Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Kohji Ue

25Patents
8h-index
30Co-inventors
67Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 23, 2004 → Oct 4, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7127202B2 Intermediary transfer apparatus, fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus Physics 35 Expired
US7233762B2 Method of uniformly fixing toner to recording medium in image forming apparatus Physics 33 Expired
US7299003B2 Fixing unit and image forming apparatus providing a quick start-up and reduction in energy consumption Physics 30 Expired
US7269384B2 Transfer-fixing unit with a surface layer of predefined hardness for use in an image forming apparatus Physics 24 Expired
US7526242B2 Transferring apparatus and image forming apparatus Physics 22 Active
US7333760B2 Fixing device with temperature control Physics 20 Expired
US7369803B2 Fixing device and image forming apparatus using the same Physics 18 Active
US7962054B2 Image forming apparatus having a function of predicting device deterioration based on a plurality of types of operation control information Physics 8 Active
US8150278B2 Image forming apparatus including a sound sensor to determine cleaning failure Physics 7 Active
US8064782B2 Management device of an image forming apparatus Physics 6 Active
US8339637B2 Management apparatus, management system, operation status determination method, and image forming apparatus Physics 5 Active
US8190037B2 Fault prediction method, fault prediction system, and image forming apparatus Physics 4 Active
US8294918B2 Apparatus and method for generating a simulated image including an identified image abnormality Physics 4 Active
US8175849B2 Predictive failure reporting system, predictive failure reporting method, and method for maintaining image forming apparatus Physics 3 Active
US8843004B2 Image forming apparatus Physics 2 Active
US8200101B2 Condition determining system, method of detecting abnormality of condition determining system, and image forming apparatus Physics 2 Active
US8478561B2 Rotation measuring mechanism, sheet conveyance apparatus, original reading apparatus, and image forming apparatus Physics 2 Active
US8472818B2 Image carrier deterioration degree evaluating device, image carrier failure predicting device, and image forming apparatus Physics 2 Active
US8531696B2 Management apparatus, management system, and management method Physics 1 Active
US7920800B2 Image forming apparatus and failure detection method therefor Physics 1 Active
US8358941B2 Management device of an image forming apparatus Physics 1 Active
US8768186B2 Apparatus, system, and method of predicting failure of image forming apparatus Physics 1 Active
US8094016B2 Status determination method and image forming apparatus Physics 0 Active
US8385756B2 Failure diagnosis device, failure diagnosis method, image forming device, and recording medium Physics 0 Active
US8175470B2 Image forming apparatus having a function of predicting device deterioration based on a plurality of types of operation control information Physics 0 Active

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