Patents by Inventor Satoya Sugiura

Satoya Sugiura 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: 12234337
    Abstract: A film contains a siloxane compound having an alkyl group and a resin having a density of 1.1 g/cm3 or higher and a glass transition temperature of 150° C. or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Yosuke Kubo, Masato Ono, Shogo Hayashi, Satoya Sugiura, Hiroaki Tanaka, Masayuki Seko, Daisuke Tanemura, Iori Nishimura
  • Patent number: 12228869
    Abstract: A transfer device includes an intermediate transfer belt having a surface to which a toner image may be transferred and solid lubricant particles are attached, a primary transfer member performing primary transfer of a toner image to the surface of the intermediate transfer belt, a secondary transfer member performing secondary transfer of the toner image to a surface of a recording medium, and a detection device detecting a density of the toner image and has a light irradiation unit irradiating the surface of the intermediate transfer belt and a light receiving unit receiving reflected light, in which a relationship between a volume-average particle size A (nm) of the solid lubricant particles attached to the surface of the intermediate transfer belt and a wavelength B (nm) of the light radiated from the light irradiation unit satisfies the following Expression: Expression 1:B>A×8.6+300.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Masato Ono, Shigeru Fukuda, Satoya Sugiura, Hiroaki Tanaka, Yosuke Kubo, Iori Nishimura, Daisuke Tanemura, Masayuki Seko, Koichi Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20250013174
    Abstract: An intermediate transfer belt includes a resin, conductive carbon particles, and an alkyl silicone oil and a modified body thereof, in which regions different in a content of the alkyl silicone oil and the modified body thereof are formed on an outer peripheral surface, in a case where a silicon amount (Atomic %) on the outer peripheral surface is measured along an axial direction using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, the silicon amount is periodically increased and decreased along the axial direction, and a peak-to-peak distance in an increasing/decreasing period of the silicon amount is 0.1 mm or more and 5.0 mm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Satoya SUGIURA, Hiroaki TANAKA, Masato FURUKAWA, Ryosuke KUBOTA, Yosuke KUBO, Shigeru FUKUDA, Daisuke TANEMURA
  • Publication number: 20240329556
    Abstract: A transfer device includes an intermediate transfer member consisting of an endless belt which consists of a layer containing a resin including at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polyimide resin, a polyamide-imide resin, an aromatic polyether ether ketone resin, a polyphenylene sulfide resin, and a polyetherimide resin, conductive carbon particles, a silicone oil containing at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of dimethylpolysiloxane and organic group-substituted dimethylpolysiloxane or has the layer as an outermost layer, and in which an integral value of a statistical quantity L(r) represented by the following Equation (1) is 0 or more and 0.1 or less at an interparticle distance r of 0.05 ?m or more and 0.30 ?m or less in a spatial distribution of the conductive carbon particles existing in a 6.3 ?m×4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Satoya SUGIURA, Hiroaki TANAKA, Masato ONO, Yosuke KUBO, lori NISHIMURA, Shigeru FUKUDA, Daisuke TANEMURA, Masayuki SEKO, Koichi MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240329569
    Abstract: A transfer device includes an intermediate transfer member consisting of an endless belt which consists of a layer containing a resin including at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polyimide resin, a polyamide-imide resin, an aromatic polyether ether ketone resin, a polyphenylene sulfide resin, and a polyetherimide resin, conductive carbon particles, a silicone oil containing at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of dimethylpolysiloxane and organic group-substituted dimethylpolysiloxane or has the layer as an outermost layer, and in which an integral value of a statistical quantity L(r) represented by the following Equation (1) is 0 or more and 0.1 or less at an interparticle distance r of 0.05 ?m or more and 0.30 ?m or less in a spatial distribution of the conductive carbon particles existing in a 6.3 ?m×4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Satoya SUGIURA, Hiroaki TANAKA, Masato ONO, Yosuke KUBO, Iori NISHIMURA, Shigeru FUKUDA, Daisuke TANEMURA, Masayuki SEKO, Koichi MATSUMOTO, Masato FURUKAWA
  • Patent number: 12105446
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor, a charging section that charges a surface of the photoconductor, an electrostatic charge image forming section that forms an electrostatic charge image on the charged surface of the photoconductor, a developing section that accommodates a developer containing a toner and develops the electrostatic charge image formed on the surface of the photoconductor by using the developer to form a toner image, a transfer section that includes an endless belt and transfers the toner image to a recording medium; and a cleaning section that includes a cleaning blade that comes into contact with a surface of the endless belt and performs cleaning of the surface of the endless belt with the cleaning blade, in which a dynamic friction coefficient ? between the endless belt and the cleaning blade is 0.10 or more and 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Satoya Sugiura, Makoto Ochiai, Shogo Hayashi, Sayaka Inoue, Yusuke Watanabe, Kenta Shingu
