Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Shinichi Namekata

36Patents
11h-index
70Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: May 4, 1989 → Jul 9, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7509085B2 Image forming apparatus, fixing apparatus and toner Physics 70 Active
US7546049B2 Image forming device with a control means to correct the fixing control temperature Physics 56 Active
US5083160A Image density control method and color image forming apparatus Physics 33 Expired
US5640645A Image forming apparatus Physics 31 Expired
US5890030A Electrostatic image forming apparatus Physics 30 Expired
US7912392B2 Image forming apparatus with glossy image printing mode Physics 29 Active
US6597881B2 Image forming apparatus Physics 27 Expired
US5697031A Image forming apparatus and method for overlaid transfer of images Physics 20 Expired
US8073352B2 Image forming apparatus, and method of controlling warming-up time of image forming apparatus Physics 19 Active
US6163661A Electrostatic image forming apparatus capable of reducing defective image transfer caused by free toner particles deposited on a corona discharger Physics 18 Expired
US4989043A Color-balance control method Physics 15 Expired
US7020421B2 Magnetic carrier, two-component developer, development method, development device and image forming apparatus of electrophotography Physics 8 Expired
US6701100B2 Image forming apparatus including an image carrier and a polarization uniforming structure Physics 7 Expired
US8774666B2 Fixing device and image forming apparatus incorporating same Physics 4 Active
US9207596B2 Image forming apparatus including a fixing device Physics 3 Active
US10191423B2 Image forming apparatus including a fixing device Physics 2 Active
US9239559B2 Fixing device and image forming apparatus including same Physics 2 Active
US9785101B2 Fixing device having slider to polish and finish fixing rotator Physics 2 Active
US10234798B2 Fixing device and image forming apparatus incorporating same Physics 1 Active
US9411278B2 Image forming apparatus Physics 1 Active
US8855506B2 Image forming apparatus Physics 1 Active
US8958710B2 Fixing device, image forming apparatus incorporating same, and fixing method Physics 1 Active
US9568868B2 Image forming apparatus Physics 0 Active
US9690243B2 Image forming apparatus including a fixing device that includes a radiant heat heating source and a fixing member that rotates before an abnormality solved Physics 0 Active
US9042761B2 Fixing device and image forming apparatus Physics 0 Active

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