Patents by Inventor Takashi Hikichi

Takashi Hikichi 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: 8475988
    Abstract: Disclosed are a resin-filled ferrite carrier core material for an electrophotographic developer, including a porous ferrite particle, wherein the composition of the porous ferrite particle is represented by the following formula (1), and part of (MgO) and/or (Fe2O3) in the following formula (1) is replaced with SrO; a ferrite carrier obtained by filling a resin in the voids of the ferrite carrier core material; and an electrophotographic developer using the ferrite carrier: ( MgO ) ? x ? ( Fe 2 ? O 3 ) ? y ? ( x = 10 ? ? mol ? ? % ? ? or ? ? more ? ? and ? ? less ? ? than ? ? 25 ? ? mol ? ? % y = exceeding ? ? 75 ? ? mol ? ? % ? ? and ? ? 90 ? ? mol ? ? % ? ? or ? ? less x + y = 100 ? ? mol ? ? % ) .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Powdertech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Sugiura, Takashi Hikichi, Hiromichi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20110195357
    Abstract: Disclosed are a resin-filled ferrite carrier core material for an electrophotographic developer, including a porous ferrite particle, wherein the composition of the porous ferrite particle is represented by the following formula (1), and part of (MgO) and/or (Fe2O3) in the following formula (1) is replaced with SrO; a ferrite carrier obtained by filling a resin in the voids of the ferrite carrier core material; and an electrophotographic developer using the ferrite carrier: ( MgO ) × ( Fe 2 ? O 3 ) ? y ? ( x = 10 ? ? mol ? ? % ? ? or ? ? more ? ? and ? ? less ? ? than ? ? 25 ? ? mol ? ? % y = exceeding ? ? 75 ? ? mol ? ? % ? ? and ? ? 90 ? ? mol ? ? % ? ? or ? ? less x + y = 100 ? ? mol ? ? % ) ( 1 )
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: POWDERTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takao SUGIURA, Takashi HIKICHI, Hiromichi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20100248125
    Abstract: A resin-filled ferrite carrier for an electrophotographic developer obtained by filling voids of a porous ferrite core material with a resin, wherein the resin is a silicone resin having a phenyl group, and an electrophotographic developer using this ferrite carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: POWDERTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi HIKICHI, Takao SUGIURA
  • Publication number: 20100055601
    Abstract: A resin-filled carrier for an electrophotographic developer which carrier is obtained by filling a resin in the voids of a porous ferrite core material, wherein the Cl concentration of the porous ferrite core material, measured by an elution method, is 10 to 280 ppm and the resin contains an amine compound, and an electrophotographic developer using the resin-filled carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: POWDERTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takao SUGIURA, Takashi HIKICHI, Hiromichi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20090246526
    Abstract: A method for producing ferrite particles by weighing, mixing, then crushing ferrite raw materials, and granulating the resultant slurry, and then sintering the resultant granulated material using a rotary furnace, wherein the sintering is carried out under a positive pressure reducing atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Powdertech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao SUGIURA, Takashi HIKICHI, Yoshinori KUSAKA, Satoru TANIGUCHI, Tadashi HARAYAMA, Hiromichi KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 7476483
    Abstract: A carrier for electrophotographic developer comprises a resin carrier core comprising a binder resin and magnetic powder dispersed in the binder resin, and a coating layer comprising a coating resin on a surface of the core, the binder resin being a silicone resin obtained by curing of a polysiloxane compound (A) having an epoxy group and a polysiloxane compound (B) having a group capable of reacting with the epoxy group, due to a ring-opening addition reaction; the binder resin containing a functional group which is an epoxy group and/or a group capable of reacting with an epoxy group; the coating resin containing a functional group capable of reacting with the functional group of the binder resin; the functional group of the coating resin and the function group of the binder resin forming a chemical bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignees: Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd., Powdertech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Kamikoriyama, Kenji Suzuoka, Takashi Nakashima, Kazuya Kinoshita, Yuji Sato, Hiromichi Kobayashi, Takeshi Gondo, Takashi Hikichi
  • Patent number: 7288355
    Abstract: Provided are a carrier for electrophotography developers prepared by generating a slight amount of byproducts such as water, alcohol, etc, which carrier is free from release of a magnetic powder, has excellent mechanical strength and durability, and good environmental stability, and further can restrain occurrence of toner spent condition and has favorable fluidity and excellent capability of imparting charging to a toner, a two-component developer comprising the carrier and a method for forming an image using the developer. The carrier for electrophotography developers comprises a magnetic powder dispersed binder resin, the binder resin material comprises (A) a polysiloxane compound having an epoxy group as a functional group and (B) a polysiloxane compound having a group capable of ring-opening addition reaction with the epoxy group of the polysiloxane compound (A), and the binder resin is a silicone resin prepared by curing with ring-opening addition reaction of the epoxy resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignees: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd., Powdertech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Kamikoriyama, Kenji Suzuoka, Takashi Nakashima, Kazuya Kinoshita, Yuji Sato, Hiromichi Kobayashi, Takeshi Gondo, Takashi Hikichi
  • Publication number: 20060121386
    Abstract: A carrier for electrophotographic developer comprises a resin carrier core comprising a binder resin and magnetic powder dispersed in the binder resin, and a coating layer comprising a coating resin on a surface of the core, the binder resin being a silicone resin obtained by curing of a polysiloxane compound (A) having an epoxy group and a polysiloxane compound (B) having a group capable of reacting with the epoxy group, due to a ring-opening addition reaction; the binder resin containing a functional group which is an epoxy group and/or a group capable of reacting with an epoxy group; the coating resin containing a functional group capable of reacting with the functional group of the binder resin; the functional group of the coating resin and the functional group of the binder resin forming a chemical bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Applicants: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd., Powdertech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Kamikoriyama, Kenji Suzuoka, Takashi Nakashima, Kazuya Kinoshita, Yuji Sato, Hiromichi Kobayashi, Takeshi Gondo, Takashi Hikichi
  • Publication number: 20040248015
    Abstract: Provided are a carrier for electrophotography developers prepared with generating a slight amount of byproducts such as water, alcohol, etc, which carrier is free from release of a magnetic powder, has excellent mechanical strength and durability, and good environmental stability, and further can restrain occurrence of toner spent condition and has favorable fluidity and excellent capability of imparting charging to a toner, a two-component developer comprising the carrier and a method for forming an image using the developer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicants: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD., POWDERTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi Kamikoriyama, Kenji Suzuoka, Takashi Nakashima, Kazuya Kinoshita, Yuji Sato, Hiromichi Kobayashi, Takeshi Gondo, Takashi Hikichi