Patents by Inventor Takako Kobayashi

Takako Kobayashi 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: 11965044
    Abstract: Pressure-responsive particles include pressure-responsive base particles and fatty acid metal salt particles, in which the pressure-responsive base particles contain a styrene-based resin which contains styrene and other vinyl monomers as polymerization components and a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin which contains at least two kinds of (meth)acrylic acid esters as polymerization components and in which amass ratio of the (meth)acrylic acid esters to all polymerization components is 90% by mass or higher, the pressure-responsive particles have at least two glass transition temperatures, and a difference between the lowest glass transition temperature and the highest glass transition temperature is 30° C. or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Iida, Takashi Hasegawa, Satomi Kashiwagi, Takako Kobayashi, Satoshi Inoue
  • Patent number: 11795316
    Abstract: Pressure-responsive particles include pressure-responsive base particles and inorganic oxide particles, in which the pressure-responsive base particles contain a styrene-based resin which contains styrene and other vinyl monomers as polymerization components and a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin which contains at least two kinds of (meth)acrylic acid esters as polymerization components and in which amass ratio of the (meth)acrylic acid esters to all polymerization components is 90% by mass or higher, a liberation rate of the inorganic oxide particles is 10% by mass or higher and 40% by mass or lower, the pressure-responsive particles have at least two glass transition temperatures, and a difference between a lowest glass transition temperature and a highest glass transition temperature is 30° C. or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Satomi Kashiwagi, Satoshi Inoue, Sumiaki Yamasaki, Yoshifumi Iida, Takako Kobayashi, Takashi Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20230103101
    Abstract: A pressure sensitive toner includes toner particles containing a composite resin that includes a styrene-based resin and a (meth)acrylate-based resin. The difference between a lowest glass transition temperature of the composite resin and a highest glass transition temperature thereof is 30° C. or more, and the toner particles have a gel fraction of from 1.0% by mass to 8.0% by mass inclusive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Takeshi IWANAGA, Takako KOBAYASHI, Mieko SEKI, Kiyohiro YAMANAKA, Satoshi KAMIWAKI
  • Publication number: 20220308486
    Abstract: A particle set for producing a printed matter includes: a chromatic color toner containing toner particles A; and pressure-responsive particles containing base particles B, in which the base particles B contain a styrene resin containing, as polymerization components, styrene and a vinyl monomer other than styrene, and a (meth)acrylate resin containing, as a polymerization component, a (meth)acrylate, a mass ratio of the styrene resin to the (meth)acrylate resin (styrene resin:(meth)acrylate resin) is 80:20 to 20:80, a difference between the lowest glass transition temperature and the highest glass transition temperature of the pressure-responsive particles is 30° C. or more, and when the toner particles A have a volume average particle diameter D50A and the base particles B have a volume average particle diameter D50B, the D50A and the D50B satisfy formula 1-1: 1.5 ?m<(D50B?D50A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi IIDA, Takashi HASEGAWA, Satoshi KAMIWAKI, Takako KOBAYASHI, Satoshi INOUE, Sumiaki YAMASAKI, Mieko SEKI, Kiyohiro YAMANAKA, Takeshi IWANAGA
  • Publication number: 20220229377
    Abstract: Pressure-responsive particles include pressure-responsive base particles and resin particles, in which the pressure-responsive base particles contain a styrene-based resin that contains styrene and other vinyl monomers as polymerization components and a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin that contains at least two kinds of (meth)acrylic acid esters as polymerization components, a ratio of a mass of the (meth)acrylic acid esters to a total mass of polymerization components is 90% by mass or more in the (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin, the pressure-responsive particles have at least two glass transition temperatures, a difference between a lowest glass transition temperature and a highest glass transition temperature is 30° C. or higher, and a ratio of a mass of the resin particles to a total mass of the pressure-responsive particles is 0.05% by mass or more and 2.0% by mass or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Takako KOBAYASHI, Yoshifumi IIDA, Takashi HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20220227906
