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20090233215 | Liquid Developer and Image Forming Apparatus - A liquid developer includes an insulating liquid; toner particles mainly constituted by a resin material; and a dispersant having an amine value, wherein a power of hydrogen ion concentration pH of the liquid developer at 24° C. is from 4 to 7. | 09-17-2009 |
20090238606 | Liquid Developer and Image Forming Apparatus - A liquid developer is provided. The liquid developer comprises an insulation liquid, toner particles dispersed in the insulation liquid, a dispersant dissolved in the insulation liquid; and a charge control agent dissolved in the insulation liquid. The charge control agent is represented by the following chemical formula (I): | 09-24-2009 |
20100003054 | Process for Producing Liquid Developer, Liquid Developer, and Image Forming Apparatus - A process for producing a liquid developer includes: providing a dispersion liquid containing an aqueous dispersion medium and toner mother particles including a rosin resin; chemically modifying surfaces of the toner mother particles with an amine-based material by mixing the amine-based material with the dispersion liquid to obtain toner particles; and dispersing the toner particles in an insulating liquid. | 01-07-2010 |
20100014894 | Liquid Developer and Image Forming Apparatus - A liquid developer includes an insulating liquid and toner particles obtained by surface-modifying toner mother particles made of a material containing a rosin resin with a polyalkyleneimine. | 01-21-2010 |
20100015543 | Black Toner and Image Forming Method - A black toner includes: toner mother particles containing carbon black as a colorant and a binder resin, the toner mother particles being surface-modified with a polyalkyleneimine. | 01-21-2010 |
20100015546 | Process for Producing Toner for Liquid Developer, Toner for Liquid Developer, Process for Producing Liquid Developer, Liquid Developer, and Image Forming Apparatus - A process for producing a toner for a liquid developer includes: preparing an emulsion liquid containing an aqueous dispersion medium and, dispersed therein, dispersoids containing a resin material which has an acidic group having a salt structure formed with a basic substance and has an acid value of from 5.0 to 20 mg KOH/mg when it is in a form of an acidic substance without forming a salt with the basic substance, a colorant and an organic solvent which dissolves the resin material; coalescing the dispersoids contained in the emulsion liquid to obtain coalescent particles; removing the organic solvent contained in the coalescent particles to obtain colored resin particles; washing the colored resin particles with an aqueous liquid (first washing step); dispersing the washed colored resin particles in an aqueous liquid and performing an acid treatment to obtain an acidic dispersion liquid having a hydrogen ion exponent (pH) adjusted to 3.0 to 6.0; washing the colored resin particles subjected to the acid treatment with an aqueous liquid (second washing step); and drying the colored resin particles subjected to the second washing step. | 01-21-2010 |
20100248128 | LIQUID DEVELOPER AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Provided is a liquid developer containing toner particles and an insulating liquid containing a hydrogen modified silicon compound. | 09-30-2010 |
20110177448 | Liquid Developer and Image-Forming Apparatus - A liquid developer contains a liquid insulator formed of a liquid hydrocarbon, toner particles formed by chemically modifying surfaces of mother toner particles formed of a material containing a rosin-based resin and a polyester resin with a polyalkyleneimine, and a metal soap dissolved in the liquid insulator. | 07-21-2011 |
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20090069530 | POLYESTER FOR TONER - A polyester for a toner, obtainable by polycondensing an alcohol component and a carboxylic acid component containing a (meth)acrylic acid-modified rosin; and a toner containing the polyester for a toner. The polyester for a toner of the present invention is usable as a resin binder for a toner usable in, for example, developing electrostatic latent images formed in electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing method or the like. | 03-12-2009 |
20090117485 | TONER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY - A toner for electrophotography, containing a resin binder containing a polyester-based resin (A) and a polyester-based resin (B) having a softening point of a temperature higher than the polyester-based resin (A) by 10° C. or more, wherein at least one of the polyester-based resins (A) and (B) is a resin derived from a (meth)acrylic acid-modified rosin, having a polyester unit obtainable by polycondensing an alcohol component and a carboxylic acid component containing a (meth)acrylic acid-modified rosin, and a method for producing the toner. The toner for electrophotography of the present invention is usable in, for example, developing or the like latent images formed in electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing method or the like. | 05-07-2009 |
20090156784 | POLYESTER FOR TONER - A polyester for a toner, obtainable by polycondensing an alcohol component and a carboxylic acid component containing a fumaric acid-modified rosin; and a toner containing the polyester for a toner. The polyester for a toner of the present invention is usable as a resin binder for a toner usable in, for example, developing electrostatic latent images formed in electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing method or the like. | 06-18-2009 |
20100015545 | Toner - A toner containing a resin binder and a colorant, wherein the resin binder contains a polyester (A) having a softening point Tm(A) of from 100° to 160° C., and a polyester (B) having a softening point Tm(B) of from 80° to 120° C., the softening point of which is lower than that of the polyester (A) by 5° C. or more, each polyester obtained by polycondensing an alcohol component and a carboxylic acid component, wherein the polyester (A) and/or (B) is a polyester obtained by polycondensing an alcohol component consisting essentially of an aliphatic alcohol, wherein the alcohol component contains a dihydric alcohol component containing 1,2-propanediol in an amount of 65% by mol or more, and a carboxylic acid component. The toner of the present invention is usable in the development or the like of a latent image formed in electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing method, or the like. | 01-21-2010 |
20110212395 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER - A resin binder for use in a toner for electrophotography, containing a polycondensation resin obtainable by polycondensing an alcohol component containing an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol having two or more secondary carbon atoms with a hydroxyl group bound thereto (an alcohol A), and a carboxylic acid component, wherein the alcohol A is contained in an amount of from 10 to 100% by mol, of the alcohol component; and a toner for electrophotography containing the resin binder. The toner for electrophotography of the present invention is suitably used in developing latent images formed in electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing method or the like. | 09-01-2011 |
