Patents by Inventor Tomohito Nakajima

Tomohito Nakajima 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: 9785069
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a developing unit that contains an electrostatic charge image developer and develops an electrostatic charge image formed on the surface of an image holding member as a toner image by using the developer, wherein the developer contains a carrier and an electrostatic charge image developing toner that includes a toner particle and an external additive, the toner particles have an average circularity of from 0.98 to 1.00 and a number-particle diameter distribution index (lower GSD) on a small diameter side of 1.22 or more and contain at least a vinyl resin, and the external additive contains silica particles having a compression aggregation degree of 60% to 95% and a particle compression ratio of 0.20 to 0.40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Iida, Hiroyoshi Okuno, Satoshi Inoue, Tomohito Nakajima, Yuka Zenitani, Yoshifumi Eri, Takeshi Iwanaga, Sakae Takeuchi, Shunsuke Nozaki, Yasuo Kadokura, Yasuhisa Morooka
  • Publication number: 20170227870
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge lavage developing toner includes kneaded and pulverized toner particles that contain a binder resin and a release agent, the release agent being partially exposed, and an external additive that contains silica particles having a compression aggregation degree of from 60% to 95% and a particle compression ratio of from 0.20 to 0.40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi IIDA, Hiroyoshi OKUNO, Satoshi INOUE, Tomohito NAKAJIMA, Yuka ZENITANI, Yoshifumi ERI, Takeshi IWANAGA, Sakae TAKEUCHI, Shunsuke NOZAKI, Yasuo KADOKURA, Yasuhisa MOROOKA
  • Publication number: 20170227875
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developer includes an electrostatic charge image developing toner that includes toner particles, and an external additive which is added to the toner particles and which includes silica particles whose compression aggregation degree is from 60% to 95% and particle compression ratio is from 0.20 to 0.40, and a carrier for developing an electrostatic charge image that has a core including a magnetic member in a binder resin for a core and a coating layer which covers a surface of the core and which includes a resin for a coating layer and has a surface roughness Ra of from 0.25 ?m to 0.4 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa MOROOKA, Hiroyoshi OKUNO, Satoshi INOUE, Yoshifumi IIDA, Tomohito NAKAJIMA, Yuka ZENITANI, Yoshifumi ERI, Takeshi IWANAGA, Sakae TAKEUCHI, Shunsuke NOZAKI, Yasuo KADOKURA
  • Publication number: 20170227876
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developer includes an electrostatic charge image developing toner that includes toner particles, and an external additive which is added to the toner particles and which includes silica particles whose compression aggregation degree is from 60% to 95% and particle compression ratio is from 0.20 to 0.40, and a carrier for developing an electrostatic charge image that includes a core particle and a resin coated layer which covers a surface of the core particle and that has a surface roughness Ra (based on JIS-B0601) of 0.5 ?m or less and a circularity of 0.975 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa MOROOKA, Hiroyoshi OKUNO, Satoshi INOUE, Yoshifumi IIDA, Tomohito NAKAJIMA, Yuka ZENITANI, Yoshifumi ERI, Takeshi IWANAGA, Sakae TAKEUCHI, Shunsuke NOZAKI, Yasuo KADOKURA
  • Publication number: 20170227861
    Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner contains: toner particles, first silica particles having an average equivalent circle diameter of 10 nm to 120 nm and second silica particles having a compressive agglomeration degree of 60% to 95%, a particle compression ratio of 0.20 to 0.40 and an average equivalent circle diameter being greater than the average equivalent circle diameter of the first silica particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuka ZENITANI, Hiroyoshi OKUNO, Satoshi INOUE, Yoshifumi IIDA, Tomohito NAKAJIMA, Yoshifumi ERI, Takeshi IWANAGA, Sakae TAKEUCHI, Shunsuke NOZAKI, Yasuo KADOKURA, Yasuhisa MOROOKA
  • Publication number: 20170226316
