Inventor · Toride, JP

Hiroto Nishihara

40Patents
6h-index
39Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 4, 2002 → Feb 2, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6651980B2 Sheet conveying apparatus with correction device to compensate for sheet interval variation Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Expired
US6782236B2 Duplex image forming apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US7030345B2 Image heating apparatus having a heat generation member generating heat by magnetic flux and heating an image on a recording material Electricity 8 Expired
US6987251B2 Heating apparatus with temperature detection system for identifying and notifying the user that the material to be heated is wound around the induction heating element Electricity 8 Expired
US7262391B2 Image heating apparatus having a heat generation member generating heat by magnetic flux and heating an image on a recording material Electricity 8 Expired
US9927753B2 Image forming apparatus Physics 6 Active
US8837994B2 Method for controlling image forming apparatus, and image forming apparatus Physics 6 Active
US7053345B2 Heating apparatus with temperature detection system for identifying and notifying the user that the material to be heated is wound around the induction heating element Electricity 5 Expired
US7372008B2 Image heating apparatus with electric power supply stop means Physics 4 Expired
US8997079B2 Image forming apparatus capable of updating control program, and storage medium Physics 4 Active
US9324010B2 Image forming apparatus Physics 4 Active
US7509063B2 Adjustment mode control method and apparatus for performing the same Physics 3 Active
US9776449B2 Post-processing apparatus and image forming system including the post-processing apparatus Physics 3 Active
US9871934B2 Image forming apparatus Electricity 3 Active
US10239717B2 Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and sheet-feeding apparatus Physics 2 Active
US10031450B2 Image forming apparatus Physics 2 Active
US9218152B2 Image forming apparatus and control method thereof Physics 2 Active
US10181095B2 Preparation operation for image forming apparatus Physics 2 Active
US9505581B2 Post-processing apparatus and image forming system including the post-processing apparatus Physics 2 Active
US10308458B2 Image forming apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US7587151B2 Image forming apparatus which excutes check mode prior to ordinary image formation Physics 2 Active
US10191424B2 Image forming apparatus for controlling switching from monochrome image forming mode to color image forming mode Physics 2 Active
US9823610B2 Image forming apparatus Physics 2 Active
US7412182B2 Image forming apparatus with setting of an operating condition of at least one image heating device Physics 1 Active
US7912391B2 Image-heating device with a first heating member and an adjustable second heating member Physics 1 Expired

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