Patents by Inventor Yosuke Iwasaki

Yosuke Iwasaki 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: 20200073264
    Abstract: A toner that is suppressed from deteriorating owing to its long-term use and can maintain high transferability. The toner includes: a toner particle containing an amorphous polyester serving as a binder resin and a polymer A; and inorganic fine particles, wherein the polymer A includes a graft copolymer of a polyolefin and a vinyl-based polymer unit having a carboxylate anion group, and a metal ion having a valence of 2 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Yosuke Iwasaki, Kenta Mitsuiki, Wakiko Katsumata, Takeshi Ohtsu, Masaharu Miura, Koh Ishigami, Takakuni Kobori, Takaho Shibata, Daisuke Yamashita, Hitoshi Sano, Ryo Nakajima, Rei Hijikawa, Yuichi Mizo
  • Publication number: 20190339629
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle including a binder resin and a crystalline polyester resin, wherein the binder resin is an amorphous polyester resin having a linear alkyl group at a molecular chain terminal; the crystalline polyester resin is a polycondensate of a diol and a dicarboxylic acid; the number of carbon atoms CaPES of the linear alkyl group, the number of carbon atoms COH of the diol, and the number of carbon atoms CAc of the dicarboxylic acid, excluding carbon that belongs to carboxyl groups, satisfy the following relationships; and a glass transition temperature of the toner as measured by a differential scanning calorimeter is from 40.0° C. to 55.0° C. 8?CaPES?20??(1) CAc/COH?3.5 and 0?|CAc?CaPES|?3??(2) COH/CAc?3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Daisuke Yamashita, Yuichi Mizo, Koh Ishigami, Masaharu Miura, Takaho Shibata, Takeshi Ohtsu, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Hitoshi Sano, Kenta Mitsuiki, Takakuni Kobori, Rei Hijikawa
  • Patent number: 10423090
    Abstract: Provided is a magenta toner having a magenta toner particle containing a binder resin, a colorant, a wax, a wax dispersant, and a crystalline polyester, wherein the wax dispersant is a graft polymer in which a styrene acrylic resin is grafted to a hydrocarbon compound, and the styrene acrylic resin has a monomer unit having a saturated alicyclic group, the colorant contains C.I. Pigment Red 32, and when observing a cross-section of the magenta toner particle using a transmission electron microscope (TEM), crystals of the crystalline polyester are dispersed in the cross-section, and the number average value of maximum lengths of the crystals is 50 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Ohtsu, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Koh Ishigami, Masaharu Miura, Kentaro Kamae, Kenta Mitsuiki, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yuichi Mizo
  • Publication number: 20190186044
    Abstract: Provided is an aluminum nitride single crystal which is easier to cut than conventional ones. The presently disclosed aluminum nitride single crystal 1 has a matrix region M constituting a matrix of the aluminum nitride single crystal, and at least one domain region D included in the matrix region M.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: JFE MINERAL COMPANY, LTD
    Inventors: Yosuke IWASAKI, Keiichiro NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20190171123
    Abstract: Provided is a magenta toner having a magenta toner particle containing a binder resin, a colorant, a wax, a wax dispersant, and a crystalline polyester, wherein the wax dispersant is a graft polymer in which a styrene acrylic resin is grafted to a hydrocarbon compound, and the styrene acrylic resin has a monomer unit having a saturated alicyclic group, the colorant contains C.I. Pigment Red 32, and when observing a cross-section of the magenta toner particle using a transmission electron microscope (TEM), crystals of the crystalline polyester are dispersed in the cross-section, and the number average value of maximum lengths of the crystals is 50 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Takeshi Ohtsu, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Koh Ishigami, Masaharu Miura, Kentaro Kamae, Kenta Mitsuiki, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yuichi Mizo
  • Patent number: 10234777
    Abstract: A toner is provided, which is obtained by heat treating a toner particle containing a crystalline polyester resin, an amorphous polyester resin, a hydrocarbon wax and a wax dispersant, wherein the crystalline polyester resin is a hybrid resin having crystalline polyester segments and amorphous vinyl segments, and a mass ratio of crystalline polyester segments and amorphous vinyl segments in the crystalline polyester resin (crystalline segments/amorphous segments) is 70/30 to 98/2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Ohtsu, Kentaro Kamae, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Kenta Mitsuiki, Masaharu Miura, Koh Ishigami, Yuichi Mizo
