Patents by Inventor Shinya Obara

Shinya Obara 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).

  • DEVELOPING ROLLER AND DEVELOPING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20080069601
    Abstract: A developing roller comprising: a shaft comprising an aluminum alloy; and a coating layer directly formed on a periphery of the shaft, the coating layer comprising a conducting agent and a binder comprising a resin, wherein the aluminum alloy comprises 0.2 to 0.8% by mass of silicon and 0.05 to 1.5% by mass of maganese, based on the total mass of the aluminum alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Takeo Oshiba, Masahiro Anno, Okushi Okuyama, Satoshi Uchino, Shinya Obara, Ryuichi Hiramoto, So Matsuya