Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Yuji Kitano

25Patents
6h-index
44Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 26, 1980 → Feb 14, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6459878B1 Heating assembly, image-forming apparatus, and process for producing silicone rubber sponge and roller Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US4388725A Bus transmission system Physics 27 Expired
US6377777B1 Fluorine-containing resin-coated pressure roller and heat-fixing device Physics 27 Expired
US6546223B2 Elastic body, roller, heating and fixing device, and manufacturing method therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6321062A Fixing-unit roller making use of composite material, process for its production, and fixing assembly employing the roller Chemistry; Metallurgy 13 Expired
US6424815B1 Oil coating roller, oil coating device, and fixing apparatus Physics 7 Expired
US10620574B2 Fixing member and heat fixing apparatus Physics 6 Active
US10890869B2 Fixing member, heat fixing apparatus, and image forming apparatus Physics 6 Active
US10712697B2 Endless shaped fixing belt and heat fixing device having endless belt shape heating member Physics 6 Active
US8351837B2 Fixing member, manufacturing method thereof, and fixing apparatus Physics 5 Active
US10545439B2 Fixed member and heat fixing apparatus Physics 5 Active
US10859956B2 Fixing member and heat fixing device Physics 4 Active
US10379464B2 Electrophotographic member, fixing member, fixing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and method of producing electrophotographic belt Physics 3 Active
US9665049B2 Member for electrophotography, method for manufacturing member for electrophotography, and image-forming apparatus Physics 3 Active
US7615286B2 Fixing member, manufacturing method thereof, and fixing apparatus and electrophotographic image forming apparatus using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7693474B2 Fixing member with toner releasing layer, and fixing apparatus with the same Physics 2 Active
US11635717B2 Electrophotographic member and method for manufacturing the same, thermal fixing apparatus, and electrophotographic image forming apparatus Physics 1 Active
US6363236B1 Release oil regulating blade, fixing device, and image-forming apparatus Physics 1 Expired
US11467520B2 Electrophotographic fixing member, fixing device, and electrophotographic image forming apparatus Physics 1 Active
US12025926B2 Electrophotographic member and heat fixing device Physics 1 Active
US11573515B2 Fixing member and heat fixing apparatus Physics 1 Active
US7359669B2 Fixing member, fixing apparatus and fixing method Physics 1 Expired
US11841630B2 Fixing member and heat fixing device Physics 0 Active
US12306560B2 Electrophotographic member and electrophotographic image forming apparatus Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US12162986B2 Silicone rubber composition Physics 0 Active

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