Inventor · Mitaka, JP

Setsuo Soga

21Patents
12h-index
53Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 10, 1975 → Aug 2, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7127204B2 Belt fixing unit with heat-resisting resin base member and image forming toner for use in the fixing unit Physics 65 Expired
US7313353B2 Fixing unit with heat-resisting resin base member and image forming toner for use in the fixing unit Physics 58 Active
US6496666B2 Image forming apparatus and method having an improved heating mechanism in fixing device Physics 46 Expired
US4074001A Fixing roll for electrophotography Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US5678153A Fixing apparatus comprising a cleaning roller having a coated layer of polyimide and polytetrafluoroethylene Physics 26 Expired
US4284875A Heat roller fixing apparatus Physics 19 Expired
US4987457A Fixing method for a wet process copier Physics 17 Expired
US5873017A Image forming apparatus Physics 16 Expired
US4172976A Heat roller fixing apparatus Physics 16 Expired
US7162187B2 Image forming apparatus and image forming method Physics 13 Expired
US5679462A Fixing apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US4951160A Image reproducing apparatus Electricity 12 Expired
US6067435A Image forming apparatus Physics 11 Expired
US7125638B2 Image forming method and image forming apparatus for same Physics 11 Expired
US3992089A Reader-printer apparatus with multiple supply rolls and charging devices Physics 11 Expired
US4934930A Heat roller fixing device and image fixing method Physics 9 Expired
US7273688B2 Image forming method and image forming apparatus for same Physics 8 Active
US4977308A Heat roller type fixing device and method of producing the same Physics 7 Expired
US5128110A Ozone removing device for image forming equipment Physics 7 Expired
US4813868A Image fixing method Physics 7 Expired
US7515860B2 Image forming method and image forming apparatus for same Physics 3 Active

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