Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Hiroaki Nieda

29Patents
4h-index
15Co-inventors
56Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 20, 2008 → Nov 9, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8417154B2 Image forming apparatus with connecting portion for shaft misalignment Physics 35 Active
US8401426B2 Opening/closing mechanism and image forming apparatus Physics 5 Active
US7995951B2 Image forming apparatus and drive-switching method Physics 5 Active
US10175629B2 Drive transmission device and image forming apparatus incorporating the drive transmission device Physics 4 Active
US10877432B2 Powder container, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus Physics 3 Active
US10627743B2 Powder container, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus Physics 3 Active
USD924319S1 Toner cartridge General 2 Active
USD931365S1 Toner cartridge General 1 Active
USD896306S1 Toner cartridge General 1 Active
US10591853B2 Moving device and image forming apparatus incorporating the moving device Electricity 1 Active
US8185027B2 Image forming apparatus, method of allowing driven member to be mounted on apparatus body in image forming apparatus and method of allowing drive force to be transmitted to belt unit in image forming apparatus Physics 1 Active
US8045889B2 Image forming apparatus, method of allowing driven member to be mounted on apparatus body in image forming apparatus and method of allowing drive force to be transmitted to belt unit in image forming apparatus Physics 1 Active
US10228050B2 Cam device, fixing device, transfer device, and image forming apparatus Physics 1 Active
US12222671B2 Image forming apparatus Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US11789380B2 Powder container having a flexible sheet to contact the conveying rotator Physics 0 Active
US10866537B2 Powder container having contact portion to contact a restriction member Physics 0 Active
US10871730B2 Developer container, developer supply device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus including a communication port in a partition Physics 0 Active
US10261449B2 Drive transmission device and image forming apparatus incorporating the drive transmission device Physics 0 Active
US10606188B2 Powder container, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus Physics 0 Active
US12267469B2 Image forming apparatus including a double-structured bottle cover Electricity 0 Active
USD983258S1 Toner cartridge General 0 Active
US10509342B2 Powder container, process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and mechanical device Physics 0 Active
US10579013B2 Drive transmitting device configured to reduce cost and/or noise, and image forming apparatus incorporating the drive transmitting device Physics 0 Active
US12332580B2 Image forming apparatus including a housing with a cover to store a toner bottle Physics 0 Active
US11175605B2 Powder container having a rotator with a flap to contact a wall of the powder container Physics 0 Active

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