  • Patent number: 10216108
    Abstract: A toner production method including: a melt-kneading step of melt-kneading a resin composition including a binder resin, a colorant, a wax, and a wax dispersant to obtain a melt-kneaded product; and a pulverizing step of pulverizing the melt-kneaded product. Where the temperature of the melt-kneaded product at the end of the melt-kneading step is Tk (° C.), and the softening point of the wax dispersant is Tm (° C.), the relationship of ?18?[Tk?Tm]?10 is satisfied. The wax dispersant is a polymer in which a styrene acrylic polymer is graft-polymerized to a polyolefin. The styrene acrylic polymer has a monomer unit derived from ?-methylstyrene and a monomer unit derived from a cycloalkyl (meth)acrylate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yosuke Iwasaki, Takeshi Ohtsu, Kentaro Kamae, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Wakiko Katsumata, Kenta Mitsuiki, Masaharu Miura, Koh Ishigami, Yuichi Mizo
  • Patent number: 10133201
    Abstract: Provided is a toner including a toner particle containing an amorphous resin, a colorant, a release agent, and a crystalline resin, wherein, when ?0.01 represents the extensional viscosity of the toner at a Hencky strain at 90° C. of 0.01 and ?0.69 represents the extensional viscosity of the toner at a Hencky strain at 90° C. of 0.69, ?0.01 and ?0.69 satisfy the relationships of the following formulas (1) and (2): 3.0×104 Pa??0.01?2.0×105 Pa??formula (1) 2.0?[?0.69/?0.01].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kentaro Kamae, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Kenta Mitsuiki, Takeshi Ohtsu, Masaharu Miura, Koh Ishigami, Yuichi Mizo
  • Publication number: 20180275540
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle and inorganic fine particles present on the surface of the toner particle, wherein particle diameter numerical distribution of the inorganic fine particles on the toner particle surface has a peak A1 and B1 present in specific particle diameter ranges, the proportion of inorganic fine particles having a particle diameter of 5 nm to 30 nm is not more than 10 number %, after the toner has been subjected to a water wash treatment, the particle diameter numerical distribution of the of the primary particles of the inorganic fine particles on the toner particle surface has a peak A2 and B2 in specific particle diameter ranges; and HB1, which is a peak value of the peak B1, and HB2, which is a peak value of the peak B2, satisfy a specific relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Ryuichiro Matsuo, Masaharu Miura, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Kenta Mitsuiki, Kentaro Kamae, Takeshi Ohtsu, Koh Ishigami, Yuichi Mizo
  • Patent number: 10012918
    Abstract: A toner having a toner particle that is produced through a step of melt-kneading a resin composition containing a binder resin, a colorant, a hydrocarbon wax, and a wax dispersing agent, cooling the obtained kneaded material, pulverizing the obtained cooled material, and heat treating the resulting resin particles, wherein the wax dispersing agent is a polymer provided by graft polymerizing a styrene-acrylic polymer onto a polypropylene, the styrene-acrylic polymer is a polymer having a monomer unit derived from a cycloalkyl (meth)acrylate, and specific relationships are satisfied where Mp(p) is the melting point (° C.) of the polypropylene and Mp(w) is the melting point (° C.) of the hydrocarbon wax.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koh Ishigami, Takeshi Ohtsu, Kentaro Kamae, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Kenta Mitsuiki, Masaharu Miura, Yuichi Mizo
  • Patent number: 10012921
    Abstract: A toner having a toner particle containing an amorphous resin, a crystalline resin, a colorant, a release agent, and a polymer in which a styrene-acrylic polymer is graft-polymerized on a polyolefin, wherein the amorphous resin contains an amorphous polyester resin A, and the amorphous polyester resin A has a monomer unit derived from polyhydric alcohol and a monomer unit derived from polyhydric carboxylic acid, has, a particular amount of a succinic acid-derived monomer unit in the monomer unit derived from polyhydric carboxylic acid, and has, a particular amount of a monomer unit derived from a propylene oxide adduct on bisphenol A in the monomer unit derived from polyhydric alcohol; and has a particular softening point, a particular solubility parameter, and a particular peak molecular weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kentaro Kamae, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Kenta Mitsuiki, Takeshi Ohtsu, Masaharu Miura, Koh Ishigami, Yuichi Mizo
