Patents by Inventor Satoshi Arimura

Satoshi Arimura 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: 20240061355
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle, the toner particle comprising a binder resin, wherein the toner particle comprises a monoester wax, and a fatty acid metal salt A is present on a surface of the toner particle, when X(A) is defined as a coverage ratio of the surface of the toner particle by the fatty acid metal salt A, as determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and S(A) is defined as the coverage ratio of the surface of the toner particle by the fatty acid metal salt A, as determined by analysis of a scanning electron microscope image, the formulae below are satisfied: S(A)?0.03??(1) X(A)?0.250??(2) 0.248?S(A)/X(A)?1.000??(3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: YUTA KOMIYA, KOSUKE FUKUDOME, KENTA KAMIKURA, SATOSHI ARIMURA, TORU ISHII, SHOHEI TSUDA
  • Publication number: 20240053691
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle comprising a resin A and a resin B; wherein: the resin A is a vinyl resin having a sulfonic acid-type group, the resin B is a polyester resin; and when in analysis of the toner particle using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, DA (nm) is defined as a depth at which an abundance of the resin A in a depth of 10 nm from a toner particle surface is a maximum, CAS (%) is defined as an abundance of the resin A at the depth DA, CBS (%) is defined as an abundance of the resin B at the depth DA, CA75 (%) is defined as an abundance of the resin A at a depth of 75 nm and CB75 (%) is defined as an abundance of the resin B at a depth of 75 nm, CAS, CA75, CBS and CB75 satisfy specific relationships.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: KENTA KAMIKURA, KOSUKE FUKUDOME, SHOHEI TSUDA, SATOSHI ARIMURA, TORU ISHII, YUTA KOMIYA
  • Publication number: 20240036489
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle, the toner particle comprising a binder resin and a boric acid, wherein, where the toner particle is subjected to ATR-IR analysis by using germanium as an ATR crystal in an ATR method, a peak corresponding to the boric acid is detected, the toner comprises a fatty acid metal salt on a surface of the toner particle, and a presence ratio of an boron element on the surface of the toner particle is 0.01 atomic % or less as measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: SATOSHI ARIMURA, KOSUKE FUKUDOME, KENTA KAMIKURA, SHOHEI TSUDA, YUTA KOMIYA, TORU ISHII
  • Publication number: 20230314974
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin, and a strontium titanate particle and a hydrotalcite particle on a surface of the toner particle, wherein the hydrotalcite particle comprises fluorine, the fluorine is present inside the hydrotalcite particle in line analysis of STEM-EDS mapping analysis of the toner, and when an area ratio of the strontium titanate particle to the toner particle in an EDS measurement field, which is measured through the STEM-EDS mapping analysis of the toner, is defined as T1 (%) and an area ratio of the hydrotalcite particle to the toner particle in the EDS measurement field, which is measured through the STEM-EDS mapping analysis of the toner, is defined as H1 (%), T1/H1 is 0.15 to 9.00.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: SHOHEI TSUDA, KENTA KAMIKURA, KOSUKE FUKUDOME, YUTA KOMIYA, SATOSHI ARIMURA, TORU ISHII
  • Publication number: 20230273538
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin, a fatty acid metal salt particle on a surface of the toner particle, and a hydrotalcite particle on a surface of the toner particle, wherein the hydrotalcite particle comprises fluorine, the fluorine is present inside the hydrotalcite particle in line analysis of STEM-EDS mapping analysis of the toner, and when an area ratio of the fatty acid metal salt particle to the toner particle in an EDS measurement field, which is measured through the STEM-EDS mapping analysis of the toner, is defined as Si (%) and an area ratio of the hydrotalcite particle to the toner particle in the EDS measurement field, which is measured through the STEM-EDS mapping analysis of the toner, is defined as H1 (%), S1/H1 is 0.25 to 9.00.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: KOSUKE FUKUDOME, SHOHEI TSUDA, KENTA KAMIKURA, SATOSHI ARIMURA, TORU ISHII, YUTA KOMIYA
  • Patent number: 10698327
    Abstract: Provided is a toner containing a toner particle including a binder resin, a wax, and a colorant. The softening point of the toner is at least 80° C. and not more than 140° C. The average circularity of the toner is at least 0.940. The integrated value of stress in the toner at 150° C. which is measured by using a tackiness tester is at least 78 g·m/sec.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuujirou Nagashima, Yusuke Hasegawa, Tomohisa Sano, Yoshitaka Suzumura, Satoshi Arimura, Kozue Uratani
  • Publication number: 20190155181
