Patents by Inventor Toshiki Nanya

Toshiki Nanya 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: 20080138735
    Abstract: A toner for developing a latent electrostatic image including a base of toner particle which contains a binder resin and a coloring agent, and an external additive. Herein, a plurality of the base of toner particle has a volume average particle diameter (Dv) of 3 ?m to 7 ?m, a ratio (Dv/Dn) of the volume average particle diameter (Dv) to a number average particle diameter (Dn) is 1.01 to 1.25, a plurality of the base of toner particle contains 15% by number or less of the base of toner particle having a particle diameter of 0.6 ?m to 2.0 ?m, a plurality of the base of toner particle has a circularity of 0.930 to 0.990 on average, the binder resin contains a modified polyester resin, and the toner contains 0.3 parts by weight to 5.0 parts by weight of the external additive, relative to 100 parts by weight of the base of toner particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Masami Tomita, Tadao Takikawa, Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Fumihiro Sasaki, Toshiki Nanya, Hiroto Higuchi, Shigeru Emoto, Shinichiro Yagi, Naohito Shimota, Maiko Kondo
  • Patent number: 7384720
    Abstract: A toner for developing a latent electrostatic image including a base of toner particle which contains a binder resin and a coloring agent, and an external additive. Herein, a plurality of the base of toner particle has a volume average particle diameter (Dv) of 3 ?m to 7 ?m, a ratio (Dv/Dn) of the volume average particle diameter (Dv) to a number average particle diameter (Dn) is 1.01 to 1.25, a plurality of the base of toner particle contains 15% by number or less of the base of toner particle having a particle diameter of 0.6 ?m to 2.0 ?m, a plurality of the base of toner particle has a circularity of 0.930 to 0.990 on average, the binder resin contains a modified polyester resin, and the toner contains 0.3 parts by weight to 5.0 parts by weight of the external additive, relative to 100 parts by weight of the base of toner particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Tomita, Tadao Takikawa, Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Fumihiro Sasaki, Toshiki Nanya, Hiroto Higuchi, Shigeru Emoto, Shinichiro Yagi, Naohito Shimota, Maiko Kondo
  • Patent number: 7374851
    Abstract: A toner which includes a toner material, wherein the toner satisfies the following formula: 0° C.??Tm?20° C. where ?Tm represents Tma (° C.)?Tmb (° C.), Tma (° C.) is ½ flown-out temperature of the toner by a capillary type flow tester, and Tmb (° C.) is ½ flown-out temperature of a melt kneaded mixture of the toner by the capillary type flow tester, and wherein Tma is from 130° C. to 200° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Nakayama, Satoshi Mochizuki, Yasuaki Iwamoto, Yasuo Asahina, Akihiro Kotsugai, Masayuki Ishii, Osamu Uchinokura, Hisashi Nakajima, Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Tomoko Utsumi, Koichi Sakata, Hideki Sugiura, Shigeru Emoto, Junichi Awamura, Masami Tomita, Takahiro Honda, Shinichiro Yagi, Tomomi Suzuki, Hiroshi Yamada, Toshiki Nanya, Hiroto Higuchi, Fumihiro Sasaki, Naohito Shimota
  • Publication number: 20080090165
    Abstract: To provide a toner containing an ethyl acetate-soluble polyester component and an ethyl acetate-insoluble polyester component, wherein the toner is granulated in an aqueous medium, the ethyl acetate-insoluble polyester component is obtained by elongating and/or cross-linking a modified polyester resin during granulating and/or after granulating, the modified polyester resin is produced by condensation polymerization of an acid component and at least one type of diol compound selected from aliphatic diol and alicyclic diol in the presence of a catalyst, and the mass average molecular weight of the modified polyester resin is 10,000 to 100,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Masahide YAMADA, Ryota Inoue, Naohiro Watanabe, Shigeru Emoto, Masahiro Ohki, Akinori Saitoh, Tsunemi Sugiyama, Shinichi Wakamatsu, Toshiki Nanya, Naohito Shimota, Hiroshi Yamada, Junichi Awamura, Tomomi Suzuki, Kazuyuki Hirai, Kazushige Yasumatsu
  • Patent number: 7323281
