Patents by Inventor Sumio Kamoi

Sumio Kamoi 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: 20050063738
    Abstract: A development magnet roller for use in a development roller of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus is provided. The development magnet roller has a development pole to form a magnetic field causing a developer born on a surface of the development roller including the development magnet roller to rise in a form of a series of ears in a development area of the image forming apparatus where the development roller opposes an image bearing member, and in a magnetic flux density distribution in a normal line direction of the development pole, a peak magnetic flux density is 120 mT or greater, a zero gauss region width is 70° or greater, and a half-value region width is 40° or smaller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Noriyuki Kamiya, Takahiro Yasunaga, Tsuyoshi Imamura, Sumio Kamoi, Kyohta Koetsuka, Mieko Kakegawa
  • Publication number: 20040258436
    Abstract: The long magnet includes a magnet block made of a mixture of rare earth magnetic powder, thermoplastic resin particles, fluidity additive, pigment, wax and charge control agent, and a reinforcing member to reinforce the magnet block. At least part of the reinforcing member is arranged inside of the magnet block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Makoto Nakamura, Mieko Kakegawa, Sumio Kamoi, Tsuyoshi Imamura, Kyohta Koetsuka, Noriyuki Kamiya
  • Publication number: 20040234299
    Abstract: A developer carrier used for an SLIC developing system. Characteristic values contributing to provide high image quality, which cannot be covered by the stipulations of the attenuation ratio and half-value width of the flux density are clarified. The developer carrier is constituted to be composed of the developing sleeve for carrying and transporting the developer, and a magnetic roll disposed in the developing sleeve, having a plurality of magnetic poles P1-P5. A narrow nip for development is realized by narrowing the width of the pole for development P1 forming the magnet brush by raising the developer in the developing region facing the latent image carrier, and by narrowing the rising region of the developer in the developing region and the flux density attenuation ratio of the pole for development P1 is 40% or more. The half-value width of the flux density of the pole for development P1 is 22% or less, and the flux density variation rate is 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Kyohta Koetsuka, Tsuyoshi Imamura, Sumio Kamoi, Noriyuki Kamiya, Kenji Narita, Kenzo Tatsumi, Mieko Kakegawa
  • Publication number: 20040113118
    Abstract: In a developing device for an image forming apparatus of the present invention, use is made of a magnetic molding produced by compression-molding a magnet compound material in a magnetic field. The magnet compound material contains, in addition to magnetic powder and fine, thermoplastic resin grains that are major components, at least one of a pigment and a charge control agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Sumio Kamoi, Tsuyoshi Imamura, Mieko Kakegawa, Noriyuki Kamiya, Kyohta Koetsuka, Masayuki Takeshita
  • Patent number: 6697593
    Abstract: A developing roller of the present invention is made up of a nonmagnetic sleeve and a magnet roller disposed in the sleeve. The magnet roller includes a cylindrical magnet produced by molding a mixture of magnetic powder and a high polymer, and a single rare-earth magnet block mounted on the magnet at a position corresponding to a main magnetic pole for development. The cylindrical magnet is magnetized such that magnetic poles adjoining the main magnetic pole are opposite in polarity to the main pole. The main pole and each pole adjoining it make an angle of 45° or less therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Imamura, Sumio Kamoi, Kyota Koetsuka, Noriyuki Kamiya, Mieko Kakegawa, Toshihiro Atsumi
  • Publication number: 20040018031
    Abstract: A developing device for developing a latent image formed on an image carrier of the present invention includes a rotatable, nonmagnetic developer carrier, and a magnetic field generating member for generating a magnetic field in a developing zone where the developer carrier faces the image carrier. The magnetic field generated causes a developer deposited on the developer carrier to rise in the form of a magnet brush. A magnetic pole for development is located upstream of a position where the developer carrier and image carrier are closest to each other in a direction of rotation. A magnetic force, as measured on the surface of the developer carrier, increases from the position of the magnetic pole toward a position where the magnet brush finally leaves the image carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Imamura, Sumio Kamoi, Kyohta Koetsuka, Noriyuki Kamiya, Mieko Kakegawa
  • Publication number: 20020114647
    Abstract: A developing roller of the present invention is made up of a nonmagnetic sleeve and a magnet roller disposed in the sleeve. The magnet roller includes a cylindrical magnet produced by molding a mixture of magnetic powder and a high polymer, and a single rare-earth magnet block mounted on the magnet at a position corresponding to a main magnetic pole for development. The cylindrical magnet is magnetized such that magnetic poles adjoining the main magnetic pole are opposite in polarity to the main pole. The main pole and each pole adjoining it make an angle of 45° or less therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Imamura, Sumio Kamoi, Kyota Koetsuka, Noriyuki Kamiya, Mieko Kakegawa, Toshihiro Atsumi
  • Patent number: 6379759
    Abstract: A sealing agent for film type liquid crystal displays including a bisphenol type epoxy resin, a non-bisphenol type epoxy resin and a crosslinking agent which includes at least one of an aromatic amine and an alicyclic amine, and a liquid crystal display using the sealing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sumio Kamoi, Masao Yoshikawa, Yumi Mochizuki
  • Publication number: 20010053426
    Abstract: A sealing agent for film type liquid crystal displays including a bisphenol type epoxy resin, a non-bisphenol type epoxy resin and a crosslinking agent which includes at least one of an aromatic amine and an alicyclic amine, and a liquid crystal display using the sealing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 1998
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Inventors: SUMIO KAMOI, MASAO YOSHIKAWA, YUMI MOCHIZUKI
  • Patent number: 6262787