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20080239573 | Head Slider, Head Support Unit and Disk Drive Apparatus - A head slider which has a head part and which performs at least one of recording and reproducing by the head part in a state in which the head slider floats over a recording medium, which including: a first air bearing part which is disposed on an air inflow end side on a base surface; a second air bearing part which is disposed on an air outflow end side more than the first air bearing part on the base surface and which has the head part and has an area smaller than that of the first air bearing part; a pair of positive pressure generating parts which is disposed on both sides of a center axis of the head slider in the longitudinal direction closer to the air outflow end side than a step part formed of the first air bearing part and the base surface on the air inflow end side; a side rail parts which are disposed between the first air bearing part and one positive pressure generating part of the pair of positive pressure generating parts, and between the first air bearing part and the other positive pressure generating part of the pair of positive pressure generating parts; and an outside side rail parts which are disposed outside the pair of positive pressure generating parts with respect to the center axis of the head slider in the longitudinal direction. | 10-02-2008 |
20080247090 | Head Holding Member, Disk Device With the Head Holding Member,
And Head Holding Method In The Disk Device - The present invention provides a head holding member and a head holding method of a head actuator having a very high impact resisting property by a simple construction, and a disk device using the head holding member and the head holding method. Concretely, a head support arm has a leaf spring portion for pressing the head support arm against a lamp portion ( | 10-09-2008 |
20090207526 | Head Support Device, Disk Device Having The Head Support Device, And Portable Electronic Device Having The Disk Device - A head support device allowing a further increase in shock resistance against an external impact, a disk device having the head support device, and a portable electronic device having the disk device are disclosed. In the head support device, head support arm on which head slider with a head is disposed through a flexible and elastic gimbal mechanism is formed rotatably about rotary shaft as a horizontal rotating axis in parallel with a disk surface. Head support arm is formed such that it pivots about a straight line drawn between apexes of a pair of pivots as vertical pivot axis vertically with respect to the disk surface. A gravity center position of a total mass of members, except the head slider, pivoting about vertical pivot axis is positioned near vertical pivot axis. The disk device includes the foregoing head support device. | 08-20-2009 |
20140313593 | LENS HOLDING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LENS HOLDING STRUCTURE - The lens holding structure of the disclosure includes a lens; and a holding frame including a seat surface and holding the lens, wherein an inclination in a yaw direction and an inclination in a pitch direction of the lens in a state where the lens is brought into contact with the seat surface are substantially equal to an inclination in a yaw direction and an inclination in a pitch direction of the lens in a state where the lens is held by the holding frame, and a clearance is formed between the lens and the seat surface. | 10-23-2014 |
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20110170036 | AREA LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An area light source device that is capable of more evenly emitting light and capable of enhancing the light emission luminance by exiting light of narrower directional characteristics. A light guide substrate includes a light introducing section and a light guide plate main body for exiting the light from a light exit surface. A number of diffusion patterns are formed at the light exit surface. A low refraction index layer is formed at the lower surface of the light guide plate main body, and a reflection layer is formed at the lower surface of the low refraction index layer. The point light source is arranged at a position facing the end face of the light introducing section. A tapered portion inclined to gradually increase the thickness of the light introducing section the farther away from the light source is arranged on the upper surface of the light introducing section. | 07-14-2011 |
20110176089 | AREA LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An area light source device that is capable of evenly emitting light by reducing leakage in the vicinity of the light source, and enhancing the light emission luminance by exiting light of narrower directional characteristics. A light guide substrate includes a light introducing section and a light guide plate main body. Diffusion patterns are provided at the light exit surface of the light guide plate main body. A low refraction index layer is formed at the lower surface of the light guide plate main body, and a reflection layer is formed at the lower surface of the low refraction index layer. The point light source is positioned facing an end face of the light introducing section. A directivity conversion unit is arranged on the upper surface of the light introducing section. The directivity conversion unit is configured by radially arraying a directivity conversion pattern having a V groove shape. | 07-21-2011 |
20110222000 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A light guide plate has a light incident surface arranged facing a plurality of point light sources arrayed in a line, a light exit surface orthogonal to the light incident surface, and two side surfaces orthogonal to the light incident surface and the light exit surface. Light from the plurality of point light sources introduced from the light incident surface is diffused by a diffusion unit arranged on the light exit surface or a surface facing the light exit surface. The light diffused by the diffusion unit is exited from the light exit surface. A distance between a point light source positioned at an end of the plurality of point light sources and the light incident surface is different from a distance between a point light source not positioned at the end of the plurality of point light sources and the light incident surface. | 09-15-2011 |
20110304784 | AREA LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE - An area light source device has a first light guide plate, a first light source arranged facing a first end of the first light guide plate, a second light guide plate, and a second light source arranged facing a first end of the second light guide plate, the first light guide plate and the second light guide plate being overlapped to configure a light guide body. The first light guide plate and the second light guide plate are overlapped so that the first end face of the first light guide plate and a second end face positioned on an opposite side of the first end face of the second light guide plate are positioned on the same side. | 12-15-2011 |
20130141669 | SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - A light guide plate has a light incident surface configured to be arranged facing a point light source for introducing light from the point light source, a light outputting surface that outputs the light to an outside of the light guide plate, a light introducing section for confining the light from the point light source entered from the light incident surface, and a light guide plate main body having a thickness smaller than a maximum thickness of the light introducing section and being arranged to be continuous with the light introducing section, for outputting the confined light to the outside of the light guide plate from the light outputting surface by a light outputting element. | 06-06-2013 |