Inventor · Yamato, JP

Taku Amada

30Patents
9h-index
27Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 8, 1997 → Mar 13, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6621512B2 Multi-beam light source device and multi-beam scanning apparatus using the same Physics 59 Expired
US7050082B2 Image forming system employing effective optical scan-line control device Performing Operations; Transporting 38 Expired
US7532227B2 Optical scanner and image forming apparatus Electricity 31 Expired
US6771300B2 Multi-beam scanning device Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US7333254B2 Optical scanning apparatus, illuminant apparatus and image forming apparatus Physics 23 Expired
US7403316B2 Optical scanning device, image forming apparatus and liquid crystal device driving method Physics 21 Expired
US7145589B2 Light scanning apparatus having a liquid crystal deflector and image forming apparatus using the same Electricity 15 Expired
US5952649A Optical write apparatus with an operation for even charging of photosensitive element Electricity 13 Expired
US7450274B2 Optical scanning apparatus, image forming apparatus, and beam positioning method Physics 11 Active
US7206014B2 Multi-beam pitch adjusting apparatus and image forming apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US7710445B2 Light source unit, optical scan apparatus, and image formation apparatus Physics 9 Active
US7800641B2 Light source unit, optical scan apparatus, and image formation apparatus Physics 8 Active
US7684100B2 Optical-element holding device, method of adjusting shape of optical element, optical-element shape adjusting device, method of correcting scanning line variation, optical scanning device, and image forming apparatus Physics 7 Active
US7505060B2 Light scanning apparatus having a liquid crystal deflector and image forming apparatus using the same Electricity 6 Active
USRE42865E1 Image forming system employing effective optical scan-line control device General 6 Active
US7719737B2 Optical scanning device, image forming apparatus and liquid crystal device driving method Physics 5 Active
US7525561B2 Optical scanner and image forming apparatus Electricity 5 Active
US7706040B2 Optical scanning apparatus, illuminant apparatus and image forming apparatus Physics 4 Active
US7460145B2 Multi-beam pitch adjusting apparatus and image forming apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US7936492B2 Light source device, optical scanning device, and image forming apparatus Physics 3 Active
US8174747B2 Optical scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus Electricity 2 Active
US7777774B2 Image forming system employing effective optical scan-line control device Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US9228825B2 Positional change measurement device, positional change measurement method, and image forming apparatus Physics 2 Active
US8031362B2 Optical scanning device, image forming apparatus, and liquid crystal element Electricity 1 Active
US8908001B2 Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus Electricity 1 Active

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