductor for electrophotography comprises an electroconductive substrate and a photosensitive layer formed on the substrate. The photosensitive layer includes a novel bisazo compound as a charge generating substance therein. The bisazo compound is represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein, A stands for a coupler residue.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 1993Date of Patent: March 8, 1994Assignee: Fugi Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Kuroda, Masayo Amano, Noboru Furusho
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Patent number: 5286590Abstract: A photoconductor for electrophotography comprises an electroconductive substrate and a photosensitive layer formed on the substrate. The photosensitive layer includes a novel bisazo compound as a charge generating substance therein. The bisazo compound is represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein, A stands for a coupler residue.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 1993Date of Patent: February 15, 1994Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Kuroda, Masayo Amano, Noboru Furusho
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Patent number: 5275898Abstract: A photoconductor for electrophotography comprises an electroconductive substrate and a photosensitive layer formed on the substrate. The photosensitive layer includes a novel bisazo compound as a charge generating substance therein.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1993Date of Patent: January 4, 1994Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Kuroda, Masayo Amano, Noboru Furusho
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Patent number: 5266430Abstract: A photoconductor for electrophotography comprises an electroconductive substrate and a photosensitive layer formed on the substrate. The photosensitive layer includes a novel bisazo compound as a charge generating substance therein. The bisazo compound is represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein, A stands for a coupler residue.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 1992Date of Patent: November 30, 1993Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Kuroda, Masayo Amano, Noboru Furusho
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Patent number: 5252416Abstract: A photoconductor for electrophotography, including an electroconductive substrate; and a photosensitive layer formed on the electroconductive substrate including a charge generating substance and a charge transporting substance which is at least one compound represented by general formula (II): ##STR1## wherein each of R.sub.9, R.sub.10, R.sub.11 and R.sub.12 is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group and an aryl group, and each of R.sub.13, R.sub.14, R.sub.15 and R.sub.16 is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group and heterocyclic group.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 1992Date of Patent: October 12, 1993Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Kuroda, Masayo Amano, Noboru Furusho
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Patent number: 5213925Abstract: A photoconductor for electrophotography comprises an electroconductive substrate; and a photosensitive layer formed on the electroconductive substrate. The photosensitive layer includes a charge generating substance and a charge transporting substance including at least one hydrazone compound represented by general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group and an aryl group, and each of R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, aralkyl group and heterocyclic group.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1991Date of Patent: May 25, 1993Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Kuroda, Masayo Amano, Noboru Furusho
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Patent number: 5198318Abstract: A photoconductor for electrophotography comprises an electroconductive substrate and a photosensitive layer formed on the substrate. The photosensitive layer includes a novel bisazo compound as a charge generating substance therein. The one type of the bisazo compound is represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein, A stands for a coupler residue.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 1991Date of Patent: March 30, 1993Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Kuroda, Masayo Amano, Noboru Furusho
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Patent number: 5178981Abstract: A photoconductor for electrophotography includes an electroconductive substrate; and a photosensitive layer formed on the substrate. The photosensitive layer includes a charge generating substance consisting essentially of at least one polycyclic compound represent by general formula (I) and at least one azo compound represented by general formula (II). ##STR1## wherein X is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom and a cyano group and n is an integer of 0 to 4; ##STR2## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom and a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group and alkoxy group, Z1 is selected from the group consisting of a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, aryl group and aromatic heterocyclic group, Z.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a cyano group, a carbomoyl group, a carboxyl group, an ester group and an acyl group, each of Z.sub.3 and Z.sub.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 1991Date of Patent: January 12, 1993Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshimasa Hattori, Yoshinobu Sugata, Masami Kuroda, Noboru Furusho
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Patent number: 5158848Abstract: A photoconductor for electrophotography comprises a substrate and a photosensitive layer formed thereon and including a novel hydrazone compound as a charge transporting substance. The hydrazone compound is represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## Wherein, A is selected from the residual group consisting of an aromatic residual group, a condensed polycyclic residual group, and a heterocyclic residual group, which groups may be or not may be substituted, R.sub.1 is selected from the atom or group consisting of any one of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an acyl group or a dialkylamino group, and each of R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group and a thenyl group, which groups may be or not may be substituted.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 1991Date of Patent: October 27, 1992Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Kuroda, Yoshinobu Sugata, Noboru Furusho
