Minoru Ito
84Patents
15h-index
116Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 6, 1977 → Dec 8, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7716993B2 | Gas flow rate verification unit | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 453 | Active |
| US7353841B2 | Relative pressure control system and relative flow control system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 70 | Expired |
| US9442416B2 | Image-forming apparatus, image-forming method, developing apparatus, and developing method | Physics | 42 | Active |
| US9354545B2 | Developing apparatus, developing method, image-forming apparatus, and image-forming method | Physics | 40 | Active |
| US9348246B2 | Developing apparatus, developing method, image forming apparatus and image forming method | Physics | 40 | Active |
| US5394755A | Flow quantity test system for mass flow controller | Physics | 37 | Expired |
| US8846287B2 | Electrophotographic member, process cartridge and electrophotographic apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Active |
| US8837985B2 | Electrophotographic member and electrophotographic apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Active |
| US6686591B2 | Apparatus for inspecting mask | Electricity | 29 | Expired |
| US7501868B2 | Power supply voltage control apparatus | Electricity | 27 | Active |
| US7796926B2 | Developing apparatus and electrophotographic image-forming apparatus | Physics | 22 | Active |
| US9581934B2 | Developing apparatus, developing method, image forming apparatus, and image forming method | Physics | 20 | Active |
| US9442419B2 | Developing apparatus, developing method, image forming apparatus, and image forming method | Physics | 19 | Active |
| US8777791B1 | Bicycle drive unit | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 17 | Active |
| US7361442B2 | Developing method and developing assembly | Physics | 17 | Active |
| US5906168A | Sewing machine with detachable cover | Textiles; Paper | 11 | Expired |
| US7816936B2 | Apparatus for controlling substrate voltage of semiconductor device | Electricity | 11 | Active |
| US8059997B2 | Developer carrying member and developing apparatus | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US7908499B2 | Semiconductor integrated circuit comprising master-slave flip-flop and combinational circuit with pseudo-power supply lines | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Active |
| US8826935B2 | Gas flow monitoring system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Active |
| US7564296B2 | Semiconductor integrated circuit apparatus and electronic apparatus | Electricity | 8 | Active |
| US6082279A | Sewing machine with mechanism for retracting feed dog away from upper surface of needle plate | Textiles; Paper | 8 | Expired |
| US10031438B2 | Electrophotographic member, developing apparatus and image forming apparatus | Physics | 7 | Active |
| US8372570B2 | Developer carrying member, method for manufacturing same and developing apparatus | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 7 | Active |
| US4831318A | Positioning control system | Physics | 7 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.