Minoru Isobe
47Patents
13h-index
43Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: May 28, 1976 → Apr 30, 2004
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5462375A | Printer and data processing apparatus having printing unit | Performing Operations; Transporting | 139 | Expired |
| US5088586A | Automatic renting apparatus | Physics | 114 | Expired |
| US6069642A | Cassette for holding ink ribbon and print paper therein and printer incorporating the cassette therein | Performing Operations; Transporting | 112 | Expired |
| US5317146A | Read head incorporating an image pick-up function | Electricity | 103 | Expired |
| US5781823A | Image forming apparatus having a plurality of image forming sections each having different means of forming images | Physics | 48 | Expired |
| US4576490A | Multihead serial printer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 26 | Expired |
| US5579092A | Color printer correctable positional errors in respective printing mechanisms | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US4401906A | Motor with improved temperature characteristics | Electricity | 23 | Expired |
| US5061967A | Electrophotographic recording apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US4348120A | Printing head for a dot printer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US5215849A | Non-magnetic one-component developer | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US6078346A | Image forming apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US4433926A | Printer head | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US5289249A | Electrophotographic printer having a gravity driven toner recycling unit | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US5369480A | Multifunctional printer | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
| US4687361A | Rack mount for a rack and pinion carriage moving mechanism | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US4763136A | Planar thermal head and display device incorporating the same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US4930417A | Printer for simultaneously forming planographic printing surfaces and printing ink images | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US4647234A | Thermal printer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US4342520A | Inkribbon feed mechanism | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US4715594A | Face and back reversing mechanism | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US5946010A | Serial copier, scanner, and printer employing continuous media transport | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US4113750A | Pack for endless ink ribbon cartridge | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US5216441A | Thermal printer and expendable cartridge employed therein | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US5294958A | Image forming apparatus having photoconductor drum and fuser independently operable in timing | Physics | 8 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.