Patents by Inventor Yukimasa Watanabe
Yukimasa Watanabe 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).
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Patent number: 9298126Abstract: A developing device includes a housing, a development roller, and a roller gear. The roller gear is disposed at one axial end of the development roller and transmits a rotational drive force to the development roller. The development roller includes a sleeve and a coating layer. The coating layer is formed by dipping the sleeve in a dipping bath with the sleeve directed axially vertically. The development roller is mounted to the housing such that a lower axial end of the development roller at the time of the dipping is an opposite axial end to the one axial end at which the roller gear is disposed.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solution Inc.Inventors: Tamotsu Shimizu, Akihiro Watanabe, Chikara Ishihara, Yasuhiro Tauchi, Masashi Fujishima, Yu Sasaki, Hiroaki Sakai, Yasuhiro Oishi, Yukimasa Watanabe
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Patent number: 9285713Abstract: A developing device supplies a developer to a photosensitive drum, which has a cylindrical shape, and is rotatable around an axis thereof for forming an electrostatic latent image on the circumferential surface thereof. The developing device is provided with a developing roller. The developing roller is disposed to face the photosensitive drum, and has a cylindrical shape. The developing roller is rotatable around an axis thereof for carrying a developer on the circumferential surface thereof. The developing roller is provided with a small diameter portion. The small diameter portion is a part of the circumferential surface of the developing roller. The small diameter portion extends from an axial end of the developing roller axially inward by a predetermined length, and has an outer diameter smaller than an axially middle portion of the developing roller.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2015Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Sakae Saito, Hiroaki Sakai, Yukimasa Watanabe, Yasuhiro Oishi, Masashi Fujishima, Chikara Ishihara, Yasuhiro Tauchi
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Patent number: 9213229Abstract: A positively chargeable electrophotographic photosensitive member has a photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer at least includes the following layers layered in the stated order: (I) a charge transport layer at least containing a hole transport material and a binder resin; and (II) a charge generating-and-transporting layer at least containing a charge generating material, an electron transport material, a hole transport material, and a binder resin all within this layer. The binder resin contained in the charge transport layer is different from the binder resin contained in the charge generating-and-transporting layer, and either of the binder resins contains a polyvinyl acetal resin.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Yuko Iwashita, Yukimasa Watanabe, Junichiro Otsubo, Kazuaki Ezure, Kazutaka Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20150301473Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a developing roller having a conductive support base, a surface of which is covered with a resin layer, wherein the resin layer contains conductive fine particles and soluble nylon serving as a binder resin, and the resin layer surface has a surface roughness Ra of at least 0.4 ?m, a waviness curve cycle of 50 to 400 ?m, and a waviness curve height of 2 to 10 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventors: Yukimasa Watanabe, Sakae Saito, Hiroaki Sakai, Yasuhiro Oishi, Masashi Fujishima, Chikara Ishihara, Yasuhiro Tauchi
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Publication number: 20150293477Abstract: A developing device supplies a developer to a photosensitive drum, which has a cylindrical shape, and is rotatable around an axis thereof for forming an electrostatic latent image on the circumferential surface thereof. The developing device is provided with a developing roller. The developing roller is disposed to face the photosensitive drum, and has a cylindrical shape. The developing roller is rotatable around an axis thereof for carrying a developer on the circumferential surface thereof. The developing roller is provided with a small diameter portion. The small diameter portion is a part of the circumferential surface of the developing roller. The small diameter portion extends from an axial end of the developing roller axially inward by a predetermined length, and has an outer diameter smaller than an axially middle portion of the developing roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2015Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Sakae Saito, Hiroaki Sakai, Yukimasa Watanabe, Yasuhiro Oishi, Masashi Fujishima, Chikara Ishihara, Yasuhiro Tauchi
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Publication number: 20150293470Abstract: A developing device includes a housing, a development roller, and a roller gear. The roller gear is disposed at one axial end of the development roller and transmits a rotational drive force to the development roller. The development roller includes a sleeve and a coating layer. The coating layer is formed by dipping the sleeve in a dipping bath with the sleeve directed axially vertically. The development roller is mounted to the housing such that a lower axial end of the development roller at the time of the dipping is an opposite axial end to the one axial end at which the roller gear is disposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2015Publication date: October 15, 2015Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Tamotsu SHIMIZU, Akihiro WATANABE, Chikara ISHIHARA, Yasuhiro TAUCHI, Masashi FUJISHIMA, Yu SASAKI, Hiroaki SAKAI, Yasuhiro OISHI, Yukimasa WATANABE
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Patent number: 9158264Abstract: A single-layer-type electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a layer disposed on an electrically conductive substrate, the layer including at least a charge-generating material, an electron transport material, a hole transport material, and a binder resin within the same layer. The charge-generating material contains a phthalocyanine pigment and N-type pigments including at least a perylene-based pigment and an azo-based pigment, and the total amount of the N-type pigments is 0.03 to 10 parts by mass relative to 1 part by mass of the phthalocyanine pigment.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Yuko Iwashita, Kazutaka Sugimoto, Junichiro Otsubo, Yukimasa Watanabe, Kazuaki Edure
