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Akira Yoshimura
Also filed as: YOSHIMURA AKIRA
74 granted patents·8 pending applications·670 citations·filing 1989–2025
99Inventor score
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82 records- 0199US8688003B2Process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 1, 2014·30 cites·48 claims
- 0299US8369743B2Process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 5, 2013·57 cites·24 claims
- 0399US7869740B2Process cartridge and image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 11, 2011·37 cites·91 claims
- 0499US7860433B2Process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 28, 2010·44 cites·21 claims
- 0599US7509071B2Image forming apparatus detachably mounting a process cartridge having developing roller movable to contact and be spaced from a photosensitive drumCANON KK·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 24, 2009·92 cites·43 claims
- 0698US10168664B2Process cartridge including protrusion to receive a force for moving a developer rollerCANON KK·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 1, 2019·28 cites·3 claims
- 0798US9836020B2Process cartridge with force receiving portion configured to receive a force to move a developing rollerCANON KK·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 5, 2017·35 cites·17 claims
- 0898US9429906B2Image forming apparatus including a movable engageable member and process cartridge including a force receiving portionCANON KK·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 30, 2016·54 cites·24 claims
- 0998US8971760B2Process cartridge and image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 3, 2015·10 cites·30 claims
- 1097US11754970B2Process cartridge having a protrusion with a surface configured to receive a force to move a frame of the process cartridgeCANON KK·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 12, 2023·2 cites·30 claims
- 1197US11156954B2Image forming apparatus including a movable engageable member and process cartridge including a force receiving portionCANON KK·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 26, 2021·9 cites·41 claims
- 1297US10591868B2Image forming apparatus including a movable engageable member and process cartridge including a force receiving portionCANON KK·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 17, 2020·10 cites·11 claims
- 1397US10401788B2Image forming apparatus including a movable engageable spacing member and process cartridge including a force receiving portionCANON KK·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 3, 2019·10 cites·34 claims
- 1497US8712284B2Process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 29, 2014·19 cites·13 claims
- 1597US8588646B2Process cartridge and image forming apparatusYOSHIMURA AKIRA·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 19, 2013·11 cites·169 claims
- 1697US8165494B2Process cartridge having a member with a force receiving end movable to a position away from a cartridge housingYOSHIMURA AKIRA·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 24, 2012·14 cites·61 claims
- 1796US11599058B2Image forming apparatus and process cartridgeCANON KK·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 7, 2023·2 cites·30 claims
- 1896US8213831B2Process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatusTOBA SHINJIRO·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 3, 2012·25 cites·14 claims
- 1996US7778570B2Image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 17, 2010·21 cites·17 claims
- 2095US11460802B2Process cartridge and image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 4, 2022·2 cites·13 claims
- 2195US11022908B2Image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 1, 2021·3 cites·9 claims
- 2295US10162304B2Process cartridge and image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 25, 2018·3 cites·12 claims
- 2394US10234820B2Process cartridge and image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 19, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 2494US8417144B2Image forming apparatusNUMAGAMI ATSUSHI·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 9, 2013·11 cites·9 claims
- 2594US8150293B2Image forming apparatusNUMAGAMI ATSUSHI·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 3, 2012·13 cites·16 claims
- 2693US11215949B2Process cartridge and image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 4, 2022·2 cites·27 claims
- 2793US8918014B2Electrophotographic image forming apparatusYOSHIMURA AKIRA·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 23, 2014·10 cites·9 claims
- 2893US2024427282A1Process cartridge and image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2992US11579563B2Process cartridge and image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 14, 2023·1 cites·13 claims
- 3092US10761478B2Process cartridge and image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 1, 2020·1 cites·21 claims
- 3192US9829856B2Process cartridge and image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 28, 2017·2 cites·1 claims
- 3292US9519260B2Process cartridge and image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 13, 2016·2 cites·8 claims
- 3391US10642218B2Process cartridge and image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2018·Granted May 5, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 3490US12105466B2Process cartridge and image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 1, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 3589US10301180B2Activated carbon regeneration method and gold recovery methodJX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORP·Filed 2016·Granted May 28, 2019·4 cites·7 claims
- 3689US9335726B2Image forming apparatus having a transfer unit frameCANON KK·Filed 2015·Granted May 10, 2016·3 cites·14 claims
- 3788US8472838B2Electrophotographic image forming apparatus with spacing member for spacing components of the apparatusNUMATA TETSUYA·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 25, 2013·5 cites·5 claims
- 3888US2025383624A1Image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3987US9857763B2Process cartridge and image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 2, 2018·1 cites·23 claims
- 4087US9141083B2Process cartridge and image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 22, 2015·1 cites·1 claims
- 4187US7842120B2Method of obtaining copper from oreJX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 30, 2010·7 cites·5 claims
- 4286US12222673B2Image forming apparatus and process cartridge including protrusion to receive a force for moving developing rollerCANON KK·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 11, 2025·0 cites·24 claims
- 4386US11841673B2Process cartridge and image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 12, 2023·0 cites·11 claims
- 4486US10976696B2Process cartridge and image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 13, 2021·1 cites·12 claims
- 4586US9494916B2Process cartridge and image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 15, 2016·1 cites·21 claims
- 4685US9141038B2Image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 22, 2015·3 cites·25 claims
- 4785US8849178B2Sheet detecting apparatus and image forming apparatusYOSHIMURA AKIRA·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 30, 2014·4 cites·11 claims
- 4885USD352182SCollapsible seatNIKKO COMMUNICATIONS U S A INC·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 8, 1994·31 cites·1 claims
- 4984US10392679B2Method for recovering gold from activated carbonJX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 27, 2019·2 cites·15 claims
- 5084US9501034B2Process cartridge and image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 22, 2016·1 cites·1 claims
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