Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Nobuto Yokokawa

25Patents
13h-index
50Co-inventors
80Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 26, 1995 → Aug 10, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5915155A Toner replenishing and developer replacing device for a developing unit of an image forming apparatus Physics 79 Expired
US6125243A Toner replenishing and developer replacing device for a developing unit of an image forming apparatus Physics 61 Expired
US5999773A Image forming apparatus and cleaning method for contact-charging member Physics 55 Expired
US5638159A Developing unit for an image forming apparatus and method of collecting bicomponent developer therefrom Physics 47 Expired
US6295438A Method and apparatus for forming an image capable of supplying a proper amount of a lubricant to each image forming section Physics 44 Expired
US5774772A Toner cartridge having a toner stirring member Physics 44 Expired
US5606408A Image forming apparatus and cleaning device therefor Physics 42 Expired
US5598254A Cartridge for replenishing two-ingredient developer to an image forming apparatus and a replenishing device using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US5619316A Image forming apparatus Physics 30 Expired
US6949896B2 Apparatus for and method of driving motor to move object at a constant velocity Physics 29 Expired
US7376375B2 Belt-drive control device, color-shift detecting method, color-shift detecting device, and image forming apparatus Physics 26 Active
US7386262B2 Belt driving control apparatus and image forming apparatus which uses a moving average process and a revolution average process Physics 21 Expired
US7251444B2 Apparatus for controlling driving of endless belt, and image forming apparatus Physics 14 Expired
US7454150B2 Image forming apparatus having a resist rotary member Physics 11 Active
US7110700B2 Belt driving controller, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus Physics 10 Expired
US7257339B2 Method and apparatus for image forming capable of effectively reducing unevenness of density and color displacement of images Physics 10 Expired
US7509074B2 Method and apparatus for image forming capable of effectively reducing unevenness of density and color displacement of images Physics 9 Active
US7330009B2 Method, apparatus, and program for driving a motor in a feedback control system, capable of suppressing motor oscillation Electricity 8 Expired
US7627268B2 Image forming apparatus capable of providing a stable belt movement in a belt unit Physics 8 Active
US7373093B2 Apparatus and method for color image forming, and computer program product for driver controller Physics 7 Expired
US7933546B2 Lubricant applying device and image forming apparatus Physics 7 Active
US7609998B2 Transfer unit and image forming apparatus Physics 5 Active
US8219000B2 Image forming apparatus capable of effectively performing a maintenance operation Physics 3 Active
US7800335B2 Method, apparatus, and program for driving a motor in a feedback control system, capable of suppressing motor oscillation Electricity 2 Active
US8843009B2 Image forming apparatus having a transfer member mount accommodating multiple different sizes of transfer members Physics 0 Active

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