Patents by Inventor Satomi HARA

Satomi HARA 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: 11965043
    Abstract: A resin particle includes a fluorescent colorant and a color pigment. A hue angle of the resin particle and a hue angle of the fluorescent colorant are different from each other. When a fluorescence peak wavelength in a spectral reflectance of the fluorescent colorant is represented by A (nm), an integrated value of a spectral reflectance (%) of the color pigment in a wavelength range of from A?30 (nm) to A+30 (nm) is 2,500 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Ryutaro Kembo, Masaru Takahashi, Yukiaki Nakamura, Tomoaki Tanaka, Satomi Hara
  • Publication number: 20210253750
    Abstract: A resin particle includes a fluorescent colorant and a color pigment. A hue angle of the resin particle and a hue angle of the fluorescent colorant are different from each other. When a fluorescence peak wavelength in a spectral reflectance of the fluorescent colorant is represented by A (nm), an integrated value of a spectral reflectance (%) of the color pigment in a wavelength range of from A?30 (nm) to A+30 (nm) is 2,500 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Ryutaro KEMBO, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Yukiaki NAKAMURA, Tomoaki TANAKA, Satomi HARA
  • Publication number: 20210253846
    Abstract: A resin particle includes a fluorescent colorant and a binder resin. The fluorescent colorant is bound to the binder resin by a chemical bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukiaki NAKAMURA, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Tomoaki TANAKA, Satomi HARA, Ryutaro KEMBO
  • Patent number: 10889928
    Abstract: A production management system includes a sewing machine and a production management device. The sewing machine records chronological operation data. The production management device communicates with the sewing machine, and acquires and stores the operation data. The sewing machine includes a time acquisition unit that acquires a time at the time of the communication from a clock of the production management device at the time of the communication with the production management device and grants time information based on the time at the time of the communication to the operation data recorded at the time of the communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: JUKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mio Fujimoto, Satomi Hara
  • Patent number: 10691035
    Abstract: A brilliant toner includes a first toner which contains a first toner particle containing a flake-shape brilliant pigment; and a second toner which contains a second toner particle containing a flake-shape brilliant pigment, and has a different color from that of the first toner, and an electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a first toner which contains a first toner particle; and a second toner which has a different color from that of the first toner, and contains the second toner particle, in which, based on a charge distribution of each of the first toner and the second toner obtained according to a charge spectrograph method, maximum peak positions of the first toner and the second toner are taken as P1 and P2, respectively, and full widths at half maximum of the first toner and the second toner are taken as W1 and W2, respectively, |P1?P2| is 3 mm or less, and |W1?W2| is 3 mm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satomi Hara, Masaru Takahashi, Yukiaki Nakamura, Sakiko Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 10649356
    Abstract: A brilliant toner includes a first toner which contains a first toner particle containing a flake-shape brilliant pigment; and a second toner which contains a second toner particle containing a flake-shape brilliant pigment, and has a different color from that of the first toner, and an electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a first toner which contains a first toner particle; and a second toner which has a different color from that of the first toner, and contains the second toner particle, in which, based on a charge distribution of each of the first toner and the second toner obtained according to a charge spectrograph method, maximum peak positions of the first toner and the second toner are taken as P1 and P2, respectively, and full widths at half maximum of the first toner and the second toner are taken as W1 and W2, respectively, |P1?P2| is 3 mm or less, and |W1?W2| is 3 mm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satomi Hara, Masaru Takahashi, Yukiaki Nakamura, Sakiko Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20190285998
    Abstract: A brilliant toner includes a first toner which contains a first toner particle containing a flake-shape brilliant pigment; and a second toner which contains a second toner particle containing a flake-shape brilliant pigment, and has a different color from that of the first toner, and an electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a first toner which contains a first toner particle; and a second toner which has a different color from that of the first toner, and contains the second toner particle, in which, based on a charge distribution of each of the first toner and the second toner obtained according to a charge spectrograph method, maximum peak positions of the first toner and the second toner are taken as P1 and P2, respectively, and full widths at half maximum of the first toner and the second toner are taken as W1 and W2, respectively, |P1?P2| is 3 mm or less, and |W1?W2| is 3 mm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satomi HARA, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Yukiaki NAKAMURA, Sakiko TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20190243269
