Patents by Inventor Tomofumi SHIMIZU

Tomofumi SHIMIZU 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: 20220413404
    Abstract: A photosensitive layer of an electrophotographic photosensitive member is a single layer and contains a charge generating material, a hole transport material, a first electron transport material, a second electron transport material, and a binder resin. The binder resin includes a polyarylate resin. The polyarylate resin includes repeating units (1), (2), (3), and (4). A percentage of the number of repeats of the repeating unit (3) relative to the total of the number of repeats of the repeating units (1) and the number of repeats of the repeating unit (3) is greater than 0% and less than 20%. The first electron transport material includes a compound represented by formula (A15) or (A16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tomofumi SHIMIZU, Makoto SHISHIDO
  • Publication number: 20220404724
    Abstract: A single-layer photosensitive layer included in an electrophotographic photosensitive member contains a charge generating material, a hole transport material, an electron transport material, and a binder resin. The binder resin includes a polyarylate resin. The polyarylate resin includes repeating units (1), (2), (3), and (4). The percentage of the number of repeats of the repeating unit (3) relative to the total of the number of repeats of the repeating unit (1) and the number of repeats of the repeating unit (3) is greater than 0% and less than 20%. The hole transport material has one nitrogen atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solution Inc.
    Inventors: Tomofumi SHIMIZU, Makoto Shishido
  • Publication number: 20220397835
    Abstract: A single-layer photosensitive layer included in an electrophotographic photosensitive member contains a charge generating material, a hole transport material, an electron transport material, and a binder resin. The binder resin includes a polyarylate resin. The polyarylate resin includes repeating units represented by formulas (1), (2), (3), and (4). The percentage of the number of repeats of the repeating unit represented by formula (3) relative to a total of the number of repeats of the repeating unit represented by formula (1) and the number of repeats of the repeating unit represented by formula (3) is greater than 0% and less than 20%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tomofumi SHIMIZU, Makoto Shishido
  • Publication number: 20220128913
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer is a single layer and contains a charge generating material, a hole transport material, an electron transport material, and a polyarylate resin. The polyarylate resin includes repeating units represented by formulas (1), (2), and (3). A ratio n1/n2 of the number n1 of repeats of the repeating unit represented by formula (1) to the number n2 of repeats of the repeating unit represented by formula (2) is at least 1.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tomofumi SHIMIZU, Makoto SHISHIDO, Kazuaki EZURE, Kiichiro OJI, Katsuya TAKANO
  • Patent number: 11243481
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer of a single layer. The photosensitive layer contains a charge generating material, a binder resin, a hole transport material, and an electron transport material. The binder resin includes a polyester resin. The polyester resin includes a first repeating unit represented by general formula (1) shown below and a second repeating unit represented by general formula (2) shown below. A content percentage of the polyester resin in the photosensitive layer is at least 0.3% by mass and no greater than 7.0% by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Ezure, Tomofumi Shimizu, Hayase Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11204561
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer of a single layer. The photosensitive layer contains a charge generating material, a binder resin, a hole transport material, and an electron transport material. The binder resin includes a polyester resin and a polycarbonate resin. The polyester resin includes a first repeating unit represented by general formula (1) shown below and a second repeating unit represented by general formula (2) shown below. The polycarbonate resin includes a third repeating unit represented by general formula (3) shown below and a fourth repeating unit represented by general formula (24) shown below. A content percentage of the polyester resin in the photosensitive layer is at least 0.3% by mass and no greater than 7.0% by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tomofumi Shimizu, Kazuaki Ezure, Hayase Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20210286277
    Abstract: The undercoat layer contains metal particles and a polyamide resin. The metal particle has a core and a coat layer covering at least a part of the core. The core contains titanium oxide. The coat layer contains at least a metal oxide different from titanium oxide. The metal oxide different from the titanium oxide is located on the outermost surface of the metal particles. The polyamide resin has an amide bond and an alkylene group. The absorption rate of the first peak derived from the amide bond to the second peak derived from the alkylene group to the first absorbance measured by infrared spectroscopy is ?0.70.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventor: Tomofumi SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 11092904
    Abstract: A single-layer photosensitive layer of an electrophotographic photosensitive member contains a charge generating material, a hole transport material, an electron transport material, and a binder resin. The charge generating material is a phthalocyanine pigment. A content percentage of the phthalocyanine pigment relative to the mass of the photosensitive layer is at least 0.70% by mass and no greater than 1.40% by mass. A film thickness of the photosensitive layer is at least 25 ?m and no greater than 32 ?m. A charge amount difference ?Q is no greater than 6.50 ?C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Tomofumi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11067909
    Abstract: A compound is represented by general formula (1). In general formula (1), R1 and R2 each represent, independently of one another, a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or an ethyl group, and a sum of the number of carbon atoms of the chemical group represented by R1 and the number of carbon atoms of the chemical group represented by R2 is 2. R3 and R4 each represent, independently of one another, a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or an ethyl group, and a sum of the number of carbon atoms of the chemical group represented by R3 and the number of carbon atoms of the chemical group represented by R1 is 2. A photosensitive layer of an electrophotographic photosensitive member contains at least a charge generating material, a hole transport material, and a binder resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Azuma, Kensuke Kojima, Tomofumi Shimizu, Hideki Okada
  • Patent number: 10996575
    Abstract: A photosensitive layer included in an electrophotographic photosensitive member contains at least a charge generating material, a hole transport material, and a binder resin. The hole transport material includes a compound (1). The binder resin includes a polyarylate resin having at least one repeating unit (10) and at least one repeating unit (11). Alternatively, the binder resin includes a polycarbonate resin having a repeating unit (20) and a repeating unit (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tomofumi Shimizu, Kazuaki Ezure, Hayase Yamamoto, Jun Azuma
