Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Takeshi Shintani

82Patents
14h-index
100Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 15, 1979 → Dec 26, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6269228A Method and apparatus for image forming performing improved cleaning and discharging operations on image forming associated members Physics 56 Expired
US4711523A Waterproof optical fiber cable Electricity 38 Expired
US5761594A Image forming apparatus Physics 33 Expired
US6505024B2 Method and apparatus for image forming performing improved cleaning and discharging operations on image forming associated members Physics 31 Expired
US4264347A Method of fabricating optical fiber preforms Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US6597881B2 Image forming apparatus Physics 27 Expired
US6654574B2 Method and apparatus for image forming performing improved cleaning and discharging operations on image forming associated members Physics 18 Expired
US7062194B2 Charging device, and process cartridge and image forming apparatus including the charging device Physics 18 Expired
US7313347B2 Cleaning device, process cartridge, image forming apparatus and toner Physics 18 Expired
US7110696B2 Cleaning unit, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus Physics 16 Expired
US6701118B2 Method and apparatus for image forming performing improved cleaning and discharging operations on image forming associated members Physics 16 Expired
US7272354B2 Cleaning unit and image forming apparatus having multiple cleaning blades Physics 14 Expired
US7139504B2 Charging device, and process cartridge and image forming apparatus using the charging device Physics 14 Expired
US7149465B2 Cleaning unit, process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and toner Physics 14 Expired
US7295796B1 Image forming apparatus having a temporary toner holding device and a toner collecting device Physics 13 Expired
US7228099B2 Cleaning device for cleaning a surface of an image support body Physics 12 Expired
US7050741B2 Imaging apparatus, and toner and process cartridge used in the imaging apparatus Physics 11 Expired
US7266324B2 Charging device, and process cartridge and image forming apparatus using the charging device Physics 10 Active
US6640076B2 Developing roller having developing sleeve including portions with different transportation capacities Physics 10 Expired
US7302205B2 Process cartridge and image forming apparatus Physics 10 Expired
US6990309B2 Method and apparatus for image forming performing improved cleaning and discharging operation on image forming associated members Physics 10 Expired
US8000627B2 Charging device, process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and toner Physics 9 Active
US7292816B2 Method and apparatus for electrophotographic image forming capable of effectively removing residual toner, a cleaning mechanism used therein, a process cartridge including the cleaning mechanism used in the apparatus, and toner used in the apparatus Physics 9 Expired
US7680446B2 Cleaning device, process cartridge and image forming apparatus Physics 8 Active
US7430377B2 Image forming apparatus and process cartridge having a detachable unit body having a lubricant applying unit and image carrier mounted thereon Physics 8 Expired

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