Patents by Inventor Takanari Kayamori

Takanari Kayamori 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: 11803132
    Abstract: The toner for developing an electrostatic charge image of the present invention contains a toner base particle comprising a binder resin and at least two kinds of organic pigments, and strontium titanate as an external additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Takanari Kayamori, Yuya Kubo, Shiro Hirano
  • Patent number: 11768447
    Abstract: The toner for developing an electrostatic charge image of the present invention contains a toner base particle comprising a binder resin and at least two kinds of organic pigments, and alumina as an external additive. The at least two kinds of organic pigments comprises: a pigment P1 having an absorption maximum wavelength ?max (nm) of greater than 400 nm and less than 600 nm when dispersed in methyl ethyl ketone; and a pigment P2 having an absorption maximum wavelength ? max (nm) of 600 nm or more and 700 nm or less when dispersed in methyl ethyl ketone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Shiro Hirano, Takanari Kayamori, Yuya Kubo
  • Publication number: 20220397837
    Abstract: A two-component developer includes an electrostatic image developing toner and a carrier, and the electrostatic image developing toner contains toner particles having toner base particles and an external additive. The toner base particles contain a colorant, the colorant contains a pigment P1 and a pigment P2, the absorption maximum wavelength ?max of the pigments P1 and P2 each in dispersion in methyl ethyl ketone is, 400 nm or more and less than 600 nm for the pigment P1 and 600 nm or more and 700 nm or less for the pigment P2, the external additive contains titanium oxide, the content of the titanium oxide is 0.01% by mass or more and less than 1.00% by mass based on the total mass of the toner base particles, and the iron element content (atomic %) of the surface of the carrier as measured by X-ray electron spectroscopy satisfies a specific expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Takanari KAYAMORI, Yuya KUBO
  • Publication number: 20220350269
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrostatic charge image developing toner including: toner base particles containing at least a binder resin and a magnetic material; and an external additive, wherein the binder resin contains a crystalline resin; and the external additive contains strontium titanate particles doped with metal elements other than titanium and strontium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yuya KUBO, Takanari KAYAMORI, Naoya TONEGAWA, Noboru UEDA
  • Publication number: 20220011687
    Abstract: The toner for developing an electrostatic charge image of the present invention contains a toner base particle comprising a binder resin and at least two kinds of organic pigments, and alumina as an external additive. The at least two kinds of organic pigments comprises: a pigment P1 having an absorption maximum wavelength ?max (nm) of greater than 400 nm and less than 600 nm when dispersed in methyl ethyl ketone; and a pigment P2 having an absorption maximum wavelength ? max (nm) of 600 nm or more and 700 nm or less when dispersed in methyl ethyl ketone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Shiro HIRANO, Takanari KAYAMORI, Yuya KUBO
  • Publication number: 20220011685
    Abstract: The toner for developing an electrostatic charge image of the present invention contains a toner base particle comprising a binder resin, at least two kinds of organic pigments and carbon black, and strontium titanate as an external additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Yuya KUBO, Takanari KAYAMORI, Noboru UEDA
  • Publication number: 20220011686
    Abstract: The toner for developing an electrostatic charge image of the present invention contains a toner base particle comprising a binder resin and at least two kinds of organic pigments, and strontium titanate as an external additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Takanari KAYAMORI, Yuya KUBO, Shiro HIRANO
  • Patent number: 10768541
    Abstract: A toner for developing electrostatic images includes at least a binder resin and a colorant containing a copper phthalocyanine compound, wherein in X-ray diffraction using a CuK? ray, the toner has peaks at a Bragg angle of 2?=7.0±0.1° and at a Bragg angle of 2?=9.1±0.2° and additionally has a peak between the two peaks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Miyuki Yamada, Takanari Kayamori
  • Patent number: 10739691
    Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner includes toner base particles, wherein the toner base particles contain: an amorphous polyester resin; a crystalline resin; and o-acetoacetaniside, and the content of the o-acetoacetaniside in the toner base particles is 0.1 ppm by mass or more and 200 ppm by mass or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Takanari Kayamori, Masaharu Matsubara, Naoya Tonegawa, Atsushi Iioka
  • Publication number: 20200150551
    Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner includes toner base particles, wherein the toner base particles contain: an amorphous polyester resin; a crystalline resin; and o-acetoacetaniside, and the content of the o-acetoacetaniside in the toner base particles is 0.1 ppm by mass or more and 200 ppm by mass or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Takanari KAYAMORI, Masaharu MATSUBARA, Naoya TONEGAWA, Atsushi IIOKA
  • Publication number: 20200081362
    Abstract: A toner for developing electrostatic images includes at least a binder resin and a colorant containing a copper phthalocyanine compound, wherein in X-ray diffraction using a CuK? ray, the toner has peaks at a Bragg angle of 2?=7.0±0.1° and at a Bragg angle of 2?=9.1±0.2° and additionally has a peak between the two peaks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Miyuki YAMADA, Takanari KAYAMORI
  • Publication number: 20190310565
    Abstract: A toner for electrostatic charge image development includes: a toner base particle containing a binder resin; and an external additive containing a strontium titanate fine particle, wherein the binder resin contains an amorphous resin and a crystalline polyester resin, in which the crystalline polyester resin is a polycondensate of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having from 6 to 14 carbon atoms and an aliphatic diol having from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, and the strontium titanate fine particle contains a strontium titanate fine particle (A) and a strontium titanate fine particle (B), in which a particle diameter RA of a peak top in number particle size distribution of the strontium titanate fine particle (A) is smaller than a particle diameter RB of a peak top in number particle size distribution of the strontium titanate fine particle (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Yusuke TAKIGAURA, Takanari Kayamori, Kaori Fujino, Ikuko Sakurada
