Patents by Inventor Nobumichi Kamiyoshi
Nobumichi Kamiyoshi 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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Publication number: 20220382179Abstract: A resin binder composition for toners, containing a polyester resin A which is a polycondensate A of raw materials A containing an alkylene oxide adduct of bisphenol A, an aromatic dicarboxylic acid compound, a trivalent or higher polyvalent raw material monomer which is at least any one members of a trihydric or higher polyhydric alcohol and a tricarboxylic or higher polycarboxylic acid compound, and an amorphous acid modified product A of an ?-olefin polymer having 4 or more carbon atoms and 18 or less carbon atoms, the polyester resin A having a softening point of 120° C. or more and 150° C. or less; and a toner for electrostatic image development, containing these resin binder composition for toners.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2020Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: Kao CorporationInventors: Kota IJICHI, Kunihiro KANO, Nobumichi KAMIYOSHI
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Publication number: 20220373910Abstract: A resin binder composition for toners, containing a polyester resin A having a constituting unit derived from an alcohol component containing an alkylene oxide adduct of bisphenol A and a constituting unit derived from a carboxylic acid component containing an amorphous acid modified product A of an ?-olefin polymer having 4 or more carbon atoms and 18 or less carbon atoms; a resin binder composition for toners containing a polyester resin A which is a polycondensate of an alcohol component containing an alkylene oxide adduct of bisphenol A and a carboxylic acid component containing an amorphous acid modified product A of an ?-olefin polymer having 4 or more carbon atoms and 18 or less carbon atoms; and a toner for electrostatic image development, containing these resin binder composition for toners.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2020Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Kao CorporationInventors: Kota IJICHI, Kunihiro KANO, Nobumichi KAMIYOSHI, Akitaka MITSUJI
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Publication number: 20220269188Abstract: A resin binder composition for toners, containing a polyester resin A that is a polycondensate of an alcohol component containing 80% by mol or more of an aliphatic diol having 2 or more carbon atoms and 6 or less carbon atoms and a carboxylic acid component containing an aromatic dicarboxylic acid compound and an amorphous acid modified product A of an ?-olefin polymer having 4 or more carbon atoms and 18 or less carbon atoms; and a toner for electrostatic image development, containing these resin binder composition for toners. The resin binder composition for toners of the present invention is suitably used for a toner for electrostatic image development which is usable in development of latent images formed in, for example, electrostatic image development method, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing method or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2020Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: Kao CorporationInventors: Kota IJICHI, Kunihiro KANO, Nobumichi KAMIYOSHI
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Patent number: 10852655Abstract: A liquid developer containing a resin binder, a colorant, a dispersant, and an insulating liquid, wherein the resin binder contains a resin having an acidic group, and wherein the dispersant contains a dispersant X having at least one basic nitrogen-containing group selected from the group consisting of an amino group, an imino group, a cyano group, an azo group, a diazo group, and an azide group, and wherein a melting point of the dispersant X is 34° C. or higher; and a method for printing a fused image using the liquid developer. The liquid developer of the present invention is suitably used in development or the like of latent images formed in, for example, electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing method or the like.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Nobumichi Kamiyoshi, Yuri Nannichi, Kunihiro Kano, Akito Itoi, Tatsuya Yamada
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Publication number: 20200233330Abstract: A liquid developer containing toner particles containing a resin binder and a colorant, a dispersant, and an insulating liquid, wherein the resin binder contains a polyester-based resin, and wherein the insulating liquid contains 50% by mass or more of a saturated fatty acid ester which is an ester of a saturated fatty acid and an alcohol having 3 or more carbon atoms. The liquid developer of the present invention is suitably used in development or the like of latent images formed in, for example, electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing method or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2018Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: Kao CorporationInventors: Tatsuya YAMADA, Nobumichi KAMIYOSHI, Kosuke TAKEDA
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Patent number: 10649357Abstract: A method for producing a liquid developer containing a resin binder containing a resin having an acidic group, a colorant, a basic dispersant, and an insulating liquid, including: step I: stirring raw materials containing the resin binder, the colorant, and the basic dispersant at a temperature of equal to or higher than a glass transition temperature of the resin binder; and step II: adding dropwise from 50 to 500 parts by mass of the insulating liquid to a stirred mixture of the step I, based on 100 parts by mass of the stirred mixture at a temperature of equal to or higher than a glass transition temperature of the resin binder, thereby carrying out a phase inversion emulsification, to provide a dispersion of toner particles. The liquid developer obtainable by the method of the present invention is suitably used in development or the like of latent images formed in, for example, electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing method or the like.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Yuri Nannichi, Nobumichi Kamiyoshi
