Inventor · Tokyo, JP

Satoshi Kinouchi

142Patents
21h-index
35Co-inventors
90Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 21, 1993 → Sep 9, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6078781A Fixing device using an induction heating unit Physics 94 Expired
US6026273A Induction heat fixing device Physics 87 Expired
US6087641A Fixing device with induction heating unit Physics 86 Expired
US6438335B1 Fixing device with improved heat control for use in an image forming apparatus Physics 68 Expired
US6337969B1 Fixing device Electricity 63 Expired
US6643491B2 Heating mechanism for use in image forming apparatus Electricity 62 Expired
US6724999B2 Fixing apparatus Physics 56 Expired
US6725000B2 Fixing mechanism for use in image forming apparatus Physics 55 Expired
US6643476B1 Image forming apparatus with accurate temperature control for various media having different thickness Physics 54 Expired
US6097926A Fixing device using an induction heating unit Physics 51 Expired
US6763206B2 Image forming apparatus with an induction heating fixing unit for shortening warm up time Electricity 50 Expired
US6154629A Induction heat fixing device Physics 43 Expired
US6137985A Fixing device with an air layer between a magnetic field generating unit and a heating belt Physics 41 Expired
US6415128B1 Fixing device Electricity 39 Expired
US7623804B2 Fixing device of image forming apparatus Physics 39 Active
US6900419B2 Fixing apparatus Physics 33 Expired
US7522854B2 Fixing device of image forming apparatus Physics 27 Active
US5386286A Image forming apparatus Physics 24 Expired
US6889018B2 Fixing unit Physics 24 Expired
US6861630B2 Heating device and fixing device Physics 24 Expired
US6868249B2 Induction heating fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus Physics 22 Expired
US6898409B2 Fixing apparatus Physics 21 Expired
US6496665B2 Image forming apparatus and fixing device Physics 21 Expired
US6871041B2 Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus Physics 21 Expired
US6255633A Fixing device using induction heating Electricity 20 Expired

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