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a resin particle composition, containing: resin particles; lubricant particles; and silica particles having a compression aggregation degree of 60% to 95% and a particle compression ratio of 0.20 to 0.40, and a resin particle composition, containing: resin particles, on the surface of which at least a part of a release agent is exposed; and silica particles having a compression aggregation degree of 60% to 95% and a particle compression ratio of 0.20 to 0.40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi IWANAGA, Hiroyoshi OKUNO, Satoshi INOUE, Yoshifumi IIDA, Tomohito NAKAJIMA, Yuka ZENITANI, Yoshifumi ERI, Yasuo KADOKURA, Yasuhisa MOROOKA, Shunsuke NOZAKI, Sakae TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170226314
    Abstract: A resin particle composition includes resin particles, polishing agent particles having an average circle-equivalent diameter of 0.1 ?m to 3.0 ?m, and silica particles having a compression aggregation degree of 60% to 95% and a particle compression ratio of 0.20 to 0.40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sakae TAKEUCHI, Hiroyoshi OKUNO, Satoshi INOUE, Yoshifumi IIDA, Tomohito NAKAJIMA, Yuka ZENITANI, Yoshifumi ERI, Yasuo KADOKURA, Takeshi IWANAGA, Shunsuke NOZAKI, Yasuhisa MOROOKA
  • Publication number: 20170227867
    Abstract: A magnetic one-component developer includes magnetic toner particles containing a binder resin and a magnetic powder, and silica particles having a compression and aggregation degree of 60% or more and 95% or less and a particle compression ratio of 0.20 or more and 0.40 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi INOUE, Hiroyoshi OKUNO, Yoshifumi IIDA, Tomohito NAKAJIMA, Yuka ZENITANI, Yoshifumi ERI, Takeshi IWANAGA, Sakae TAKEUCHI, Yasuhisa MOROOKA, Yasuo KADOKURA, Shunsuke NOZAKI
  • Publication number: 20170226326
    Abstract: A resin particle composition includes resin particles, inorganic particles surface-treated with oil, and silica particles having a compression aggregation degree of 60% to 95% and a particle compression ratio of 0.20 to 0.40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sakae TAKEUCHI, Hiroyoshi OKUNO, Satoshi INOUE, Yoshifumi IIDA, Yasuo KADOKURA, Tomohito NAKAJIMA, Takeshi IWANAGA, Shunsuke NOZAKI, Yuka ZENITANI, Yoshifumi ERI, Yasuhisa MOROOKA
  • Publication number: 20170227869
    Abstract: A toner for electrostatic image development includes toner particles; and an external additive containing silica particles and polytetrafluorethylene particles, the silica particles having a compression-aggregation degree of 60% or more and 95% or less and a particle compression ratio of 0.20 or more and 0.40 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo KADOKURA, Hiroyoshi OKUNO, Satoshi INOUE, Yoshifumi IIDA, Tomohito NAKAJIMA, Yuka ZENITANI, Yoshifumi ERI, Yasuhisa MOROOKA, Shunsuke NOZAKI, Takeshi IWANAGA, Sakae TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170227874
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles containing a binder resin, and an external additive including silica particles having a compression aggregation degree is from 60% to 95% and a particle compression ratio is from 0.20 to 0.40, and resin particles containing a polymer obtained by polymerizing a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi ERI, Hiroyoshi OKUNO, Satoshi INOUE, Yoshifumi IIDA, Tomohito NAKAJIMA, Yuka ZENITANI, Takeshi IWANAGA, Sakae TAKEUCHI, Shunsuke NOZAKI, Yasuo KADOKURA, Yasuhisa MOROOKA
  • Publication number: 20170227863
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles and an external additive that includes silica particles having a compression aggregation degree of 60% to 95% and a particle compression ratio of 0.20 to 0.40 and fatty acid metal salt particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo KADOKURA, Hiroyoshi OKUNO, Satoshi INOUE, Yoshifumi IIDA, Tomohito NAKAJIMA, Yuka ZENITANI, Yoshifumi ERI, Yasuhisa MOROOKA, Shunsuke NOZAKI, Takeshi IWANAGA, Sakae TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170227871
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a developing unit that contains an electrostatic charge image developer and develops an electrostatic charge image formed on a surface of the image holding member with the developer, wherein the developer contains a carrier and an electrostatic charge image developing toner that includes a toner particle which contains a urea-modified polyester resin, and includes, in a vicinity of a surface thereof, vinyl resin particles; and an external additive which contains silica particles having a compression aggregation degree of 60% to 95% and a particle compression ratio of 0.20 to 0.40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohito NAKAJIMA, Hiroyoshi OKUNO, Satoshi INOUE, Yoshifumi IIDA, Yuka ZENITANI, Yoshifumi ERI, Takeshi IWANAGA, Sakae TAKEUCHI, Yasuo KADOKURA, Yasuhisa MOROOKA, Shunsuke NOZAKI
  • Publication number: 20170227860
