Patents by Inventor Tohru Hiramatsu
Tohru Hiramatsu 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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Publication number: 20240427258Abstract: There is provided a toner containing: a toner particle containing a binder resin, a releasing agent, and a colorant; and an iron oxide particle present on a surface of the toner particle, in which the iron oxide particle has a surface containing a compound having a specific structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Inventors: TOHRU HIRAMATSU, TOMOHISA SANO, KAZUYUKI SATO
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Patent number: 12111614Abstract: There is provided a toner containing: a toner particle containing a binder resin, a releasing agent, and a colorant; and an iron oxide particle present on a surface of the toner particle, in which the iron oxide particle has a surface containing a compound having a specific structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tohru Hiramatsu, Tomohisa Sano, Kazuyuki Sato
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Publication number: 20240264544Abstract: The present invention provides a toner which can form a stable image even in a low print intermittent mode under a low-temperature and low-humidity environment, while having excellent charge rising property. A toner includes a toner particle and a silica fine particle A, wherein (I) in TOF-SIMS measurement of the toner particle, a fragment peak derived from a boron atom and a fragment peak derived from a BO structure are detected, and the toner contains dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid or a dodecylbenzenesulfonate; (II) in TOF-SIMS measurement of the silica fine particle A, a fragment ion is observed which corresponds to a dimethylsiloxane structure; when 2.00 g of the silica fine particle is dispersed in a mixed liquid of 25.0 g of ethanol and 75.0 g of an aqueous solution of 20% by mass of NaCl, and the dispersion is subjected to a titration operation which uses sodium hydroxide, Sn defined by Sn=[(a?b)×c×NA]/(d×e) satisfies 0.10?Sn?0.80.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2024Publication date: August 8, 2024Inventors: HIROKI KAGAWA, TOMOHISA SANO, KOSUKE FUKUDOME, TOHRU HIRAMATSU, ATSUHIKO OHMORI, KAZUYUKI SATO
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Publication number: 20240264545Abstract: To provide a toner that is less likely to cause image defects due to the detachment of the silica aggregated particle even when having been used for a long period of time in a low-temperature and low-humidity environment. The toner includes: a toner particle containing a binder resin; and a silica aggregated particle, wherein, in TOF-SIMS measurement of the toner particle, a fragment peak derived from a boron atom and a fragment peak derived from a boron-oxygen structure are detected; the silica aggregated particle is an aggregated particle of silica fine particles having a primary particle size based on number of from 20 to 75 nm, a maximum Feret's diameter of the silica aggregated particle is from 110 to 500 nm, and an aspect ratio thereof is from 1.50 to 4.00.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2024Publication date: August 8, 2024Inventors: ATSUHIKO OHMORI, TOMOHISA SANO, KOSUKE FUKUDOME, TOHRU HIRAMATSU, HIROKI KAGAWA, KAZUYUKI SATO
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Publication number: 20240264543Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a toner that is satisfactory in a charge rising property of the toner and contamination resistance of a charging roller, and can output an image having high density uniformity of a solid image and also having high uniformity of a halftone image, even when having been subjected to the long-term durable use in a low-temperature and low-humidity environment. A toner comprises: a toner particle comprising a binder resin; and a strontium titanate particle, wherein in TOF-SIMS measurement of the toner particle, a fragment peak derived from a boron atom and a fragment peak derived from a boron-oxygen structure are detected, and a fatty acid exists on a surface of the strontium titanate particle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2024Publication date: August 8, 2024Inventors: KOSUKE FUKUDOME, TOMOHISA SANO, TOHRU HIRAMATSU, ATSUHIKO OHMORI, HIROKI KAGAWA, KAZUYUKI SATO
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Publication number: 20240231250Abstract: A toner containing: a toner particle containing a binder resin; and an external additive, wherein a peak corresponding to boric acid is detected in ATR-IR analysis of the toner particle using germanium as an ATR crystal in an ATR method, the external additive contains a hydrophobized fine alumina particle produced by surface-treating a fine alumina particle, which is a fine base particle, with a hydrophobic treatment agent, the hydrophobized fine alumina particle has a hydrophobicity of 50 or more and 90 or less, the hydrophobized fine alumina particle has a volume resistivity of 1.0×108 ?·cm or more and 1.0×1012 ?·cm or less, and a rate of atoms originated from the fine base particle in the hydrophobized fine alumina particle is 30 atomic % or more and 70 atomic % or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2023Publication date: July 11, 2024Inventors: KAZUYUKI SATO, TOMOHISA SANO, TOHRU HIRAMATSU, ATSUHIKO OHMORI, KOSUKE FUKUDOME, HIROKI KAGAWA
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Publication number: 20240219857Abstract: A toner includes a toner particle containing a binder resin and an external additive. A fragment peak derived from a boron atom and a fragment peak derived from a boron-oxygen structure are detected by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) measurement of the toner. The toner particle contains dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid or a dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid salt. Hydrotalcite is contained as the external additive.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2023Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: TOMOHISA SANO, TOHRU HIRAMATSU, ATSUHIKO OHMORI, KOSUKE FUKUDOME, HIROKI KAGAWA
