Patents by Inventor Tatsuo Okuno
Tatsuo Okuno 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).
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Patent number: 9946183Abstract: A liquid developer includes metallic particles that may be surface-treated using an insulating material, and a carrier liquid.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2014Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Agata, Hideo Maehata, Tatsuo Okuno
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Patent number: 9500997Abstract: A development rotating member for liquid development includes a base material, an elastic layer that is provided on the base material, and a surface layer that is provided on the elastic layer and contains a polyimide resin, wherein a JIS-A hardness of the development rotating member is in a range of 40 degrees to 80 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2015Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Tokuya Sakamoto, Tatsuo Okuno
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Publication number: 20160282766Abstract: A development rotating member for liquid development includes a base material, an elastic layer that is provided on the base material, and a surface layer that is provided on the elastic layer and contains a polyimide resin, wherein a JIS-A hardness of the development rotating member is in a range of 40 degrees to 80 degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2015Publication date: September 29, 2016Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Tokuya SAKAMOTO, Tatsuo OKUNO
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Publication number: 20150277258Abstract: A liquid developer includes metallic particles that may be surface-treated using an insulating material, and a carrier liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2014Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Takeshi AGATA, Hideo MAEHATA, Tatsuo OKUNO
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Patent number: 8948623Abstract: A developing device includes a developer holding member that holds a developer on a surface thereof to transport the developer to a developing region in which a latent image is developed as a visible image, an accommodating section that accommodates the developer supplied to the developer holding member, a supply section that is connected to the accommodating section and disposed above the developer holding member in the direction of gravity to supply the developer to the developer holding member from above, and a first transport member that is disposed in the supply section to transport the developer, and transports a predetermined or greater amount of a developer in the developer accommodated in the supply section to the outside of a region corresponding to the developer holding member.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shiro Suzuki, Akihiko Noda, Tatsuo Okuno
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Patent number: 8749799Abstract: An image carrier includes: a support that circulatively rotates, a plurality of pixel electrodes; a plurality of switches that are placed like a matrix on the support in a one-to-one correspondence with the pixel electrodes; a plurality of scan signal lines that are provided on the support so as to extend along the rotation axis direction of the support for transmitting a scan signal for selecting; a plurality of latent image forming signal lines; a plurality of signal leads that are provided on the support so as to extend in the rotation axis direction of the support; a scan signal supply device that are provided in an end part other than the pixel electrode placement area; and a latent image forming signal supply device that are provided in an end part other than the pixel electrode placement area.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2011Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuo Okuno, Yoshifumi Ozaki, Akemi Murakami, Akihiko Noda
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Publication number: 20130315611Abstract: A developing device includes a developer holding member that holds a developer on a surface thereof to transport the developer to a developing region in which a latent image is developed as a visible image, an accommodating section that accommodates the developer supplied to the developer holding member, a supply section that is connected to the accommodating section and disposed above the developer holding member in the direction of gravity to supply the developer to the developer holding member from above, and a first transport member that is disposed in the supply section to transport the developer, and transports a predetermined or greater amount of a developer in the developer accommodated in the supply section to the outside of a region corresponding to the developer holding member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2012Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Shiro SUZUKI, Akihiko NODA, Tatsuo OKUNO
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Patent number: 8400482Abstract: An image hold body includes a support body, a plurality of pixel electrodes, charge storage members, switch members, scanning lines, signal lines and shield members. A latent image voltage is applied to the plurality of pixel electrodes based on an image signal. The charge storage members store charge corresponding to the latent image voltage. The scanning lines select and scan pixel electrode groups through the switch members. The signal lines apply the latent image voltage through the switch members to the pixel electrodes of each of the pixel electrode groups selected by the scanning lines. The shield members are provided on the support body corresponding to the signal lines placed in the proximity of the pixel electrodes, and shield an effect of at least a part of an electric field from the signal line on an electric field based on the latent image voltage of the pixel electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2010Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuo Okuno, Kenji Ogi, Akemi Murakami, Akihiko Noda
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Publication number: 20120062684Abstract: An image carrier includes: a support that circulatively rotates, a plurality of pixel electrodes; a plurality of switches that are placed like a matrix on the support in a one-to-one correspondence with the pixel electrodes; a plurality of scan signal lines that are provided on the support so as to extend along the rotation axis direction of the support for transmitting a scan signal for selecting; a plurality of latent image forming signal lines; a plurality of signal leads that are provided on the support so as to extend in the rotation axis direction of the support; a scan signal supply device that are provided in an end part other than the pixel electrode placement area; and a latent image forming signal supply device that are provided in an end part other than the pixel electrode placement area.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsuo OKUNO, Yoshifumi OZAKI, Akemi MURAKAMI, Akihiko NODA
