Patents by Inventor Reo TAGAWA

Reo TAGAWA 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: 9958801
    Abstract: Provided is a toner including a toner particle containing a graft polymer, in which: the graft polymer has a crystalline polyester segment and an amorphous vinyl polymer segment; the crystalline polyester segment has a unit derived from a specific monomer (a) and a unit derived from a specific monomer (b); a content X (mol %) of the unit derived from the monomer (b) calculated from a specific formula is 1.0 mol % or more and 24 mol % or less; and a melting point of the graft polymer is 50° C. or more and 85° C. or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masatake Tanaka, Yoshihiro Nakagawa, Naoya Isono, Harumi Takada, Reo Tagawa
  • Patent number: 9851650
    Abstract: A toner contains a styrene acrylic resin, a block polymer, and an organosilicon polymer, in which the organosilicon polymer has a specific partial structure, the block polymer has a polyester segment and a vinyl polymer segment, the melting point is 55° C. or more and 90° C. or less, the mass ratio of the polyester segment to the vinyl polymer segment is 40/60 to 80/20, and the polyester segment has a specific unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoya Isono, Yoshihiro Nakagawa, Harumi Takada, Reo Tagawa, Shiro Kuroki, Sara Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20170293235
    Abstract: Provided is a toner having a toner particle containing a binder resin and a wax, wherein the wax concentrations near the outermost surface of the toner and in the surface layer region below the outermost surface are controlled, so that the wax moves with high efficiency to near the outermost surface during heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Reo Tagawa, Yoshihiro Nakagawa, Naoya Isono, Harumi Takada
  • Publication number: 20170160658
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle that contains a binder resin and a wax, wherein in a cross sectional image of the toner observed with a transmission electron microscope, the toner satisfies the following formulas (1) and (2) 18.0%?As?1.5%??(1) 10.0?Ac/As?2.0??(2) where As represents the proportion for the area taken up by the wax present in the surface layer region having distance 1.0 ?m in a radial direction inward from the surface of the toner, and Ac represents the proportion for the area taken up by the wax present in the inner region positioned further inside than the surface layer region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nakagawa, Naoya Isono, Harumi Takada, Reo Tagawa
  • Publication number: 20160334727
    Abstract: Provided is a toner including a toner particle containing a graft polymer, in which: the graft polymer has a crystalline polyester segment and an amorphous vinyl polymer segment; the crystalline polyester segment has a unit derived from a specific monomer (a) and a unit derived from a specific monomer (b); a content X (mol %) of the unit derived from the monomer (b) calculated from a specific formula is 1.0 mol % or more and 24 mol % or less; and a melting point of the graft polymer is 50° C. or more and 85° C. or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Masatake Tanaka, Yoshihiro Nakagawa, Naoya Isono, Harumi Takada, Reo Tagawa
  • Publication number: 20160327882
    Abstract: A toner contains a styrene acrylic resin, a block polymer, and an organosilicon polymer, in which the organosilicon polymer has a specific partial structure, the block polymer has a polyester segment and a vinyl polymer segment, the melting point is 55° C. or more and 90° C. or less, the mass ratio of the polyester segment to the vinyl polymer segment is 40/60 to 80/20, and the polyester segment has a specific unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Naoya Isono, Yoshihiro Nakagawa, Harumi Takada, Reo Tagawa, Shiro Kuroki, Sara Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20160075917
    Abstract: Provided are a film having a metallic luster, said film being easier to manufacture and exhibiting little degradation over time, an article having the film formed thereon, and a manufacturing method for the film having a metallic luster. The film, which has a metallic luster, according to one aspect of the present invention is characterized by containing a thiophene polymer. The manufacturing method for the film, which has a metallic luster, according to another aspect of the present invention is characterized by thiophene being polymerized using an oxidizing agent and made into a solution containing the thiophene polymer, and then coating and drying the solution containing the thiophene polymer on an article. The article having the film, which has a metallic luster, formed thereon according to another aspect of the present invention is characterized by containing a thiophene polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi HOSHINO, Reo TAGAWA