Patents by Inventor Yui Kawano

Yui Kawano 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: 9535350
    Abstract: Toner of one aspect of the present invention has a weight average molecular weight Mw of 30,000?Mw?95,263 as determined from a molecular weight distribution based on GPC, includes a THF-insoluble gel component at a weight proportion of less than 5%, and includes components each having a molecular weight of 500 to 1500 which components have an area occupancy of 4% to 10% on a chart of the molecular weight distribution based on GPC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keiichi Kikawa, Tadayuki Sawai, Yoritaka Tsubaki, Keigo Mitamura, Yui Kawano, Shintaro Fukuoka
  • Publication number: 20160357121
    Abstract: Toner of one aspect of the present invention has a weight average molecular weight Mw of 30,000?Mw?95,263 as determined from a molecular weight distribution based on GPC, includes a THF-insoluble gel component at a weight proportion of less than 5%, and includes components each having a molecular weight of 500 to 1500 which components have an area occupancy of 4% to 10% on a chart of the molecular weight distribution based on GPC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Keiichi KIKAWA, Tadayuki SAWAI, Yoritaka TSUBAKI, Keigo MITAMURA, Yui KAWANO, Shintaro FUKUOKA
  • Patent number: 9274447
    Abstract: A two-component color developer containing a toner and a resin-coated carrier, the toner containing at least a polyester resin as a binding resin, an organic pigment as a colorant and inorganic fine particles as an external additive, wherein the inorganic fine particles have a negative polarity, the toner has a volume resistivity of 40×109 to 220×109 ?cm and a negative polarity, and the carrier has a coat durability of 90% or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadayuki Sawai, Yoritaka Tsubaki, Keiichi Kikawa, Keigo Mitamura, Yui Kawano, Shintaro Fukuoka
  • Patent number: 9250549
    Abstract: Toners of respective colors of a full-color toner set each contain a binder resin which is polyester resin; and a release agent dispersing aid which is styrene acrylic copolymer resin having at least one of an ?-methylstyrene structure and a styrene structure. The styrene acrylic copolymer resin is contained in an amount of 7 parts by weight to 14 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyester resin. The full-color toner set has a sum of resistivities of the toners of the respective colors of 410×109 to 510×109 (?·cm).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shintaro Fukuoka, Tadayuki Sawai, Yoritaka Tsubaki, Keigo Mitamura, Yui Kawano, Keiichi Kikawa
  • Publication number: 20150104740
    Abstract: Toners of respective colors of a full-color toner set each contain a binder resin which is polyester resin; and a release agent dispersing aid which is styrene acrylic copolymer resin having at least one of an ?-methylstyrene structure and a styrene structure. The styrene acrylic copolymer resin is contained in an amount of 7 parts by weight to 14 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyester resin. The full-color toner set has a sum of resistivities of the toners of the respective colors of 410×109 to 510×109 (?·cm).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shintaro Fukuoka, Tadayuki Sawai, Yoritaka Tsubaki, Keigo Mitamura, Yui Kawano, Keiichi Kikawa
  • Publication number: 20150079513
    Abstract: A toner for electrostatic image development is configured such that: a binder resin is polyester resin; a release agent dispersing aid is styrene acrylic copolymer resin having at least one of an ?-methylstyrene structure and a styrene structure, and is contained in an amount of 5.5 parts by weight to 12 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyester resin; and the styrene acrylic copolymer resin has an acid value of 3 KOHmg/g to 9 KOHmg/g, and the toner for electrostatic image development has an acid value of 14 KOHmg/g to 19 KOHmg/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Shintaro Fukuoka, Tadayuki Sawai, Yoritaka Tsubaki, Keiichi Kikawa, Keigo Mitamura, Yui Kawano
  • Publication number: 20150024311
    Abstract: Toner of one aspect of the present invention has a weight average molecular weight Mw of 30,000?Mw?95,263 as determined from a molecular weight distribution based on GPC, includes a THF-insoluble gel component at a weight proportion of less than 5%, and includes components each having a molecular weight of 500 to 1500 which components have an area occupancy of 4% to 10% on a chart of the molecular weight distribution based on GPC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Keiichi Kikawa, Tadayuki Sawai, Yoritaka Tsubaki, Keigo Mitamura, Yui Kawano, Shinaro Fukuoka
  • Publication number: 20140242510
    Abstract: A two-component color developer containing a toner and a resin-coated carrier, the toner containing at least a polyester resin as a binding resin, an organic pigment as a colorant and inorganic fine particles as an external additive, wherein the inorganic fine particles have a negative polarity, the toner has a volume resistivity of 40×109 to 220×109 ?cm and a negative polarity, and the carrier has a coat durability of 90% or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadayuki Sawai, Yoritaka Tsubaki, Keiichi Kikawa, Keigo Mutamura, Yui Kawano, Shintaro Fukuoka
  • Patent number: 8298669
    Abstract: A coated carrier that peeling and wearing of a coating layer are hard to be generated and a method of manufacturing the coated carrier are provided. The coated carrier includes a core particle including a magnetic body, a first resin layer coating the core particle, a resin particle layer including a resin particle fixed to the first resin layer as a single layer, and a second resin layer. The first resin layer includes a first resin having a first reactive group. The resin particle layer is formed of resin particles including a cross-linking resin having a second reactive group which can undergo a cross-linking reaction with the first reactive group. The second resin layer is provided so as to fill gaps between the resin particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yui Kawano
  • Publication number: 20100304144
    Abstract: A coated carrier that peeling and wearing of a coating layer are hard to be generated and a method of manufacturing the coated carrier are provided. The coated carrier includes a core particle including a magnetic body, a first resin layer coating the core particle, a resin particle layer including a resin particle fixed to the first resin layer as a single layer, and a second resin layer. The first resin layer includes a first resin having a first reactive group. The resin particle layer is formed of resin particles including a cross-linking resin having a second reactive group which can undergo a cross-linking reaction with the first reactive group. The second resin layer is provided so as to fill gaps between the resin particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventor: Yui KAWANO