Inventor · Chiba, JP

Mitsushige Murata

45Patents
14h-index
58Co-inventors
80Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 28, 1993 → Dec 4, 2008

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6371472B1 Sheet processing for stacking shifted sheet bundles Performing Operations; Transporting 60 Expired
US6219503A Sheet processing apparatus and method with multi-mode sheet conveying Physics 48 Expired
US6386080B1 Sheet processor that adjusts a punching operation position based on a detected sheet edge and associated image forming apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US6330422A Image formation apparatus and image formation system Electricity 37 Expired
US6339685B1 Sheet processing apparatus with sheet size detection and conveyance or processing features and control method thereof, sheet processing method, image formation apparatus, image formation system, control method thereof, and storage medium related thereto Electricity 29 Expired
US5761600A Sheet storage apparatus having plural sheet storage trays with variable distance Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US6353726B1 Sheet processing apparatus with control of sheet conveyance based on skew amount, control method, image forming apparatus, and storage medium Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US7007948B2 Sheet stacking/aligning apparatus, sheet handling apparatus, and image forming apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US6217016A Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US6907806B1 Sheet processing apparatus, control method therefor, sheet processing method, and storage media Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US6603951B2 Image formation apparatus and image formation system Electricity 18 Expired
US6004254A Sheet folding apparatus and image forming apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US6430382B1 Image forming apparatus which pre-prepares for sheet processing Physics 14 Expired
US5447297A Sheet post-processing apparatus Physics 14 Expired
US6351625B1 Image forming apparatus, sheet processing apparatus, sheet processing method, and book-binding method Physics 13 Expired
US6962331B2 Sheet stacking apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US7007577B2 Sheet processing apparatus, control method therefor, sheet processing method, and storage media Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US6268909A Image forming apparatus Physics 10 Expired
US7073706B2 Punching device, sheet processor having the punching device, and image forming apparatus having the punching device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US7134370B2 Sheet processing apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US7240901B2 Sheet processing apparatus and sheet processing method Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US7281708B2 Sheet handling apparatus and image forming apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US7463388B2 Image forming apparatus with control of image formation using read information Electricity 6 Active
US7467789B2 Sheet handling apparatus and image forming apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US7341326B2 Image forming apparatus and method of controlling image forming apparatus Physics 5 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.