Patents by Inventor Yasuo Kadokura

Yasuo Kadokura 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: 10570020
    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: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: 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: 10563018
    Abstract: A titanium oxide aerogel particle has absorption at wavelengths of 450 nm and 750 nm in a visible absorption spectrum, a surface to which a metal compound containing a metal atom and a hydrocarbon group is bonded via an oxygen atom, a BET specific surface area in a range of 120 m2/g to 1,000 m2/g, and a value A is in the range of 0.03 to 0.3. The value A is calculated by formula: A={(peak intensity of C—O bond+peak intensity of C?O bond)/(peak intensity of C—C bond+peak intensity of C?C bond)}. In the formula, the peak intensity is a value determined from a C 1s XPS spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideaki Yoshikawa, Hiroyoshi Okuno, Yasunobu Kashima, Takeshi Iwanaga, Sakae Takeuchi, Yuka Zenitani, Shunsuke Nozaki, Yasuo Kadokura
  • Patent number: 10538434
    Abstract: A titanium oxide aerogel particle includes a metallic compound that has a metal atom and a hydrocarbon group, the metallic compound being bonded to a surface of the aerogel particle via an oxygen atom. The titanium oxide aerogel particle has a BET specific surface area of 120 m2/g to 1000 m2/g, and has absorption at wavelengths of 450 nm and 750 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sakae Takeuchi, Hiroyoshi Okuno, Hideaki Yoshikawa, Yasuo Kadokura, Yasunobu Kashima, Takeshi Iwanaga, Shunsuke Nozaki, Yuka Zenitani
  • Publication number: 20190317417
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a styrene-acrylic resin and exhibits a z average molecular weight Mz of 80,000 to 400,000 and a molecular weight distribution curve satisfying Expression (1): 1.3?b/a?2.0, and an electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a styrene-acrylic resin, and exhibits a z average molecular weight Mz of 100,000 to 400,000 and a molecular weight distribution curve satisfying Expression (A): 0.75?(c+d)/(2×d)?0.95, wherein a, b, c and d are defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi SUGAWARA, Sakiko HIRAI, Yasuo KADOKURA, Daisuke TOMITA, Satoshi MIURA
  • Publication number: 20190294062
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner has a surface property index value represented by Formula S of 2.0 to 2.8, an electrostatic charge image developing toner has a surface property index value represented by Formula S of more than 2.8 and 3.5 or less, and an electrostatic charge image developing toner has a surface property index value represented by Formula S of more than 1.0 and less than 2.0 and a calculated value of a specific surface area in Formula S of 0.70 to 1.3: (Surface property index value)=(Measured value of specific surface area)/(Calculated value of specific surface area)??Formula S wherein (Calculated value of specific surface area)=(Sum of surface areas calculated from equivalent circle diameters of 4,500 toner particles in flow type particle image analysis)/{((Specific gravity of toner)×(Sum of volumes calculated from equivalent circle diameters of 4,500 toner particles in flow type particle image analysis)}.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo KADOKURA, Atsushi SUGAWARA, Daisuke TOMITA, Sakiko HIRAI, Satoshi MIURA, Akira MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 10423088
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a styrene-acrylic resin and exhibits a z average molecular weight Mz of 80,000 to 400,000 and a molecular weight distribution curve satisfying Expression (1): 1.3?b/a?2.0, and an electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a styrene-acrylic resin, and exhibits a z average molecular weight Mz of 100,000 to 400,000 and a molecular weight distribution curve satisfying Expression (A): 0.75?(c+d)/(2×d)?0.95, wherein a, b, c and d are defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Sugawara, Sakiko Hirai, Yasuo Kadokura, Daisuke Tomita, Satoshi Miura
  • Publication number: 20190094728
    Abstract: Provided is a toner including toner particles. The toner particles has a volume particle diameter distribution index on a side of the largest diameter (GSDv (90/50)) of 1.26 or less; a number particle diameter distribution index on a side of the smallest diameter (GSDp (50/10)) of 1.28 or less; GSDv (90/50)/GSDp (50/10) of from 0.96 to 1.01; and an average circularity of 0.95 or more and 1.00 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi SUGAWARA, Satoshi MIURA, Akira MATSUMOTO, Sakiko HIRAI, Yasuo KADOKURA
  • Publication number: 20190077675
    Abstract: A titanium oxide aerogel particle includes a metallic compound that has a metal atom and a hydrocarbon group, the metallic compound being bonded to a surface of the aerogel particle via an oxygen atom. The titanium oxide aerogel particle has a BET specific surface area of 120 m2/g to 1000 m2/g, and has absorption at wavelengths of 450 nm and 750 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sakae TAKEUCHI, Hiroyoshi OKUNO, Hideaki YOSHIKAWA, Yasuo KADOKURA, Yasunobu KASHIMA, Takeshi IWANAGA, Shunsuke NOZAKI, Yuka ZENITANI
  • Publication number: 20190077922
    Abstract: A titanium oxide aerogel particle has absorption at wavelengths of 450 nm and 750 nm in a visible absorption spectrum, a surface to which a metal compound containing a metal atom and a hydrocarbon group is bonded via an oxygen atom, a BET specific surface area in a range of 120 m2/g to 1,000 m2/g, and a value A is in the range of 0.03 to 0.3. The value A is calculated by formula: A={(peak intensity of C—O bond+peak intensity of C?O bond)/(peak intensity of C—C bond+peak intensity of C?C bond)}. In the formula, the peak intensity is a value determined from a C 1s XPS spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideaki YOSHIKAWA, Hiroyoshi OKUNO, Yasunobu KASHIMA, Takeshi IWANAGA, Sakae TAKEUCHI, Yuka ZENITANI, Shunsuke NOZAKI, Yasuo KADOKURA
  • Publication number: 20190076822