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Patent number: 9158227Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a developing roller having a conductive support base, a surface of which is covered with a resin layer, wherein the resin layer contains conductive fine particles and soluble nylon serving as a binder resin, and the resin layer surface has a surface roughness Ra of at least 0.4 ?m, a waviness curve cycle of 50 to 400 ?m, and a waviness curve height of 2 to 10 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2015Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Yukimasa Watanabe, Sakae Saito, Hiroaki Sakai, Yasuhiro Oishi, Masashi Fujishima, Chikara Ishihara, Yasuhiro Tauchi
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Publication number: 20140212803Abstract: A positively chargeable electrophotographic photosensitive member has a photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer at least includes the following layers layered in the stated order: (I) a charge transport layer at least containing a hole transport material and a binder resin; and (II) a charge generating-and-transporting layer at least containing a charge generating material, an electron transport material, a hole transport material, and a binder resin all within this layer. The binder resin contained in the charge transport layer is different from the binder resin contained in the charge generating-and-transporting layer, and either of the binder resins contains a polyvinyl acetal resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Yuko IWASHITA, Yukimasa WATANABE, Junichiro OTSUBO, Kazuaki EZURE, Kazutaka SUGIMOTO
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Publication number: 20140120464Abstract: A single-layer-type electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a layer disposed on an electrically conductive substrate, the layer including at least a charge-generating material, an electron transport material, a hole transport material, and a binder resin within the same layer. The charge-generating material contains a phthalocyanine pigment and N-type pigments including at least a perylene-based pigment and an azo-based pigment, and the total amount of the N-type pigments is 0.03 to 10 parts by mass relative to 1 part by mass of the phthalocyanine pigment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Yuko Iwashita, Kazutaka Sugimoto, Junichiro Otsubo, Yukimasa Watanabe, Kazuaki Edure
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Patent number: 8642236Abstract: Provided are an electrophotographic photoconductor which shows a small variation in sensitivity and exhibits a high sensitivity even at a small amount of light exposure and a tandem-system color image forming device provided with the electrophotographic photoconductor. A positive charging type electrophotographic photoconductor for use in a tandem-system color image forming device including a drum type electrophotographic photoconductor, a rotation speed of which is (70) rpm or more, and a color image forming device provided with the electrophotographic photoconductor, wherein, when Vb (V) denotes a sensitivity in the case where an amount of light exposure per unit area is 0.6 ?J/cm2 and Va (V) denotes a sensitivity in the case where an amount of light exposure per unit area is 1.5 ?J/cm2, a sensitivity ratio represented by Vb/Va is adjusted to a value of below (2).Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2008Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Kyocera Mita CorporationInventors: Kazunari Hamasaki, Yuko Iwashita, Yukimasa Watanabe
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Publication number: 20080187847Abstract: Provided are an electrophotographic photoconductor which shows a small variation in sensitivity and exhibits a high sensitivity even at a small amount of light exposure and a tandem-system color image forming device provided with the electrophotographic photoconductor. A positive charging type electrophotographic photoconductor for use in a tandem-system color image forming device including a drum type electrophotographic photoconductor, a rotation speed of which is (70) rpm or more, and a color image forming device provided with the electrophotographic photoconductor, wherein, when Vb (V) denotes a sensitivity in the case where an amount of light exposure per unit area is 0.6 ?J/cm2 and Va (V) denotes a sensitivity in the case where an amount of light exposure per unit area is 1.5 ?J/cm2, a sensitivity ratio represented by Vb/Va is adjusted to a value of below (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2008Publication date: August 7, 2008Applicant: Kyocera Mita CorporationInventors: Kazunari Hamasaki, Yuko Iwashita, Yukimasa Watanabe
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Publication number: 20080187368Abstract: A drum unit (20) for forming a toner image includes a cylindrical-shaped metal tubular member (31), a flange member (40) attached to one end of the metal tubular member (31) and a ground plate (50) attached to the flange member (40) and having an outer peripheral edge formed with a connection claw (52) that is so bent by the inner peripheral surface of the metal tubular member (31) as to bite into the inner peripheral surface for establishment of electrical conduction between the metal tubular member (31) and the ground plate (50). The flange member (40) has an edge, and the bending of the connection claw is carried out about a support point (412) defined by the edge. A calculational bending angle (?) at which the connection claw (52) is bent about the support point (412) is set in the range of 10 to 45 degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2008Publication date: August 7, 2008Applicant: Kyocera Mita CorporationInventors: Yukimasa Watanabe, Shiho Kuboshima, Hiroyuki Hazama, Kazunari Hamasaki, Sakae Saito
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Patent number: 7090952Abstract: The present invention provides an electrophotosensitive material comprising a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer provided on the conductive substrate, wherein the photosensitive layer contains a polyarylate having a repeating unit represented by the general formula (1): wherein X represents a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, or a biphenylene group, as a binder resin. The polyarylate is contained in the amount of 30% by weight or more based on the entire binder resin. The electrophotosensitive material of the present invention have improved wear resistance and gas resistance while reconciling both characteristics, and thus longer life has been achieved.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2003Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: Kyocera Mita CorporationInventors: Jun Azuma, Yukimasa Watanabe, Ayako Yashima