    Abstract: A brilliant toner includes a first toner which contains a first toner particle containing a flake-shape brilliant pigment; and a second toner which contains a second toner particle containing a flake-shape brilliant pigment, and has a different color from that of the first toner, and an electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a first toner which contains a first toner particle; and a second toner which has a different color from that of the first toner, and contains the second toner particle, in which, based on a charge distribution of each of the first toner and the second toner obtained according to a charge spectrograph method, maximum peak positions of the first toner and the second toner are taken as P1 and P2, respectively, and full widths at half maximum of the first toner and the second toner are taken as W1 and W2, respectively, |P1-P2| is 3 mm or less, and |W1-W2| is 3 mm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satomi HARA, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Yukiaki NAKAMURA, Sakiko TAKEUCHI
  • Patent number: 10180650
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image holding member, a charging unit; an electrostatic image forming unit, a development unit, a transfer unit; a fixing unit, and a cleaning unit. A toner for electrostatic image development contains a binder resin containing an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin, and paraffin wax. The toner has a volume-average particle diameter of 6 ?m to 9 ?m, a shape factor SF1 of 140 or more, and a toluene insoluble content within a range of 25% to 40%. The melting temperature of the paraffin wax is 60° C. or more and 80° C. or less. The absolute value of difference between the melting temperature of the crystalline resin and the melting temperature of the paraffin is 10° C. or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masataka Kuribayashi, Masahiro Uchida, Takafumi Koide, Yusuke Fukuda, Katsuyuki Kitajima, Koji Funaba, Satomi Hara, Kana Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10175612
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a transfer unit which includes a belt member having an outer peripheral surface which contacts an image holding member, and a transfer member, and the belt member is wound around both of the image holding member and the transfer member, wherein a toner to be used includes a binder resin containing an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin and has specific physical properties described in the specification, and paraffin wax having a melting temperature of 60° C. to 80° C., and an absolute value of a difference between the melting temperature of the crystalline resin and the melting temperature of the paraffin wax is 10° C. or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takafumi Koide, Masataka Kuribayashi, Masahiro Uchida, Yusuke Fukuda, Katsuyuki Kitajima, Koji Funaba, Kana Yoshida, Satomi Hara
  • Publication number: 20190003094
    Abstract: A production management system includes a sewing machine and a production management device. The sewing machine records chronological operation data. The production management device communicates with the sewing machine, and acquires and stores the operation data. The sewing machine includes a time acquisition unit that acquires a time at the time of the communication from a clock of the production management device at the time of the communication with the production management device and grants time information based on the time at the time of the communication to the operation data recorded at the time of the communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: JUKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mio FUJIMOTO, Satomi HARA
  • Patent number: 10152008
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image holding member, a charging unit, an electrostatic charge image forming unit, a developing unit, a transfer unit, a fixing unit including a fixing belt, a pressurizing rotator that forms a nip by pressurizing an outer peripheral surface of the fixing belt, a sliding member that slides on an inner peripheral surface of the fixing belt in the nip, and a pressing member that presses the fixing belt in the direction of the pressurizing rotator, wherein a toner to be used includes a binder resin containing an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin and has specific physical properties described in the specification, and paraffin wax having a melting temperature of 60° C. to 80° C., and an absolute value of a difference between the melting temperature of the crystalline resin and the melting temperature of the paraffin wax is 10° C. or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kana Yoshida, Masataka Kuribayashi, Masahiro Uchida, Takafumi Koide, Yusuke Fukuda, Katsuyuki Kitajima, Koji Funaba, Satomi Hara
  • Patent number: 10133221
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit including a fixing belt, a pressurizing rotator that forms a nip portion between the fixing belt and the pressurizing rotator by pressurizing an outer peripheral surface of the fixing belt, a first heating rotator that is provided so as to contact an inner peripheral surface of the fixing belt in the nip portion and heats the fixing belt, and a second heating unit that heats the fixing belt separately from the first heating rotator, wherein a toner to be used has physical properties described in the specification and includes an amorphous resin, a crystalline resin, and paraffin wax having a melting temperature of 60° C. to 80° C., and an absolute value of a difference in a melting temperature between the crystalline resin and the paraffin wax is 10° C. or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Uchida, Masataka Kuribayashi, Takafumi Koide, Yusuke Fukuda, Katsuyuki Kitajima, Satomi Hara, Kana Yoshida, Koji Funaba
