Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Inaba

Yoshihiro Inaba 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: 10676607
    Abstract: Provided is a solution for forming a surface protective resin member, containing: a fluorine-containing acrylic resin having a hydroxyl value of 40 to 280; a fluorine-free acrylic resin having a hydroxyl value of 40 to 280; and a polyether polyol or a polyester polyol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisae Yoshizawa, Yoshihiro Inaba, Fumiaki Mera, Takako Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20200031984
    Abstract: Resin particles for addition to a surface protective resin member include an acrylic-urethane resin as a main component. The resin particles have a Martens hardness at 23° C. in a range of 0.5 N/mm2 to 220 N/mm2, a recovery ratio at 23° C. in a range of 70% to 100%, and a volume average particle size D50v in a range of 3 ?m to 50 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro INABA, Hisae YOSHIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20200010661
    Abstract: Provided is a solution for forming a surface protective resin member, containing: a fluorine-containing acrylic resin having a hydroxyl value of 40 to 280; a fluorine-free acrylic resin having a hydroxyl value of 40 to 280; and a polyether polyol or a polyester polyol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisae YOSHIZAWA, Yoshihiro INABA, Fumiaki MERA, Takako KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9709914
    Abstract: A liquid developer includes a carrier liquid and a toner particle whose surface is treated by a polyamine, wherein an amount of sodium ion to be eluted in 1 g of the toner particles is 0.04 mg or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Inaba, Takako Kobayashi, Daisuke Yoshino, Akira Imai, Masahiro Oki, Koji Horiba, Hiroyuki Moriya
  • Patent number: 9568849
    Abstract: A liquid developer contains a carrier liquid and a toner particle which contains a binder resin, wherein the toner particles have a content of aluminum measured by fluorescent X-ray analysis in a range of from 0.04% by weight to 0.1% by weight of total elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Imai, Koji Horiba, Daisuke Yoshino, Takako Kobayashi, Masahiro Oki, Yoshitake Ogura, Hiroyuki Moriya, Yoshihiro Inaba
  • Patent number: 9568850
    Abstract: A positively chargeable toner includes at least a binder resin, and toner particles of which surfaces are modified by a polyvinylamine compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Oki, Akira Imai, Yoshihiro Inaba, Takako Kobayashi, Daisuke Yoshino, Hiroyuki Moriya, Koji Horiba
  • Patent number: 9482978
    Abstract: A liquid developer includes a carrier liquid, and a toner particle which contains a resin having an unsaturated double bond, a compound represented by the formula (I) and a photopolymerization initiator and whose surface is treated by a polyamine, wherein m and n each independently represent an integer of 1 to 10,000; m+n represents an integer of 10 to 10,000; and R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent a single bond or a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Horiba, Masahiro Oki, Yoshihiro Inaba, Akira Imai, Daisuke Yoshino, Takako Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Moriya
  • Patent number: 9436113
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a toner particle that contains a binder resin and is surface-modified by a polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer containing dicyandiamide and diethylenetriamine, wherein toner particles have positive charging properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Oki, Akira Imai, Koji Horiba, Takako Kobayashi, Daisuke Yoshino, Yoshihiro Inaba, Hiroyuki Moriya
  • Patent number: 9436133
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an electrostatic latent image holding member, a charging device, a latent image forming device, a developing device that stores a liquid developer containing a toner and a non-volatile carrier liquid, and develops the electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the electrostatic latent image holding member by the liquid developer to form a toner image, a transfer device that transfers the toner image onto a surface of an impermeable recording medium, and a fixing device, wherein when the SP value of the toner is set as SP(t), the SP value of the non-volatile carrier liquid is set as SP(c), and the SP value of the recording medium is set as SP(m), an absolute value of a difference between SP(t) and SP(c) is from 1.5 to 7.0 and the following relational expression (A) is satisfied: |SP(c)?SP(m)|>|SP(t)?SP(m)|.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Tatsuura, Yutaka Nogami, Keitaro Mori, Yoshihiro Inaba, Takako Kobayashi, Daisuke Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20160231663
    Abstract: A liquid developer includes a carrier liquid and a toner particle whose surface is treated by a polyamine, wherein an amount of sodium ion to be eluted in 1 g of the toner particles is 0.04 mg or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshihiro INABA, Takako KOBAYASHI, Daisuke YOSHINO, Akira IMAI, Masahiro OKI, Koji HORIBA, Hiroyuki MORIYA
  • Publication number: 20160223929
