Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Itagoshi

Tsuyoshi Itagoshi 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: 8628905
    Abstract: A ferrite core material for a resin-filled type carrier, and a resin-filled type carrier which is used as an electrophotographic developer by mixing a toner, sufficiently secure the image density, have no carrier adhesion and can maintain high-quality images over a long period, and an electrophotographic developer using the carrier, are provided. A ferrite core material for a resin-filled type carrier characterized in a void fraction of 10 to 60%, a resin-filled type carrier filled in the carrier core material with a resin, and an electrophotographic developer composed of the resin-filled type carrier and a toner, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Powdertech Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromichi Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Itagoshi, Tomoyuki Suwa, Toshio Honjo
  • Patent number: 7906265
    Abstract: A ferrite carrier for an electrophotographic developer having a compression breaking strength of 150 MPa or more, a rate of compressive change of 15.0% or more and a shape factor SF-1 of 100 to 125, a method for producing the same, and an electrophotographic developer containing the ferrite carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Powdertech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Suwa, Tsuyoshi Itagoshi
  • Publication number: 20090297974
    Abstract: A carrier for an electrophotographic developer, in which a carrier core material surface is coated with a mixed resin of a fluorine resin selected from a tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer or a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer, and a polyamide imide resin, wherein the mixed resin includes a surfactant and a charge control agent, and the mixed resin has a perfluorooctanoic acid content of 100 ppm or less and an electrophotographic developer using this carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: Powdertech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Kojima, Tetsuya Uemura, Tsuyoshi Itagoshi
  • Patent number: 7566519
    Abstract: A carrier for an electrophotographic developer which is used as an electrophotographic developer in a mixture with a toner and which secures sufficiently the image density and can maintain high-quality images for a long period, and an electrophotographic developer using the carrier, are provided. A resin-filled ferrite carrier for electrophotographic developer obtained by filling, with a resin, avoid of a porous ferrite core whose void continues from the surface to reach the interior of the core, the carrier comprising a plurality of three-dimensional laminate structures in which resin layers and ferrite layers are alternately present, and an electrophotographic developer including the carrier and a toner, are employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Powdertech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromichi Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Itagoshi, Tomoyuki Suwa, Toshio Honjo
  • Publication number: 20090170022
    Abstract: There are adopted: an electrophotographic developer carrier that includes on the surface of a carrier core material a coating resin including a silicone resin containing a fluorine silane coupling agent, has an intensity ratio (F/Si), measured with fluorescent X-ray, between the fluorine atom and the silicon atom present on the carrier surface of 1.4×10?3 to 2.0×10?3, and has an intensity ratio (F/Fe), measured with fluorescent X-ray, between the fluorine atom and the iron atom present on the carrier surface of 2.3×10?5 to 3.5×10?5; and an electrophotographic developer using the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: POWDERTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi KOJIMA, Tetsuya UEMURA, Tsuyoshi ITAGOSHI
  • Patent number: 7553597
    Abstract: A carrier core material containing at least one metal oxide (MLO) having a melting point of not higher than 1000° C. and at least one metal oxide (MHO) having a melting point of not lower than 1800° C., wherein the metal (MH) for constituting the metal oxide (MHO) has an electrical resistivity of not less than 10?5 ?·cm. Also disclosed is a two-component developing agent comprising a coated carrier, which comprises the carrier core material coated with a resin, and toner particles. Further disclosed is an image forming method comprising developing an electrostatic latent image formed on a photosensitive member with the two-component developing agent using an alternating electric field. The carrier core material and the coated carrier have high magnetization and are free from occurrence of leakage of electric charge over a wide range of electric field from low electric field to high electric field. According to the two-component developing agent, an excellent image can be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Powdertech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromichi Kobayashi, Issei Shinmura, Tsuyoshi Itagoshi, Yuji Sato
  • Patent number: 7470497
