Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Koji Masuda

132Patents
17h-index
161Co-inventors
89Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 6, 1974 → Apr 21, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6081386A Optical scanning lens, optical scanning and imaging system and optical scanning apparatus incorporating same Physics 100 Expired
US6069724A Optical scanning lens and optical scanning apparatus Physics 80 Expired
US6686946B2 Density unevenness suppressing image forming apparatus and method Physics 61 Expired
US4587231A Method of producing monolithic catalyst for purification of exhaust gas Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US5171969A Movable film fixing device with heater control responsive to selected sheet size Physics 49 Expired
US5407880A Catalysts for adsorption of hydrocarbons Performing Operations; Transporting 46 Expired
US5915146A Image heating apparatus with multiple temperature detecting members Physics 36 Expired
US10775573B1 Embedding mirror with metal particle coating Physics 27 Active
US5204723A Heating apparatus having heater with branch Physics 25 Expired
US4499205A High activity catalyst for reforming of methanol and process of preparing same Chemistry; Metallurgy 21 Expired
US6496214B1 Image forming elements array, and optical printing head and image forming apparatus using the array Physics 20 Expired
US6456314B1 Optical printing head and image forming apparatus using it Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US4875060A Discharge head for an electrostatic recording device Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US6717606B2 Optical print head and image forming apparatus using a rod lens with a predetermined conjugate length Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US6462879B2 Optical writing device and image forming apparatus and method using the same Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US6724414B2 Imaging device array, optical writing unit and image forming apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US10025044B1 Optical structure Physics 18 Active
US4501823A Catalyst for reforming of methanol and process of preparing same Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US6067433A Developing apparatus for regulating the amount of developer in the vicinity of repulsive magnetic pole Physics 17 Expired
US7068295B2 Optical writing unit, a driving method thereof, and an image forming apparatus Electricity 16 Expired
US6697181B2 Optical scanning device, image forming apparatus and optical scanning method Physics 16 Expired
US3970014A Automatic sewing machine Textiles; Paper 15 Expired
US7817176B2 Light source device, optical scanning device, and image forming apparatus Physics 14 Active
US6442355B1 Developer density controlling apparatus including target density information detection and toner image density detection Physics 14 Expired
US10018781B1 Fluid control structure Physics 13 Active

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