Patents by Inventor Yuichi Shirasu

Yuichi Shirasu 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: 8603719
    Abstract: A method for producing an electrophotographic toner including forming a toner base particle by emulsifying or dispersing a solution or dispersion of a toner material comprising a colorant, and any one of a binder resin and a binder resin precursor in an aqueous medium, and adding crystalline organic fine particles having an acid value of 20 mgKOH/g to 80 mgKOH/g into the aqueous medium, before, during or after the forming so as to attach the crystalline organic fine particles onto a surface of the toner base particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamashita, Yuichi Shirasu, Masaki Watanabe, Tomoki Murayama
  • Publication number: 20130164669
    Abstract: A toner including a binder resin containing an ester bond, and a releasing agent, wherein the releasing agent includes first C30-C50 alkyl monoester compound and second C30-C50 alkyl monoester compound, wherein the number of carbon atoms of the first C30-C50 alkyl monoester compound is different from that of the second C30-C50 alkyl monoester compound, wherein the amount of the first C30-C50 alkyl monoester compound is largest and the amount of the second C30-C50 alkyl monoester compound is second largest or same as the amount of the first C3OC50 alkyl monoester compound, wherein the amount of the first C30-C50 alkyl monoester compound is 30% by mass or more but less than 50% by mass to the releasing agent, and wherein the amount of the second C30-C50 alkyl monoester compound is 10% by mass or more but less than 50% by mass to the releasing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamashita, Yuichi Shirasu, Tomoki Murayama, Masaki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20110318053
    Abstract: A method for producing an electrophotographic toner including forming a toner base particle by emulsifying or dispersing a solution or dispersion of a toner material comprising a colorant, and any one of a binder resin and a binder resin precursor in an aqueous medium, and adding crystalline organic fine particles having an acid value of 20 mgKOH/g to 80 mgKOH/g into the aqueous medium, before, during or after the forming so as to attach the crystalline organic fine particles onto a surface of the toner base particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamashita, Yuichi Shirasu, Masaki Watanabe, Tomoki Murayama