    Abstract: A toner comprising toner particles comprising a first binder resin; a second binder resin different from said first binder resin and having a glass transition temperature of from 40 to 55° C.; a colorant; and a release agent, and a particulate resin material which is located on surface of the toner particles with a coverage of from 50 to 100%, and which has a glass transition temperature of from 50 to 90° C., wherein a weight ratio (W2/W1) between the second binder resin (W2) and the first binder resin (W1) is from 5/95 to 40/60, and wherein a ratio (G?80/G?180) between a storage modulus of the toner at 80° C. (G?80) and a storage modulus at 180° C. (G?180) is from 100 to 1,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Emoto, Shinichiro Yagi, Naohito Shimota, Maiko Kondo, Fumihiro Sasaki, Toshiki Nanya, Hiroto Higuchi, Masami Tomita, Tomoyuki Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 7303847
    Abstract: A dry toner is provided that is prepared by a method including the steps of (A) dissolving or dispersing a toner composition in an organic solvent to prepare a toner composition liquid and (B) dispersing the toner composition liquid in an aqueous liquid which contains a binder resin formed of a modified polyester (i) and a colorant containing a carbon black having a pH not greater than 7, wherein the toner has a volume average particle diameter (Dv) is from 3 to 7 ?m and a ratio of the volume average particle diameter (Dv) to a number average particle diameter (Dp) is from 1.00 to 1.25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
    Inventors: Masami Tomita, Toshiki Nanya, Shigeru Emoto, Shinichiro Yagi, Hiroshi Yamada, Naohiro Watanabe, Tadao Takigawa
  • Patent number: 7241545
    Abstract: A toner has a storage elastic modulus (G?) of 500 Pa or more at a frequency of 1 Hz and temperature of 180° C., while the toner is obtained by dissolving or dispersing a toner composition in an organic solvent, further dispersing the solution or dispersion thereof in an aqueous medium containing fine resin particles as well as being reacted with a compound having an active hydrogen group, and removing the solvent from the obtained aqueous dispersion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiki Nanya, Masami Tomita, Shigeru Emoto, Shinichiro Yagi, Naohiro Watanabe, Tadao Takikawa
  • Patent number: 7217487
    Abstract: A toner has a storage elastic modulus (G?) of 500 Pa or more at a frequency of 1 Hz and temperature of 180° C., while the toner is obtained by dissolving or dispersing a toner composition in an organic solvent, further dispersing the solution or dispersion thereof in an aqueous medium containing fine resin particles as well as being reacted with a compound having an active hydrogen group, and removing the solvent from the obtained aqueous dispersion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiki Nanya, Masami Tomita, Shigeru Emoto, Shinichiro Yagi, Naohiro Watanabe, Tadao Takikawa
  • Publication number: 20070031752
    Abstract: A toner composition including toner particles including a binder resin including a modified polyester resin, and a second resin having a weight average molecular weight of from 2,000 to 10,000; a colorant; a release agent; and a particulate material which is present at least a surface portion of the toner particles while embedded into the surface portion, wherein the binder resin has a glass transition temperature not lower than 35° C. and lower than 55° C., and wherein the particulate material has an average particle diameter of from 0.002 to 0.2 times that of the toner particles. A developer including the toner composition and a carrier having a layer thereon which includes at least an acrylic resin and a silicone resin, and a method for fixing an image of the toner composition are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Yohichiroh Watanabe, Masanori Suzuki, Tsunemi Sugiyama, Hiroshi Yamashita, Takuya Saito, Naohiro Watanabe, Masami Tomita, Shigeru Emoto, Shinichiro Yagi, Hiroshi Yamada, Toshiki Nanya, Tadao Takigawa
  • Publication number: 20070020546
    Abstract: A toner comprising toner particles comprising a first binder resin; a second binder resin different from said first binder resin and having a glass transition temperature of from 40 to 55 ° C.; a colorant; and a release agent, and a particulate resin material which is located on surface of the toner particles with a coverage of from 50 to 100%, and which has a glass transition temperature of from 50 to 90 ° C., wherein a weight ratio (W2/W1) between the second binder resin (W2) and the first binder resin (W1) is from 5/95 to 40/60, and wherein a ratio (G?80/G?180) between a storage modulus of the toner at 80 ° C. (G?80) and a storage modulus at 180 ° C. (G?180) is from 100 to 1,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Shigeru Emoto, Shinichiro Yagi, Naohito Shimota, Maiko Kondo, Fumihiro Sasaki, Toshiki Nanya, Hiroto Higuchi, Masami Tomita, Tomoyuki Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 7157199
