Nobuo Takami
57Patents
14h-index
46Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 8, 1993 → Mar 8, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6442364B2 | Image forming apparatus having a developer carrier capable of preventing toner adhesion | Physics | 48 | Expired |
| US7248824B2 | Conveyor device and image forming apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 46 | Expired |
| US5384628A | Developing device for image forming equipment | Physics | 44 | Expired |
| US7590374B2 | Conveyor device and image forming apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 40 | Active |
| US7515855B2 | Powder container having a lower part with a trapezoid-shaped cross-section | Physics | 30 | Active |
| US8792809B2 | Toner container and image forming apparatus with a mechanism to secure the toner container | Physics | 27 | Active |
| US7389071B2 | Apparatuses for image forming capable of effectively conveying developer therefrom and a method of effectively forming a reinforcing member adhering to the apparatuses | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| USD636436S1 | End cap of powder container | General | 24 | Expired |
| US8918030B2 | Powder supplying device and image forming apparatus | Physics | 22 | Active |
| USD655748S1 | Powder container for storing toner, carrier or the like | General | 19 | Expired |
| US7734230B2 | Conveyor device and image forming apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Active |
| US8929779B2 | Toner container and image forming apparatus in which the toner container has protrusions which interact with the image forming device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Active |
| US7457564B2 | Container holding device, conveying device, image forming apparatus, and method of fixing container | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| USD781375S1 | Toner container | General | 14 | Active |
| US8649713B2 | Toner container, image forming apparatus including same, and connecting structure for connecting toner container and image forming apparatus | Physics | 12 | Active |
| USD650414S1 | Powder container for storing toner, carrier or the like | General | 12 | Expired |
| US6009293A | Optical communication device communicating information between revolving type developing device and image forming apparatus | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US6285099A | Image forming apparatus | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
| US8909093B2 | Toner container and image forming apparatus with a secure seal | Physics | 10 | Active |
| US9128415B2 | Toner container including first and second rails and a shutter which moves along the rails | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Active |
| US6498917B2 | Image forming apparatus for enhancing the durability of a vibration preventing member and protecting a rotary unit from defective rotation | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US7426362B2 | Conveyor device and image forming apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US6782234B2 | Image forming apparatus | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US8655234B2 | Toner supply assembly and image forming apparatus incorporating same | Physics | 7 | Active |
| US9329529B2 | Toner container and image forming apparatus in which the toner container has protrusions which interact with the image forming apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.