    Abstract: Provided is a silica titania composite aerogel particle including a base particle in which an element ratio Si/Ti of silicon to titanium is greater than 0 and equal to or lower than 6. A BET specific surface area of the silica titania composite particle is within a range of 200 m2/g to 1200 m2/g, and the silica titania composite particle has absorption at wavelengths of 450 nm and 750 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasunobu KASHIMA, Hideaki YOSHIKAWA, Yasuo KADOKURA, Takeshi IWANAGA, Shunsuke NOZAKI, Sakae TAKEUCHI, Yuka ZENITANI, Hiroyoshi OKUNO
  • Publication number: 20190076808
    Abstract: A silica-titania composite aerogel particle includes: a base particle including silicon and titanium whose element ratio Si/Ti is more than 0 and 6 or less; and a surface layer present on the base particle and including a metal compound having a metal atom and a hydrocarbon group. The silica-titania composite aerogel particle has absorption at wavelengths of 450 nm and 750 nm in a visible absorption spectrum, has a BET specific surface area in the range of 200 m2/g to 1,200 m2/g, and has a value A in the range of 0.03 to 0.3. The value A is calculated by formula: A=(peak intensity of C—O bond+peak intensity of C?O bond)/(peak intensity of C—C bond+peak intensity of C?C bond). The peak intensity is obtained from a C is XPS spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo KADOKURA, Yuka ZENITANI, Hiroyoshi OKUNO, Hideaki YOSHIKAWA, Yasunobu KASHIMA, Takeshi IWANAGA, Shunsuke NOZAKI, Sakae TAKEUCHI
  • Patent number: 10197933
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles including an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin, wherein, when the toner particles are subjected to a measurement by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) before and after being stored at a temperature of 50° C. and a humidity of 90% RH for 24 hours, a relationship between an onset temperature T1 (° C.) of an endothermic peak having the lowest peak temperature in a first heating step with respect to the toner particles before being stored and an onset temperature T2 (° C.) of an endothermic peak having the lowest peak temperature in a first heating step with respect to the toner particles after being stored satisfies Expression (1): 2<T2?T1<10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinya Nakashima, Akira Matsumoto, Yasuo Kadokura, Yukiaki Nakamura, Satoshi Miura
  • Patent number: 10100176
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: 10081718
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: 10082742
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles including an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin, wherein, when the toner particles are subjected to a measurement by differential scanning calorimetry before and after being heated at a temperature of 50° C. and a humidity of 50% RH for a week, a relationship between an endothermic amount S1 (J/g) derived from the crystalline resin in a first heating process with respect to the toner particles before being heated and an endothermic amount Sh (J/g) derived from the crystalline resin in a first heating process with respect to the toner particles after being heated satisfies Expression (1): 0.50?S1/Sh?0.90.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Matsumoto, Yasuo Kadokura, Shinya Nakashima, Yukiaki Nakamura, Satoshi Miura
  • Patent number: 10061216
    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: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: 10054865
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles including an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin, wherein, when the toner particles are subjected to a measurement by differential scanning calorimetry before and after being heated at a temperature of 50° C. and a humidity of 50% RH for a week, a relationship between an endothermic amount x (J/g) derived from the crystalline resin with respect to the toner particles before being heated and an endothermic amount y (J/g) derived from the crystalline resin with respect to the toner particles after being heated satisfies Expression (1): x/y<0.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Miura, Yasuo Kadokura, Akira Matsumoto, Shinya Nakashima, Yukiaki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9989871
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles including an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin, wherein, when the toner particles are subjected to a measurement to determine an area ratio of the crystalline resin present on a surface of the toner particle before and after being heated at a temperature of 50° C. and a humidity of 50% RH for a week, a relationship between an area ratio a (%) of the crystalline resin present on a surface of the toner particles before being heated and an area ratio b (%) of the crystalline resin present on a surface of the toner particles after being heated satisfies Expression (1): 0.05?(b?a)/b?0.50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Kadokura, Akira Matsumoto, Shinya Nakashima, Yukiaki Nakamura, Satoshi Miura
  • Patent number: 9989872
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles each including an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin, wherein, when the toner particles are subjected to a measurement to determine an area ratio of the crystalline resin on a cross section of the toner particle before and after being heated at a temperature of 50° C. and a humidity of 50% RH for three days, a relationship between an area ratio a (%) of the crystalline resin on a cross section with respect to the toner particles before being heated, and an area ratio b (%) of the crystalline resin on the cross section with respect to the toner particles after being heated satisfies Expression (1): 0.9?a/b?1.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukiaki Nakamura, Akira Matsumoto, Yasuo Kadokura, Shinya Nakashima, Satoshi Miura, Sakiko Hirai, Shotaro Takahashi, Daisuke Tomita, Satoshi Kamiwaki, Masaru Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9946178
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: 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