    Abstract: A toner comprising toner particles comprising a first binder resin; a second binder resin different from said first binder resin and having a glass transition temperature of from 40 to 55° C.; a colorant; and a release agent, and a particulate resin material which is located on surface of the toner particles with a coverage of from 50 to 100%, and which has a glass transition temperature of from 50 to 90° C., wherein a weight ratio (W2/W1) between the second binder resin (W2) and the first binder resin (W1) is from 5/95 to 40/60, and wherein a ratio (G?80/G?180) between a storage modulus of the toner at 80° C. (G?80) and a storage modulus at 180° C. (G?180) is from 100 to 1,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Emoto, Shinichiro Yagi, Naohito Shimota, Maiko Kondo, Fumihiro Sasaki, Toshiki Nanya, Hiroto Higuchi, Masami Tomita, Tomoyuki Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 7157201
    Abstract: A toner for developing a latent electrostatic image including a base of toner particle which contains a binder resin and a coloring agent, and an external additive. Herein, a plurality of the base of toner particle has a volume average particle diameter (Dv) of 3 ?m to 7 ?m, a ratio (Dv/Dn) of the volume average particle diameter (Dv) to a number average particle diameter (Dn) is 1.01 to 1.25, a plurality of the base of toner particle contains 15% by number or less of the base of toner particle having a particle diameter of 0.6 ?m to 2.0 ?m, a plurality of the base of toner particle has a circularity of 0.930 to 0.990 on average, the binder resin contains a modified polyester resin, and the toner contains 0.3 parts by weight to 5.0 parts by weight of the external additive, relative to 100 parts by weight of the base of toner particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Tomita, Tadao Takikawa, Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Fumihiro Sasaki, Toshiki Nanya, Hiroto Higuchi, Shigeru Emoto, Shinichiro Yagi, Naohito Shimota, Maiko Kondo
  • Publication number: 20060269860
    Abstract: A toner has a storage elastic modulus (G?) of 500 Pa or more at a frequency of 1 Hz and temperature of 180° C., while the toner is obtained by dissolving or dispersing a toner composition in an organic solvent, further dispersing the solution or dispersion thereof in an aqueous medium containing fine resin particles as well as being reacted with a compound having an active hydrogen group, and removing the solvent from the obtained aqueous dispersion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Toshiki Nanya, Masami Tomita, Shigeru Emoto, Shinichiro Yagi, Naohiro Watanabe, Tadao Takikawa
  • Patent number: 7129013
    Abstract: A toner for developing latent electrostatic images is in the form of particles prepared by dissolving or dispersing each component of a composition in an organic solvent to form a solution or dispersion, the composition containing at least a resin reactive with a compound having an active hydrogen group, a compound having an active hydrogen group, a coloring agent, a releasing agent, and a graft polymer C of a polyolefin resin A on which a vinyl resin B has been at least partially grafted; dispersing the solution or dispersion in an aqueous medium; reacting the reactive resin with the compound having an active hydrogen group; removing the organic solvent during or after the step of reacting; and washing and drying particles formed by removing the organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroto Higuchi, Masami Tomita, Fumihiro Sasaki, Shigeru Emoto, Naohito Shimota, Maiko Kondo, Takahiro Honda, Junichi Awamura, Shinichiro Yagi, Toshiki Nanya, Tadao Takikawa
  • Publication number: 20060240349
    Abstract: A toner composition including toner particles including a binder resin including a modified polyester resin, and a second resin having a weight average molecular weight of from 2,000 to 10,000; a colorant; a release agent; and a particulate material which is present at least a surface portion of the toner particles while embedded into the surface portion, wherein the binder resin has a glass transition temperature not lower than 35° C. and lower than 55° C., and wherein the particulate material has an average particle diameter of from 0.002 to 0.2 times that of the toner particles. A developer including the toner composition and a carrier having a layer thereon which includes at least an acrylic resin and a silicone resin, and a method for fixing an image of the toner composition are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Yohichiroh Watanabe, Masanori Suzuki, Tsunemi Sugiyama, Hiroshi Yamashita, Takuya Saito, Naohiro Watanabe, Masami Tomita, Shigeru Emoto, Shinichiro Yagi, Hiroshi Yamada, Toshiki Nanya, Tadao Takigawa
