Inventor · Tokyo, JP

Akira Kunieda

91Patents
8h-index
73Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: May 19, 2006 → Feb 16, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7798950B2 Sheet finisher, image forming apparatus, and sheet processing method Physics 13 Active
US8162306B2 Sheet aligning apparatus, sheet processing apparatus, and image forming apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Active
US7568688B2 Sheet alignment device, sheet finishing apparatus including the same, and image processing system including the same Physics 12 Active
US7726648B2 Method and apparatus for image forming capable of effectively conveying paper sheets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US9221647B2 Sheet folding apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image forming system Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US7681881B2 Sheet aligning device and image forming apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US7862023B2 Sheet processing device and image forming apparatus Physics 9 Active
US7694966B2 Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US7802789B2 Sheet conveying device, sheet punching device, sheet processing device, image forming apparatus, and method for determining mounting state of measuring unit Physics 7 Active
US8936240B2 Sheet discharging device, image forming system, and sheet discharging method Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US7946569B2 Sheet aligning device, sheet processing device, and image forming apparatus Physics 7 Active
US9102117B2 Sheet processing apparatus, image forming system, and sheet folding method Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US9334140B2 Sheet processing apparatus, image forming system, and sheet conveying method Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US7866650B2 Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus including the same Physics 6 Active
US9388015B2 Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US7690633B2 Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus including stapling and folding mechanism Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US8925917B2 Sheet output device, sheet processing apparatus, image forming system, and sheet output method Physics 6 Active
US9085436B2 Sheet ejecting device, image forming system, and sheet ejecting method Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US9944488B2 Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US8191885B2 Home-position detecting method, sheet processing device, and image forming apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US9555998B2 Sheet processing device, image forming system, and sheet processing method Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US9993987B2 Sheet processing device, image forming system, and sheet processing method Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US7798480B2 Sheet processing apparatus and sheet conveyance method Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US7661669B2 Sheet post-processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image forming system Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US8393618B2 Skew correction device, sheet handling apparatus, and image forming system Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.