  • Patent number: 9969834
    Abstract: A wax dispersant for a toner including a polymer obtained by graft polymerization of a styrene-acrylic resin onto a hydrocarbon compound, wherein the styrene-acrylic resin has a structural segment derived from a saturated alicyclic compound, and a toner including a toner particle that contains a binder resin, a wax, and a polymer obtained by graft polymerization of a styrene-acrylic resin onto a hydrocarbon compound, wherein the styrene-acrylic resin has a structural segment derived from a saturated alicyclic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Ohtsu, Kentaro Kamae, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Masaharu Miura, Koh Ishigami, Yuichi Mizo, Kenta Mitsuiki
  • Patent number: 9915885
    Abstract: The present invention provides a toner that excels in low-temperature fixability and also maintains charging performance, storability, and anti-hot offset property even in long-term image output. The toner comprising a toner particle containing an amorphous polyester resin, a crystalline polyester resin, wax, and a colorant, wherein a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of the crystalline polyester resin is 5000 to 14,000, and the crystalline polyester resin includes 0.5 mass % to 15.0 mass % of a segment derived from one or more aliphatic compounds selected from the group consisting of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids with a carbon number of 8 to 20 and aliphatic monohydric alcohols with a carbon number of 8 to 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Wakiko Katsumata, Kentaro Kamae, Masaharu Miura, Takeshi Ohtsu, Koh Ishigami, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yosuke Iwasaki, Yuichi Mizo
  • Publication number: 20180059565
    Abstract: A toner having a toner particle containing an amorphous resin, a crystalline resin, a colorant, a release agent, and a polymer in which a styrene-acrylic polymer is graft-polymerized on a polyolefin, wherein the amorphous resin contains an amorphous polyester resin A, and the amorphous polyester resin A has a monomer unit derived from polyhydric alcohol and a monomer unit derived from polyhydric carboxylic acid, has, a particular amount of a succinic acid-derived monomer unit in the monomer unit derived from polyhydric carboxylic acid, and has, a particular amount of a monomer unit derived from a propylene oxide adduct on bisphenol A in the monomer unit derived from polyhydric alcohol; and has a particular softening point, a particular solubility parameter, and a particular peak molecular weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Kentaro Kamae, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Kenta Mitsuiki, Takeshi Ohtsu, Masaharu Miura, Koh lshigami, Yuichi Mizo
  • Publication number: 20180052402
    Abstract: A toner production method including: a melt-kneading step of melt-kneading a resin composition including a binder resin, a colorant, a wax, and a wax dispersant to obtain a melt-kneaded product; and a pulverizing step of pulverizing the melt-kneaded product. Where the temperature of the melt-kneaded product at the end of the melt-kneading step is Tk(° C.), and the softening point of the wax dispersant is Tm(° C.), the relationship of ?18?[Tk?Tm]?10 is satisfied. The wax dispersant is a polymer in which a styrene acrylic polymer is graft-polymerized to a polyolefin. The styrene acrylic polymer has a monomer unit derived from ?-methylstyrene and a monomer unit derived from a cycloalkyl (meth)acrylate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Yosuke Iwasaki, Takeshi Ohtsu, Kentaro Kamae, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Wakiko Katsumata, Kenta Mitsuiki, Masaharu Miura, Koh lshigami, Yuichi Mizo
  • Publication number: 20180031990
    Abstract: Provided is a toner including a toner particle containing an amorphous resin, a colorant, a release agent, and a crystalline resin, wherein, when ?0.01 represents the extensional viscosity of the toner at a Hencky strain at 90° C. of 0.01 and ?0.69 represents the extensional viscosity of the toner at a Hencky strain at 90° C. of 0.69, ?0.01 and ?0.69 satisfy the relationships of the following formulas (1) and (2): 3.0×104 Pa??0.01?2.0×105 Pa??formula (1) 2.0?[?0.69/?0.01].