  • Patent number: 10095142
    Abstract: A brilliant toner includes toner particles that contain a binder resin and a brilliant pigment which has a flake shape, wherein an average thickness of the brilliant pigment is greater than 0.5 ?m to 1.5 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sakiko Hirai, Satomi Hara, Masaru Takahashi, Atsushi Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20180275575
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit including a fixing belt, a pressurizing rotator that forms a nip portion between the fixing belt and the pressurizing rotator by pressurizing an outer peripheral surface of the fixing belt, a first heating rotator that is provided so as to contact an inner peripheral surface of the fixing belt in the nip portion and heats the fixing belt, and a second heating unit that heats the fixing belt separately from the first heating rotator, wherein a toner to be used has physical properties described in the specification and includes an amorphous resin, a crystalline resin, and paraffin wax having a melting temperature of 60° C. to 80° C., and an absolute value of a difference in a melting temperature between the crystalline resin and the paraffin wax is 10° C. or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro UCHIDA, Masataka KURIBAYASHI, Takafumi KOIDE, Yusuke FUKUDA, Katsuyuki KITAJIMA, Satomi HARA, Kana YOSHIDA, Koji FUNABA
  • Publication number: 20180275594
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image holding member, a charging unit; an electrostatic image forming unit, a development unit, a transfer unit; a fixing unit, and a cleaning unit. A toner for electrostatic image development contains a binder resin containing an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin, and paraffin wax. The toner has a volume-average particle diameter of 6 ?m to 9 ?m, a shape factor SF1 of 140 or more, and a toluene insoluble content within a range of 25% to 40%. The melting temperature of the paraffin wax is 60° C. or more and 80° C. or less. The absolute value of difference between the melting temperature of the crystalline resin and the melting temperature of the paraffin is 10° C. or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masataka KURIBAYASHI, Masahiro UCHIDA, Takafumi KOIDE, Yusuke FUKUDA, Katsuyuki KITAJIMA, Koji FUNABA, Satomi HARA, Kana YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20180275568
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a transfer unit which includes a belt member having an outer peripheral surface which contacts an image holding member, and a transfer member, and the belt member is wound around both of the image holding member and the transfer member, wherein a toner to be used includes a binder resin containing an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin and has specific physical properties described in the specification, and paraffin wax having a melting temperature of 60° C. to 80° C., and an absolute value of a difference between the melting temperature of the crystalline resin and the melting temperature of the paraffin wax is 10° C. or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takafumi KOIDE, Masataka KURIBAYASHI, Masahiro UCHIDA, Yusuke FUKUDA, Katsuyuki KITAJIMA, Koji FUNABA, Kana YOSHIDA, Satomi HARA
  • Publication number: 20180275574
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image holding member, a charging unit, an electrostatic charge image forming unit, a developing unit, a transfer unit, a fixing unit including a fixing belt, a pressurizing rotator that forms a nip by pressurizing an outer peripheral surface of the fixing belt, a sliding member that slides on an inner peripheral surface of the fixing belt in the nip, and a pressing member that presses the fixing belt in the direction of the pressurizing rotator, wherein a toner to be used includes a binder resin containing an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin and has specific physical properties described in the specification, and paraffin wax having a melting temperature of 60° C. to 80° C., and an absolute value of a difference between the melting temperature of the crystalline resin and the melting temperature of the paraffin wax is 10° C. or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kana YOSHIDA, Masataka KURIBAYASHI, Masahiro UCHIDA, Takafumi KOIDE, Yusuke FUKUDA, Katsuyuki KITAJIMA, Koji FUNABA, Satomi HARA
  • Patent number: 9891555
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner set includes a brilliant toner including toner particles that include a brilliant pigment and a first binder resin, a black toner including toner particles that include a second binder resin, and a color toner except a black toner, including toner particles that include a third binder resin, wherein the brilliant toner, the black toner and the color toner satisfy Expression (1): Dielectric loss factor of the brilliant Toner>Dielectric loss factor of the black toner>Dielectric loss factor of the color toner and Expression (2): 25×10?3?(Dielectric loss factor of the brilliant toner)?(Dielectric loss factor of the color toner)?95×10?3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satomi Hara, Masaru Takahashi, Atsushi Sugawara, Sakiko Hirai
  • Patent number: 9864288
    Abstract: A toner set includes a brilliant toner including a brilliant pigment; and a chromatic toner including a coloring agent that is different from the brilliant pigment, wherein the toner set satisfies the following expression: 1.2?Q1/Q2?5.0 wherein Q1 represents an endothermic quantity of the brilliant toner and Q2 represents an endothermic quantity of the chromatic toner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shotaro Takahashi, Atsushi Sugitate, Masaru Takahashi, Sakiko Hirai, Satomi Hara