  • Patent number: 10146147
    Abstract: To provide a magenta toner for electrostatic charge image development including a crystalline polyester resin and an amorphous resin as a binder resin, which is a means for improving low temperature fixability, scattering properties, GI value, saturation, and light fastness. A magenta toner for electrostatic charge image development including an amorphous resin and a crystalline polyester resin as a binder resin, wherein predetermined quinacridone-based pigment, metal element-containing monoazo pigment, and naphthol AS-based pigment are included as a coloring agent, and the combined content of the quinacridone-based pigment and the metal element-containing monoazo pigment is 50-90% by mass of the total coloring agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Takanari Kayamori, Masaharu Matsubara, Naoya Tonegawa, Kouji Izawa, Atsushi Iioka
  • Publication number: 20180284631
    Abstract: To provide a magenta toner for electrostatic charge image development including a crystalline polyester resin and an amorphous resin as a binder resin, which is a means for improving low temperature fixability, scattering properties, GI value, saturation, and light fastness. A magenta toner for electrostatic charge image development including an amorphous resin and a crystalline polyester resin as a binder resin, wherein predetermined quinacridone-based pigment, metal element-containing monoazo pigment, and naphthol AS-based pigment are included as a coloring agent, and the combined content of the quinacridone-based pigment and the metal element-containing monoazo pigment is 50-90% by mass of the total coloring agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Takanari KAYAMORI, Masaharu MATSUBARA, Naoya TONEGAWA, Kouji IZAWA, Atsushi IIOKA
  • Patent number: 10061219
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing white toner according to the present invention includes toner base particles including rutile type titanium oxide particles as colorant and a binder resin. The rutile type titanium oxide particles are composed of two groups Ga and Gb of rutile type titanium oxide particles have different volume particle size distribution. A volume particle size distribution curve of the rutile type titanium oxide particles represents diameter on a horizontal axis and volume ratio on a vertical axis and has two main peaks. Diameters Da and Db of peak top positions of the two main peaks are respectively within a range of 100 to 500 nm, and satisfy following Relational expressions: (Relational expression 1):??25 nm?Db?Da?200 nm (Relational expression 2):??(mass of Ga):(mass of Gb)=5:95 to 30:70.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Takanari Kayamori, Masaharu Matsubara, Naoya Tonegawa, Kouji Izawa, Atsushi Iioka
  • Patent number: 10031433
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a toner matrix particle having a core-shell structure. The toner matrix particle contains: a core particle including an amorphous resin, a colorant, a release agent, and a crystalline resin; and a shell layer coating a surface of the core particle at a coverage of 60 to 99%. The shell layer includes an amorphous resin. The amorphous resin contained in the core particle differs from the amorphous resin contained in the shell layer. The toner matrix particle has one to seven discrete shell domains determined by observation of a cross section of the toner matrix particle with an electron microscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Atsushi Iioka, Takanari Kayamori, Naoya Tonegawa, Masaharu Matsubara, Kouji Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 9971266
    Abstract: A method of producing a toner for developing electrostatic images includes Steps I to III is provided. The toner includes a toner matrix particle having a core-shell structure. The toner matrix particle includes a core particle including an amorphous resin A and a crystalline material, and a shell including an amorphous resin B. The shell includes a phase of the amorphous resin B that is not fused with the core particle at the interface. The amorphous resin A differs from the amorphous resin B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Naoya Tonegawa, Takanari Kayamori, Masaharu Matsubara, Kouji Sekiguchi, Atsushi Iioka
  • Patent number: 9933720
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electrostatic image developing toner including toner particles containing: an amorphous resin including an amorphous vinyl resin; and a crystalline resin, wherein the toner particles contain: a coloring agent including C. I. Pigment Yellow 74; and alkoxy aniline with an amount in the range of 0.1 to 50.0 mass ppm in the toner particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Takanari Kayamori, Masaharu Matsubara, Naoya Tonegawa, Kouji Sekiguchi, Atsushi Iioka
  • Publication number: 20180088481
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing white toner according to the present invention includes toner base particles including rutile type titanium oxide particles as colorant and a binder resin. The rutile type titanium oxide particles are composed of two groups Ga and Gb of rutile type titanium oxide particles have different volume particle size distribution. A volume particle size distribution curve of the rutile type titanium oxide particles represents diameter on a horizontal axis and volume ratio on a vertical axis and has two main peaks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Takanari KAYAMORI, Masaharu MATSUBARA, Naoya TONEGAWA, Kouji IZAWA, Atsushi IIOKA
  • Publication number: 20170255115
    Abstract: A method of producing a toner for developing electrostatic images includes Steps I to III is provided. The toner includes a toner matrix particle having a core-shell structure. The toner matrix particle includes a core particle including an amorphous resin A and a crystalline material, and a shell including an amorphous resin B. The shell includes a phase of the amorphous resin B that is not fused with the core particle at the interface. The amorphous resin A differs from the amorphous resin B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Naoya TONEGAWA, Takanari Kayamori, Masaharu Matsubara, Kouji Sekiguchi, Atsushi Iioka