  • Publication number: 20200356017
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer of a single layer. The photosensitive layer contains a charge generating material, a binder resin, a hole transport material, and an electron transport material. The binder resin includes a polyester resin. The polyester resin includes a first repeating unit represented by general formula (1) shown below and a second repeating unit represented by general formula (2) shown below. A content percentage of the polyester resin in the photosensitive layer is at least 0.3% by mass and no greater than 7.0% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuaki EZURE, Tomofumi SHIMIZU, Hayase YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200356018
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer of a single layer. The photosensitive layer contains a charge generating material, a binder resin, a hole transport material, and an electron transport material. The binder resin includes a polyester resin and a polycarbonate resin. The polyester resin includes a first repeating unit represented by general formula (1) shown below and a second repeating unit represented by general formula (2) shown below. The polycarbonate resin includes a third repeating unit represented by general formula (3) shown below and a fourth repeating unit represented by general formula (24) shown below. A content percentage of the polyester resin in the photosensitive layer is at least 0.3% by mass and no greater than 7.0% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tomofumi SHIMIZU, Kazuaki EZURE, Hayase YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10761441
    Abstract: A method for producing an electrophotographic photosensitive member includes an electrically conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer. The method includes applying an application liquid for photosensitive layer formation containing a solvent, a binder resin, and a hole transport material directly or indirectly onto the electrically conductive substrate, and removing a portion of the solvent, to form the photosensitive layer. The solvent contains a first solvent that is an alcohol having a carbon number of at least 1 and no greater than 3, and a second solvent other than the first solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Azuma, Tomofumi Shimizu, Kenji Kitaguchi, Kiichiro Oji
  • Patent number: 10761439
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer contains a charge generating material, a hole transport material, and a binder resin. The binder resin contains a polyarylate resin represented by general formula (1). In general formula (1), r and s each represent an integer of at least 0 and no greater than 49 and t and u represents an integer of at least 1 and no greater than 50. Furthermore, r+s+t+u=100 and r+t=s+u. X and Y each represent, independently of one another, a divalent group represented by chemical formula (1-1), (1-2), (1-3), or (1-4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Azuma, Kensuke Okawa, Seiki Hasunuma, Tomofumi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10732526
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member (1) includes a conductive substrate (2) and a photosensitive layer (3). The photosensitive layer (3) is a single-layer photosensitive layer (3c) and contains a charge generating material, a hole transport material, an electron transport material, and a binder resin. The binder resin includes a polyarylate resin represented by general formula (1). In general formula (1), Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 each represent a methyl group or a hydrogen atom. r, s, t, and u each represent a number greater than or equal to 15 and less than or equal to 35.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tomofumi Shimizu, Keiji Maruo, Jun Azuma
  • Publication number: 20200233324
    Abstract: A photosensitive layer included in an electrophotographic photosensitive member contains at least a charge generating material, a hole transport material, and a binder resin. The hole transport material includes a compound (1). The binder resin includes a polyarylate resin having at least one repeating unit (10) and at least one repeating unit (11). Alternatively, the binder resin includes a polycarbonate resin having a repeating unit (20) and a repeating unit (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tomofumi SHIMIZU, Kazuaki EZURE, Hayase YAMAMOTO, Jun AZUMA
  • Publication number: 20200231535
    Abstract: A compound is represented by general formula (1). In general formula (1), R1 and R2 each represent, independently of one another, a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or an ethyl group, and a sum of the number of carbon atoms of the chemical group represented by R1 and the number of carbon atoms of the chemical group represented by R2 is 2. R3 and R4 each represent, independently of one another, a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or an ethyl group, and a sum of the number of carbon atoms of the chemical group represented by R3 and the number of carbon atoms of the chemical group represented by R1 is 2. A photosensitive layer of an electrophotographic photosensitive member contains at least a charge generating material, a hole transport material, and a binder resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Jun AZUMA, Kensuke KOJIMA, Tomofumi SHIMIZU, Hideki OKADA
  • Publication number: 20200174386
    Abstract: A single-layer photosensitive layer of an electrophotographic photosensitive member contains a charge generating material, a hole transport material, an electron transport material, and a binder resin. The charge generating material is a phthalocyanine pigment. A content percentage of the phthalocyanine pigment relative to the mass of the photosensitive layer is at least 0.70% by mass and no greater than 1.40% by mass. A film thickness of the photosensitive layer is at least 25 ?m and no greater than 32 ?m. A charge amount difference ?Q is no greater than 6.50 ?C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Tomofumi SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 10656543
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member (1) includes a conductive substrate (2) and a photosensitive layer (3). The photosensitive layer (3) is a single-layer photosensitive layer (3c) containing a charge generating material and an electron transport material. The electron transport material includes a compound represented by general formula (1) shown below. An amount of charge of calcium carbonate as measured by charging the calcium carbonate through friction with the photosensitive layer (3) is at least +7.0 ?C/g. In general formula (1), R1 and R2 each represent, independently of each other, a halogen atom, for example. Further, m, n, and Y are as described in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tomofumi Shimizu, Hideki Okada
  • Patent number: 10649351
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member (1) includes a conductive substrate (2) and a photosensitive layer (3). The photosensitive layer (3) is a single-layer photosensitive layer (3c) and contains a charge generating material, a hole transport material, an electron transport material, and a binder resin. The binder resin includes a polyarylate resin represented by general formula (1). In general formula (1), Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 each represent a methyl group or a hydrogen atom. r, s, t, and u each represent a number greater than or equal to 15 and less than or equal to 35.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tomofumi Shimizu, Jun Azuma, Keiji Maruo