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device which includes a liquid crystal layer formed between a pair of polymer film substrates. A pair of polarizing plates are formed on outer surfaces of each of the substrates. Moreover, a thickness of each of the substrates D (&mgr;m) and a thickness of each of the polarizing plates L (&mgr;m) satisfy D=L±30 &mgr;m. A thickness of protecting layers forming each polarizing plate may be 50 &mgr;m or less and a thickness of a polarizer of a polarizing plate may be 20 &mgr;m. A cohesive layer may be provided to attach each polarizing plate to the liquid crystal device, and such a cohesive layer may have a thickness of at least 50 &mgr;m. A spacer layer can be provided in conjunction with the cohesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sumio Kamoi, Isao Miyamoto, Hisashi Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 5566013
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device (LCD), a spacer is interposed between an upper and a lower substrate implemented by flexible films. Liquid crystals are confined in the gap between the two substrates. The spacer is scattered in the crystals at a density higher than 201/mm.sup.2 and lower than 800/mm.sup.2. The device allows a minimum of bubbles to be produced in the crystals without resorting to gas barrier coatings or similar conventional implementation against bubbles. When the spacer is sprayed, it is uniformly distributed to set up a uniform cell gap. The device is, therefore, free from display speckles and other defects and inexpensive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takumi Suzuki, Reiko Kameyama, Sumio Kamoi, Hisashi Kikuchi, Satosi Komori, Tomomi Suetake, Yumi Matsuki
  • Patent number: 5513026
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device (LCD), a spacer is interposed between an upper and a lower substrate implemented by flexible films. Liquid crystals are confined in the gap between the two substrates. The spacer is scattered in the crystals at a density higher than 201/mm.sup.2 and lower than 800/mm.sup.2. The device allows a minimum of bubbles to be produced in the crystals without resorting to gas barrier coatings or similar conventional implementation against bubbles. When the spacer is sprayed, it is uniformly distributed to set up a uniform cell gap. The device is, therefore, free from display speckles and other defects and inexpensive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takumi Suzuki, Reiko Kameyama, Sumio Kamoi, Hisashi Kikuchi, Satosi Komori, Tomomi Suetake, Yumi Matsuki
  • Patent number: 5044733
    Abstract: A super twisted nematic type liquid crystal display device includes two of substrates, at least one of which is made of a plastic film, transparent electrode films disposed on each inner face of the two of the substrates, a plurality of spacers dispersed between the two of the substrates for maintaining the two of the substrates at a predetermined space and a liquid crystal enclosed between said substrates. The spacers are of spherical grains, a standard deviation of a distribution with respect to diameters of the spherical grains is not more than 3.5% of an average diameter of the spherical grains, a dispersion quantity of the spherical grains between said substrates is 100 to 200 grains/mm.sup.2, and the liquid crystal has a twisted angle of 180.degree. to 270.degree. with respect to liquid crystal molecules thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sumio Kamoi, Yumi Matsuki
  • Patent number: 4984873
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, comprising:(a) a liquid crystal layer disposed between a pair of light permeable substrates, an alignment of a liquid crystal of said liquid crystal layer being substantially horizontal relative to said substrates in the absence of applied voltage, said liquid crystal layer having a twisted structure with a twist angle along a direction of a thickness thereof such that an adequate display is provided without substantially reducing the time dimensional driving;(b) a pair of polarization means disposed on both outsides of said liquid crystal layer; and(c) at least one birefringent medium layer disposed between one side of said liquid crystal layer and the polarization means on said one side of said liquid crystal layer; an optical axis of said birefringent medium layer being inclined toward a polarization axis of the adjacent polarization means, the alignment direction of said liquid crystal on a surface of another side of said liquid crystal layer making an angle from 0.degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Takiguchi, Akihiko Kanemoto, Kenya Yokoi, Haruo Iimura, Takamichi Enomoto, Sumio Kamoi
  • Patent number: 4793691
    Abstract: A liquid crystal color display device having a liquid crystal unit, a light source, and a color filter. The liquid crystal unit has a liquid crystal cell having a sealed liquid crystal material and a transparent pixel electrode composed of pixel electrode elements. The liquid crystal unit controls transmission and shutoff of light dependent on image information. The color filter is positioned for passage therethrough of light emitted from the light source. The color filter comprises pixel filters aligned with the pixel electrode elements in the liquid crystal cell. The spectral light transmission ranges of the respective pixel filters and/or the spectral light emission ranges of the light source are determined for improved improving color reproduceability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1988
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takamichi Enomoto, Wasaburo Ohta, Kiyohiro Uehara, Sumio Kamoi, Fuyuhiko Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 4470668
    Abstract: A sealing material particularly suitable for producing liquid crystal display panels of which the base plates are made of flexible polymer film, which sealing material comprises a reaction-setting type polymer containing siloxane bonds in the molecules, which polymer is represented by the following general formula ##STR1## wherein R represents a lower alkyl group, and X.sup.1, X.sup.2, X.sup.3, X.sup.4, X.sup.5, X.sup.6 and X.sup.7 independently represent radicals selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, acetoxy, alkoxy, hydrogen, vinyl, epoxy, amino, glycol, phenyl, fluorinated alkyl and lower alkyl, and at least one of X.sup.1 through X.sup.7 is a radical selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, acetoxy, alkoxy, hydrogen, vinyl, epoxy, amino and glycol, and n represents an integer of 5 to 10000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1984
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Inoue, Sumio Kamoi