  • Publication number: 20240317954
    Abstract: A film contains a siloxane compound having an alkyl group and a resin having a density of 1.1 g/cm3 or higher and a glass transition temperature of 150° C. or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Yosuke KUBO, Masato ONO, Shogo HAYASHI, Satoya SUGIURA, Hiroaki TANAKA, Masayuki SEKO, Daisuke TANEMURA, Iori NISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 12099314
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus member includes a surface layer containing a Si-atom containing polymer as a major component. The dispersive component of the surface free energy of the surface layer is 25 mN/m or less, the dipole component of the surface free energy of the surface layer is 5 mN/m or less, and the hydrogen bonding component of the surface free energy of the surface layer is 5 mN/m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Shogo Hayashi, Hiroaki Tanaka, Satoya Sugiura
  • Publication number: 20240295841
    Abstract: A transfer device includes an intermediate transfer belt that has a surface to which a toner image is to be transferred and solid lubricant particles are attached, a primary transfer device that has a primary transfer member performing primary transfer of a toner image formed on a surface of an image holder to the surface of the intermediate transfer belt, a secondary transfer device that has a secondary transfer member which is arranged in contact with the surface of the intermediate transfer belt and performs secondary transfer of the toner image transferred to the surface of the intermediate transfer belt to a surface of a recording medium, and a detection device that detects a density of the toner image transferred to the surface of the intermediate transfer belt and has a light irradiation unit irradiating the surface of the intermediate transfer belt with light and a light receiving unit receiving reflected light generated in a case where the light radiated from the light irradiation unit is reflected f
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Masato ONO, Shigeru Fukuda, Satoya Sugiura, Hiroaki Tanaka, Yosuke Kubo, Iori Nishimura, Daisuke Tanemura, Masayuki Seko, Koichi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 12078944
    Abstract: An intermediate transfer belt has metal oxide particles as a solid lubricant on a surface of the intermediate transfer belt, in which an average spacing between the metal oxide particles on the surface is 1,000 nm or less, and an average height of the metal oxide particles from the surface is 15 nm or more and 320 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Daisuke Tanemura, Masato Ono, Shigeru Fukuda, Masato Furukawa, Hiroaki Tanaka, Yosuke Kubo, Iori Nishimura, Masayuki Seko, Koichi Matsumoto, Satoya Sugiura
  • Patent number: 12055874
    Abstract: An endless belt contains: a resin; electrically conductive carbon particles; and a surfactant. When polyester resin particles having a volume average particle diameter of 4.7 ?m are caused to adhere to an outer circumferential surface of the endless belt and then air is blown onto the outer circumferential surface from an upper side of the outer circumferential surface while the blowing pressure of the air is increased, all the polyester resin particles adhering to the outer circumferential surface are separated from the outer circumferential surface before or when the blowing pressure reaches 6 kPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Masato Ono, Masayuki Seko, Koichi Matsumoto, Shigeru Fukuda, Satoya Sugiura, Daisuke Tanemura, Masato Furukawa, Hiroaki Tanaka, Kenta Yamakoshi, Yosuke Kubo
  • Patent number: 12050417
    Abstract: A transfer device includes an intermediate transfer belt that has an outer peripheral surface to which a toner image is to be transferred, a primary transfer device that has a primary transfer member performing primary transfer of a toner image formed on a surface of an image holder to the outer peripheral surface of the intermediate transfer belt, and a secondary transfer device that has a secondary transfer belt arranged in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the intermediate transfer belt and performing secondary transfer of the toner image transferred to the outer peripheral surface of the intermediate transfer belt to a surface of a recording medium, in which the intermediate transfer belt has an indentation modulus A of 5,000 MPa or more, and the secondary transfer belt has an indentation modulus B of 300 MPa or less and a tensile modulus C of 250 MPa or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Masato Furukawa, Shogo Hayashi, Satoya Sugiura, Makoto Ochiai, Minoru Rokutan, Takuro Hoshio
  • Publication number: 20240152077
    Abstract: An intermediate transfer belt has metal oxide particles as a solid lubricant on a surface of the intermediate transfer belt, in which an average spacing between the metal oxide particles on the surface is 1,000 nm or less, and an average height of the metal oxide particles from the surface is 15 nm or more and 320 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