    Abstract: Provided is a toner containing a toner particle including a binder resin, a wax, and a colorant. The softening point of the toner is at least 80° C. and not more than 140° C. The average circularity of the toner is at least 0.940. The integrated value of stress in the toner at 150° C. which is measured by using a tackiness tester is at least 78 g·m/sec.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Yuujirou Nagashima, Yusuke Hasegawa, Tomohisa Sano, Yoshitaka Suzumura, Satoshi Arimura, Kozue Uratani
  • Patent number: 10228627
    Abstract: Provided is a toner containing a toner particle including a binder resin, a wax, and a colorant. The softening point of the toner is at least 80° C. and not more than 140° C. The average circularity of the toner is at least 0.940. The integrated value of stress in the toner at 150° C. which is measured by using a tackiness tester is at least 78 g·m/sec.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuujirou Nagashima, Yusuke Hasegawa, Tomohisa Sano, Yoshitaka Suzumura, Satoshi Arimura, Kozue Uratani
  • Patent number: 10012923
    Abstract: Provided is a toner including toner particles, each of which contains a binder resin, a colorant, a releasing agent and a crystalline polyester, wherein in an observation of a cross-section each of the toner particles by transmission electron microscopy, specific toner particles each of which has domains of the crystalline polyester and domains of the releasing agent, are present at a ratio of at least 70% by number of the toner particles in the toner, an arithmetic mean of maximum diameters of the domains of the releasing agent is within prescribed range, and the specific toner particles satisfy prescribed conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohisa Sano, Yusuke Hasegawa, Yoshitaka Suzumura, Satoshi Arimura, Takuma Ikejiri
  • Patent number: 9946179
    Abstract: A toner comprising a binder resin, a crystalline material, and a colorant, wherein, in a cross section image of the toner, when R (?m) is a long axis of the toner, r (?m) is a long axis of a crystalline material domain, domain A is a domain satisfying formula (ii), and domain B is a domain satisfying formula (iii), the toner in which the domain A and the domain B are both present is at least 50 number %; an number average diameter RAvg of the long axis of the toner satisfies formula (i); and a number of domain B per toner cross section of one toner is 20 to 300. 4 ?m?RAvg?12 ?m??(i) 0.125?r/R?0.375??(ii) 0.000625?r/R?0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Arimura, Yusuke Hasegawa, Tomohisa Sano, Yoshitaka Suzumura, Takuma Ikejiri
  • Patent number: 9927728
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a toner particle including a step of condensing a raw slurry by using a decanter-type centrifugal separator, in an aqueous medium. The step of condensing the raw slurry is carried out under following conditions: a centrifugal force is at least 500 G and less than 4000 G and a temperature is at least Tg?10° C. and not more than Tg+10° C. And a ratio of a colored particles in condensed slurry is within a prescribed range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Arimura, Yusuke Hasegawa, Tomohisa Sano, Yoshitaka Suzumura, Takuma Ikejiri, Shohei Yamashita
  • Patent number: 9904195
    Abstract: A toner comprising: a toner particle containing a binder resin and a colorant, and an inorganic fine particle A and B present on the surface of the toner particle, wherein the inorganic fine particle A is a silica fine particle having a number-average particle diameter (D1) of primary particles in a specific range, the inorganic fine particle B has a number-average particle diameter (D1) of primary particles in a specific range, and is at least one fine particle selected from a group consisting of a silica fine particle, a titanium oxide fine particle, and an alumina fine particle, A total fixing ratio of the inorganic fine particle A and B is 75% or more, and an inter-particle force Fp(A) and an inter-particle force Fp(B) are within specific numerical ranges and satisfy a specific relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takashi Matsui, Naoki Okamoto, Satoshi Arimura, Keisuke Tanaka, Shohei Tsuda
  • Patent number: 9857707
    Abstract: Provided is a toner, including: a toner particle containing a binder resin and a colorant; and an inorganic fine particle, in which the toner particle has an average circularity of 0.960 or more, and in which the toner satisfies the formula (1) and the formula (2). Fp(A)?25.0 nN??Formula (1) (Fp(B)?Fp(A))/Fp(A)?0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shohei Tsuda, Takashi Matsui, Satoshi Arimura, Kozue Uratani, Keisuke Tanaka, Naoki Okamoto
  • Patent number: 9804519
    Abstract: A method for producing a toner containing a toner particle containing a binder resin, a colorant and a crystalline substance, wherein the method includes the steps of: (I) setting a temperature of a dispersion, in which a coloring particle is dispersed with an aqueous medium, to TA(° C.), which is higher than the higher of a crystallization temperature Tc(° C.) of the crystalline substance and a glass transition temperature Tg(° C.) of the coloring particle, the coloring particle containing the binder resin, the colorant and the crystalline substance; (II) cooling the dispersion from the TA to a temperature equal to or lower than the Tg at a cooling rate of at least 5.0° C./min after the step (I); and (III) holding the dispersion in a temperature from Tg?10 to Tg+10 for at least 30 min after the step (II).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Suzumura, Yusuke Hasegawa, Tomohisa Sano, Satoshi Arimura, Takuma Ikejiri