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Patent number: 10642181Abstract: A liquid developer containing toner particles containing a resin binder containing a polyester-based resin and a colorant, a dispersant, and an insulating liquid, wherein the dispersant contains a dispersant X having an adsorbing group having a nitrogen-containing group represented by the formula (I): wherein each of R1, R2, and R3, which may be identical or different, is an alkylene group having 1 or more carbon atoms and 22 or less carbon atoms, an alkenylene group having 2 or more carbon atoms and 22 or less carbon atoms, an alkynylene group having 2 or more carbon atoms and 22 or less carbon atoms, or an arylene group having 6 or more carbon atoms and 22 or less carbon atoms, and a dispersing group having a hydrocarbon group having a number-average molecular weight of 500 or more, and wherein the dispersant X has a mass ratio of the adsorbing group to the dispersing group (adsorbing group/dispersing group) of 1/99 or more and 42/58 or less, and a proportion of the dispersing group having a hydrocarbonType: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Nobumichi Kamiyoshi, Tatsuya Yamada, Taiki Yamamoto, Kunihiro Kano
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Publication number: 20200064752Abstract: A method for producing a liquid developer containing a resin binder containing a resin having an acidic group, a colorant, a basic dispersant, and an insulating liquid, including: step I: stirring raw materials containing the resin binder, the colorant, and the basic dispersant at a temperature of equal to or higher than a glass transition temperature of the resin binder; and step II: adding dropwise from 50 to 500 parts by mass of the insulating liquid to a stirred mixture of the step I, based on 100 parts by mass of the stirred mixture at a temperature of equal to or higher than a glass transition temperature of the resin binder, thereby carrying out a phase inversion emulsification, to provide a dispersion of toner particles. The liquid developer obtainable by the method of the present invention is suitably used in development or the like of latent images formed in, for example, electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing method or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2017Publication date: February 27, 2020Applicant: Kao CorporationInventors: Yuri NANNICHI, Nobumichi KAMIYOSHI
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Patent number: 10495994Abstract: A liquid developer containing toner particles containing a resin and a pigment, wherein the toner particles are dispersed in an insulating liquid, wherein the resin contains a resin H having a softening point of 100° C. or higher and a resin L having a softening point of 93° C. or lower, wherein the resin H is a composite resin HC of a polyester resin and a styrenic resin, and the resin L is a polyester resin LP or a composite resin LC of a polyester resin and a styrenic resin, wherein the composite resin HC and the composite resin LC are each a resin in which a polyester resin and a styrenic resin are chemically bonded via a dually reactive monomer, and a method for producing the same. The liquid developer of the present invention is suitably used in development or the like of latent images formed in, for example, electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing method or the like.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Tatsuya Yamada, Nobumichi Kamiyoshi
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Publication number: 20190354033Abstract: A liquid developer containing a resin binder, a colorant, a dispersant, and an insulating liquid, wherein the resin binder contains a resin having an acidic group, and wherein the dispersant contains a dispersant X having at least one basic nitrogen-containing group selected from the group consisting of an amino group, an imino group, a cyano group, an azo group, a diazo group, and an azide group, and wherein a melting point of the dispersant X is 34° C. or higher; and a method for printing a fused image using the liquid developer. The liquid developer of the present invention is suitably used in development or the like of latent images formed in, for example, electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing method or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2017Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: Kao CorporationInventors: Nobumichi KAMIYOSHI, Yuri NANNICHI, Kunihiro KANO, Akito ITOI, Tatsuya YAMADA
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Publication number: 20190171126Abstract: A liquid developer containing toner particles containing a resin binder containing a polyester-based resin and a colorant, a dispersant, and an insulating liquid, wherein the dispersant contains a dispersant X having an adsorbing group having a nitrogen-containing group represented by the formula (I): wherein each of R1, R2, and R3, which may be identical or different, is an alkylene group having 1 or more carbon atoms and 22 or less carbon atoms, an alkenylene group having 2 or more carbon atoms and 22 or less carbon atoms, an alkynylene group having 2 or more carbon atoms and 22 or less carbon atoms, or an arylene group having 6 or more carbon atoms and 22 or less carbon atoms, and a dispersing group having a hydrocarbon group having a number-average molecular weight of 500 or more, and wherein the dispersant X has a mass ratio of the adsorbing group to the dispersing group (adsorbing group/dispersing group) of 1/99 or more and 42/58 or less, and a proportion of the dispersing group having a hydrocarbonType: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2017Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: Kao CorporationInventors: Nobumichi KAMIYOSHI, Tatsuya YAMADA, Taiki YAMAMOTO, Kunihiro KANO