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Patent number: 8116667Abstract: A developing device include: a toner carrier that is arranged oppositely to an image carrier; a toner-flying electrode member spaced apart from the toner carrier; and an oscillating electric field generating power source that connects the toner-flying electrode member and the toner carrier, and generates an oscillating electric field which causes the toner to fly from the toner carrier. The toner-flying electrode member includes a conductive member that extends at least along a rotational axis direction of the toner carrier; an insulating coating layer that applies insulating coating continuously to a conductive member surface located on a toner carrier side; and an exposed portion where the conductive member surface adjacent to the insulating coating layer and located on an image carrier side is exposed.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2010Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshifumi Ozaki, Akemi Murakami, Wataru Suzuki, Tatsuo Okuno, Shiro Suzuki, Akihiko Noda
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Publication number: 20110236077Abstract: A developing device include: a toner carrier that is arranged oppositely to an image carrier; a toner-flying electrode member spaced apart from the toner carrier; and an oscillating electric field generating power source that connects the toner-flying electrode member and the toner carrier, and generates an oscillating electric field which causes the toner to fly from the toner carrier. The toner-flying electrode member includes a conductive member that extends at least along a rotational axis direction of the toner carrier; an insulating coating layer that applies insulating coating continuously to a conductive member surface located on a toner carrier side; and an exposed portion where the conductive member surface adjacent to the insulating coating layer and located on an image carrier side is exposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2010Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshifumi OZAKI, Akemi Murakami, Wataru Suzuki, Tatsuo Okuno, Shiro Suzuki, Akihiko Noda
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Publication number: 20110169905Abstract: An image hold body includes a support body, a plurality of pixel electrodes, charge storage members, switch members, scanning lines, signal lines and shield members. A latent image voltage is applied to the plurality of pixel electrodes based on an image signal. The charge storage members store charge corresponding to the latent image voltage. The scanning lines select and scan pixel electrode groups through the switch members. The signal lines apply the latent image voltage through the switch members to the pixel electrodes of each of the pixel electrode groups selected by the scanning lines. The shield members are provided on the support body corresponding to the signal lines placed in the proximity of the pixel electrodes, and shield an effect of at least a part of an electric field from the signal line on an electric field based on the latent image voltage of the pixel electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2010Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsuo OKUNO, Kenji OGI, Akemi MURAKAMI, Akihiko NODA
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Patent number: 6078775Abstract: An intermediate transfer body to be used in an image forming apparatus for transferring and fixing a toner image from a photosensitive body onto a recording medium using an intermediate transfer body having the surface of a material such as silicone rubber which image forming apparatus reduces the friction coefficient between the photosensitive body and the intermediate transfer body to allow easy driving running control of the intermediate transfer body, and reduces the fog toner transfer rate to prevent deterioration of the image quality when the medium (40 to 70%) gloss is employed, and an image forming apparatus using the intermediate transfer body are provided. The intermediate transfer body, which receives a toner image held on a toner image carrier and transfers again the toner image onto a recording medium to form an image on the recording medium, has the surface for receiving the transfer of a toner image on which the peak area and roughed recess area are formed mixedly.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 1998Date of Patent: June 20, 2000Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiko Arai, Ryuji Katsuno, Masanori Kobayashi, Chikara Ando, Tatsuo Okuno, Nobuhiro Katsuta
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Patent number: 6016417Abstract: An intermediate transfer medium and the like for image formation includes transferring and fixing a toner image from a photoreceptor onto a recording medium such as paper by using the intermediate transfer medium. The intermediate transfer medium can yield a high gloss desirable for color image and the control of the driving run of the intermediate transfer medium can be maintained readily by reducing the frictional coefficient with the photoreceptor and the intermediate transfer medium can reduce the fog toner transfer rate to prevent the deterioration of the resulting image quality. The surface of the intermediate transfer medium where the image is primarily transferred (primary image transfer medium) is of smooth surface with protrusions dispersed thereon in a manner such that the smooth surface and the protrusions might be discriminated from each other. The relation between the area ratio of the smooth surface on the primary image transfer surface [Cin %] and the height of the protrusions [h (.mu.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 1997Date of Patent: January 18, 2000Assignee: Fuji Xerox, Co., LtdInventors: Ryuji Katsuno, Masanori Kobayashi, Tatsuo Okuno, Chikara Ando, Kazuhiko Arai, Yoshihisa Kitano, Nobuhiro Katsuta, Yasuo Sakaguchi
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Patent number: 5835830Abstract: An image forming apparatus is disclosed which comprisesa toner-image holding unit for holding a toner image,a recording medium,transfer-fixing means for bringing the recording medium into contact with the toner image on the toner-image holding unit and heating the toner image so as to transfer and fix the toner image onto the recording medium,toner-image cooling means for cooling the toner image transferred and fixed onto the recording medium so as to suppress the flowing of the toner image, andpeeling means for peeling the recording medium off the toner-image holding unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 1997Date of Patent: November 10, 1998Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuichi Fukuda, Tsukasa Matsuda, Tatsuo Okuno, Takayuki Yamashita, Kazuhiko Arai