    Abstract: Pressure-responsive particles include pressure-responsive base particles and silica particles, in which the pressure-responsive base particles contain a styrene-based resin that contains styrene and other vinyl monomers as polymerization components and a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin that contains at least two kinds of (meth)acrylic acid esters as polymerization components and in which a ratio of a mass of the (meth)acrylic acid esters to a total mass of polymerization components is 90% by mass or more, the pressure-responsive particles have at least two glass transition temperatures, a difference between a lowest glass transition temperature and a highest glass transition temperature is 30° C. or higher, and a ratio of a surface coating rate Cs2 by the silica particles after application of the following first stress to a surface coating rate Cs1 by the silica particles before application of stress satisfies a relationship of 0.4?Cs2/Cs1?0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi IIDA, Takako KOBAYASHI, Takashi HASEGAWA, Kiyohiro YAMANAKA, Takeshi IWANAGA, Satoshi KAMIWAKI, Mieko SEKI, Sumiaki YAMASAKI
  • Publication number: 20220064424
    Abstract: Pressure-responsive particles include pressure-responsive base particles and first inorganic oxide particles, in which the pressure-responsive base particles contain a styrene-based resin which contains styrene and other vinyl monomers as polymerization components and a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin which contains at least two kinds of (meth)acrylic acid esters as polymerization components and in which a mass ratio of the (meth)acrylic acid esters to all polymerization components is 90% by mass or higher, Db/Da which is a ratio of a number average particle diameter Db of the first inorganic oxide particles to a number average particle diameter Da of the pressure-responsive base particles is 0.05 or higher and 0.25 or lower, the pressure-responsive particles have at least two glass transition temperatures, and a difference between a lowest glass transition temperature and a highest glass transition temperature is 30° C. or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi IIDA, Takashi HASEGAWA, Satomi KASHIWAGI, Takako KOBAYASHI, Satoshi INOUE
  • Publication number: 20220064346
    Abstract: Pressure-responsive particles include pressure-responsive base particles and fatty acid metal salt particles, in which the pressure-responsive base particles contain a styrene-based resin which contains styrene and other vinyl monomers as polymerization components and a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin which contains at least two kinds of (meth)acrylic acid esters as polymerization components and in which amass ratio of the (meth)acrylic acid esters to all polymerization components is 90% by mass or higher, the pressure-responsive particles have at least two glass transition temperatures, and a difference between the lowest glass transition temperature and the highest glass transition temperature is 30° C. or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi IIDA, Takashi HASEGAWA, Satomi KASHIWAGI, Takako KOBAYASHI, Satoshi INOUE
  • Publication number: 20220064425
    Abstract: Pressure-responsive particles include pressure-responsive base particles and inorganic oxide particles, in which the pressure-responsive base particles contain a styrene-based resin which contains styrene and other vinyl monomers as polymerization components and a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin which contains at least two kinds of (meth)acrylic acid esters as polymerization components and in which amass ratio of the (meth)acrylic acid esters to all polymerization components is 90% by mass or higher, a liberation rate of the inorganic oxide particles is 10% by mass or higher and 40% by mass or lower, the pressure-responsive particles have at least two glass transition temperatures, and a difference between a lowest glass transition temperature and a highest glass transition temperature is 30° C. or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Satomi KASHIWAGI, Satoshi INOUE, Sumiaki YAMASAKI, Yoshifumi IIDA, Takako KOBAYASHI, Takashi HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200198307
    Abstract: A laminated member includes a transparent support substrate containing a resin, and a surface resin layer on the transparent support substrate, in which the surface resin layer contains a cured product of a resin composition containing: an acrylic resin having a hydroxy value of 40 mgKOH/g to 280 mgKOH/g, a polyol having plural hydroxy groups and having a carbon chain having 6 or more carbon atoms in a straight chain linking the hydroxyl groups, and a polyfunctional isocyanate, and in which a ratio [(FI/FS)×100 (%)] of a fluorine atom content [FI] on a surface of the surface resin layer after etching a range of 2 mm square on an outermost surface of the surface resin layer with an argon gas cluster ion gun of 5 kV for 20 minutes to a fluorine atom content [FS] on the outermost surface of the surface resin layer ranges from 2% to 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takako Kobayashi, Hisae Yoshizawa, Fumiaki Mera