    Inventors: Daisuke TANEMURA, Masato ONO, Shigeru FUKUDA, Masato FURUKAWA, Hiroaki TANAKA, Yosuke KUBO, Iori NISHIMURA, Masayuki SEKO, Koichi MATSUMOTO, Satoya SUGIURA
  • Publication number: 20240103406
    Abstract: A recording medium transport and transfer belt includes at least a base material layer and a surface layer, in which a ratio (?s500/?v500) between surface resistivity ?s500 and volume resistivity ?v500 at an applied voltage of 500 V is 1.0 or more, and a difference (?s100??s500) between surface resistivity ?s100 at an applied voltage of 100 V and surface resistivity ?s500 at an applied voltage of 500 V is 0.3 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Makoto OCHIAI, Minoru ROKUTAN, Satoya SUGIURA, Shogo HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20240094663
    Abstract: A transfer device includes an intermediate transfer belt that has an outer peripheral surface to which a toner image is to be transferred, a primary transfer device that has a primary transfer member performing primary transfer of a toner image formed on a surface of an image holder to the outer peripheral surface of the intermediate transfer belt, and a secondary transfer device that has a secondary transfer belt arranged in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the intermediate transfer belt and performing secondary transfer of the toner image transferred to the outer peripheral surface of the intermediate transfer belt to a surface of a recording medium, in which the intermediate transfer belt has an indentation modulus A of 5,000 MPa or more, and the secondary transfer belt has an indentation modulus B of 300 MPa or less and a tensile modulus C of 250 MPa or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Masato FURUKAWA, Shogo HAYASHI, Satoya SUGIURA, Makoto OCHIAI, Minoru ROKUTAN, Takuro HOSHIO
  • Patent number: 11927899
    Abstract: In an endless belt, the absolute value of an electrostatic capacitance C and the absolute value of an alternating-current resistance Z when an alternating voltage of 1 Vp-p is applied in a frequency range of from 10000 Hz to 0.1 mHz from a high frequency side satisfy Formula (1) below, and an alternating-current resistance Z0.63 when an alternating voltage of 1 Vp-p with a frequency of 0.63 Hz is applied satisfies Formula (2) below. Moreover, an alternating-current resistance Z630 when an alternating voltage of 1 Vp-p with a frequency of 630 Hz is applied satisfies Formula (3) below: log10 C?3.18×log10 Z?30.27;??Formula (1): 6.3?log10 Z0.63?6.9; and??Formula (2): 9.1?log10 Z630?9.9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Satoya Sugiura, Minoru Rokutan, Makoto Ochiai, Shogo Hayashi, Masato Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20240027933
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus member includes a surface layer containing a Si-atom containing polymer as a major component. The dispersive component of the surface free energy of the surface layer is 25 mN/m or less, the dipole component of the surface free energy of the surface layer is 5 mN/m or less, and the hydrogen bonding component of the surface free energy of the surface layer is 5 mN/m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Shogo Hayashi, Hiroaki Tanaka, Satoya Sugiura
  • Publication number: 20230400798
    Abstract: In an endless belt, the absolute value of an electrostatic capacitance C and the absolute value of an alternating-current resistance Z when an alternating voltage of 1 Vp-p is applied in a frequency range of from 10000 Hz to 0.1 mHz from a high frequency side satisfy Formula (1) below, and an alternating-current resistance Z0.63 when an alternating voltage of 1 Vp-p with a frequency of 0.63 Hz is applied satisfies Formula (2) below. Moreover, an alternating-current resistance Z630 when an alternating voltage of 1 Vp-p with a frequency of 630 Hz is applied satisfies Formula (3) below: log10 C?3.18×log10 Z?30.27;??Formula (1): 6.3?log10 Z0.63?6.9; and??Formula (2): 9.1?log10 Z630?9.9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Satoya SUGIURA, Minoru Rokutan, Makoto Ochiai, Shogo Hayashi, Masato Furukawa
  • Patent number: 11841651
    Abstract: An endless belt includes a base material layer containing a polymer material and conductive particles, wherein, in an image obtained by observing a cross section taken along a thickness direction of the base material layer with an atomic force microscope, a proportion of a total area Ap of cross sections of all the conductive particles is 9.0% or more and 14.5% or less with respect to a total cross-sectional area At of the base material layer, and a proportion of a total area Ab of cross sections of conductive particles having an area of 0.01 ?m2 or more among cross sections of the conductive particles is 28.0% or more and 65.0% or less with respect to the total area Ap of cross sections of all the conductive particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Yusuke Watanabe, Satoya Sugiura, Kenta Shingu, Toshiyasu Yukawa, Minoru Rokutan
  • Patent number: 11760833
    Abstract: A liquid composition includes a thiophene polymer; and at least one polymerization component selected from the group including a monomer and an oligomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION CHIBA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Wataru Yamada, Satoya Sugiura, Natsumi Kaneko, Katsuyoshi Hoshino