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Patent number: 10261433Abstract: A liquid developer containing toner particles containing a resin containing a polyester and a pigment, wherein the toner particles are dispersed in an insulating liquid in the presence of a dispersant, wherein the insulating liquid has a boiling point of 300° C. or lower, and wherein the insulating liquid has a peak intensity ratio of a methyl group calculated by the formula (1): Peak ? ? Intensity ? ? Ratio ? ? ( % ) ? ? of ? ? Methyl ? ? Groups = A A + B × 100 ( 1 ) wherein A is a peak intensity ascribed to CH3 stretching vibration when measured with a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, B is a total peak intensity ascribed to CH2 stretching vibration and CH stretching vibration, of 25% or more, or wherein the insulating liquid contains a polyisobutene.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2016Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Tatsuya Yamada, Nobumichi Kamiyoshi
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Patent number: 10234784Abstract: A liquid developer containing toner particles containing a resin containing a polyester and a pigment, wherein the toner particles are dispersed in an insulating liquid in the presence of a dispersant, wherein the insulating liquid has an evaporation rate after holding at 40° C. for 30 minutes of less than 0.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Nobumichi Kamiyoshi, Tatsuya Yamada
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Patent number: 10120297Abstract: A liquid developer containing toner particles containing a resin binder and a pigment, wherein the toner particles are dispersed in an insulating liquid in the presence of a dispersant, wherein the resin binder contains a polyester resin P having a glass transition temperature of 35° C.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Tatsuya Yamada, Nobumichi Kamiyoshi
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Publication number: 20180299798Abstract: A liquid developer containing toner particles containing a resin and a pigment, wherein the toner particles are dispersed in an insulating liquid, wherein the resin contains a resin H having a softening point of 100° C. or higher and a resin L having a softening point of 93° C. or lower, wherein the resin H is a composite resin HC of a polyester resin and a styrenic resin, and the resin L is a polyester resin LP or a composite resin LC of a polyester resin and a styrenic resin, wherein the composite resin HC and the composite resin LC are each a resin in which a polyester resin and a styrenic resin are chemically bonded via a dually reactive monomer, and a method for producing the same. The liquid developer of the present invention is suitably used in development or the like of latent images formed in, for example, electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing method or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2016Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: Kao CorporationInventors: Tatsuya YAMADA, Nobumichi KAMIYOSHI
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Publication number: 20180239269Abstract: A liquid developer containing toner particles containing a resin containing a polyester and a pigment, wherein the toner particles are dispersed in an insulating liquid in the presence of a dispersant, wherein the insulating liquid has a boiling point of 300° C. or lower, and wherein the insulating liquid has a peak intensity ratio of a methyl group calculated by the formula (1): Peak ? ? Intensity ? ? Ratio ? ? ( % ) ? ? of ? ? Methyl ? ? Groups = A A + B × 100 ? ? 10 ( 1 ) wherein A is a peak intensity ascribed to CH3 stretching vibration when measured with a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, B is a total peak intensity ascribed to CH2 stretching vibration and CH stretching vibration, of 25% or more, or wherein the insulating liquid contains a polyisobutene.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2016Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: Kao CorporationInventors: Tatsuya YAMADA, Nobumichi KAMIYOSHI
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Publication number: 20180181016Abstract: A liquid developer containing toner particles containing a resin binder and a pigment, wherein the toner particles are dispersed in an insulating liquid in the presence of a dispersant, wherein the resin binder contains a polyester resin P having a glass transition temperature of 35° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2016Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: Kao CorporationInventors: Tatsuya YAMADA, Nobumichi KAMIYOSHI
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Publication number: 20180181017Abstract: A liquid developer containing toner particles containing a resin containing a polyester and a pigment, wherein the toner particles are dispersed in an insulating liquid in the presence of a dispersant, wherein the insulating liquid has an evaporation rate after holding at 40° C. for 30 minutes of less than 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2016Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: Kao CorporationInventors: Nobumichi KAMIYOSHI, Tatsuya YAMADA
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Patent number: 9804520Abstract: A liquid developer containing toner particles containing a resin and a basic dispersant in an insulating liquid, wherein the resin contains a polyester A having a furan ring. The liquid developer of the present invention is suitably used in development and the like of latent images formed in an electrophotographic method, an electrostatic recording method, an electrostatic printing method, or the like.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2014Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Tatsuya Yamada, Nobumichi Kamiyoshi
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Publication number: 20170003615Abstract: A liquid developer containing toner particles containing a resin and a basic dispersant in an insulating liquid, wherein the resin contains a polyester A having a furan ring. The liquid developer of the present invention is suitably used in development and the like of latent images formed in an electrophotographic method, an electrostatic recording method, an electrostatic printing method, or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2014Publication date: January 5, 2017Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuya YAMADA, Nobumichi KAMIYOSHI