    Abstract: A liquid developer includes a carrier liquid, and a toner particle which contains a resin having an unsaturated double bond, a compound represented by the formula (I) and a photopolymerization initiator and whose surface is treated by a polyamine, wherein m and n each independently represent an integer of 1 to 10,000; m+n represents an integer of 10 to 10,000; and R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent a single bond or a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Koji HORIBA, Masahiro OKI, Yoshihiro INABA, Akira IMAI, Daisuke YOSHINO, Takako KOBAYASHI, Hiroyuki MORIYA
  • Publication number: 20160202626
    Abstract: A liquid developer contains a carrier liquid and a toner particle which contains a binder resin, wherein the toner particles have a content of aluminum measured by fluorescent X-ray analysis in a range of from 0.04% by weight to 0.1% by weight of total elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Akira IMAI, Koji HORIBA, Daisuke YOSHINO, Takako KOBAYASHI, Masahiro OKI, Yoshitake OGURA, Hiroyuki MORIYA, Yoshihiro INABA
  • Publication number: 20160187800
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a toner particle that contains a binder resin and is surface-modified by a polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer containing dicyandiamide and diethylenetriamine, wherein toner particles have positive charging properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Masahiro OKI, Akira IMAI, Koji HORIBA, Takako KOBAYASHI, Daisuke YOSHINO, Yoshihiro INABA, Hiroyuki MORIYA
  • Patent number: 9285700
    Abstract: A liquid developer includes a carrier liquid having silicone oil, and toner particles including a polyester resin and having a value of ammonium ions contained therein measured by underwater extraction in a range of 0.005 ppm to 1 ppm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takako Kobayashi, Daisuke Yoshino, Akira Imai, Koji Horiba, Masahiro Oki, Hiroyuki Moriya, Yoshihiro Inaba
  • Publication number: 20160048097
    Abstract: An image forming method includes forming an unfixed toner image on a recording medium using a toner that contains a carboxyl group-containing resin having a carboxyl group and an oxazoline group-containing resin having an oxazoline group, fixing the unfixed toner image to the recording medium to form a fixed toner image, and performing a heat treatment on the fixed toner image at a temperature higher than or equal to a fixing temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshihiro INABA, Koji HORIBA, Akira IMAI, Masahiro OKI, Takako KOBAYASHI, Daisuke YOSHINO, Hiroyuki MORIYA
  • Publication number: 20160026106
    Abstract: A positively chargeable toner includes at least a binder resin, and toner particles of which surfaces are modified by a polyvinylamine compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Masahiro OKI, Akira IMAI, Yoshihiro INABA, Takako KOBAYASHI, Daisuke YOSHINO, Hiroyuki MORIYA, Koji HORIBA
  • Patent number: 9244393
    Abstract: An image forming method includes forming an unfixed toner image on a recording medium using a toner that contains a carboxyl group-containing resin having a carboxyl group and an oxazoline group-containing resin having an oxazoline group, fixing the unfixed toner image to the recording medium to form a fixed toner image, and performing a heat treatment on the fixed toner image at a temperature higher than or equal to a fixing temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Inaba, Koji Horiba, Akira Imai, Masahiro Oki, Takako Kobayashi, Daisuke Yoshino, Hiroyuki Moriya
  • Publication number: 20150147692
    Abstract: A liquid developer includes a carrier liquid having silicone oil, and toner particles including a polyester resin and having a value of ammonium ions contained therein measured by underwater extraction in a range of 0.005 ppm to 1 ppm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takako KOBAYASHI, Daisuke YOSHINO, Akira IMAI, Koji HORIBA, Masahiro OKI, Hiroyuki MORIYA, Yoshihiro INABA
  • Publication number: 20150104215
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an electrostatic latent image holding member, a charging device, a latent image forming device, a developing device that stores a liquid developer containing a toner and a non-volatile carrier liquid, and develops the electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the electrostatic latent image holding member by the liquid developer to form a toner image, a transfer device that transfers the toner image onto a surface of an impermeable recording medium, and a fixing device, wherein when the SP value of the toner is set as SP(t), the SP value of the non-volatile carrier liquid is set as SP(c), and the SP value of the recording medium is set as SP(m), an absolute value of a difference between SP(t) and SP(c) is from 1.5 to 7.0 and the following relational expression (A) is satisfied: |SP(c)?SP(m)|>|SP(t)?SP(m)|.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi TATSUURA, Yutaka NOGAMI, Keitaro MORI, Yoshihiro INABA, Takako KOBAYASHI, Daisuke YOSHINO
  • Patent number: 8951704
    Abstract: A toner includes a crystalline polyester resin having an unsaturated double bond, a thiol compound having a bi- or more-functional thiol group, and a photopolymerization initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Horiba, Yoshihiro Inaba, Daisuke Yoshino, Takako Kobayashi, Akira Imai, Masahiro Oki, Hiroyuki Moriya