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Patent number: 6879794Abstract: Disclosed are image forming apparatus [1] which comprises removing a toner remained on the surface of the rotatable image carrier by cleaning means after going through developing means and transferring means; said cleaning means has an elastic blade and is contacted with the surface of the image carrier at a contact pressure within 8 to 20 g/cm, and a press-contact angle of the elastic blade of 12 to 30°; and said image carrier is an organic photosensitive material having a photosensitive layer made of a binder resin containing an electric charge generating material and an electric charge transferring material; and image forming apparatus [2], comprising a single-layer type photosensitive layer made of a binder resin containing an electric charge generating material, an electron transferring material and a hole transferring material, and the solid content of the binder resin is within 50 to 70 wt % of the whole solid content in the photosensitive layer and, a pair of paper transporting rollers are arranged onType: GrantFiled: February 14, 2002Date of Patent: April 12, 2005Assignee: Kyocera Mita CorporationInventors: Jun Azuma, Ayako Yashima, Yukimasa Watanabe, Keisuke Oba, Masashi Fujishima, Takashi Nagashima
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Patent number: 6858368Abstract: An image forming device is disclosed which comprises an electrophotographic photoreceptor and a flash fixing means. The photoreceptor has a photoconductive layer formed on top of a support substrate, and the photoconductive layer contains a charge generating agent and a charge transport agent therein. The half maximum wavelength region of the charge transport agent's absorption peak is in a visual region that includes the wavelength region of the flash light when its intensity is 50% or greater of its maximum but does not include the wavelength region of the exposure light. This photoreceptor will not produce electrostatic irregularities even if light from the flash fixing means leaks thereon, and its sensitivity and its ability to be electrostatically charged will not decrease even if repeatedly used.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2003Date of Patent: February 22, 2005Assignee: Kyocera Mita CorporationInventors: Jun Azuma, Yukimasa Watanabe, Ayako Yashima
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Publication number: 20040185357Abstract: An image forming device is disclosed which comprises an electrophotographic photoreceptor and a flash fixing means. The photoreceptor has a photoconductive layer formed on top of a support substrate, and the photoconductive layer contains a charge generating agent and a charge transport agent therein. The half maximum wavelength region of the charge transport agent's absorption peak is in a visual region that includes the wavelength region of the flash light when its intensity is 50% or greater of its maximum but does not include the wavelength region of the exposure light. This photoreceptor will not produce electrostatic irregularities even if light from the flash fixing means leaks thereon, and its sensitivity and its ability to be electrostatically charged will not decrease even if repeatedly used.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2003Publication date: September 23, 2004Applicant: KYOCERA MITA CORPORATIONInventors: Jun Azuma, Yukimasa Watanabe, Ayako Yashima
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Publication number: 20040101771Abstract: The present invention provides an electrophotosensitive material comprising a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer provided on the conductive substrate, wherein the photosensitive layer contains a polyallylate having a repeating unit represented by the general formula (1): 1Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2003Publication date: May 27, 2004Inventors: Jun Azuma, Yukimasa Watanabe, Ayako Yashima
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Patent number: 6593047Abstract: A single-layer type electrophotosensitive material comprising a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer made of a binder resin containing at least an electric charge generating material and a hole transferring material and an electron transferring material as an electric charge transferring material, which is formed on the conductive substrate, characterized in that the binder resin contains a polycarbonate resin having a repeating structural unit represented by the general formula [1] and the solid content of the hole transferring material and the electron transferring material is not less than 30% by weight and not more than 50% by weight relative to the entire solid content, exhibits good wear resistance with respect to the photosensitive layer and is also superior in durability.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2001Date of Patent: July 15, 2003Assignee: Kyocera Mita CorporationInventors: Jun Azuma, Yukimasa Watanabe, Hisakazu Honma, Ayako Yashima, Maki Uchida, Kyoichi Nakamura
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Patent number: 6573017Abstract: Disclosed is a single-layer type electrophotosensitive material comprising a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer made of a binder resin containing at least an electric charge generating material and an electric charge transferring material, which is formed on the conductive substrate, wherein an oxygen transmission rate of the binder resin is not more than 35 cc·mm/m2·day·atom, wherein it is preferred that a mobility at an electric field strength of 5×105 V/cm of the hole transferring material is not less than 5×10−6 cm2/V/sec and a solid content of the electric charge transferring material is not less than 30% by weight and not more than 50% by weight based on the whole solid content; said electrophotosensitive material has good ozone resistance and does not cause defects such as image black belt due to lowering of the charge capability, an ozone of which is 5.0 ppm at most, and is also superior in sensitivity and wear resistance.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2001Date of Patent: June 3, 2003Assignee: Kyocera Mita CorporationInventors: Jun Azuma, Yukimasa Watanabe, Hisakazu Honma, Ayako Yashima, Maki Uchida, Eiichi Miyamoto