Patents by Inventor Tetuo Usui

Tetuo Usui 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: 20020056388
    Abstract: A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising an image-forming layer provided on a support by applying an electric field between the support and a dispersion containing an electric charged particulate high molecular polymer to cause electrodeposition of the particulate high molecular polymer on the support;
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: Naonori Makino, Yutaka Sakasai, Tetuo Usui, Seishi Kasai
  • Patent number: 5085967
    Abstract: Wet-type electrostatic photographic transferring method is disclosed, comprising developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an image-carrying member with an electrostatic photographic liquid developer containing at least toner particles and a carrier liquid, and transferring the toner image from the toner image-carrying member to a member to which the image is to be transferred, by one transferring step or a plurality of transferring steps, characterized in that the transferring step includes at least the following steps: (1) a step to substantially dry the toner image; (2) a step to supply a non-aqueous solvent having a volume resistance of at least 10.sup.9 .OMEGA..multidot.cm and a dielectric constant of not more than 3 into a clearance between the toner image-carrying member and the member to which the image is to be transferred; and (3) a step to transfer the toner image to the member to which the image is to be transferred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1992
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetuo Usui, Nobuo Suzuki, Yutaka Sakasai, Hisao Oh-Ishi
  • Patent number: 5053823
    Abstract: An image is exposed to light after a conductive and photoconductive material has been charged so that the charge of the portion exposed to light is neutralized and a latent image is thereby formed. Toner particles in a liquid developer are adsorbed onto the non-exposed portion so that development is performed. Then, the toner particles are dried by a drying device and thus aggregated toner particles are transferred to a transferring material due to an electrostatic force. Since the toner image is temporarily dried and is transferred in the aggregated form corresponding to the shape of the image, image disorder due to liquid fluidization that takes place at the time of liquid transference can be prevented. Therefore, a high quality transferred image is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisao Oh-ishi, Tetuo Usui, Nobuo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 4965163
    Abstract: A liquid developer for development of electrostatic latent images comprising a carrier liquid containing at least one copolymer of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R.sub.2 is an alkyl, aralkyl, aryl or cycloalkyl group, which may be substituted; and x and y eash is a number to satisfy the condition of x/y=0.995 to 0.80/0.005 to 0.20 on a molar basis. By incorporation of the copolymer, the transferability, dispersibility and fixability of the developer are improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Suzuki, Yutaka Sakasai, Tetuo Usui