Atsutoshi Ando
29Patents
13h-index
39Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 23, 1994 → Oct 18, 2017
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7512370B2 | Image heating apparatus | Physics | 32 | Active |
| US7177579B2 | Image heating apparatus | Physics | 32 | Expired |
| US6175703A | Image forming apparatus and process cartridge | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US5646718A | Cleaning blade for use in electrophotography, process cartridge and image forming apparatus | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US5682585A | Developing apparatus generating electric field between developer carrying member and developer layer regulating member | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US5790927A | Charging member and process cartridge having same | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US7209696B2 | Image heating apparatus with elastic conductive member contacting internal surface of rotation member | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US7570895B2 | Image forming apparatus having heat-fixing unit | Physics | 20 | Active |
| US7428390B2 | Image fixing apparatus with variable fixing modes | Physics | 17 | Active |
| US9229388B2 | Fixing device | Physics | 15 | Active |
| US7792448B2 | Image forming apparatus having heat-fixing unit | Physics | 15 | Active |
| US7136601B2 | Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus with temperature controller increasing electric power substantially at a timing with temperature degradation | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US9417576B2 | Fixing device | Physics | 13 | Active |
| US5995785A | Image forming apparatus having a mechanism for preventing stripping off of a lubricant from a cleaning blade | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US6317574A | Charging member, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US9002249B2 | Image heating apparatus regulating a shift movement of an endless belt the inner face of which contacts a nip portion forming unit forming a nip portion with a roller contacting an outer face of the belt | Physics | 11 | Active |
| US9507303B2 | Fixing device | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US8670702B2 | Image forming apparatus | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US9829839B2 | Image heating apparatus having an electric power shut-off member, thermal fuse, or thermal switch operable in response to an abnormal temperature rise | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US9235172B2 | Image fixing apparatus | Physics | 8 | Active |
| US5805951A | Image forming apparatus detecting useful life of an image bearing member | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US7003253B2 | Image heating apparatus including rotary member with metal layer | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US6438349B1 | Fixing member, fixing assembly and image-forming apparatus | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US9983522B2 | Fixing device | Physics | 6 | Active |
| US6950616B2 | Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus | Physics | 6 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.