Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Yujiro Ando

43Patents
13h-index
39Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: May 14, 1974 → Feb 28, 2002

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4491855A Image recording method and apparatus Physics 99 Expired
US4682858A Liquid crystal device having reduced-pressure region in communication with ferroelectric liquid crystal Physics 65 Expired
US4478510A Cleaning device for modulation control means Performing Operations; Transporting 65 Expired
US4831394A Electrode assembly and image recording apparatus using same Physics 43 Expired
US3936184A Electrophotographic copying machine Physics 26 Expired
US4692779A Image forming method and apparatus therefor Physics 22 Expired
US4682880A Multicolor image recording method and device utilizing a single image transfer to the recording material Physics 21 Expired
US4046466A Method and apparatus for electrophotography Physics 18 Expired
US4177757A Magnetic brush developing device for developing electrostatic latent images Physics 18 Expired
US4712878A Color image forming apparatus comprising ferroelectric smectic liquid crystal having at least two stable states Physics 17 Expired
US4050802A Electrophotographic copying machine Physics 15 Expired
US4658275A Image forming apparatus Physics 14 Expired
US4739348A Recording head assembly using magnetic toner and image forming apparatus using the same Physics 14 Expired
US4766468A Developing method and apparatus for a photocopier Physics 12 Expired
US3976484A Screen electrophotographic process Physics 12 Expired
US5214480A Image forming apparatus with transfer sheet bearing means Physics 11 Expired
US4105444A Air flow method of cleaning ion modulation photosensitive screen during corona charging Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US4358681A Corona discharger Physics 9 Expired
US4168974A Ion modulation imaging involves prior uniform charging of secondary recording surface and charge control thereof Physics 9 Expired
US4989021A Cleaning device for conductive magnetic toner and image recording apparatus using same Physics 8 Expired
US4502061A Image forming apparatus Physics 8 Expired
US4386837A Corona discharging device Physics 6 Expired
US4284697A Image formation method Physics 6 Expired
US4691213A Ion generating device and method of manufacturing same Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US6760051B2 Image forming apparatus with switching elements Physics 6 Expired

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