Hiroyuki Inoue
235Patents
31h-index
393Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 14, 1989 → Apr 4, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5506611A | Replaceable ink cartridge having surface wiring resistance pattern | Performing Operations; Transporting | 272 | Expired |
| US5619237A | Replaceable ink tank | Performing Operations; Transporting | 180 | Expired |
| US6062667A | Ink jet recording apparatus constructed to detect a properly mounted ink cartridge | Performing Operations; Transporting | 152 | Expired |
| US5731829A | Information processing and recording apparatus with two recording medium conveyance routes | Physics | 123 | Expired |
| US5950067A | Method of fabricating a thermoelectric module | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 77 | Expired |
| US5358230A | Sheet supplying apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 66 | Expired |
| US6540321B1 | Ink tank, ink-jet cartridge, ink-supplying apparatus, ink-jet printing apparatus and method for supplying ink | Performing Operations; Transporting | 59 | Expired |
| US5138343A | Ink jet recording apparatus with recovery means | Performing Operations; Transporting | 57 | Expired |
| US5572105A | Stepping motor control method including varying the number of split sections in one step drive period of a stepping motor | Electricity | 56 | Expired |
| US6312084A | Ink jet recording apparatus and ink cartridge for the apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 56 | Expired |
| US6922990B2 | Device arrangement structure for hybrid construction equipment | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 54 | Expired |
| US5841261A | System for controlling stepping motor for dividing a single step of the motor into plural sections and applying voltages whose levels are determined in accordance with the sections | Electricity | 52 | Expired |
| US6361158B1 | Ink container for ink jet printing, holder for the container, carriage for the holder and ink jet printer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 49 | Expired |
| US6336709B1 | Ink container for ink jet printer, holder for the container carriage for the holder and ink jet printer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 47 | Expired |
| US5485991A | Automatic sheet feeding apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 44 | Expired |
| US6045220A | Sheet supply apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 44 | Expired |
| US5847719A | Recording apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 43 | Expired |
| US6116722A | Ink jet ink refilling method and apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 39 | Expired |
| US6663233B2 | Inkjet printing apparatus and ink supplying method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 39 | Expired |
| US5005025A | Printer having means for heating a recording sheet and fixing ink thereon | Performing Operations; Transporting | 39 | Expired |
| US6447084B1 | Ink-jet printing apparatus, ink-supplying apparatus and method for supplying ink | Performing Operations; Transporting | 38 | Expired |
| US6400013B1 | Thermoelectric module with interarray bridges | Electricity | 38 | Expired |
| US5291224A | Sheet feeding apparatus using pairs of spur rollers | Performing Operations; Transporting | 38 | Expired |
| US6755500B2 | Ink tank, ink-jet cartridge, ink-supplying apparatus, ink-jet printing apparatus and method for supplying ink | Performing Operations; Transporting | 38 | Expired |
| US6637872B2 | Ink tank, ink jet recording head, ink jet cartridge, and ink jet recording apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 38 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.