  • Publication number: 20060204883
    Abstract: A toner which includes a toner material, wherein the toner satisfies the following formula: 0° C.??Tm?20° C. where ?Tm represents Tma (° C.)?Tmb (° C.), Tma (° C.) is ½ flown-out temperature of the toner by a capillary type flow tester, and Tmb (° C.) is ½ flown-out temperature of a melt kneaded mixture of the toner by the capillary type flow tester, and wherein Tma is from 130° C. to 200° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Shinya Nakayama, Satoshi Mochizuki, Yasuaki Iwamoto, Yasuo Asahina, Akihiro Kotsugai, Masayuki Ishii, Osamu Uchinokura, Hisashi Nakajima, Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Tomoko Utsumi, Koichi Sakata, Hideki Sugiura, Shigeru Emoto, Junichi Awamura, Masami Tomita, Takahiro Honda, Shinichiro Yagi, Tomomi Suzuki, Hiroshi Yamada, Toshiki Nanya, Hiroto Higuchi, Fumihiro Sasaki, Naohito Shimota
  • Patent number: 7083890
    Abstract: A toner is used in an image forming process employing a toner recycling system and contains at least a modified polyester resin, a coloring agent, and a releasing agent. The toner has a volume-average particle diameter Dv, a number-average particle diameter Dn and a shape factor SF-1, wherein Dv is in a range from 4.0 ?m to 6.0 ?m, the ratio Dv/Dn of Dv to Dn is in a range from 1.00 to 1.30, and the shape factor SF-1 is in a range from 140 to 200.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Emoto, Toshiki Nanya, Naohito Shimota, Maiko Kondo, Shinichiro Yagi, Hiroto Higuchi, Fumihiro Sasaki, Takahiro Honda, Junichi Awamura
  • Publication number: 20060154168
    Abstract: A toner for developing a latent electrostatic image including a base of toner particle which contains a binder resin and a coloring agent, and an external additive. Herein, a plurality of the base of toner particle has a volume average particle diameter (Dv) of 3 ?m to 7 ?m, a ratio (Dv/Dn) of the volume average particle diameter (Dv) to a number average particle diameter (Dn) is 1.01 to 1.25, a plurality of the base of toner particle contains 15% by number or less of the base of toner particle having a particle diameter of 0.61 ?m to 2.0 ?m, a plurality of the base of toner particle has a circularity of 0.930 to 0.990 on average, the binder resin contains a modified polyester resin, and the toner contains 0.3 parts by weight to 5.0 parts by weight of the external additive, relative to 100 parts by weight of the base of toner particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Masami Tomita, Tadao Takikawa, Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Fumihiro Sasaki, Toshiki Nanya, Hiroto Higuchi, Shigeru Emoto, Shinichiro Yagi, Naohito Shimota, Maiko Kondo
  • Patent number: 7056636
    Abstract: A dry toner contains at least a toner binder, organic fine particles, a colorant, a wax, a charge control agent, and an external additive. The wax is concentrated in the vicinity of a toner core including the toner binder, colorant and wax. The organic fine particles adhere to the surface of the toner core to form a base toner-particle, the fine particle of charge control agent adhere to the surface of the base toner-particle, and the external additive is located on the surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Tomita, Fumihiro Sasaki, Toshiki Nanya, Hiroto Higuchi, Shinichiro Yagi, Shigeru Emoto, Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Naohito Shimota, Maiko Kondo, Tadao Takikawa
  • Patent number: 7056638
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a toner for electrophotography that exhibits excellent hot offset resistance, storability, and glossiness and can obtain a high image-resolution and highly detailed images when used for energy saving apparatuses or as a color toner. The present invention is also directed to a developer, image-forming apparatus, and process cartridge containing such toner, and image-forming process using such toner. The toner of the present invention contains a resin and wax. The wax is dispersed within the resin in a shaped of fine particles to form a toner particle. In the toner particle, more dispersed wax particles are existed in a surface portion of the toner particle than a centric portion of the toner particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Tomita, Toshiki Nanya, Fumihiro Sasaki, Shigeru Emoto, Shinichiro Yagi, Hiroto Higuchi, Naohiro Watanabe, Tadao Takikawa