Inventor · Osaka, JP

Masahiro Samei

65Patents
8h-index
61Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 21, 2000 → Jul 24, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7349642B2 Image heating apparatus including PID control Physics 23 Expired
US6449457B2 Toner image forming device with belt heated by electromagnetic induction heating Physics 18 Expired
US6577839B2 Fixing device that uniformly heats unfixed toner images along a fixing nip portion Physics 15 Expired
US9122212B2 Fixing device and image forming apparatus including same Physics 14 Active
US6591082B2 Printer and fixing device which maintain a stable temperature for fixing a toner image Physics 13 Expired
US6795679B2 Image heating apparatus and heat generating rotary member for use in the same Physics 10 Expired
US9274465B2 Image forming apparatus with a heater controller and image forming method to control heating Physics 9 Active
US6849838B2 Heating device using electromagnetic induction and fuser Physics 9 Expired
US9069302B2 Fixing device and image forming apparatus including same Physics 8 Active
US6968137B2 Image heating device, image forming apparatus, image copying machine, and method for controlling temperature Physics 7 Expired
US6950618B2 Image forming apparatus having a removable fixing device Physics 6 Expired
US7391983B2 Method and apparatus for controlling image forming operation of an image forming apparatus Physics 5 Expired
US6888113B2 Heating device and fuser utilizing electromagnetic induction Physics 5 Expired
US7379685B2 Image heating apparatus Physics 5 Expired
US6901235B2 Fixing device and image forming apparatus using the same Physics 5 Expired
US7424259B2 Fixing apparatus Physics 4 Expired
US7277650B2 Image fixing controller with time/temperature control Physics 4 Expired
US9740147B2 Separator, fixing device, and image forming apparatus Physics 3 Active
US6792238B2 Printer and fixing device which maintain a stable temperature for fixing a toner image Physics 3 Expired
US6909862B2 Printer apparatus having fixing unit with heat controller for controlling temperature of heat-up roller Physics 2 Expired
US8571456B2 Fixing device and image forming apparatus incorporating same Physics 2 Active
US10078300B2 Fixing device and image forming apparatus Physics 2 Active
US9395660B2 Image forming apparatus and image forming method including forming a cleaning toner image Physics 2 Active
US11054773B2 Heater, heating device, fixing device, and image forming apparatus Physics 2 Active
US9046832B2 Fixing device having heat shielding device and image forming apparatus incorporating same Physics 2 Active

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