Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Izumi

Tsuyoshi Izumi 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: 20210002441
    Abstract: Provided are resin particles which have excellent thermal bondability, excellent low-temperature fixability, excellent heat resistant storage stability and high bonding strength, and which provide a coating film that has high gloss and excellent water resistance. The resin particles are composed of resin particles (X), each of which has a shell layer (S) containing a crystalline polyurethane resin (B) on the surface of a core layer (Q) containing a crystalline resin (A). The maximum peak temperature (Ta) of the heat of fusion of the crystalline resin (A) is 40 to 70° C. and the maximum peak temperature (Tu) of the heat of fusion of the crystalline polyurethane resin (B) is 50 to 90° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Minaki, Tsuyoshi Izumi, Yasuaki Ota
  • Patent number: 10459359
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a toner binder and a toner that maintains offset resistance while having high gloss and that is excellent in low-temperature fixability, grindability, image strength, and heat-resistant storage stability. The toner binder of the present invention is a toner binder containing a non-linear polyester modified resin (A), wherein the non-linear polyester modified resin (A) is a modified resin having one or more carbon-carbon bonds crosslinking polyesters, and the toner binder has a loss tangent tan ? of 2 to 20 in the entire temperature range of 110° C. to 130° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Izumi, Masaru Honda
  • Publication number: 20190250529
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a toner binder and a toner that maintains offset resistance while having high gloss and that is excellent in low-temperature fixability, grindability, image strength, and heat-resistant storage stability. The toner binder of the present invention is a toner binder containing a non-linear polyester modified resin (A), wherein the non-linear polyester modified resin (A) is a modified resin having one or more carbon-carbon bonds crosslinking polyesters, and the toner binder has a loss tangent tan ? of 2 to 20 in the entire temperature range of 110° C. to 130° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi IZUMI, Masaru HONDA
  • Patent number: 10216110
    Abstract: Provided is a toner binder which attains all of low-temperature fixing properties, gloss, and hot offset resistance and gives a toner that satisfies the flowability, high-temperature storability, charge stability, pulverizability, image strength, flex cracking resistance, and document anti-offset properties. The present invention is a toner binder which comprises a polyester resins and has a surfactant content of 100 ppm or less and in which the THF-insoluble components and the THF-soluble components respectively have a storage modulus (Pa) at 150° C., G?x150, and the storage modulus (Pa) at 150° C., G?y150, which satisfy the following relationships (1) and (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Honda, Tsuyoshi Izumi, Hiroshi Odajima, Masashi Minaki
  • Publication number: 20180039193
    Abstract: Provided is a toner binder which attains all of low-temperature fixing properties, gloss, and hot offset resistance and gives a toner that satisfies the flowability, high-temperature storability, charge stability, pulverizability, image strength, flex cracking resistance, and document anti-offset properties. The present invention is a toner binder which comprises a polyester resins and has a surfactant content of 100 ppm or less and in which the THF-insoluble components and the THF-soluble components respectively have a storage modulus (Pa) at 150° C., G?x150, and the storage modulus (Pa) at 150° C., G?y150, which satisfy the following relationships (1) and (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Honda, Tsuyoshi Izumi, Hiroshi Odajima, Masashi Minaki
  • Patent number: 9280074
    Abstract: Provided is a toner binder that is excellent in heat resistant storage properties and hot offset resistance properties and also affords excellent anti-blocking properties of paper when printing continuously. The present invention is directed to a toner binder comprising a crystalline resin (A), wherein the crystalline resin (A) comprises two or more crystalline resins (a) and the endothermic peak temperature group that is composed of all of the endothermic peak temperatures of the respective two or more crystalline resins (a) has two or more different endothermic peak temperatures; and a resin particle containing the toner binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Minaki, Tsuyoshi Izumi, Taiji Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20150274914
    Abstract: Provided are resin particles which have excellent thermal bondability, excellent low-temperature fixability, excellent heat resistant storage stability and high bonding strength, and which provide a coating film that has high gloss and excellent water resistance. The resin particles are composed of resin particles (X), each of which has a shell layer (S) containing a crystalline polyurethane resin (B) on the surface of a core layer (Q) containing a crystalline resin (A). The maximum peak temperature (Ta) of the heat of fusion of the crystalline resin (A) is 40 to 70° C. and the maximum peak temperature (Tu) of the heat of fusion of the crystalline polyurethane resin (B) is 50 to 90° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Masashi Minaki, Tsuyoshi Izumi, Yasuaki Ota