    Abstract: The present invention is a carrier for electrophotography in which a surface of at least a core material is coated with a resin, in which the coating resin contains a fluorine modified silicone resin and an aminosilane coupling agent, and in which the carrier charges a toner negatively. Consequently, a carrier with a high durability and a long lifetime for electrophotography is provided, in which the charge amount does not decrease at high temperature or high humidity nor extremely increase at low temperature or low humidity, in which a deterioration of a developing agent caused by stripping of a coating layer is prevented, and in which a deterioration caused by formation of spent toner of a toner is not caused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhito Yuasa, Kiminori Umeda, Tetsuya Uemura, Tsuyoshi Itagoshi
  • Publication number: 20070231731
    Abstract: A ferrite carrier for an electrophotographic developer having a compression breaking strength of 150 MPa or more, a rate of compressive change of 15.0% or more and a shape factor SF-1 of 100 to 125, a method for producing the same, and an electrophotographic developer containing the ferrite carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: Powdertech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Suwa, Tsuyoshi Itagoshi
  • Publication number: 20070048649
    Abstract: A carrier for an electrophotographic developer which is used as an electrophotographic developer in a mixture with a toner and which secures sufficiently the image density and can maintain high-quality images for a long period, and an electrophotographic developer using the carrier, are provided. A resin-filled ferrite carrier for electrophotographic developer obtained by filling, with a resin, avoid of a porous ferrite core whose void continues from the surface to reach the interior of the core, the carrier comprising a plurality of three-dimensional laminate structures in which resin layers and ferrite layers are alternately present, and an electrophotographic developer including the carrier and a toner, are employed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicant: POWDERTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromichi Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Itagoshi, Tomoyuki Suwa, Toshio Honjo
  • Patent number: 7183033
    Abstract: A carrier core material for an electrophotographic developing agent, which comprises 100 parts by weight of a ferrite component represented by a formula (A) and 0.1 to 5.0 parts by weight of ZrO2 that is present in the ferrite component without forming a solid solution, and which has a magnetization, at 1000(103/4?·A/m), of 65 to 85 Am2/kg and an electrical resistance, at an applied voltage of 1000 V, of 105 to 109 ?. (MnO)x(MgO)y(Fe2O3)z??(A) wherein x, y and z are each expressed in % by mol and are numbers satisfying the conditions of 40?x?60, 0.1?y?10 and x+y+z=100. Also disclosed is a two-component developing agent comprising a coated carrier, which is obtained by coating the above carrier core material with a resin, and toner particles. Further disclosed is an image forming method comprising developing an electrostatic latent image formed by the use of an alternating electric field, with the two-component developing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Powdertech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Issei Shinmura, Hiromichi Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Itagoshi, Yuji Sato
  • Publication number: 20060269862
    Abstract: A ferrite core material for a resin-filled type carrier, and a resin-filled type carrier which is used as an electrophotographic developer by mixing a toner, sufficiently secure the image density, have no carrier adhesion and can maintain high-quality images over a long period, and an electrophotographic developer using the carrier, are provided. A ferrite core material for a resin-filled type carrier characterized in a void fraction of 10 to 60%, a resin-filled type carrier filled in the carrier core material with a resin, and an electrophotographic developer composed of the resin-filled type carrier and a toner, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: POWDERTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromichi Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Itagoshi, Tomoyuki Suwa, Toshio Honjo
  • Publication number: 20060051695
    Abstract: The present invention is a carrier for electrophotography in which a surface of at least a core material is coated with a resin, in which the coating resin contains a fluorine modified silicone resin and an aminosilane coupling agent, and in which the carrier charges a toner negatively. Consequently, a carrier with a high durability and a long lifetime for electrophotography is provided, in which the charge amount does not decrease at high temperature or high humidity nor extremely increase at low temperature or low humidity, in which a deterioration of a developing agent caused by stripping of a coating layer is prevented, and in which a deterioration caused by formation of spent toner of a toner is not caused.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Yasuhito Yuasa, Kiminori Umeda, Tetsuya Uemura, Tsuyoshi Itagoshi
  • Patent number: 6905806
    Abstract: A dry two-component developer for electrophotography comprising a carrier particle and a toner particle, wherein a toner water adsorption ratio (T) obtained by a following equation (1) for the toner particle ranges from 1.0 to 7.0 and a carrier water adsorption ratio (C) obtained by a following equation (2) is 20.0 or less, and a water adsorption ratio (T/C) expressed in a following equation (3) representing a relationship between the toner water adsorption ratio (T) and the carrier water adsorption ratio (C) is 5.0 or less; a toner water adsorption ratio (T)=a water adsorption amount (TH) of the toner particle/an N2 adsorption amount (TN) of the toner particle (1), a carrier water adsorption ratio (C)=a water adsorption amount (CH) of the carrier particle/an N2 adsorption amount (CN) of the carrier particle (2), and a water adsorption ratio (T/C)=a toner water adsorption ratio (T)/a carrier water adsorption ratio (C) (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Powdertech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Naito, Hiromichi Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Itagoshi, Yuji Sato
