Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Aichi

Yasuhiro Aichi 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: 20180046106
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid developer that gives a high image density, has a high resistance, suppresses the appearance of image blurring, can be reused, is readily cured by ultraviolet radiation, and can accommodate higher process speeds. This liquid developer contains a carrier liquid, a toner particle insoluble in the carrier liquid, and a compound with the following formula (1) [In formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent an alkyl group having at least 13 and not more than 23 carbons.].
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Jun Shirakawa, Junji Ito, Yasuhiro Aichi
  • Patent number: 9891546
    Abstract: An ultraviolet-curable liquid developer containing a cationically polymerizable liquid monomer, a photoinitiator according to formula (1), and a toner particle. In the developer the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer contains a vinyl ether compound, the molar average SP value of the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer is not more than 9.0, the molar average number of functional groups for the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer is at least 1.8, the photoinitiator contains a specified compound, and the content of the specified compound is at least 0.01 mass parts and not more than 5.00 mass parts per 100 mass parts of the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junji Ito, Yasuhiro Aichi, Naotake Sato, Hiroshi Tanabe
  • Patent number: 9891547
    Abstract: Provided is a ultraviolet-curable liquid developer containing a toner particle, a cationically polymerizable liquid monomer, and a photoinitiator that contains a compound according to formula (1): The cationically polymerizable liquid monomer contains a vinyl ether compound satisfying A/B×1,000?8.5, wherein A is the molar average number of functional groups for the vinyl ether compound and B is the molar average molecular weight of the vinyl ether compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanabe, Junji Ito, Yasuhiro Aichi, Naotake Sato
  • Patent number: 9880482
    Abstract: The ultraviolet-curable liquid developer contains a hydrophobic cationically polymerizable liquid monomer, a photopolymerization initiator, a toner particle insoluble in the liquid monomer, and a toner particle dispersing agent, wherein the toner particle contains a binder resin that has an acid value of at least 5 mg KOH/g; the toner particle dispersing agent is a polymer that contains at least both a monomer unit represented by general formula (1) and a monomer unit represented by general formula (2); and the toner particle dispersing agent has a monomer unit represented by general formula (1) at a position other than the terminal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Waka Hasegawa, Ryo Natori, Ayano Mashida, Junji Ito, Yasuhiro Aichi, Jun Shirakawa
  • Patent number: 9857716
    Abstract: A curable liquid developer containing a curable insulating liquid and a toner particle that contains a pigment and a resin, wherein the viscosity of the curable insulating liquid at 25° C. is at least 1 mPa·s and not more than 100 mPa·s, and when A (mPa·s) is the viscosity of the curable liquid developer at 25° C. in a case where the toner particle concentration in the curable liquid developer is 50 mass %, and B (mPa·s) is the viscosity of the curable liquid developer at 25° C. in a case where the toner particle concentration in the curable liquid developer is 1 mass %, the value of A?B is not more than 1,000 mPa·s.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryo Natori, Waka Hasegawa, Ayano Mashida, Junji Ito, Yasuhiro Aichi, Jun Shirakawa
  • Publication number: 20170336728
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an ultraviolet curing liquid composition having high sensitivity, excellent storage stability, low viscosity, and excellent fixability after ultraviolet curing. The ultraviolet curable liquid composition of the present invention is an ultraviolet curable liquid composition containing a cationically polymerizable liquid monomer, a photopolymerization initiator and a photopolymerization sensitizer, wherein the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer is a vinyl ether compound, the photopolymerization initiator includes a compound represented by general formula (1), and the photopolymerization sensitizer includes (A) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by general formula (2) and a compound represented by general formula (3), and (B) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by general formula (4) and a compound represented by general formula (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junji Ito, Naotake Sato, Yasuhiro Aichi
  • Patent number: 9766568
    Abstract: An ultraviolet-curable liquid developer contains a cationically polymerizable liquid monomer, a photoinitiator, and a toner particle insoluble in the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer. The cationically polymerizable liquid monomer is a vinyl ether compound, and the photoinitiator is a compound having a particular structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junji Ito, Naotake Sato, Yasuhiro Aichi
  • Patent number: 9740118
    Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a liquid developer containing a dispersing agent, an insulating liquid (a), and a toner particle that contains a colorant and a binder resin, the method including a step (1) of preparing a mixture containing the colorant, the binder resin, the insulating liquid (a), a solvent (b), and the dispersing agent, and a step (2) of distillatively removing the solvent (b) from the mixture, wherein the binder resin dissolves in the solvent (b) and does not dissolve in the insulating liquid (a), the dispersing agent dissolves in both the insulating liquid (a) and the solvent (b), and the binder resin contains a polymer A that has an alkali metal sulfonate group or an alkaline-earth metal sulfonate group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Waka Hasegawa, Ryo Natori, Ayano Mashida, Junji Ito, Yasuhiro Aichi, Jun Shirakawa
  • Publication number: 20170090325
    Abstract: A curable liquid developer that contains a toner particle, a polymerization initiator, and a cationically polymerizable liquid monomer, wherein the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer contains a compound given by the following formula (A): (R—CH?CH—O—)n—CmH(2m+2-n) ??formula (A) [in formula (A), m represents an integer that is at least 12 and not more than 50; n represents an integer that is at least 2; and R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having at least 1 and not more than 3 carbons].