  • Patent number: 10676607
    Abstract: Provided is a solution for forming a surface protective resin member, containing: a fluorine-containing acrylic resin having a hydroxyl value of 40 to 280; a fluorine-free acrylic resin having a hydroxyl value of 40 to 280; and a polyether polyol or a polyester polyol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisae Yoshizawa, Yoshihiro Inaba, Fumiaki Mera, Takako Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20200032101
    Abstract: An aqueous emulsion includes a prepolymer that is a reaction product of a multifunctional isocyanate and an acrylic resin having fluorine atoms and hydroxyl groups and having an acid value in a range of 5 mgKOH/g to 100 mgKOH/g; and an aqueous solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro OKI, Hisae YOSHIZAWA, Fumiaki MERA, Takako KOBAYASHI, Shimpei TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20200010661
    Abstract: Provided is a solution for forming a surface protective resin member, containing: a fluorine-containing acrylic resin having a hydroxyl value of 40 to 280; a fluorine-free acrylic resin having a hydroxyl value of 40 to 280; and a polyether polyol or a polyester polyol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisae YOSHIZAWA, Yoshihiro INABA, Fumiaki MERA, Takako KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20180284632
    Abstract: A liquid developer includes toner particles and a carrier liquid, wherein the toner particles include, as a binder resin, an amorphous polyester resin and a crystalline saturated aliphatic polyester resin having a composition ratio (C/O ratio) of carbon atoms and oxygen atoms of 3.4 or less, and with respect to a toner obtained by vacuum drying the toner particles, a crystal melting peak at a first temperature rise in differential heating calorimetry is 60° C. or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumiaki MERA, Daisuke YOSHINO, Masahiro OKI, Yoshitake OGURA, Takako KOBAYASHI, Kazusei YOSHIDA, Manabu KAWASHIMA, Akira IMAI, Tetsuya TAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180275549
    Abstract: A liquid developer includes toner particles containing, as a binder resin, at least a polyester resin containing a monomer unit, which includes a linear or branched chain saturated hydrocarbon chain having 2 to 5 carbon atoms between ester bonds, in a range of from 5 mol % to 25 mol % with respect to all monomer units included in the polyester resin, and a colorant; and a carrier liquid including an insulating liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazusei YOSHIDA, Daisuke YOSHINO, Masahiro OKI, Akira IMAI, Yoshitake OGURA, Takako KOBAYASHI, Koji HORIBA, Manabu KAWASHIMA, Fumiaki MERA, Tetsuya TAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 9766565
    Abstract: A liquid developer includes a carrier liquid and a toner including a urethane-modified acrylic resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Oki, Koji Horiba, Takako Kobayashi, Akira Imai, Yoshitake Ogura, Hiroyuki Moriya, Daisuke Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20170235242
    Abstract: A liquid developer includes a carrier liquid and a toner including a urethane-modified acrylic resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro OKI, Koji HORIBA, Takako KOBAYASHI, Akira IMAI, Yoshitake OGURA, Hiroyuki MORIYA, Daisuke YOSHINO
  • Patent number: 9709914
    Abstract: A liquid developer includes a carrier liquid and a toner particle whose surface is treated by a polyamine, wherein an amount of sodium ion to be eluted in 1 g of the toner particles is 0.04 mg or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Inaba, Takako Kobayashi, Daisuke Yoshino, Akira Imai, Masahiro Oki, Koji Horiba, Hiroyuki Moriya
  • Patent number: 9568850
    Abstract: A positively chargeable toner includes at least a binder resin, and toner particles of which surfaces are modified by a polyvinylamine compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Oki, Akira Imai, Yoshihiro Inaba, Takako Kobayashi, Daisuke Yoshino, Hiroyuki Moriya, Koji Horiba
  • Patent number: 9568849
    Abstract: A liquid developer contains a carrier liquid and a toner particle which contains a binder resin, wherein the toner particles have a content of aluminum measured by fluorescent X-ray analysis in a range of from 0.04% by weight to 0.1% by weight of total elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Imai, Koji Horiba, Daisuke Yoshino, Takako Kobayashi, Masahiro Oki, Yoshitake Ogura, Hiroyuki Moriya, Yoshihiro Inaba