  • Patent number: 8920927
    Abstract: Resin particles which are excellent in electrostatic property, thermal storage stability and thermal properties, and have evenness of particle diameter are to be provided. The resin particles are core-shell resin particles (C2) each comprising one or more film-like shell layers (P) comprising a first resin (a) and a core layer (Q) comprising a second resin (b). Core-shell type resin particles (C2) each comprising a film-like shell layer (P) in one or more layer structure comprising a first resin (a) and a core layer (Q) in one layer structure comprising a second resin (b), wherein the weight ratio of (P) and (Q) is in a range of (0.1:99.9) to (70:30), the content of volatile components of (C2) is 2% by weight or lower, and (a) has an initial softening temperature of 40 to 270° C., a glass transition temperature of 20 to 250° C., a flow temperature of 60 to 300° C., and the difference of the glass transition temperature and the flow temperature in a range of 0 to 120° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd
    Inventors: Takao Mukai, Tsuyoshi Izumi, Natsuki Nakamichi
  • Patent number: 8852741
    Abstract: Resin particles which are excellent in electrostatic property, thermal storage stability and thermal properties, and have evenness of particle diameter are to be provided. The resin particles are core-shell resin particles (C2) each comprising one or more film-like shell layers (P) comprising a first resin (a) and a core layer (Q) comprising a second resin (b). Core-shell type resin particles (C2) each comprising a film-like shell layer (P) in one or more layer structure comprising a first resin (a) and a core layer (Q) in one layer structure comprising a second resin (b), wherein the weight ratio of (P) and (Q) is in a range of (0.1:99.9) to (70:30), the content of volatile components of (C2) is 2% by weight or lower, and (a) has an initial softening temperature of 40 to 270° C., a glass transition temperature of 20 to 250° C., a flow temperature of 60 to 300° C., and the difference of the glass transition temperature and the flow temperature in a range of 0 to 120° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Mukai, Tsuyoshi Izumi, Natsuki Nakamichi
  • Publication number: 20140272699
    Abstract: Provided is a toner binder that is excellent in heat resistant storage properties and hot offset resistance properties and also affords excellent anti-blocking properties of paper when printing continuously. The present invention is directed to a toner binder comprising a crystalline resin (A), wherein the crystalline resin (A) comprises two or more crystalline resins (a) and the endothermic peak temperature group that is composed of all of the endothermic peak temperatures of the respective two or more crystalline resins (a) has two or more different endothermic peak temperatures; and a resin particle containing the toner binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Minaki, Tsuyoshi Izumi, Taiji Yamashita
  • Patent number: 8722298
    Abstract: To provide resin particles which are excellent in electrostatic properties, thermal resistance storage stability, and thermal properties and have uniform particle diameter. The invention is the resin particles (D) having a structure formed by depositing resin particles (A) comprising a first resin (a) having an initial softening temperature of 40 to 270° C., a glass transition temperature of 20 to 250° C., a flow temperature of 60 to 300° C., and difference of the glass transition temperature and the flow temperature in a range of 0 to 120° C. or a film (P) comprising the resin (a) on the surfaces of resin particles (B) comprising a second resin (b), wherein the surface coverage of the resin particles (B) with the resin particles (A) or the film (P) is 0.1 to 4.9%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Mukai, Tsuyoshi Izumi
  • Patent number: 8628852
    Abstract: Disclosed are core-shell resin particles (C2) each comprising one or more film-like shell layers (P) comprising a resin (a) which is a polyurethane resin and a core layer (Q) comprising a resin (b). A core-shell resin particle (C2) is characterized in that the weight ratio between (P) and (Q) is from 0.1:99.9 to 70:30, the volatile content in the resin particle (C2) is not more than 2 weight %, and the content of vinyl resins in the resin (b) is not more than 30 weight %. Such resin particles have a uniform particle diameter and are excellent in electrostatic properties, thermal and storage stability and thermal characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Akutagawa, Tsuyoshi Izumi
  • Publication number: 20110269874
    Abstract: Resin particles which are excellent in electrostatic property, thermal storage stability and thermal properties, and have evenness of particle diameter are to be provided. The resin particles are core-shell resin particles (C2) each comprising one or more film-like shell layers (P) comprising a first resin (a) and a core layer (Q) comprising a second resin (b). Core-shell type resin particles (C2) each comprising a film-like shell layer (P) in one or more layer structure comprising a first resin (a) and a core layer (Q) in one layer structure comprising a second resin (b), wherein the weight ratio of (P) and (Q) is in a range of (0.1:99.9) to (70:30), the content of volatile components of (C2) is 2% by weight or lower, and (a) has an initial softening temperature of 40 to 270° C., a glass transition temperature of 20 to 250° C., a flow temperature of 60 to 300° C., and the difference of the glass transition temperature and the flow temperature in a range of 0 to 120° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Mukai, Tsuyoshi Izumi, Natsuki Nakamichi