  • Publication number: 20170307993
    Abstract: Provided is a toner including toner particles, each of which contains a binder resin, a colorant, a releasing agent and a crystalline polyester, wherein in an observation of a cross-section each of the toner particles by transmission electron microscopy, specific toner particles each of which has domains of the crystalline polyester and domains of the releasing agent, are present at a ratio of at least 70% by number of the toner particles in the toner, an arithmetic mean of maximum diameters of the domains of the releasing agent is within prescribed range, and the specific toner particles satisfy prescribed conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Tomohisa Sano, Yusuke Hasegawa, Yoshitaka Suzumura, Satoshi Arimura, Takuma Ikejiri
  • Publication number: 20170277051
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a toner particle including a step of condensing a raw slurry by using a decanter-type centrifugal separator, in an aqueous medium. The step of condensing the raw slurry is carried out under following conditions: a centrifugal force is at least 500 G and less than 4000 G and a temperature is at least Tg?10° C. and not more than Tg+10° C. And a ratio of a colored particles in condensed slurry is within a prescribed range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Satoshi Arimura, Yusuke Hasegawa, Tomohisa Sano, Yoshitaka Suzumura, Takuma Ikejiri, Shohei Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20170219945
    Abstract: A toner comprising: a toner particle containing a binder resin and a colorant, and an inorganic fine particle A and B present on the surface of the toner particle, wherein the inorganic fine particle A is a silica fine particle having a number-average particle diameter (D1) of primary particles in a specific range, the inorganic fine particle B has a number-average particle diameter (D1) of primary particles in a specific range, and is at least one fine particle selected from a group consisting of a silica fine particle, a titanium oxide fine particle, and an alumina fine particle, A total fixing ratio of the inorganic fine particle A and B is 75% or more, and an inter-particle force Fp(A) and an inter-particle force Fp(B) are within specific numerical ranges and satisfy a specific relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Takashi Matsui, Naoki Okamoto, Satoshi Arimura, Keisuke Tanaka, Shohei Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20170160663
    Abstract: A toner comprising a binder resin, a crystalline material, and a colorant, wherein, in a cross section image of the toner, when R (?m) is a long axis of the toner, r (?m) is a long axis of a crystalline material domain, domain A is a domain satisfying formula (ii), and domain B is a domain satisfying formula (iii), the toner in which the domain A and the domain B are both present is at least 50 number %; an number average diameter RAvg of the long axis of the toner satisfies formula (i); and a number of domain B per toner cross section of one toner is 20 to 300. 4 ?m?RAvg?12 ?m??(i) 0.125?r/R?0.375??(ii) 0.000625?e r/R?0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Satoshi Arimura, Yusuke Hasegawa, Tomohisa Sano, Yoshitaka Suzumura, Takuma Ikejiri
  • Publication number: 20170160662
    Abstract: Provided is a toner containing a toner particle including a binder resin, a wax, and a colorant. The softening point of the toner is at least 80° C. and not more than 140° C. The average circularity of the toner is at least 0.940. The integrated value of stress in the toner at 150° C. which is measured by using a tackiness tester is at least 78 g·m/sec.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Yuujirou Nagashima, Yusuke Hasegawa, Tomohisa Sano, Yoshitaka Suzumura, Satoshi Arimura, Kozue Uratani
  • Publication number: 20170160656
    Abstract: A method for producing a toner containing a toner particle containing a binder resin, a colorant and a crystalline substance, wherein the method includes the steps of: (I) setting a temperature of a dispersion, in which a coloring particle is dispersed with an aqueous medium, to TA(° C.), which is higher than the higher of a crystallization temperature Tc(° C.) of the crystalline substance and a glass transition temperature Tg(° C.) of the coloring particle, the coloring particle containing the binder resin, the colorant and the crystalline substance; (II) cooling the dispersion from the TA to a temperature equal to or lower than the Tg at a cooling rate of at least 5.0° C./min after the step (I); and (III) holding the dispersion in a temperature from Tg?10 to Tg+10 for at least 30 min after the step (II).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Suzumura, Yusuke Hasegawa, Tomohisa Sano, Satoshi Arimura, Takuma Ikejiri