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanabe, Junji Ito, Yasuhiro Aichi, Jun Shirakawa
  • Publication number: 20160349655
    Abstract: A curable liquid developer containing a curable insulating liquid and a toner particle that contains a pigment and a resin, wherein the viscosity of the curable insulating liquid at 25° C. is at least 1 mPa·s and not more than 100 mPa·s, and when A (mPa·s) is the viscosity of the curable liquid developer at 25° C. in a case where the toner particle concentration in the curable liquid developer is 50 mass %, and B (mPa·s) is the viscosity of the curable liquid developer at 25° C. in a case where the toner particle concentration in the curable liquid developer is 1 mass %, the value of A?B is not more than 1,000 mPa·s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Ryo Natori, Waka Hasegawa, Ayano Mashida, Junji Ito, Yasuhiro Aichi, Jun Shirakawa
  • Publication number: 20160349637
    Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a liquid developer containing a dispersing agent, an insulating liquid (a), and a toner particle that contains a colorant and a binder resin, the method including a step (1) of preparing a mixture containing the colorant, the binder resin, the insulating liquid (a), a solvent (b), and the dispersing agent, and a step (2) of distillatively removing the solvent (b) from the mixture, wherein the binder resin dissolves in the solvent (b) and does not dissolve in the insulating liquid (a), the dispersing agent dissolves in both the insulating liquid (a) and the solvent (b), and the binder resin contains a polymer A that has an alkali metal sulfonate group or an alkaline-earth metal sulfonate group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Waka Hasegawa, Ryo Natori, Ayano Mashida, Junji Ito, Yasuhiro Aichi, Jun Shirakawa
  • Publication number: 20160349653
    Abstract: Provided is a ultraviolet-curable liquid developer containing a cationically polymerizable liquid monomer, a photoinitiator, and a toner particle, wherein the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer contains a vinyl ether compound; defining A as the molar average number of functional groups for the vinyl ether compound and B as the molar average molecular weight of the vinyl ether compound, A and B satisfy the relationship A/B×1,000?8.5; and the photoinitiator contains a specific compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanabe, Junji Ito, Yasuhiro Aichi, Naotake Sato
  • Publication number: 20160349652
    Abstract: A curable liquid developer production method that can efficiently produce a curable liquid developer is provided. A curable liquid developer is also provided. The method is a method of producing a curable liquid developer containing a pigment, a binder resin, a toner particle dispersing agent, and a curable insulating liquid, this method including: a pigment dispersion step of preparing a pigment dispersion containing a pigment, a binder resin, a toner particle dispersing agent, and a solvent; a mixing step of mixing the pigment dispersion with a curable insulating liquid; and a distillative removal step of distillatively removing the solvent from a mixture obtained in the mixing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Ryo Natori, Waka Hasegawa, Ayano Mashida, Junji Ito, Yasuhiro Aichi, Jun Shirakawa
  • Publication number: 20160349656
    Abstract: The ultraviolet-curable liquid developer contains a hydrophobic cationically polymerizable liquid monomer, a photopolymerization initiator, a toner particle insoluble in the liquid monomer, and a toner particle dispersing agent, wherein the toner particle contains a binder resin that has an acid value of at least 5 mg KOH/g; the toner particle dispersing agent is a polymer that contains at least both a monomer unit represented by general formula (1) and a monomer unit represented by general formula (2); and the toner particle dispersing agent has a monomer unit represented by general formula (1) at a position other than the terminal position
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Waka Hasegawa, Ryo Natori, Ayano Mashida, Junji Ito, Yasuhiro Aichi, Jun Shirakawa
  • Publication number: 20160349651
    Abstract: An ultraviolet-curable liquid developer containing a cationically polymerizable liquid monomer, a photoinitiator, and a toner particle, wherein the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer contains a vinyl ether compound, the molar average SP value of the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer is not more than 9.0, the molar average number of functional groups for the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer is at least 1.8, the photoinitiator contains a specified compound, and the content of the specified compound is at least 0.01 mass parts and not more than 5.00 mass parts per 100 mass parts of the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Junji Ito, Yasuhiro Aichi, Naotake Sato, Hiroshi Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20150192875
    Abstract: An ultraviolet-curable liquid developer contains a cationically polymerizable liquid monomer, a photoinitiator, and a toner particle insoluble in the cationically polymerizable liquid monomer. The cationically polymerizable liquid monomer is a vinyl ether compound, and the photoinitiator is a compound having a particular structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Junji Ito, Naotake Sato, Yasuhiro Aichi