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles containing a binder resin, and an external additive including silica particles whose compression aggregation degree is from 60% to 95% and particle compression ratio is from 0.20 to 0.40 and polishing agent particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi ERI, Hiroyoshi OKUNO, Satoshi INOUE, Yoshifumi IIDA, Tomohito NAKAJIMA, Yuka ZENITANI, Takeshi IWANAGA, Sakae TAKEUCHI, Shunsuke NOZAKI, Yasuo KADOKURA, Yasuhisa MOROOKA
  • Publication number: 20170227865
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a developing unit that contains an electrostatic charge image developer and develops an electrostatic charge image formed on the surface of an image holding member as a toner image by using the developer, wherein the developer contains a carrier and an electrostatic charge image developing toner that includes a toner particle and an external additive, the toner particles have an average circularity of from 0.98 to 1.00 and a number-particle diameter distribution index (lower GSD) on a small diameter side of 1.22 or more and contain at least a vinyl resin, and the external additive contains silica particles having a compression aggregation degree of 60% to 95% and a particle compression ratio of 0.20 to 0.40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi IIDA, Hiroyoshi OKUNO, Satoshi INOUE, Tomohito NAKAJIMA, Yuka ZENITANI, Yoshifumi ERI, Takeshi IWANAGA, Sakae TAKEUCHI, Shunsuke NOZAKI, Yasuo KADOKURA, Yasuhisa MOROOKA
  • Publication number: 20170227859
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner containing: toner particles; and silica particles having a compaction aggregation degree of from 60% to 95% and a particle compaction ratio of from 0.20 to 0.40, an electrostatic charge image developer containing the electrostatic charge image developing toner, and a toner cartridge that accommodates the electrostatic charge image developing toner and is detachable from an image forming apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohito NAKAJIMA, Hiroyoshi OKUNO, Satoshi INOUE, Yoshifumi IIDA, Yuka ZENITANI, Yoshifumi ERI, Takeshi IWANAGA, Sakae TAKEUCHI, Shunsuke NOZAKI, Yasuo KADOKURA, Yasuhisa MOROOKA
  • Patent number: 9726998
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developer includes an electrostatic charge image developing toner that includes toner particles, and an external additive which is added to the toner particles and which includes silica particles whose compression aggregation degree is from 60% to 95% and particle compression ratio is from 0.20 to 0.40, and a carrier for developing an electrostatic charge image that has a core including a magnetic member in a binder resin for a core and a coating layer which coders a surface or the core and which includes a resin for a coating layer and has a surface roughness Ra of from 0.25 ?m to 0.4 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Morooka, Hiroyoshi Okuno, Satoshi Inoue, Yoshifumi Iida, Tomohito Nakajima, Yuka Zenitani, Yoshifumi Eri, Takeshi Iwanaga, Sakae Takeuchi, Shunsuke Nozaki, Yasuo Kadokura
  • Patent number: 9726994
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles containing a binder resin, and an external additive including silica particles whose compression aggregation degree is from 60% to 95% and particle compression ratio is from 0.20 to 0.40 and polishing agent particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Eri, Hiroyoshi Okuno, Satoshi Inoue, Yoshifumi Iida, Tomohito Nakajima, Yuka Zenitani, Takeshi Iwanaga, Sakae Takeuchi, Shunsuke Nozaki, Yasuo Kadokura, Yasuhisa Morooka
  • Publication number: 20170073236
    Abstract: A silica particle has a compression and aggregation degree of from 60% to 95% and a particle compression ratio of from 0.20 to 0.40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi OKUNO, Satoshi INOUE, Yoshifumi IIDA, Tomohito NAKAJIMA, Yuka ZENITANI, Yoshifumi ERI, Yasuo KADOKURA, Yasuhisa MOROOKA, Shunsuke NOZAKI, Takeshi IWANAGA, Sakae TAKEUCHI
  • Patent number: 8426099
    Abstract: Colored resin particles, each includes: a resin; and a colorant, wherein a value of average equivalent circle diameter A (?m) of the colored resin particles is 3?A?6, an average degree of circularity B of the colored resin particles satisfies the following expression (1), and 0.990?0.0083A?B?1.021?0.0117A??(1) a cumulative number frequency of particles which have degrees of circularity of less than 0.9 in the colored resin particles is 1% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohito Nakajima, Hiroyuki Moriya, Hideya Katsuhara, Seiichi Takagi, Kazuya Hongo