  • Publication number: 20040229151
    Abstract: A carrier core material containing at least one metal oxide (MLO) having a melting point of not higher than 1000° C. and at least one metal oxide (MHO) having a melting point of not lower than 1800° C., wherein the metal (MH) for constituting the metal oxide (MHO) has an electrical resistivity of not less than 10−5 &OHgr;·cm. Also disclosed is a two-component developing agent comprising a coated carrier, which comprises the carrier core material coated with a resin, and toner particles. Further disclosed is an image forming method comprising developing an electrostatic latent image formed on a photosensitive member with the two-component developing agent using an alternating electric field. The carrier core material and the coated carrier have high magnetization and are free from occurrence of leakage of electric charge over a wide range of electric field from low electric field to high electric field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: POWDERTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromichi Kobayashi, Issei Shinmura, Tsuyoshi Itagoshi, Yuji Sato
  • Publication number: 20040185366
    Abstract: Disclosed is a carrier core material for an electrophotographic developing agent, which comprises 100 parts by weight of a ferrite component represented by a formula (A) and 0.1 to 5.0 parts by weight of ZrO2 that is present in the ferrite component without forming a solid solution, and which has a magnetization, at 1000(103/4&pgr;·A/m), of 65 to 85 Am2/kg and an electrical resistance, at an applied voltage of 1000 V, of 105 to 109 &OHgr;.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Issei Shinmura, Hiromichi Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Itagoshi, Yuji Sato
  • Publication number: 20040043320
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dry two-component type developer for electrophotography comprising a carrier particle and a toner particle, wherein a toner water adsorption ratio (T) obtained by a following equation (1) for the toner particle ranges from 1.0 to 7.0 and a carrier water adsorption ratio (C) obtained by a following equation (2) is 20.0 or less, and a water adsorption ratio (T/C) expressed in a following equation (3) representing a relationship between the toner water adsorption ratio (T) and the carrier water adsorption ratio (C) is 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: POWDERTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Naito, Hiromichi Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Itagoshi, Yuji Sato
  • Patent number: 6686113
    Abstract: A resin-coated carrier to be mixed with a polymer toner obtained by suspension polymerization or emulsion polymerization to provide an electrophotographic developer, which exposes 2 to 20% of the surface area of the core thereof, the average exposed area ratio per exposed part of the core being 0.03% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Powdertech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromichi Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Itagoshi, Takeshi Naito, Yuji Sato
  • Patent number: 6627369
    Abstract: A carrier for an electrophotographic developer which has a flowability index F1, represented by formula (1), of 63 to 75 sec/(50·cm3) and a flowability index F2, represented by formula (2), of 30 to 100 Oe·g/cm3: F1=AD×FR  (1) F2=AD×Hc  (2) wherein AD is an apparent density (g/cm3); FR is a flow rate (sec/50 g); and Hc is a coercive force (Oe).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Powdertech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromichi Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Itagoshi, Yasuhiko Kataoka, Yuji Sato
  • Publication number: 20030091923
    Abstract: A resin-coated carrier to be mixed with a polymer toner obtained by suspension polymerization or emulsion polymerization to provide an electrophotographic developer, which exposes 2 to 20% of the surface area of the core thereof, the average exposed area ratio per exposed part of the core being 0.03% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Applicant: POWDERTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromichi Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Itagoshi, Takeshi Naito, Yuji Sato
  • Patent number: 6544707
    Abstract: There is disclosed a two-component developing agent for use in an mage formation based on electrophotography, which has high developability even at a high speed printing and good developability in the case of the image formation for a long period of time. The two-component developing agent includes a carrier comprising a magnetic particle and an insulating toner. A surface of the magnetic particle is coated with at least a resin. A mean particle size of the magnetic particle is between 30 and 90 &mgr;m and an aggregation degree of said carrier is between 2 and 15%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Powdertech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushige Nakamura, Seijiro Ishimaru, Yoshimichi Katagiri, Yuji Sato, Tsuyoshi Itagoshi, Hiromichi Kobayashi