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Publication number: 20240184225Abstract: A toner contains toner particles containing a binder resin, and inorganic fine particles is provided. The toner particles exhibit a peak derived from boric acid when subjected to ATR-IR spectroscopy using germanium as the ATR crystal. The inorganic fine particles include inorganic fine particles A made of a nitride of a group 13 element of the periodic table, and the inorganic fine particles A have a hexagonal crystal structure in X-ray diffraction analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: TOHRU HIRAMATSU, KAZUYUKI SATO, ATSUHIKO OHMORI, TOMOHISA SANO, HIROKI KAGAWA, KOSUKE FUKUDOME
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Publication number: 20230408945Abstract: A toner including a polyester resin-including toner particle and a silica fine particle, wherein fragment ions corresponding to a D unit structure are observed in TOF-SIMS measurement of the silica fine particle, where the silica fine particle is dispersed in a specific mixed liquid and a titration operation using sodium hydroxide is performed, the titer is within a specific range, where an area of a peak having a peak top within the range from ?25 to ?15 ppm in 29Si-NMR measurement of the silica fine particle is denoted by D and an area of a peak having a peak top within the range from more than ?19 ppm to ?17 ppm or less is denoted by D1, the specific surface area of the silica fine particle, D and D1 satisfy specific relationships, and the polyester resin is present on the surface of the toner particle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: SHOHEI SHIBAHARA, TOMOHISA SANO, HIROKI KAGAWA, TOHRU HIRAMATSU, KAZUYUKI SATO
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Publication number: 20230408946Abstract: A toner comprises a toner particle and silica fine particles, wherein, fragment ions of a D unit structure are observed in time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry measurement of the silica fine particles, in a titration operation of the silica fine particles using NaOH, the titer is within a specific range, an area of a peak from ?25 to ?15 ppm in 29Si-NMR measurement of the silica fine particles is denoted by D, the sum of the areas of peaks from ?140 to 100 ppm is denoted by S, and an area of a peak from more than ?19 ppm to ?17 ppm or less is denoted by D1, the specific surface area of the silica fine particles, D, D1, and S satisfy specific relationships, and a specific amount of a specific polyvalent metal element is present on the surface of the toner particle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: KAZUYUKI SATO, TOMOHISA SANO, TOHRU HIRAMATSU, HIROKI KAGAWA, SHOHEI SHIBAHARA
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Publication number: 20230408942Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle comprising a magnetic body, and a silica fine particle on a surface of the toner particle, wherein fragment ions corresponding to a D unit structure are observed in a specific measurement; when the silica fine particle is dispersed in a mixed solution of ethanol and aqueous solution of NaCl, followed by a titration operation using sodium hydroxide, a titer is within a specific range; in a chemical shift obtained by a specific measurement, with D as an area of a peak having a peak top present in a range from ?25 to ?15 ppm, and with D1 as an area of a peak having a peak top present in a range of more than ?19 ppm and ?17 ppm or less, D and D1 are in a specific ratio; and the magnetic body is present on the surface of the toner particle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: HIROKI KAGAWA, TOMOHISA SANO, TOHRU HIRAMATSU, KAZUYUKI SATO, SHOHEI SHIBAHARA
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Publication number: 20230350320Abstract: A toner includes a toner particle, and a silica fine particle on a surface of the toner particle. Fragment ions corresponding to a D unit structure are observed in a specific measurement; when the silica fine particle is dispersed in a mixed solution of ethanol and aqueous solution of NaCl, followed by a titration operation using sodium hydroxide, a titer is within a specific range; in a chemical shift obtained by a specific measurement, with D as an area of a peak having a peak top present in a range from -25 to -15 ppm, and with D1 as an area of a peak having a peak top present in a range of more than -19 ppm and -17 ppm or less, D and D1 are in a specific ratio; and a vinyl-based resin having a specific structure is present on the surface of the toner particle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: TOMOHISA SANO, HIROKI KAGAWA, TOHRU HIRAMATSU, KAZUYUKI SATO, SHOHEI SHIBAHARA
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Publication number: 20230350319Abstract: A toner includes a toner particle including a release agent, and a silica fine particle on a surface of the toner particle. Fragment ions corresponding to a D unit structure are observed in a specific measurement; when the silica fine particle is dispersed in a mixed solution of ethanol and aqueous solution of NaCl, followed by a titration operation using sodium hydroxide a titer is within a specific range; in a chemical shift obtained by a specific measurement, with D as an area of a peak having a peak top present in a range from -25 to -15 ppm, and with D1 as an area of a peak having a peak top present in a range of more than -19 ppm and -17 ppm or less, D and D1 are in a specific ratio. The release agent is present on the surface of the toner particle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: TOHRU HIRAMATSU, TOMOHISA SANO, HIROKI KAGAWA, KAZUYUKI SATO, SHOHEI SHIBAHARA
