Inventor · Kyoto, JP

Koichi Kudo

77Patents
12h-index
88Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 27, 1983 → Jun 6, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6925279B2 Belt moving device and image forming apparatus including the same Physics 35 Expired
US6947693B2 Image forming apparatus including rotary member speed detection mechanism Physics 23 Expired
US4577141A System for driving a movable stage Physics 22 Expired
US6842602B2 Drive control device and image forming apparatus including the same Physics 22 Expired
US5367188A Photodiode array device and method for producing same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US7532370B2 Optical encoder, motor driver and image forming apparatus Electricity 18 Active
US5818062A Original edge detecting system and optical sensor using distance detecting light-receiving means Electricity 16 Expired
US5475245A Field-effect voltage regulator diode Electricity 14 Expired
US5729024A Original edge detecting system and optical sensor Electricity 14 Expired
US9776819B2 Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus incorporating the sheet conveying device Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Active
US7174237B2 Endless-moving-member driving unit, image forming apparatus, photosensitive-element driving unit, and method of degradation process for endless moving-member Physics 12 Expired
US6816178B2 Method and apparatus for color image forming capable of performing a precise synchronization between toner image forming per color and its overlaying Electricity 12 Expired
US6774355B2 Optical encoder Physics 11 Expired
US6252682A Document sensing device for an image forming apparatus Physics 10 Expired
US5929436A Optical sensor including a first and second converging optical system for edge detection Electricity 10 Expired
US7526230B2 Mark sensing device, turnable body driving device and image forming apparatus Physics 9 Expired
US5633526A Photodiode array and method for manufacturing the same Electricity 8 Expired
US5523610A Photodiode array and method for manufacturing the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US7379683B2 Mark detector, drive controller, belt drive unit, and image forming apparatus Physics 7 Active
US8351830B2 Belt conveying device and image forming apparatus Physics 7 Active
US8219003B2 Drive control device of a rotation member, method for drive control of a rotation member, and image forming apparatus including the drive control device Physics 5 Active
US5511421A Acceleration sensor Physics 5 Expired
US5300453A Method for producing semiconductor device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US8838014B2 Bookbinding system using unfixed toner image as adhesive Physics 4 Active
US8412081B2 Belt meandering preventing device and image forming apparatus including the same Physics 4 Active

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