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Patent number: 5134049Abstract: A photoconductor for electrophotography comprises an electroconductive substrate and a photosensitive layer formed thereon and including a novel compound as a charge transporting substance. This compound is represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein, R1 is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group and an alkoxy group, each of R2 and R3 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an aryl group and a heterocyclic group, the last two groups of which may be substituted and n is an integer of 1 or 2.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 1991Date of Patent: July 28, 1992Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Kuroda, Masayo Amano, Noboru Furusho
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Patent number: 5132189Abstract: A photoconductor for electrophotography includes an electroconductive substrate and a photosensitive layer formed on the substrate. The photosensitive layer includes a novel azo compound as a charge generating substance therein. One example of the azo compound is represented by general formula: ##STR1## wherein A stands for a coupler residue, and each of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is one of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group and an alkoxy group.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 1990Date of Patent: July 21, 1992Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Kuroda, Masayo Amano, Noboru Furusho
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Patent number: 5100750Abstract: A photoconductor for electrophotography comprises a novel organic compound as a charge transporting substance. The organic compounds is represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein, each of R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 stands for a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, or an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, a thienyl group, each of which may have a substituent(s).Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 1989Date of Patent: March 31, 1992Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Kuroda, Youichi Nakamura, Noboru Furusho
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Patent number: 5096794Abstract: A photoconductor for electrophotography includes an electroconductive substrate and a photosensitive layer formed on the substrate. The photosensitive layer includes a novel bisazo compound as a charge generating substance therein. One type of bisazo compound is represented by general formula: ##STR1## wherein, A stands for a coupler residue.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 1990Date of Patent: March 17, 1992Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Kuroda, Yoshimasa Hattori, Noboru Furusho
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Patent number: 5089365Abstract: A photosensitive member for electrophotography have a photosensitive layer 20 provided on an electroconductive substrate 1 and, containing a compound selected from among derivatives of thiophene, diphenylthiophene or oxadiazole. When the surface of the photosensitive member was positively charged and then irradiated with white light, the half decay exposure amount with which the surface potential is decreased to half is 5 to 10 lux.multidot.sec. The photosensitive member is capable of being used in semiconductor laser printers.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1989Date of Patent: February 18, 1992Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Kuroda, Youichi Nakamura, Noboru Furusho
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Patent number: 5087541Abstract: A photoconductor for electrophotography comprises an electroconductive substrate and a photosensitive layer formed on the substrate. The photosensitive layer includes a novel bisazo compound as a charge generating substance therein. The one type of the bisazo compound is represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein, A stands for a coupler residue.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 1990Date of Patent: February 11, 1992Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Kuroda, Masayo Amano, Noboru Furusho
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Patent number: 4988594Abstract: A photoconductor for electrophotography comprises an electroconductive substrate and a photoconductive layer formed on the substrate and including a novel disazo compound as a charge generating layer. The disazo compound is represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein X1 stands for one of an alkyl group, an aryl group and an aromatic heterocyclic group, each of which groups may be or not may be substituted, X.sub.2 stands for one of a hydrogen atom, a cyano group, a carbamoyl group, a carboxyl group, an ester group and an acyl group, each of X.sub.3 and X.sub.4 stands for one of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, an alkyl group and an alkoxyl group, both of last two groups may be or not may be substituted, Z stands for one of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group and an aromatic heterocyclic group, each of which groups may be or not may be substituted and --N.dbd.N--D--N--N.dbd.N-- stands for a disazo residual group.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 1989Date of Patent: January 29, 1991Assignee: Fuji Electric, Co. Ltd.Inventors: Yoshimasa Hattori, Noboru Furusho, Youichi Nakamura, Masami Kuroda
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Patent number: RE35475Abstract: A photosensitive member for electrophotography have a photosensitive layer 20 provided on an electroconductive substrate 1 and, containing a compound selected from among derivatives of thiophene, diphenylthiophene or oxadiazole. When the surface of the photosensitive member was positively charged and then irradiated with white light, the half decay exposure amount with which the surface potential is decreased to half is 5 to 10 lux.cndot.sec. The photosensitive member is capable of being used in semiconductor laser printers.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 1994Date of Patent: March 11, 1997Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Kuroda, Youichi Nakamura, Noboru Furusho