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Akihiro Tomoda
Also filed as: TOMODA AKIHIRO
59 granted patents·2 pending applications·526 citations·filing 1989–2013
99Inventor score
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61 records- 0189US8079589B2Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatusKINOSHITA HIROYUKI·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 20, 2011·12 cites·15 claims
- 0287US9132670B2Conveying device and printing apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 15, 2015·4 cites·14 claims
- 0384US8072653B2Image reading and recording apparatusIWATA NAOHIRO·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 6, 2011·10 cites·6 claims
- 0483US5451996AMultiprint ink sheet cartridge and recording apparatus capable of mounting the sameCANON KK·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 19, 1995·46 cites·29 claims
- 0582US5741080ACassette mounting on door of recording apparatusCANON KK·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 21, 1998·46 cites·35 claims
- 0681US7448609B2Sheet feeding deviceCANON KK·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 11, 2008·7 cites·10 claims
- 0780US5122882AThermal transfer recording method and apparatus with control recording medium before, during, and following recordingCANON KK·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 16, 1992·27 cites·40 claims
- 0872US9369598B2Reading apparatus with compact drive unit assemblyCANON KK·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 14, 2016·2 cites·11 claims
- 0972US5450102ARecording apparatus with means for removing paper curlCANON KK·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 12, 1995·28 cites·10 claims
- 1071US8366253B2PrinterCANON KK·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 5, 2013·1 cites·12 claims
- 1168US8023163B2Image reading and recording apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 20, 2011·2 cites·14 claims
- 1268US5576751AApparatus for either continuous or intermittent thermal transfer recordingCANON KK·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 19, 1996·25 cites·31 claims
- 1368US5384584AThermal transfer recording method and apparatus with oppositely conveyed ink sheet and recording medium controlled to maintain a substantially constant conveyance ratioCANON KK·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 24, 1995·20 cites·52 claims
- 1464US5243360AInk sheet cartridge and recording apparatus utilizing the sameCANON KK·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 7, 1993·19 cites·33 claims
- 1563US5430468AImage recording apparatusCANON KK·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 4, 1995·18 cites·20 claims
- 1663US5193007AThermal transfer recording apparatus and method of use with particular relationship between relative conveyance direction, length, and velocity of the ink sheet, recording medium, and image recordingCANON KK·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 9, 1993·12 cites·31 claims
- 1763US5179390AThermal transfer recording apparatus that securely transports the ink containing memberCANON KK·Filed 1990·Granted Jan 12, 1993·19 cites·16 claims
- 1861US4961091ASheet receiving deviceCANON KK·Filed 1989·Granted Oct 2, 1990·12 cites·23 claims
- 1960US8014037B2Facsimile apparatus having large display panel, operation panel, and document insertCANON KK·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 6, 2011·4 cites·8 claims
- 2058US6678076B1Image reading apparatusCANON KK·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 13, 2004·21 cites·20 claims
- 2158US5245354AThermal transfer recording apparatus and method with improved ink sheet transportCANON KK·Filed 1991·Granted Sep 14, 1993·15 cites·9 claims
- 2256US5497183AThermal transfer recording method and apparatus with oppositely conveyed ink sheet and recording medium controlled to maintain a substantially constant conveyance ratioCANON KK·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 5, 1996·11 cites·17 claims
- 2355US5481291ARecording apparatus with improved ink sheet conveyanceCANON KK·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 2, 1996·13 cites·16 claims
- 2453US5369422AThermal transfer recording method in which an ink sheet is moved at a selected speed and apparatus for performing the sameCANON KK·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 29, 1994·11 cites·23 claims
- 2553US5115255AThermal printer suitable for both thermal transfer and heat sensitive recordingCANON KK·Filed 1989·Granted May 19, 1992·11 cites·8 claims
- 2651US8964197B2Reading apparatus and reading control method that reduces misalignment at a joint between a pixel read before a read-suspension event and a pixel read after the read-suspension eventCANON KK·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 24, 2015·0 cites·9 claims
- 2751US8162461B2PrinterIWATA NAOHIRO·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 24, 2012·0 cites·12 claims
- 2851US5379055AThermal transfer recording apparatus and facsimile terminal equipment using said apparatusCANON KK·Filed 1991·Granted Jan 3, 1995·10 cites·10 claims
- 2951US5204692AThermal transfer recording apparatus with the ink sheet conveyed, before recording, in a different direction and by a fractional amount relative to that by which the recording medium is conveyedCANON KK·Filed 1989·Granted Apr 20, 1993·7 cites·7 claims
- 3049US5418554AImage recording apparatus with recording sheet and ink sheet width detectionCANON KK·Filed 1993·Granted May 23, 1995·9 cites·24 claims
- 3148US5248994AThermal transfer recording method and recording apparatus using the sameCANON KK·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 28, 1993·8 cites·8 claims
- 3246US5262799ARecording apparatus with auxiliary recording and method for sameCANON KK·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 16, 1993·7 cites·12 claims
- 3343US5936654AInk sheet reel on which an ink sheet can be wound, ink sheet cartridge using the ink sheet reel, and recording apparatus using theseCANON KK·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 10, 1999·8 cites·13 claims
- 3443US5536093ASupply and take-up reels in an ink sheet cartridge and recording apparatus using said ink sheet cartridgeCANON KK·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 16, 1996·7 cites·45 claims
- 3543US5177499ARecording apparatus with means for preheatingCANON KK·Filed 1990·Granted Jan 5, 1993·6 cites·19 claims
- 3642US5786842ARecording apparatus which controls ink sheet slack and method for the sameCANON KK·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 28, 1998·7 cites·29 claims
- 3742US5371523AMultiprint ink sheet recording apparatusCANON KK·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 6, 1994·5 cites·11 claims
- 3842US5144329ARecording apparatus and method which takes into account image information being recordedCANON KK·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 1, 1992·5 cites·9 claims
- 3942US2013193635A1Feeding apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4042US2008158288A1Recording apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4141US5266971AThermal transfer recording apparatus and facsimile apparatus utilizing the sameCANON KK·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 30, 1993·4 cites·9 claims
- 4241US5187494AThermal transfer recording apparatus and method having preheatingCANON KK·Filed 1990·Granted Feb 16, 1993·4 cites·20 claims
- 4339US5534908AThermal transfer recorder with ink sheet and recording medium conveyed according to recording modeCANON KK·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 9, 1996·6 cites·12 claims
- 4439US5291219AThermal transfer recording apparatus having preheatingCANON KK·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 1, 1994·3 cites·4 claims
- 4539US5206661AThermal transfer recording apparatus and method that stably conveysCANON KK·Filed 1989·Granted Apr 27, 1993·3 cites·30 claims
- 4637US5587733ARecording apparatus which avoids ink sheet sticking and image streakingCANON KK·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 24, 1996·3 cites·50 claims
- 4737US5248996AThermal transfer recording apparatus which avoids ink sheet sticking after recording data reception is interruptedCANON KK·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 28, 1993·3 cites·6 claims
- 4837US5231421AThermal transfer recording apparatus with delayed drivingCANON KK·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 27, 1993·3 cites·18 claims
- 4937US5184151AThermal transfer recording apparatus and facsimile apparatusCANON KK·Filed 1991·Granted Feb 2, 1993·3 cites·18 claims
- 5036US6169560B1Thermal transfer recording apparatus with ink sheet slackness removalCANON KK·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 2, 2001·4 cites·12 claims
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