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Publication number: 20230014130Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin, a crystalline material, and a silica particle, wherein a number average particle diameter D1 of the silica particle comprised in the toner particle is 400 to 3000 nm; the silica particle has a pointed portion; and the crystalline material comprises a compound having an ester group.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Tomohisa Sano, Kazuyuki Sato, Tohru Hiramatsu
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Publication number: 20220171303Abstract: There is provided a toner containing: a toner particle containing a binder resin, a releasing agent, and a colorant; and an iron oxide particle present on a surface of the toner particle, in which the iron oxide particle has a surface containing a compound having a specific structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2021Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Tohru Hiramatsu, Tomohisa Sano, Kazuyuki Sato
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Publication number: 20220171302Abstract: The toner is a toner including a toner particle comprising a binder resin, a crystalline material, wherein, when a ratio of an area occupied by the crystalline material in a toner surface observed with a scanning electron microscope after ruthenium-staining the toner under a specific condition (1) is represented by S1 (%), a ratio of an area occupied by the crystalline material in the toner surface observed with the scanning electron microscope after ruthenium-staining the toner under a condition (2) is represented by S2 (%), and a dispersion diameter of a plurality of domains formed of the crystalline material on the toner surface observed with the scanning electron microscope after the ruthenium-staining the toner under the condition (2) is represented by R2 (nm), the following expressions (1), (2), and (3) are satisfied. 0 . 0 ? S 1 ? 0.5 ( 1 ) 1.0 ? S 2 ? 10.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2021Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Kazuyuki Sato, Tomohisa Sano, Daisuke Yoshiba, Tohru Hiramatsu
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Patent number: 9880478Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a toner including a toner particle, the method including: a granulation step of mixing a polymerizable monomer composition containing a polymerizable monomer and an aqueous medium to form a suspension of particles of the polymerizable monomer composition; and a polymerization step of polymerizing the polymerizable monomer in each of the particles of the polymerizable monomer composition in the presence of a metal phosphate containing aluminum as a metal element to provide the toner particle, the content ratio of aluminum in the metal phosphate containing aluminum being 1.0 mol % or more and 95.0 mol % or less with respect to all metal elements, the metal phosphate containing aluminum being obtained by adding an aluminum compound to the aqueous medium and/or the suspension.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tsutomu Shimano, Kunihiko Nakamura, Kenta Kamikura, Yuichi Yajima, Kenji Ookubo, Dai Nozaki, Tohru Hiramatsu
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Publication number: 20170199474Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a toner including a toner particle, the method including: a granulation step of mixing a polymerizable monomer composition containing a polymerizable monomer and an aqueous medium to form a suspension of particles of the polymerizable monomer composition; and a polymerization step of polymerizing the polymerizable monomer in each of the particles of the polymerizable monomer composition in the presence of a metal phosphate containing aluminum as a metal element to provide the toner particle, the content ratio of aluminum in the metal phosphate containing aluminum being 1.0 mol % or more and 95.0 mol % or less with respect to all metal elements, the metal phosphate containing aluminum being obtained by adding an aluminum compound to the aqueous medium and/or the suspension.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2016Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Tsutomu Shimano, Kunihiko Nakamura, Kenta Kamikura, Yuichi Yajima, Kenji Ookubo, Dai Nozaki, Tohru Hiramatsu
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Publication number: 20160158747Abstract: A sample processing device for a microchip, including: a sample vessel for packing a sample therein; and a reaction vessel which is continuous with the sample vessel through a channel, and to which the sample is sequentially delivered to be packed and mixed therein, in which the sample is repeatedly delivered between the sample vessel and the reaction vessel through the channel so that the sample is stirred and mixed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Minoru ASOGAWA, Hisashi HAGIWARA, Tohru HIRAMATSU
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Patent number: 8845980Abstract: Provided is a sample packing device for packing a sample with respect to a microchip for performing reaction of a micro component contained in the sample, the microchip at least including: a sample reservoir; a reaction reservoir; and a channel connected between the sample reservoir and the reaction reservoir, in which a package including a sample chamber packed in advance with the sample is mounted on the microchip so as to pack the sample in the sample chamber into the sample reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2013Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Minoru Asogawa, Hisashi Hagiwara, Tohru Hiramatsu