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Kentaro Kamae, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Kenta Mitsuiki, Takeshi Ohtsu, Masaharu Miura, Koh Ishigami, Yuichi Mizo
  • Publication number: 20170269493
    Abstract: A toner is provided, which is obtained by heat treating a toner particle containing a crystalline polyester resin, an amorphous polyester resin, a hydrocarbon wax and a wax dispersant, wherein the crystalline polyester resin is a hybrid resin having crystalline polyester segments and amorphous vinyl segments, and a mass ratio of crystalline polyester segments and amorphous vinyl segments in the crystalline polyester resin (crystalline segments/amorphous segments) is 70/30 to 98/2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Takeshi Ohtsu, Kentaro Kamae, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Kenta Mitsuiki, Masaharu Miura, Koh Ishigami, Yuichi Mizo
  • Publication number: 20170242355
    Abstract: A toner having a toner particle that is produced through a step of melt-kneading a resin composition containing a binder resin, a colorant, a hydrocarbon wax, and a wax dispersing agent, cooling the obtained kneaded material, pulverizing the obtained cooled material, and heat treating the resulting resin particles, wherein the wax dispersing agent is a polymer provided by graft polymerizing a styrene-acrylic polymer onto a polypropylene, the styrene-acrylic polymer is a polymer having a monomer unit derived from a cycloalkyl (meth)acrylate, and specific relationships are satisfied where Mp(p) is the melting point (° C.) of the polypropylene and Mp(w) is the melting point (° C.) of the hydrocarbon wax.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Koh Ishigami, Takeshi Ohtsu, Kentaro Kamae, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Kenta Mitsuiki, Masaharu Miura, Yuichi Mizo
  • Patent number: 9665026
    Abstract: Provided are a toner and a two-component developer each of which: shows a small fluctuation in charge quantity and a small fluctuation in image density even under a high-temperature and high-humidity environment; and does not cause any member contamination even after endurance and hence can stably output an image. The toner and the two-component developer each have a feature in that positively chargeable strontium titanate fine particles are added to toner particles having fixed thereto negatively chargeable silica fine particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yosuke Iwasaki, Nozomu Komatsu, Takakuni Kobori, Kohji Takenaka, Hideki Kaneko, Takeshi Hashimoto, Ichiro Kanno, Hiroyuki Fujikawa
  • Publication number: 20170058067
    Abstract: A wax dispersant for a toner including a polymer obtained by graft polymerization of a styrene-acrylic resin onto a hydrocarbon compound, wherein the styrene-acrylic resin has a structural segment derived from a saturated alicyclic compound, and a toner including a toner particle that contains a binder resin, a wax, and a polymer obtained by graft polymerization of a styrene-acrylic resin onto a hydrocarbon compound, wherein the styrene-acrylic resin has a structural segment derived from a saturated alicyclic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Takeshi Ohtsu, Kentaro Kamae, Ryuichiro Matsuo, Yosuke Iwasaki, Wakiko Katsumata, Masaharu Miura, Koh Ishigami, Yuichi Mizo, Kenta Mitsuiki