Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Eisaku Murakami

51Patents
19h-index
56Co-inventors
83Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 28, 1994 → Jun 23, 2008

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5617191A Toner conveyor roller and image forming apparatus having the same Physics 50 Expired
US5489747A Developing device for an image forming apparatus Physics 50 Expired
US5826144A Developing device for an electrophotographic recording apparatus including bias control of a toner supplying roller Physics 43 Expired
US5625440A Developing device having seals between a toner transport roller and the toner hopper which prevent toner leakage and scattering Physics 42 Expired
US5697026A Developing device having the lengths of two toner transporting rollers and an image bearing member in specific relationships Physics 40 Expired
US5689782A Developing apparatus for electronic photographic recording equipment, having two developer transfer rollers Physics 39 Expired
US5666625A Device for electrostatically developing a latent image on an image carrier Physics 38 Expired
US5708942A Developing device for an image forming apparatus Physics 37 Expired
US5625441A Developing device for an image forming apparatus Physics 36 Expired
US5486909A Developing device for an image forming apparatus Physics 35 Expired
US5768665A Image forming apparatus with bias control to prevent undesirable toner deposition Physics 35 Expired
US5879752A Method of coating a toner conveyor roller Physics 35 Expired
US5845183A Developing device for an image forming apparatus Physics 32 Expired
US5897243A Electrophotographic recording apparatus configured to switch a bias voltage in a developing unit Physics 29 Expired
US6033818A Developing device for an image forming apparatus Physics 29 Expired
US5625438A Toner, and devices for electrostatically depositing a uniform application thereof Physics 27 Expired
US5552870A Developing device for an image forming apparatus Physics 26 Expired
US6975830B2 Image forming apparatus, process cartridge, and waste toner recovery device Physics 22 Expired
US5734952A Developing device for an image forming apparatus and toner cartridge for replenishing a fresh toner to the developing device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US7925188B2 Development device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus using the development device Physics 19 Active
US7062194B2 Charging device, and process cartridge and image forming apparatus including the charging device Physics 18 Expired
US7110696B2 Cleaning unit, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus Physics 16 Expired
US5995789A Toner cartridge including toner outlet openings and toner collection openings arranged substantially in a single array Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US7272354B2 Cleaning unit and image forming apparatus having multiple cleaning blades Physics 14 Expired
US7139504B2 Charging device, and process cartridge and image forming apparatus using the charging device Physics 14 Expired

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