  • Patent number: 7862896
    Abstract: The present invention relates to core-shell resin particles (C2) each comprising one or more film-like shell layers (P) comprising a first resin (a) and a core layer (Q) comprising a second resin (b). The core-shell resin particle (C2) is characterized in that the weight ratio between (P) and (Q) is from 0.1:99.9 to 70:30, the volatile content in the resin particle (C2) is not more than 2 weight %, and the resin (a) has an initial softening temperature of 40 to 270° C., a Tg of 20 to 250° C., a flow temperature of 60 to 300° C., and the difference of the Tg and the flow temperature in a range of 0 to 120° C. The resin particles are excellent in electrostatic property, thermal storage stability and thermal properties, and exhibit a narrow particle diameter distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Akutagawa, Tsuyoshi Izumi
  • Publication number: 20100221655
    Abstract: To provide resin particles which are excellent in electrostatic properties, thermal resistance storage stability, and thermal properties and have uniform particle diameter. The invention is the resin particles (D) having a structure formed by depositing resin particles (A) comprising a first resin (a) having an initial softening temperature of 40 to 270° C., a glass transition temperature of 20 to 250° C., a flow temperature of 60 to 300° C., and difference of the glass transition temperature and the flow temperature in a range of 0 to 120° C. or a film (P) comprising the resin (a) on the surfaces of resin particles (B) comprising a second resin (b), wherein the surface coverage of the resin particles (B) with the resin particles (A) or the film (P) is 0.1 to 4.9%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Takao Mukai, Tsuyoshi Izumi
  • Publication number: 20090253827
    Abstract: Resin particles which are excellent in electrostatic property, thermal storage stability and thermal properties, and have evenness of particle diameter are to be provided. The resin particles are core-shell resin particles (C2) each comprising one or more film-like shell layers (P) comprising a first resin (a) and a core layer (Q) comprising a second resin (b). Core-shell type resin particles (C2) each comprising a film-like shell layer (P) in one or more layer structure comprising a first resin (a) and a core layer (Q) in one layer structure comprising a second resin (b), wherein the weight ratio of (P) and (Q) is in a range of (0.1:99.9) to (70:30), the content of volatile components of (C2) is 2% by weight or lower, and (a) has an initial softening temperature of 40 to 270° C., a glass transition temperature of 20 to 250° C., a flow temperature of 60 to 300° C., and the difference of the glass transition temperature and the flow temperature in a range of 0 to 120° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Mukai, Tsuyoshi Izumi, Natsuki Nakamichi
  • Publication number: 20070281235
    Abstract: [PROBLEMS] Disclosed is a heat-fusible electrostatic image developing toner which has an excellent balance between fixability at low temperatures and grindability and is excellent in glossiness after fixing. Also disclosed is a resin for toners. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A polyester resin for toners which is obtained by polycondensing a polyol component and a polycarboxylic acid component is characterized by containing 20-100 weight % of one or more polyester resins (A1) having a storage elastic modulus from 2.5×103 Pa to 5×106 Pa at 150° C. wherein the molar average cohesive energy of the polyol component is between 7.0×104 and 1.4×105 J.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ono, Masakazu Iwata, Takashi Akutagawa, Tsuyoshi Izumi, Tadao Takikawa, Shuhei Yahiro
  • Publication number: 20070015851
    Abstract: Disclosed are core-shell resin particles (C2) each comprising one or more film-like shell layers (P) comprising a resin (a) which is a polyurethane resin and a core layer (Q) comprising a resin (b). A core-shell resin particle (C2) is characterized in that the weight ratio between (P) and (Q) is from 0.1:99.9 to 70:30, the volatile content in the resin particle (C2) is not more than 2 weight %, and the content of vinyl resins in the resin (b) is not more than 30 weight %. Such resin particles have a uniform particle diameter and are excellent in electrostatic properties, thermal and storage stability and thermal characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd
    Inventors: Takashi Akutagawa, Tsuyoshi Izumi
  • Publication number: 20070015852
    Abstract: Disclosed are core-shell resin particles (C2) each comprising one or more film-like shell layers (P) comprising a first resin (a) and a core layer (Q) comprising a second resin (b). A core-shell resin particle (C2) is characterized in that the weight ratio between (P) and (Q) is from 0.1:99.9 to 70:30, the volatile content in the resin particle (C2) is not more than 2 weight %, and the resin (a) has an initial softening temperature of 40 to 270° C., a Tg of 20 to 250° C., a flow temperature of 60 to 300° C., and the difference of the Tg and the flow temperature in a range of 0 to 120° C. Said resin particles are excellent in electrostatic property, thermal storage stability and thermal properties, and exhibit a narrow particle diameter distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd
    Inventors: Takashi Akutagawa, Tsuyoshi Izumi